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Does corruption moderate the military spending – Informal economy nexus? The empirical evidence from Asian countries International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Toan Khanh Tran Pham
Purpose In pursuit of good governance and better allocation of resources, corruption and informal economy are of interest to policymakers and citizens alike. The impacts of military spending on the informal economy are scant. Moreover, the effects of an external factor, such as corruption that moderates this relationship, have largely been neglected in previous studies. Hence, this paper investigates
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Institutional quality, FDI inflows, human capital development and poverty: a case of Indonesia International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Lim Thye Goh, Irwan Trinugroho, Siong Hook Law, Dedi Rusdi
Purpose The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of institutional quality, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and human capital development on Indonesia’s poverty rate. Design/methodology/approach The quantile regression on data ranging from 1984 to 2019 was used to capture the relationship between the impact of the independent variables (FDI inflows, institutional quality and
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Fintech adoption and financial well-being of persons with disabilities: the mediating role of financial access, financial knowledge and financial behaviour International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Abdul Gafoor, S. Amilan
Purpose The prime purpose of the study is to analyse the effect of fintech adoption on the financial well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs), considering the intervening role of financial behaviour, financial access and financial knowledge. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered survey schedule collected primary data on fintech adoption and financial well-being among 205 PWD, through
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Nexus between participation in nonfarm enterprises and poverty among rural farm households: evidence from Nigeria International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Abigail Adeyonu, Dare Akerele, Mojisola Olanike Kehinde, Olugbenga Adesoji Christopher Ologbon, Oluwaremilekun Akintayo, Roseline Kolawole
Purpose Despite a reduction in poverty the global population in 2015, the incidence of poverty remains very high in Sub-Saharan African countries. Most of the countries in the region are agrarian, with most of their population residing in rural areas, and a majority of the poor in the region are found in Nigeria. This study examined the nexus between participation in nonfarm enterprises (NFEs) and
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Does future tuna landing stock meet the target? Forecasting tuna landing in Malaysia using seasonal ARIMA model International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Aslina Nasir, Yeny Nadira Kamaruzzaman
Purpose This study was conducted to forecast the monthly number of tuna landings between 2023 and 2030 and determine whether the estimated number meets the government’s target. Design/methodology/approach The ARIMA and seasonal ARIMA (SARIMA) models were employed for time series forecasting of tuna landings from the Malaysian Department of Fisheries. The best ARIMA (p, d, q) and SARIMA(p, d, q) (P
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“Village market” formation and livelihood conundrums among displaced rural Zimbabwean flood victims International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Elmon Mudefi, Wilson Akpan, Alice Stella Kwizera
Purpose The primacy of commerce in livelihood security cannot be overstated. However, in a rural context defined by involuntary socio-ecological displacement, commerce can assume a sociologically distinct character, with far-reaching implications. Based on first-hand encounters with victims of the devastating 2014 flood in Tokwe-Mukorsi, Zimbabwe, this paper analyses how the processes of “recreating”
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COVID-19 vaccine confidence index and economic uncertainty indices: empirical evidence from the payment-based system cryptocurrency market International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Shinta Amalina Hazrati Havidz, Esperanza Vera Anastasia, Natalia Shirley Patricia, Putri Diana
Purpose We investigated the association of COVID-19 indicators and economic uncertainty indices on payment-based system cryptocurrency (i.e. Bitcoin, Ripple and Dogecoin) returns. Design/methodology/approach We used an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model for panel data and performed robustness checks by utilizing a random effect model (REM) and generalized method of moments (GMM). There are
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Mitigating postreplanting risks of oil palm plantations: seed institutional perspective International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-15 I Ketut Ardana, Suci Wulandari, Rr Sri Hartati, Abdul Muis Hasibuan
Purpose This study assesses postreplanting oil palm farming risks, analyzes seed procurement parameters, investigates seed institutions' performance factors and develops a framework for improved sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Incorporating data from 219 smallholder farmers in designated replanting areas, our study comprehensively evaluates seed supply performance, examining the roles of
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Alleviating urban poverty in India: the role of capabilities and entrepreneurship development International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jaskirat Singh, Manjit Singh
Purpose This study investigates how enhancing slum dwellers' capabilities influences their entrepreneurship development and contributes to urban poverty reduction, providing insights for social policy design. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research design is adopted applying structural equation modeling to survey data from 585 beneficiaries of social welfare schemes across Indian slums
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What are the main determinants of social expenditure? A panel data approach for EU and OECD countries International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Hacer Simay Karaalp-Orhan, Nurgül Evcim, Fatih Deyneli
