To promote some of the finest research and scholarship published in EJDR, we have compiled a selection of the most cited articles that the journal has published in the last 5 years.

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Introduction: Development, Young People, and the Social Production of Aspirations
By Roy Huijsmans, Nicola Ansell & Peggy Froerer


Digital Technologies and Product Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Empirical Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms
By Karishma Banga


The Impact of Tourism Development on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Sheilla Nyasha, Nicholas M. Odhiambo & Simplice A. Asongu


Promoting Meaningful and Equitable Relationships? Exploring the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Funding Criteria from the Perspectives of African Partners
By Tigist Grieve & Rafael Mitchell


Global Value Chains, Industrial Policy, and Industrial Upgrading: Automotive Sectors in Malaysia, Thailand, and China in Comparison with Korea
By Keun Lee, Di Qu & Zhuqing Mao


The Rise and Fall of the Aid Effectiveness Norm
By Stephen Brown


Factors Influencing Smallholder Rice Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam
By Tien D. N. Ho, John K. M. Kuwornu & Takuji W. Tsusaka


Who Wants to Farm? Answers Depend on How You Ask: A Case Study on Youth Aspirations in Kenya
By Katie LaRue, Thomas Daum, Kai Mausch & Dave Harris


Three Dimensions of Green Industrial Policy in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Development
By Guendalina Anzolin & Amir Lebdioui


The Role of ICT for Sustainable Development: A Cross-Country Analysis
By Parvathi Jayaprakash & R. Radhakrishna Pillai


Sustainable Development and SDG-7 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Balancing Energy Access, Economic Growth, and Carbon Emissions
By Dmitriy Li, Jeong Hwan Bae & Meenakshi Rishi