International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 48 Issue 1

Education and economic growth in South Africa: an empirical investigation

Nicholas M. Odhiambo

This paper examines the dynamic causal relationship between education and economic growth in South Africa using annual time-series data from 1986 to 2017. The study attempts to…

Factors associated with willingness to pay for health insurance and pension scheme among informal economy workers in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Jairous Joseph Miti, Mikko Perkio, Anna Metteri, Salla Atkins

The purpose of this paper is to establish the main factors influencing willingness to pay for health insurance and pension schemes among informal workers in low- and middle-income…

State fragility and human development: a study with special emphasis on social cohesion

Belay Seyoum

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of state fragility on select indicators of human development and identify aspects of state fragility that have the greatest…

Household wealth and maternal health: evidence from Ghana

Christian Kwaku Osei, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Monica Puoma Lambon-Quayefio

In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised upwards the recommended contacts for antenatal care (ANC) by expectant mothers with a health provider from a minimum of four…

Social participation and self-reported health in China: evidence from Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults

MA. Xinxin

Social participation (SP) has been shown to have a favorable impact on health status, particularly among elders in developed countries. However, empirical study is scarce for…

Did the elderly suffer more from housing deprivation? Evidence from Poland

Anna Matel, Jacek Marcinkiewicz

The elderly seem to be more subject to housing problems due to lower income, older age of the housing stock and lower mobility. Nonetheless, housing deprivation (HD) is commonly…

The extent of financial inclusion through MGNREGS: a district level analysis in West Bengal, India

Krishna Singh

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) launched in the year 2006, with the pursuit of the objective of removing poverty and unemployment and thus…

ICT infrastructure, innovation development and economic growth: a comparative evidence between two decades in OECD countries

Meta Ayu Kurniawati

The objective of this study is to examine the causal relationship between economic growth, information and communication technology (ICT) penetration and innovation development in…

Social capital as a source of happiness: evidence from a cross-country analysis

Muhammad Tariq Majeed, Isma Samreen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of social capital on happiness. The previous literature generally measures social capital using “generalized trust”, which is a…