Purpose The aim of this study is to analyze which socioeconomic factors (economic, demographic, and political) most commonly affect the social expenditure of the European Union (EU) and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Design/methodology/approach A panel data fixed-effects model is employed for 34 OECD and 23 EU countries between 2000 and 2020. Findings Results
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To buy or not to buy? Green packaging, gender differences and the intention to purchase International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Choi-Meng Leong, Long She, Tze-Yin Lim, Ngiik Moi Wong
Purpose This study aims to examine the gender differences in purchase intention towards green packaging product. The paper extended the theory of planned behaviour by unravelling the dynamics of quality, product attributes, and green packaging as part of strategic elements for the marketing mix. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional-survey-based questionnaire research design was used to collect
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Nexus between formal institutions and inward FDI in India: a nonlinear autoregressive distributive lag approach International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Richa Patel, Dipti Ranjan Mohapatra, Sunil Kumar Yadav
Purpose This study presents time-series data estimations on the association between the indicators of institutional environment and inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in India utilizing a comprehensive data set from 1996 to 2021. Design/methodology/approach The study employs the nonlinear autoregressive distributive lag (NARDL) model. The asymmetric ARDL framework evaluates the existence of cointegration
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How does employee financial well-being influence employee productivity: a moderated mediating examination International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Ifra Bashir, Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Zahid Ilyas
Purpose Drawing from the combined theoretical approaches of the conservation of resources theory, broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions and social cognitive theory, the current study examined the relationships between employee financial well-being and employee productivity via employee happiness while exploring the moderating role of gender in this mediated relationship. Design/methodology/approach
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Financial inclusion in India: an analysis from the user-side perspective International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Rajalaxmi Singh, Hrushikesh Mallick
Purpose The aim of the paper is to examine the status and determinants of financial inclusion in India by using the recent micro-level survey data. Design/methodology/approach The authors construct a multidimensional financial inclusion index to measure the status of financial inclusion in the selected 17 states of India. Subsequently, the authors use the probit model estimation to examine the determinants
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Strategic renewal of family firms to face vulnerability risks during times of crisis International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Juan M. Gómez, Yeny E. Rodríguez
Purpose This study aims to unveil the impact of strategic renewal and its implications on employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the role of strategic renewal in mitigating the adverse effects of crises, fostering organizational adaptation and restructuring capabilities. Additionally, it examines the moderating effect of familiness on understanding the strategic renewal process and its
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Thin privacy boundaries: proximity and accessibility of E-commerce privacy policy in young consumers of Indonesia International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Ananda Dwitha Yuniar
Purpose Privacy is a sensitive issue in business because it involves how a platform uses consumer personal data. In terms of consumer rights, personal information needs to be protected in the privacy policy (PP). This study describes several aspects of the PP that consumers need to pay attention to, especially points prone to misuse of personal information. Design/methodology/approach This research
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Ending child labour: does conditional cash transfer matter? Evidence from Indonesia International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Resty Tamara Utami, Romi Bhakti Hartarto, Wahyu Tri Wibowo, Muhammad Luqman Iskandar
Purpose This study aims to investigate the extent to which the Indonesian conditional cash transfer (CCT), known as the Family Hope Program (FHP), impacts the probability of children engaging in labour activities. Design/methodology/approach This study utilizes data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey in 2014, focussing on periods following the implementation of the FHP. To estimate the impact of
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Subjective assessment of women's economic welfare in public sector organizations of Mardan, Northern Pakistan International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Nazia Begum, Muhammad Tariq, Noor Jehan, Farah Khan
Purpose The measurement of women's economic welfare and exploring its underlying factors have been undervalued in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This study addressed this gap by focusing on assessing women's subjective economic welfare and its socioeconomic and cultural determinants in the education and health sectors within Mardan, Northern Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study
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Government budgetary responses to the COVID-19 crisis: insights and future directions for crisis budgeting research International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Intan Farhana, A.K. Siti-Nabiha
Purpose This paper presents a review of literature, aimed at analyzing and understanding the nexus of knowledge on the topic of government budgetary responses to COVID-19 and identifying gaps for future research directions on crisis budgeting. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review approach was conducted by considering scientific journal articles written in English and published
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On the effect of COVID-19 and policy uncertainty on the stock market: evidence from India International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Masudul Hasan Adil, Salman Haider
