International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 44 Issue 1

Safety net for agriculture: effect of idiosyncratic income shock on remittance payments

Eric Akobeng

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of illness-driven agriculture income shocks on remittance payments in Ghana using a nationally representative household…

Trust-based social capital, economic growth and property rights: explaining the relationship

Mahyudin Ahmad, Stephen G. Hall

The purpose of this paper is to attest whether generalized trust variable is the best proxy for social capital in explaining the latter’s effect on economic growth in a panel…

The rationale of part-time farming: empirical evidence from Norway

Klaus Mittenzwei, Stefan Mann

Outside farming, pluriactivity is generally considered as undesirable, whereas agricultural economists tend to recommend part-time farming. This contradiction is to be solved. The…

Skills and earnings in less than bachelor’s occupations

David B. Yerger

The purpose of this paper is to investigate linkages in US labor market between importance of specific skills, education, or training requirements, and private average salary for…

The effect of intimate partner violence on labor market decisions: Evidence from a multi-ethnic country

Fernando Rios-Avila, Gustavo Javier Canavire-Bacarreza

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the heterogeneous labor market responses of indigenous and non-indigenous women to intimate partner violence (IPV) using information…

Mining and livelihood: a microanalysis in Odisha, India

Minati Sahoo, Dharmabrata Mohapatra, Dukhabandhu Sahoo

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of mining on the livelihood of the inhabitants of Keonjhar district in Odisha, through creation of physical and financial capital…

The impact of financial management practices and competitive advantage on the loan performance of MFIs

Stephen Korutaro Nkundabanyanga, Brendah Akankunda, Irene Nalukenge, Immaculate Tusiime

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of financial management practices and competitive advantage on loan performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs).

Lights and shadows of Affordable Care Act and its influence on world civilization

Matteo Migheli, Cinzia Di Novi

The Obama’s reform of the US healthcare system has been a major topic of debate in the USA. The USA feels the need to provide 48 million residents with health insurance. The…

Schumpeter and economic man

Edward John O’Boyle

The purpose of this paper is to examine the writings of Joseph Schumpeter on economic man to demonstrate that Schumpeter is a precursor of personalist economics.