International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 42 Issue 1

Empowerment through government subsidized microfinance program: Do caste and religion matter?

Arghya Kusum Mukherjee

The purpose of this paper is to see whether the government subsidized microfinance program has been able to expand physical, economic, political and socio-cultural spaces across…

Leading by example: Do the biggest and most generous donors influence others to give more health aid?

Amy Beech, Do Won Kwak, Kam Ki Tang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the interdependence between donor countries’ health aid expenditures. The specific form of interdependence considered is the leader effect…

The impact of economic downturn on mental health in Canada

Ehsan Latif

The purpose of this paper is to use longitudinal Canadian data from the National Population Health Survey (1994-2006) to examine the impact of provincial unemployment rate on…

Effect of foreign aid on corruption: evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries

Masoud Rashid Mohamed, Shivee Ranjanee Kaliappan, Normaz Wana Ismail, W.N.W Azman-Saini

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of foreign aid on corruption in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Foreign aid is aimed to promote economic growth by…

Financial development and income inequality in India: an application of ARDL approach

Madhu Sehrawat, A K Giri

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and income inequality in India using annual data from 1982-2012.

Segregation dimensions and development differentials of ethnic enclave

Steve Kwok-leung Chan

– The purpose of this paper is to employ enclave economy in the perspective of economic sociology to explain the existence and process of the Thai enclave in Hong Kong.