International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 47 Issue 10

Household food insecurity and hunger in Babile district, Ethiopia

Chanyalew Seyoum Aweke, Edward Lahiff, Muluken Gezahegn Wordofa, Jemal Y. Hassen

The purpose of this study is to examine household food gap and food insecurity in Eastern Ethiopia. Differences in food gap and food insecurity were also examined in terms of…

Determinants of diversification by cocoa smallholders in Sulawesi

Iqbal Irfany, Peter John McMahon, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Kim-Yen Phan-Thien, Muhamad Amin Rifai, Sigit Yusdiyanto, Grant Vinning, David I. Guest, Merrilyn Walton, Nunung Nuryartono

The aim of this study was to evaluate determinants of four diversification practises by cocoa smallholders in West Sulawesi, Indonesia: (1) growing other crops, (2) keeping…

Life expectancy and trade openness: causality in Latin America

Mert Akyuz, Cagin Karul, Ibrahim Demir

The aim of this research is to investigate the causal relationship between trade openness (TO) and life expectancy (LE) at birth in Latin American countries over the period of…

Mobile money as a financial inclusion instrument: what are the determinants?

Anthony Amoah, Kofi Korle, Rexford Kweku Asiama

This paper seeks to examine the motivating factors that propel people to use mobile money in the Greater Accra Region (GAR) of Ghana. The authors posit that the behaviour of a…

Mapping the interrelationships between community assets

Matthew Q. McPherson, Daniel Friesner, Carl S. Bozman

Community asset mapping (CAM) is an evidence-based activity commonly used in local socioeconomic development initiatives. Residents and other stakeholders collaboratively identify…

Like a stone thrown into a pond – poverty contrast of an emporium of solidarity

Marco Ranuzzini, Giovanni Gallo

This paper highlights to what extent an emporium of solidarity may affect poverty conditions of its recipients, and whether it generates net social benefits to different actors…