Purpose The present study empirically examines the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and policy uncertainty on stock prices in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach To this end, the authors use the daily data by applying the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model, which tests the short- and long-run relationship between stock price and its covariates. Findings
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Estimating public and private sectors' union wage effects in Ghana: is there a disparity? International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-25 John Owusu-Afriyie, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, William Baah-Boateng
Purpose This study seeks to estimate union wage effect in the public and private sectors of Ghana, respectively. It also seeks to ascertain whether the union wage effect in the two sectors varies. Design/methodology/approach The authors use data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (GLSS 6, 2012/2013) and Ghana Labour Force Survey (GLFS, 2015). In terms of estimation technique, the authors employ
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Child labor and youth crime: evidence for Brazil International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Fabrício Rios Nascimento Santos, Viviani Silva Lírio, Anderson Moreira Aristides dos Santos
Purpose In addition to being a violation of human rights, the practice of child labor can be related to criminality against young people. In view of this, the hypothesis tested in this article was that child labor aggravates youth homicide through educational level. Design/methodology/approach This study used annual data for the 26 states plus the Federal District for the period 2001 to 2014. To do
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Constraints to the promotion of financial inclusion in India: an empirical study of implementing agencies under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Poonam Solanki, Kuldip Singh Chhikara
Purpose 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” (PMMY). Design/methodology/approach To collect primary data, a semi-structured questionnaire was developed. Around 120 loan officers from the implementing agencies (Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), Regional Rural Banks
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Interpersonal deviance, organizational deviance and socio-emotional factors at work: the role of socio-demographic traits International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Basit Abas, Tan Vo-Thanh, Shazia Bukhari, Srikanth Villivalam, Dagnachew Leta Senbeto
Purpose The existing hospitality and tourism literature indicates a discrepancy in the findings related to the socio-demographic variables' impact on hotel employees' socio-emotional factors and behavioral outcomes. This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire, primary data were gathered from hotel employees in the Union Territory
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Economic impact of farmer producer organisation (FPO) membership: empirical evidence from India International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Rajiv Gurung, Manesh Choubey, Runa Rai
Purpose 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 farmers for improved access to production technology, value-addition services, high-quality inputs and marketing services for improving their incomes. This study investigates the impact of FPO membership on organic farming
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Gender occupational intensity and wages in the Northern Triangle of Central America International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Ilya Espino, Ana Hermeto, Luciana Luz
Purpose 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. Design/methodology/approach A harmonized occupational classification at the -digit level is built with the objective of analyzing the occupational distribution across countries. Then, quantile regressions (QRs) are
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Does the pandemic disrupt the livelihoods of marine fishermen? Evidence from Kerala during the pre- and post-lockdown periods of Covid-19 International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-12 P.R. Suresh
Purpose 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 are affected due to the lockdown policies. The paper examines these communities' present status and the extent of vulnerability during the post-Covid period. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an exploratory
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Heterogeneous effects of national health insurance scheme on healthcare utilisation: evidence from Ghana International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Samuel Sekyi, Senia Nhamo, Edinah Mudimu
Purpose 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. Design/methodology/approach The study used the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey (GSPS) datasets. An instrumental variable strategy, specifically the two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI), was employed to control endogenous
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Households’ entry into non-farm entrepreneurship and the market exit of enterprises in rural Ethiopia International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Melaku Abegaz, Pascal Ngoboka
Purpose This paper examines household and community characteristics that influence the entry of rural households into non-farm entrepreneurship and investigates the various factors that influence the market exit of non-farm enterprises (NFEs). Design/methodology/approach The authors use data from three rounds (2011/12, 2013/14 and 2015/16) of the World Bank’s Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated
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Saving behaviour determinants of Malaysia’s generation Y: an application of the integrated behavioural model International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Ida Lopez, Nurul Shahnaz Mahdzan, Mahfuzur Rahman
Purpose Using the integrated behavioural model (IBM) as a theoretical framework, this study aims to identify the determinants of saving behaviour among Malaysia's income-earning Generation Y (Gen Y) born in the years 1980–1995. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted using a questionnaire survey targeting Gen Y respondents 500 sets of responses were obtained via convenience sampling method
