International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 50 Issue 5

Socioeconomic determinants of antenatal healthcare inequalities in urban Pakistan

Zahrah Rafique

One of the targets of sustainable development goal (SDG) 2030 is to reduce maternal mortality ratio to 70 per 100,000 live births and ensure pregnant women attend at least four…

Impact of COVID-19’s supply and demand shocks on the household economy of tilapia smallholder farmer

Andi Irawan, Tri Nia Anjela, S.N. Melli Suryanty, Rahmi Yuristia

This study aims to verify the impact of the supply shock (fall in harvested output) and demand shock (fall in household income) due to the pandemic on the consumption of…

Does a woman's life before marriage affect her empowerment level? – Perspective from rural India

Sudatta Banerjee, Swati Alok, Rishi Kumar, Supriya Lakhtakia

Women's empowerment is a crucial gender issue and more so in developing countries. Women's empowerment has far-reaching consequences at individual, household, societal and global…

The effects of major earthquakes on the labor market: evidence from Turkey

Aslı Dolu, Hüseyin İkizler

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of earthquakes on the labor market. The authors try to estimate the impact of two major earthquakes (Izmir and Elazig) in Turkey.

Determinants of savings behaviour in Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Junaid Khawaja

The objective of the study is to explore the determinants of savings and their relative importance in Saudi Arabia.

Double standard policy: why are immigrants still at the tail of welfare?

Oxana Krutova

This research considers the question of whether unemployment insurance benefit and labour-market activation measures induce the likelihood of re-employment and whether this effect…

The COVID-19 pandemic and global food security: a bibliometric analysis and future research direction

Hashem Abdullah AlNemer

This study aims to analyse the nature and trends in the knowledge discovery process on COVID-19 and food insecurity using a comprehensive bibliometric analysis based on the…

Multidimensional poverty in Brazil's north region

Samanda Silva da Rosa, Izete Pengo Bagolin, Rodrigo Peres de Ávila

This article aims to analyse the spatial and temporal evolution of multidimensional poverty in Brazil's North Region and its relationship with territorial, economic and population…