International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 50 Issue 7

Editorial: IJSE valedictory editorial

James Connelly

Decomposition of income differences between the obese and the non-obese in Brazil

Wallace Patrick Santos de Farias Souza, Daniel Tomaz de Sousa, Mércia Santos da Cruz

This paper aims to measure income differences between the obese and the non-obese for Brazil and understand which components explain these differences.

Mortality rate and life expectancy in Africa: the role of flood occurrence

Bismark Osei, Mark Edem Kunawotor, Paul Appiah-Konadu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of flood occurrence on mortality rate and life expectancy amongst 53 African countries.

Efficacy of public spending for agricultural development in India: a disaggregate analysis contextualizing subsidies vs investment debate

Shadman Zafar, Md. Tarique

The primary objective of the present study is to figure out the relative effectiveness of alternate public expenditure with regard to agricultural development particularly in the…

Exploring the socio-economic attributes of financial inclusion in India: a decomposition analysis

Susanta Kumar Sethy, Tariq Ahmad Mir, R. Gopinathan, D. P. Priyadarshi Joshi

This paper examines India's socio-economic attributes and different financial dimensions of financial inclusion (FI).

Is terrorism a spoilsport for the sustainability of economic development?: evidence from the economic community of West African states

Komlan Ametowoyo Adeve

The objective of this paper is to determine the impact of terrorism on the sustainability of the development of West African countries, highlighting the role and interactions of…

Caught in a time warp: evidence from time use of Indian women

Rayees Ahmad Sheikh, Sarthak Gaurav, Trupti Mishra

The study aims to examine the patterns of time allocated to paid employment activities by women in India as well as change in time allocating pattern of women over the period 1998…

The role of budget imbalance in public spending–underground economy nexus: evidence from OECD countries

To Quyen Hoang Thuy Nguyen Le, Toan Khanh Tran Pham

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between public spending, budget imbalance and underground economy. In addition, this paper investigates how budget…

Estimating impact of technological adoption in farming in Bihar: a propensity score matching approach

Debabrata Samanta

In the developing world, the adoption of new technology in agriculture has emerged as a tool to address the problem of investment-disincentive effect of capital investment on…