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Non-farm income and household welfare in rural Burkina Faso: a focus on the household land tenure situation International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Windinkonté Séogo
Purpose This study investigates how income from non-farm activities affects households' consumption in two land holders' groups: households with insecure land holding and households with secure land holding. Design/methodology/approach Following an instrumental variable approach, this study analyzes data collected on a nationwide sample of 1,800 households in rural Burkina Faso. Findings For insecure
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Pollution, knowledge and coping strategy and life expectancy in oil producing communities International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Stanley Emife Nwani
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between pollution and life expectancy in oil producing communities, where there is a dearth of empirical evidence on how knowledge and coping strategy, agriculture and foreign capital inflows mediate the relationship between pollution and life expectancy. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a cross sectional survey design to analyze the
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“You cannot rely on bank loans to expand your business”: aversion to formal credit among female micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Charles Ackah, Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Faustina Obeng Adomaa, Kofi Takyi Asante
Purpose The marginalisation of female entrepreneurs in accessing credit is well documented. Yet, how female entrepreneurs navigate through the marginalisation to gain funding is under-explored. Design/methodology/approach The authors address this gap using qualitative data from 30 female entrepreneurs in three neighbourhoods with varying socio-economic characteristics in Ghana's capital, Accra. Findings
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Entrepreneurial orientation and social performance of microfinance institutions in Indonesia International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Morrison Hendrik Riwu Kore, Rofikoh Rokhim, Riani Rachmawati, Lily Sudhartio
Purpose The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on social performance and the influence of social performance on financial performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Indonesia. These tests use environmental dynamism as antecedents. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted on a sample of 235 CEOs/top leaders of MFIs spread across
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Trends and socioeconomic disparities in undernutrition among Muslim women in India: evidence from the last two decades (1998–2021) International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Zeenat Hashmi, Ashish Singh
Purpose A woman's nutritional status significantly determines her overall well-being. The authors critically examine the trends — including socioeconomic disparities — in undernutrition among Muslim women in India, a notably socio-economically disadvantaged group. The authors also investigate trends and variations across the dimensions of caste, place of residence (rural/urban), education, economic
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The role of ethical leadership to employees work engagement: a social learning theory perspective International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Junaidi Junaidi
Purpose This study examines the role of ethical leadership in building employee trust, knowledge sharing (KS), job satisfaction and then influencing employee engagement in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach The sample included 610 employees of Indonesia Islamic Bank, obtained through an online survey. Structural equation modelling was used to test the research hypotheses. Findings Ethical leadership
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Economic impact of gain in life expectancy: a case study of India International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Sujoy Das
Purpose Few empirical studies examined the relationship between life expectancy and income in India. This study aims to examine the impact of life expectancy on economic growth in India by incorporating all the major states of India. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on secondary data and includes 16 major states of India covering the periods 2000–2014. The author used panel fixed effect
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Cash and in-kind transfers in India: contexts, preferences and evidence International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Aurolipsa Das, Narayan Sethi
Purpose Since the last decade, debates regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the forms of transfer, i.e. in the form of in-kind or cash transfers, have been gaining momentum. This paper aims to explore the preferences revealed by the beneficiaries, the role of contextual conditions in moulding these preferences, factors associated with the transfer scheme that defines the preferences and the
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What do individuals know, feel and do from a financial perspective? An empirical study on financial satisfaction International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Jitender Kumar, Manju Rani, Garima Rani, Vinki Rani
Purpose Financial satisfaction is a potential ambition of individuals' lives that requires well-strategized economic behaviors. The authors examine the impact of various factors on the financial behavior (FB) and financial satisfaction (FIS) of individuals in India's National Capital Region (NCR). Design/methodology/approach Through a literature review, a survey questionnaire was formulated using existing
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Efficiency in Uganda’s seed potato systems International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Ambrose R. Aheisibwe, Razack B. Lokina, Aloyce S. Hepelwa
Purpose This paper aims to examine the level of economic efficiency and factors that influence economic efficiency among seed potato producers in South-western Uganda. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses the economic efficiency of 499 informal and 137 formal seed producers using primary data collected through a structured questionnaire. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select
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Predicting working sole Indian mothers' satisfaction towards work–family balance integrating the Kano model and weighted average method International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Jyoti Kushwaha, Pankaj Singh, Ruchi Kushwaha
