International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 45 Issue 5

Factors contributing to financial literacy levels among a migrant group: An analysis of the Vietnamese cohort

Riccardo Natoli

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether differences in the characteristics, financial knowledge and financial attitudes of a migrant group exert significant influence on…

Education and teenage childbirth in Uganda: Understanding the links from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey

Marshall Makate, Clifton Makate

The role of increased schooling on teenage childbirth has been expansively studied especially in developed countries. However, caveats remain in the case of low-income countries…

The distribution of unlevered housing in American urban areas

Du Lijing, Jian Huang, Daniel Singer, Gokhan Torna

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of social and economic factors on home ownership as an investment in American urban areas.

Factors influencing farmer’s perceptions and behavior toward pesticide use in Malaysia

Jamal Ali, Norhafezah Yusof, Fadzli Shah Abd. Aziz

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors believed to influence the behavior of 1,042 rice farmers in Malaysia regarding the overuse of pesticides. Frequent overuse of…

The direct and indirect effect of cash transfers: the case of Indonesia

Arief Anshory Yusuf

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of unconditional cash transfers in Indonesia on poverty and inequality while, unlike much of the previous literature on the…

Impact of financial inclusion on poverty alleviation through cooperative banks

Tarsem Lal

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial inclusion on poverty alleviation through cooperative banks.

Exploring the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion in rural Uganda

George Okello Candiya Bongomin, John C. Munene, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Charles Akol Malinga

The purpose of this paper is to establish the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between financial intermediation and financial inclusion in rural Uganda.

Investigating gender wage gap in employment: A microeconometric type-analysis for Cameroon

Taoufiki Mbratana, Andrée Fotie Kenne

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gender wage disparity in paid employment and self-employment. To achieve this objective, the Cameroon Household Consumption Survey…