International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 47 Issue 3

Volunteering and self-perceived individual health: Cross-country evidence from nine European countries

Nunzia Nappo, Damiano Fiorillo

The paper studies the simultaneous effect of formal and informal volunteering on self-perceived individual health across nine European countries while controlling, among other…

Dimensions and drivers of women's empowerment in rural Nigeria

Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu, Amaka Christiana Chime

The majority of poor women in Africa live in rural areas, and investigating their empowerment status and factors influencing their empowerment is therefore a tool for overcoming…

How psychological factors boost compulsive buying behavior in digital era: A case study of Indonesian students

Kemal Budi Mulyono, Rusdarti Rusdarti

To find the root of the problem for compulsive buying behavior of students in the digital era by exploring psychological factors such as materialism, self-esteem, self-control…

Insurance demand in emerging Asian and OECD countries: a comparative perspective

Waheed Akhter, Vasileios Pappas, Saad Ullah Khan

In this paper, we aim to assess insurance demand across selected Asian and OECD countries during the period of the global financial crisis.

A geographically disaggregated analysis of multidimensional poverty in Punjab

Asim Iqbal, Anjum Siddiqui, Maryam Zafar

The study seeks to examine the extent and the causes of multidimensional poverty as opposed to the traditional unidimensional headcount poverty measures to understand the true…

Dimension of corruption and firm performance: an empirical analysis from BEEPS survey

Gaygysyz Ashyrov, Isaac Nana Akuffo

The link between corruption and firm performance has received considerable critical attention. However, until now, far too little attention has been paid to different dimensions…

Cultural innovation, aspirations and success among smallholders in former homelands of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa: Theory and evidence

Siphe Zantsi, Gabriele Mack, Stefan Mann

After unsuccessful attempts of South African governments to carry out a land reform that distributes farmland more justly, this study aims to undertake a stronger segmentation of…