International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 44 Issue 12

Islamic vs conventional Human Development Index: empirical evidence from ten Muslim countries

Given the fact that the Islamic economic paradigm differs from the secular capitalist paradigm in terms of its emphasis on morality and spirituality, the author thinks that the…

Building bridges or gates? Gated communities’ escape from reality

The purpose of this paper is to look at the emergence of “gated communities” in Ghana. It explores gated communities as a nexus of social and spatial relations within the context…

Can food production diversity influence farm households’ dietary diversity? An appraisal from two-dimensional food diversity measures

Emphasis on the potential roles diverse farm production systems could play in enhancing food consumption variety and nutritional well-being in rural developing countries has…

A difficulty in Arrow’s impossibility theorem

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it evaluates the impossibility proposition, called the “Arrow impossibility theorem” (AIT), which is widely attributed to Arrow’s…

Taming cronyism!: the role of Public Private Dialogues

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of Public Private Dialogues (PPD) on cronyism accounting for various cultural and governance institutions.

Sunset for the American Dream

The purpose of this paper is to present and explore the deleterious socioeconomic consequence of six interrelated trends upon the sustainability of the personal portion of…

Mapping patterns of financial distress among consumers in Zimbabwe

The purpose of this paper is to provide a mapping of financial distress among consumers in Zimbabwe. To inform policy, it nuances the understanding of the level of financial…

Impact of the production of underutilized vegetables on the livelihood of farmers in Southwestern Nigeria

African indigenous vegetables have high nutritive value which contains high levels of minerals. The current status of indigenous vegetable production in developing countries shows…

Distributional impact of public expenditure on human development in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to develop and apply a distributional impact assessment methodology to empirically analyze distributional impact of public expenditure on human…

Determinants of household health expenditure in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of health expenditure at the household level in Nigeria with specific focus on the household and individual unique…

Can trade liberalisation bring benefits to the war-affected regions and create economic stability in post-war Sri Lanka?

There is a large body of literature on the link between trade liberalisation, growth and poverty. However, less attention has been paid to the relationship between trade and…

Institutional framing and financial inclusion: Testing the mediating effect of financial literacy using SEM bootstrap approach

The purpose of this paper is to establish the mediating effect of financial literacy in the relationship between institutional framing and financial inclusion among poor…

The effects of microfinance on women’s empowerment: new evidence from Bangladesh

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of microcredit on women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh using the latest primary data.

Paternal religious affiliation and practice in Lithuania: spiritual goods or secular utilities?

Religious pursuits may promote explicitly “spiritual” goods (theo-relational connectedness, character formation, etc.) and “secular” utilities including health. The purpose of…

Educational mismatch and its impact on earnings: evidence from Indian labour market

The purpose of this paper is to examine the incidence and determinants of educational mismatch in the Indian labour market. It also attempts to measure the wage effects of…

Micro determinants of the extent of credit rationing amongst SMEs in Ghana

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the micro determinants of the extent of credit rationing experienced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana.

Income shocks, informal insurance mechanisms, and household consumption expenditure: Micro-evidence from Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of income shocks on household real consumption expenditure, taking into account the various informal coping strategies adopted…

Inheritance and inequality, and aggregate demand and policy issues

When the policy maker contemplates the current aggregate demand (AD), she/he does so given implicitly the current state of income inequality. And, policy goals should be set based…

The sexual orientation wage gap in the USA

The purpose of this paper is to determine the nature of the wage gap between genders and sexual orientation.

To sell or not to sell: the insurance agents’ attitude toward high-risk customers

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of role ambiguity, norms of reciprocity and ethical policy on the insurance agents’ attitude and intention toward selling…

The relationship between political parties and tolerance to criminality: A theoretical model and empirical evidences for Brazil

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of left Brazilian political parties and partisan disruption on the homicide rate in Brazil.

Loan demand by microfinance borrowers: Do self-help groups and joint liability groups differ? A case study of Mirzapur district

The purpose of this paper is to explore what determines the loan size/demand in a micro-finance group and makes comparative account of self-help groups and joint liability groups.

An empirical investigation of the link between infrastructure development and poverty reduction: The case of India

India is a developing nation where the marginal benefit of infrastructure development is tremendous. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between…

Sustainable development and spirituality: a critical analysis of GNH index

The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between sustainable development (SD) and spirituality. Bhutan, a country believing deeply in Buddhist spiritual values…

Creative economy assessment: a case study of Kish Island

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the case of Kish, which is a small island off the coast of Iran, using the creative indicators of a creative economy.

Did the time frame associated with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act noticeably impact consumer bankruptcy filings?

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the timing associated with the implementation of the health insurance-related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable…

Channels of financial sector development and rural-urban consumption inequality in India

The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct (microcredit), medium-direct (bank credit), and indirect (through economic growth) effect of financial sector development (FSD…

Economic benefits of savings groups in rural Mozambique

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of savings and loan groups (SGs), alone and combined with a rotating labor scheme (Ajuda Mútua), on the economic conditions of…

Economic growth, public expenditure on health and IMR in India: An econometric investigation of causal linkages

The purpose of this paper is to employ a two-step approach to investigate the bi-directional causal linkage between: economic growth (measured by GDP) and public expenditure on…

Safety net programs in West Bengal: how much effective?

