International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 51 Issue 8

Households’ entry into non-farm entrepreneurship and the market exit of enterprises in rural Ethiopia

Melaku Abegaz, Pascal Ngoboka

This paper examines household and community characteristics that influence the entry of rural households into non-farm entrepreneurship and investigates the various factors that…

Effects of behavioral biases on life insurance demand decisions in Uganda

Yusuf Katerega Ndawula, Neema Mori, Isaac Nkote

This paper examines the relationship between behavioral biases, and demand decisions for life insurance products in Uganda.

Gender occupational intensity and wages in the Northern Triangle of Central America

Ilya Espino, Ana Hermeto, Luciana Luz

This paper aims to explore the relationship between gender occupational intensity and wages in the Northern Triangle of Central America using national surveys carried out in 2014.

Economic impact of farmer producer organisation (FPO) membership: empirical evidence from India

Rajiv Gurung, Manesh Choubey, Runa Rai

Farmer producer organisations (FPOs) are considered as a strategy to improve the livelihoods of small farmers through economies of scale by providing collective strength to…

Does the pandemic disrupt the livelihoods of marine fishermen? Evidence from Kerala during the pre- and post-lockdown periods of Covid-19

P.R. Suresh

This paper aims to determine the implications of Covid-19 on the livelihood of marine fishermen. It gives a concrete picture of how vulnerable communities like marine fishermen…

Interpersonal deviance, organizational deviance and socio-emotional factors at work: the role of socio-demographic traits

Basit Abas, Tan Vo-Thanh, Shazia Bukhari, Srikanth Villivalam, Dagnachew Leta Senbeto

The existing hospitality and tourism literature indicates a discrepancy in the findings related to the socio-demographic variables' impact on hotel employees' socio-emotional…

Heterogeneous effects of national health insurance scheme on healthcare utilisation: evidence from Ghana

Samuel Sekyi, Senia Nhamo, Edinah Mudimu

This paper aims to evaluate Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on healthcare utilisation by exploring its heterogeneous effects based on residential status and wealth.

Constraints to the promotion of financial inclusion in India: an empirical study of implementing agencies under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana

Poonam Solanki, Kuldip Singh Chhikara

The study aims to discern the primary obstacles confronted by the implementing agencies in their efforts to foster financial inclusion through the “Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana”…