International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 49 Issue 9

Internet penetration, financial access and new business formation: evidence from developing economies

Hazwan Haini, Wei Loon Pang

This study examines whether Internet penetration has a complementary effect on the relationship between financial access and new business formation in 57 developing economies from…

Understanding the learning gaps between private schools and public schools in Ghana

Emmanuel Adu Boahen

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the learning gap between private and public school children in primary school, and ascertain the part of the private–public school…

Overcoming barriers to financial inclusion: empirical evidence from India

Dilip Ambarkhane, Ardhendu Shekhar Singh, Bhama Venkataramani, Zericho Marak

This paper attempts to measure the state-wise impact of Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in 30 states and 6 union territories of India for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018;…

Role of social sustainability for financial inclusion and stability among Asian countries

Arsalan Haneef Malik, Mohamad Bin Jais, Abu Hassan Md Isa, Awais Ur Rehman

Asia is the largest and most densely inhabited region in the world. Despite exhibiting an extremely expeditious economic growth, the majority of the world population categorized…

The effects of ethnicity, gender and parental financial socialisation on financial knowledge among Gen Z: the case of Sarawak, Malaysia

Lynn Ling Min Wee, Siew Ching Goy

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial socialisation experiences, socio-economic factors, demographic characteristics and the financial…

Addressing homelessness with the “human ecology economics” framework: the role of the business community in California

Roy Evan Allen, Caroline Burns, Saroja Subrahmanyan

The purpose of this paper is to provide a human ecology economics (HEE) framework for understanding and addressing homelessness, especially as it exists in California and the San…

Determinants of indebtedness and institutional credit to rural agricultural households: an empirical evidence from South India

Manogna R.L., Aswini Kumar Mishra

This article attempts to understand the pattern of credit (loan) among agricultural households and identify the correlates of their access to institutional credit for policy…

Wealth-induced child labour: evidence from Ethiopia

Ziade Hailu, Tilahun Girma

This study aims to empirically test the variation in household assets and the incidence of child labour using data from Ethiopia.