The purpose of this paper is to find the determinants of participation and targeting efficiency of the following safety net programs in West Bengal: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural…

Correlates of poverty in Africa: Exploring the roles of remittances, financial development, and natural resources

The purpose of this paper is to examine how remittances, financial development (FD), and natural resources and their different transmission channels can be used to reduce poverty…

Age and the pursuit of happiness among immigrants

The purpose of this paper is to explore how various factors, particularly ones associated with ability to assimilate to a new country such as social capital and human capital, may…

Determining the optimal allocation of time among work, sports, internet use, and sleep

The purpose of this paper is to extract the optimal time allocation of weekly hours among work, sleep, sports, and internet use for 16 different demographic groups.

The importance of co-operatives to the New Zealand economy: Constructing a co-operative economy

The purpose of this paper is to measure the size of New Zealand’s co-operative sector, in terms of its direct contribution to output and employment as well as its indirect impact…

Relationships of collapse: network brokerage, opportunism and fraud in financial markets

This paper explores the social-behavioral aspects of financial markets. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of social relations and networks which contributed to the…

Church attendance, faith and the allocation of time: evidence from Australia

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of church attendance and the formation of “religious human capital” using a Becker-inspired allocation-of-time framework.

The relationship between attitudes in Poland towards the decommodified welfare state with those on the communist economy and transition to a market economy

The purpose of this paper is threefold: to examine social opinions in Poland towards the decommodified ideal type of welfare state, as developed by Esping-Andersen; to look at the…

Welfare implications of minimum wage increase in Nigeria

The primary motive of a minimum wage policy is to provide a wage floor for poorly paid workers and improve their welfare. In Nigeria, real minimum wage declined by 60 per cent…

Exploring the relationship between financial inclusion and assets accumulation in South Africa

The purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of asset-building social welfare in South Africa using the FinScope (2014) consumer survey data set. This is achieved using…

Does agricultural extension promote technology adoption in Sri Lanka

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of agricultural extension services provided by public sector on the individual technology adoption behaviour of rice farmers in…

Economic growth and the development of banking and insurance sector in the post-liberalized India: An empirical analysis

The importance of banking and insurance, as an important part of the financial system, has been well accepted in the growth literature. Acting as financial intermediaries they…

The challenges facing poverty alleviation and financial inclusion in North-East Kenya Province (NEKP)

Poverty alleviation is one of the most compelling challenges facing Kenya today. It is not only widespread but it is also steadily rising. This highlights the need for sustainable…

Returns to education and occupations for Canadian Aboriginal people

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, drawing on a unique data set, the authors estimate the returns to education for Canadian Aboriginal people. Second, the authors…

The role of moral transaction mode for sustainability of banking business: A proposed conceptual model for Islamic microfinance banks in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of Islamic moral transaction mode as a moderator in sustainable Islamic microfinance banks (IMFBs) business model.

Altruism or exchange: what motives inter-household transfers in Burkina Faso?

The economic literature identifies two families of motives for private transfers: altruism and exchange. Altruistic models postulates that transfers are unselfish assistance to…

Practices of corporate integrity and accountability of non-profit organizations in Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to examine the five dimensions of corporate integrity systems (CISs) and their effects on accountability outcomes of non-profit organizations (NPOs).

Banking and credit extension: does religious diversity matter?

While several facets of credit extension by banks have been extensively studied, one aspect which has largely bypassed the attention of researchers is the intrinsic attitude…

Efficiency of banks in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

The purpose of this paper is to use the concept of meta-frontiers data envelopment analysis (DEA) to compare the technical efficiencies of banks in selected Southeast Asia…

Who benefits from the high-price segment in commodity markets?

Vegetable oils are usually considered commodities. The purpose of this paper is to use disaggregated import data from Switzerland to show two phenomena. The first is that a…

A spatial analysis of suicide rates in Tennessee

Suicide rates at the county level may be influenced by various macro-level factors emanating from surrounding communities. The purpose of this paper is to measure the extent of…

Beyond the equal-weight framework of the Social Progress Index: Identifying causal relationships for policy reforms

Although the Social Progress Index offers a thorough overview of the top-ranked countries with a highly developed social performance, it assigns the same weight to all component…

So why is Uttar Pradesh still poor? Poverty incidence and its correlates: An inter-regional analysis

The purpose of this paper is to examine the regional profile of poverty in Uttar Pradesh, one of the most populated and impoverished states of India. It also identifies the…

Employee well-being in Britain: perspectives from the margins of the labour market

The purpose of this paper is to examine the employee well-being from the perspectives of: first, individuals who have personal characteristics stereotypically associated with…

Motivations, income determinants and livelihood vulnerability of female teenage head porters in Kasoa, Ghana

The purpose of this paper is to provide statistical and empirical evidence on the motivations, income determinants and livelihood vulnerabilities of female teenage head porters…

Re-examining the financial development and poverty nexus: some international evidence

The purpose of this paper is to test the impact of financial development (FD) indicators, namely banking and stock market (SM) indicators, on the household final consumption…

The value-orientations of Catholic and Buddhist entrepreneurs

The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the core operating values of Catholic and Buddhist entrepreneurs.

Cost efficiency among rice millers in Southwest Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficiency of rice millers and determine factors influencing cost efficiency in Southwest Nigeria using the cost route approach.

Is the performance improvement effect of social capital contingent on life cycle stages of professional athletes? Evidence from motorboat racing in Japan

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether bonding and bridging social capital of professional athletes affect their performance and whether the impacts vary according to…

Mapping patterns of multiple deprivation in Namibia

As an alternative poverty analysis approach, the purpose of this paper is to map the patterns of multiple deprivation in all 13 administrative regions of Namibia using the…

The Age of Sustainable Development