International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 43 Issue 11

The dynamics of poverty transitions in Mexico

Jennifer Fernández-Ramos, Ana K. Garcia-Guerra, Jorge Garza-Rodriguez, Gabriela Morales-Ramirez

More than half of the Mexican population lives in poverty. While there are many studies about poverty in Mexico, there are very few about the dynamics of poverty. The purpose of…

Institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from rural Uganda

George Okello Candiya Bongomin, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, John Munene

The purpose of this paper is to examine institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in a Sub-Saharan Africa context and provide policy implications in solving…

Disclosure of sexual orientation in the USA and its consequences in the workplace

Luigi Bonaventura, Alessio Emanuele Biondo

Discrimination and hostility in the workplace prevents homosexual workers from performing their core functions on the job. Moreover, it introduces unnecessary costs by increasing…

Does crime depend on the “state” of economic misery?

Troy Lorde, Mahalia Jackman, Simon Naitram, Shane Lowe

It is generally understood that during periods of economic hardship, some persons turn to crime to compensate for income deficiencies. The paper investigates the impact of…

Public finance regulatory compliance among public secondary schools

Gorrettie Kyeyune Nakyeyune, Venancio Tauringana, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Stephen Korutaro Nkundabanyanga

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between deterrence measures, leadership support and public finance regulatory compliance among public secondary…

On the role of government in promoting altruism

Enrico Colombatto, Valerio Tavormina

The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether altruism justifies ad hoc legislation with reference to three different contexts. One is defined by the libertarian notion of…