International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 41 Issue 5

Lending terms, financial literacy and formal credit accessibility

Stephen Korutaro Nkundabanyanga, Denis Kasozi, Irene Nalukenge, Venancio Tauringana

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between commercial bank lending terms, financial literacy and access to formal credit by small and medium enterprises…

Does minimum wage affect hours worked of paid employment in Indonesia?

Devanto Shasta Pratomo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of a change in minimum wage on hours worked of paid employment in Indonesia. This study used the Indonesian Labor Force Survey…

The state's role in promoting Nigerian financial development and economic growth

Godfrey Chidozie Uzonwanne

– The purpose of this study is to propose a framework for conceptualizing the finance-growth theory in developing economies.

Overlooked and undervalued: the caring contribution of older people

Fiona Carmichael, Marco G. Ercolani

Older people are often perceived to be a drain on health care resources. This ignores their caring contribution to the health care sector. The purpose of this paper is to address…

Human capital or signalling, unpacking the graduate premium

Asher Pericles Rospigliosi, Sue Greener, Tom Bourner, Maura Sheehan

–The purpose of this paper is to revisit the debate on the contribution of higher education (HE) to the economy which has been dominated by human capital theory and signalling…