Purpose The main impetus of the current paper is to identify and prioritize the work–family balance (WFB) satisfaction attributes specifically for working sole mothers' by deploying the Kano technique and weighted average method. Design/methodology/approach A multi-stage methodology has been used in the present analysis. Initially, the Kano method has been utilized to categorize the WFB satisfaction
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Income and health insurance effects on modern health-seeking behaviours in rural Ghana: nature and extent of bias involved International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Samuel Sekyi, Philip Kofi Adom, Emmanuel Agyapong Wiafe
Purpose This study examined the influence of income and health insurance on the health-seeking behaviour of rural residents, addressing the concerns of endogeneity and heterogeneity bias. Design/methodology/approach A two-stage residual inclusion was utilised to correct self-selection-based endogeneity problems arising from health insurance membership. Findings This study provides support for Andersen's
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Socioeconomic status of international students and its relation to the brain drain: evidence from Greek PhD holders International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Lois Labrianidis, Theodosis Sykas, Evi Sachini, Nikolaos Karampekios
Purpose The study examines potential differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and emigration patterns between Greek international students (IS) and non-international students (non-IS) and their relationship to the brain drain from Greece. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on a unique database including all the Greek PhD holders and provides detailed information on their SES and mobility
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Government health expenditure and child health: empirical evidence from West African countries International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Bismark Osei, Evans Kulu, Paul Appiah-Konadu
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of government health expenditure on the health of children (under-five mortality rate and prevalence rate of stunting) among West African countries. Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes heterogeneous panel from the period 1990 to 2018 among 16 West African countries for the analysis. The effect of government health expenditure on under-five
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and human capital: the case of Azerbaijan International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Omid Sabbaghi
Purpose This article aims to relate investments in human capital to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and examine the spending levels necessary to achieve high performance in related SDG sectors for Azerbaijan. Design/methodology/approach Employing data from the World Bank, the empirical approach undertaken in this study relies on peer analysis by examining spending levels
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Social media investors' sentiment as stock market performance predictor International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Sana Ben Cheikh, Hanen Amiri, Nadia Loukil
Purpose This study examines the impact of social media investor sentiment on the stock market performance through qualitative and quantitative proxies. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a sample of daily stock performance related to S&P 500 Index for the period from December 18, 2017, to December 18, 2018. The social media investor sentiment was assessed through qualitative and quantitative
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Factors influencing micro-entrepreneurship among women SHG members of Sikkim: a propensity score matching approach International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Smriti Prasad, Manesh Choubey
Purpose The paper identifies the influence of socio-economic factors and livelihood training in stimulating micro-entrepreneurship among women self-help group (SHG) members. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a sample of 416 women SHG members drawn from all the four districts of Sikkim using cluster sampling procedure. A multivariate binary logistic model is used to find the impact of
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Does financial market development really drive migrant remittances’ flow in Sub-Saharan Africa? International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Olapeju Ikpesu
Purpose The discussion on international migration has become a significant part of globalization and a topical issue in international relations, especially in developing economies which mostly relies on migrant remittances. The purpose of the study is to examine whether financial market development (equity market development and banking sector development) really drives migrant remittance flow in Sub-Saharan
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A growth pattern of foreign investment motivations by individuals International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Nguyễn Thanh Hoàng
Purpose This paper aims to introduce a growth comprehensive pattern to explain the phenomenon of individual foreign investment, first at the global level and then at the regional level. The patterns are developed based on a number of main theories with grounded theory (GT) as the foundation, distributed on the two pull and push forces of international business theory and migration theory; simultaneously
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Does practicing healthy lifestyles improve the technical efficiency of farms? International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Oluwaremilekun Ayobami Adebisi, Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal, Luke Oloruntoba Adebisi
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ascertain if practising healthy lifestyles improves the technical efficiency of farms in Kwara state, Nigeria. In theory, all deviations from the optimum level of output are due to random effects and inefficiency of producers in which their health plays a key part and is dependent on the kind of lifestyle practiced whether healthy or unhealthy. Design/methodology/approach
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Financial development and growth nexus in Asian countries: mediating role of FDI, foreign aid and trade International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Biswajit Patra, Narayan Sethi
