International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 43 Issue 10

Examining the impact of microfinance on microenterprise performance (implications for women-owned microenterprises in Indonesia)

Adwin Surja Atmadja, Jen-Je Su, Parmendra Sharma

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of microfinance on women-owned microenterprises’ (WMEs) performance in Indonesia. It especially observes how financial, human…

Sex, benevolence and willingness to pay for screening

David Whynes, Tracey Sach

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a contingent valuation (CV) survey of health care services, designed to illuminate self-interest and benevolence on the part…

Panel data analysis of financial development, economic growth and rural-urban income inequality: Evidence from SAARC countries

Madhu Sehrawat, A.K. Giri

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and rural-urban income inequality (INQ) in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation…

State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data

Oasis Kodila-Tedika, Asongu Simplice

The purpose of this paper is to assess the determinants of state fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using hitherto unexplored variables in the literature.

On the causal effect of religiosity on life satisfaction using a propensity score matching technique

Roberto Zotti, Nino Speziale, Cristian Barra

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of religious involvement on subjective well-being (SWB), specifically taking into account the implication of selection…

Food production and the growth of manufacturing: the case of Tanzania

Richard Grabowski

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact that slow growth in staple food productivity can have on the process of structural change and, more importantly, on the…

Re-reading the narrative of the informal economy in the context of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa

Abdoulie Sallah

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate critically the narrative that the informal economy in Africa has no place within the framework of economic development. Considered as a…