International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 47 Issue 5

Spending privately for education despite having a free public education policy: evidence from Sri Lankan household surveys

Asankha Pallegedara, Ajantha Sisira Kumara

Compared to other neighbouring South Asian countries, Sri Lanka performs well in terms of education outcomes. Education is provided by the government for free from primary school…

Food insecurity status of the working poor households in south west Nigeria

Oluwatimilehin Peter Adesoye, Abimbola Oluyemisi Adepoju

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing the food insecurity status of the working poor households in south west Nigeria.

Socioeconomic effects of pension spending: evidence from Spain

Fernando Bermejo, Eladio Febrero, Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino

The purpose of this study is to provide broader understanding of the significant role that the pension system has in the Spanish economy by estimating the sectoral production…

Examining the willingness to produce organic vegetables in the Bono and Ahafo regions of Ghana

Precious Dapaah Opoku, Richard Kwasi Bannor, Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh

The purpose of this paper was to analyse the demographic, crop choice, institutional and environmental factors that will influence the vegetable growers in Bono and Ahafo regions…

Human capital and export performance of small and medium enterprises in Pakistan

Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Evelyn S. Devadason, Chandran Govindaraju

This study examines the influence of human capital, overall and by dimensions, on the export performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector of…

Public expenditure on education, educational attainment and unemployment nexus in India: an empirical investigation

Deepti Singh, Shruti Shastri

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nexus among public expenditure allocated to education, educational attainment at secondary level and unemployment rate in India for the…

Does intention influence the financial literacy of depositors of Islamic banking? A case of Malaysia

Yuvaraj Ganesan, Anwar Bin Allah Pitchay, Mohd Aliff Mohd Nasser

Since the establishment of Islamic banks in Malaysia since the 1980s, the banking system has undergone rampant development within the financial industry. It has resulted in a…