Purpose This paper analyzes the direct effect of financial development and the mediating impact of financial development through foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign aid and trade on economic growth for all Asian countries. Design/methodology/approach A fixed-effect model with Driscoll–Kraay panel corrected estimators was employed to find the direct and mediating impact of financial developments
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Assessment of antecedents of financial literacy among young adults: hybrid BWM and ISM approach International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Anamika Saharan, Akash Saharan, Krishan Kumar Pandey, T. Joji Rao
Purpose The low level of financial literacy among young adults is a pressing concern at both individual and country levels. Therefore, there is a dire need to understand the best-worst antecedents of financial literacy and how they influence each other. Design/methodology/approach A two-phased multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) technique consisting of best-worst method and interpretive structural
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Covid-19 pandemic and firm performance: evidence on industry differentials and impacting channels International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Hang Thi Ngo, Ha Ngan Duong
Purpose This study explores the impacts of Covid-19 on the performance of firms operating in different industries, and further discovers suspected impacting channels through which Covid-19 is significantly associated with firm performance. Design/methodology/approach A dataset of 402 listed firms from 2017Q1 to 2021Q4 is proceeded with high dimensional fixed effect (firm-quarter fixed effects) models
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Unpacking regional variations of multidimensional food security in rural Ethiopia: insights for policy International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Workicho Jateno Gadiso, Bamlaku Alamirew Alemu, Maru Shete
Purpose This study aims to measure the status of rural household food security across regions using multidimensional indicators. It also aims to identify the determinants of rural household food security in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted descriptive and explanatory designs. It used data from the fourth wave of the Ethiopian socioeconomic survey that has 3,115 respondents. The
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A systems approach to examine microentrepreneurship development through Stimulus-Organism-Behavior-Consequence (SOBC) theory International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Debadutta Kumar Panda
Purpose Microfinance programs across the countries are designed on the self-help and peer pressure model, aim at microentrepreneurship development. Despite of significant studies on microfinance-supported microentrepreneurship (MSM), not a single literature examines it from the systems thinking. In addition to that, the extant literature did not look MSM from the behavioral perspectives. To address
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Sustainability in supply chain management: using drawings to understand undergraduates' perceptions of sustainability International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Sharon Feeney, John Hogan
Purpose This paper presents an interpretation of freehand drawings produced by supply chain management undergraduates in response to the question: “What is sustainability?” Having to explain sustainability pictorially forced students to distill what the essence of sustainability meant to them and provided insights into how they perceived sustainability and their roles in achieving sustainability in
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Does inflation affect asymmetrically to financial development in India? Fresh insights based on NARDL approach International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Muzffar Hussain Dar, Md. Zulquar Nain
Purpose This study examines the possibility of asymmetric impact of inflation on the financial development (FD) in the case of Indian economy from 1980 to 2020. Moreover, the finance–growth hypothesis is also tested. Design/methodology/approach The authors incorporated the “Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag” (NARDL) model due to Shin et al. (2014) to investigate the asymmetric impact of inflation
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Duration of high school education on early fertility and marriage: evidence from a policy change in Ghana International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Emmanuel Adu Boahen, Jacob Nunoo, Kwadwo Opoku
Purpose The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of spending one extra year in high school on early marriage and childbirth. Design/methodology/approach The study takes advantage of the education reform in 2007 that extended the years of high school education by one to conduct a quasi experiment. The marriage and fertility outcomes of women who completed a four-year senior high school education
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Food security and women empowerment of livestock farming households in the Feed the Future zone of Bangladesh International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Paresh Kumar Sarma, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum, Sheikh Mohammad Sayem
Purpose This study aims to investigate the determinants of the food security status of participants and non-participants of livestock extension services living under similar socioeconomic conditions as livestock farming households in the Feed the Future zone of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional data of 906 farm-households extracted from a total of 2064 from the Feed the Future
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Foreign investors and stocks' volatility: evidence from COVID-19 International Journal of Social Economics Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Shallu Batra, Mahender Yadav, Mohit Saini
Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to examine the relationship between foreign ownership and stock return volatility and second, to explore how COVID-19 impacts such a relationship. Design/methodology/approach This empirical research is based on the non-financial firms of the BSE-100 index over the 2013–2022 period. The ordinary least squares, fixed effects and system GMM (Generalized