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Is eating meat the new smoking? Exploring the dynamics between meat consumption and education in Switzerland
Daria Loginova, Stefan MannThis study aims to test Singer’s suggestion that ‘over the next 20 years meat could follow smoking into disrepute” using the findings of the recent literature on meat consumption…
Perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: does farm households' capability influence food security resilience in Ghana?
Esther Cobbinah, Hamdiyah Alhassan, Bundom Edward DaadiCOVID-19 which became a global pandemic in 2020 has had tremendous impacts on several sectors including agriculture. Farm household capability is said to play a major role in…
The nexus between FDI and human development: non-linear evidence from South Asia
Ranjan Dash, Deepa Gupta, Aditi MishraHuman development is critical for fostering economic growth and development. Given the importance of human development, this study examines the asymmetric impact of Foreign Direct…
Governance quality and the labor market in the MENA region post-Arab Spring
Ali Fakih, Jana El Chaar, Jad El Arissy, Sara Zaki KassabThis paper aims to investigate the impact of governance quality on total unemployment in general and female unemployment in particular in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA…
The relationship between inequality and poverty in developing countries: mitigating role of virtual social network and internet access in schools
Simplice Asongu, Peter Agyemang-MintahThis research complements the extant literature on poverty and inequality by assessing the role of “virtual social networks” and “internet access in schools” in mitigating the…
ESG scores and stock returns during COVID-19: an empirical analysis of an emerging market
Mahender Yadav, Barkha Dhingra, Shallu Batra, Mohit Saini, Vaibhav AggarwalThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic downturn in the global stock markets. Investors look for safe stocks that can provide better risk-adjusted returns. Stocks with higher…
Measuring central bank independence in India – a legal and behavioural case of Reserve Bank of India
Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Javaid Iqbal Khan, Javed Ahmad Bhat, Sajad Ahmad BhatThis study attempts to quantify the degree of independence of Central Bank of India from both legal and behavioural contexts over the period 1990–1991 to 2018–2019, a period…
Improved drinking water, healthier children? Evidence from Pakistan
Rashid Javed, Mazhar MughalOne of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals is to ensure the availability of improved drinking water for everyone. In this study, we examine the association between…
Financial literacy in predicting investment decisions: do attitude and overconfidence influence?
H. Maheshwari, Anup K. Samantaray, Rashmi Ranjan Panigrahi, Lalatendu Kesari JenaThe significance of financial literacy (FL) in deciding how to allocate one’s investment capital has recently attracted much attention from various market participants and…
Impact of credit expansion and contraction on unemployment
Peterson Ozili, Olajide OladipoWe investigate the impact of private credit expansion and contraction on the unemployment rate in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries.
Unraveling the dynamics: macroeconomic drivers of equity market development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fredrick IkpesuThe aim of this paper is to contribute to empirical research by identifying the key macroeconomic drivers of equity market development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to ascertain…
Impact of small-scale irrigation on the income of rural farm households: empirical evidence from Ethiopia
Desta Jatana, Azmeraw Ayehu TesfahunAgricultural production in Ethiopia is largely dependent on seasonal rainfall. This has made the agriculture-based economy of the country extremely vulnerable to the impacts of…
Measuring women’s empowerment in organic farming from Odisha: critical reflections on the total observed score of statement-revised scale (TOSS-R)
Sarthak Dash, Sugyanta Priyadarshini, Nisrutha Dulla, Sukanta Chandra SwainThis study aims to investigate the level of empowerment of rural women organic farmers through the Total Observed Score of a Statement-Revised scale (TOSS-R).
Does participation in self-help groups affect the political empowerment of tribal women? Evidence from India
Tanushree Mahato, Manish Kumar JhaThere has been a substantial increase in the implementation of programmes that aim to enhance the livelihoods of rural people by organizing them into groups, emphasizing women…
Does the media contribute to raising awareness of organ donation? Evidence from Brazil
Tallys Kalynka Feldens, Paulo de Andrade JacintoBrazil has the second-biggest transplant system in the world. The organ donation rates, however, are still low. To persuade the population towards the theme, media interventions…
Agricultural services and rural household welfare: empirical evidence from Ghana
Bright Owusu Asante, Stephen Prah, Kwabena Nyarko Addai, Benjamin Anang, John N. Ng’ombeThis paper aimed to examine the impacts of agricultural services on welfare of rural farmers in Ghana.
Income mobility and crime: a hierarchical cluster analysis on principal components for 27 OECD countries
Maria BerrittellaThe aim of this paper is to investigate the linkages between intergenerational income mobility and crime for 27 OECD countries, considering different types of crime, family ties…
Perception and willingness to participate in warehouse receipt system: insights from cashew farmers in the Bono region of Ghana
Jeffery Kofi Asare, Nicholas Oppong Mensah, Priscilla Agyemang, Anderson Matthew, Surjeet Singh DhakaThe warehouse receipt system (WRS) is critical for farmers because it addresses agricultural market inefficiencies, provides credit access, reduces postharvest losses and…
Evaluating the Kuznets curve relationship between economic growth and child labor in an emerging economy
Muhammad Zubair Khan, Ismail Khan, Zeeshan Ahmed, Muhammad Sualeh Khattak, Muhammad Asim AfridiThis study aims to test the Kuznets curve between economic growth and child labor, along with the influence of exports, household size and rural population in the context of…
Effect of income instability and social transfers on food security during COVID-19 in Tunisia
Hajer Habib, Amal JmaiiThe purpose of this paper is to assess the implications of COVID-19 shocks on household income, food security and the role of social protection in Tunisia.
The role of foreign aid in the nexus between capital flight and unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa
Simplice Asongu, Nicholas M. OdhiamboThis study assesses the relevance of foreign aid to the incidence of capital flight and unemployment in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Does the digitalization crusade a way out of poverty and income inequality? Evidence from developing countries
Kabiru Kamalu, Wan Hakimah Binti Wan IbrahimThis study examines the effect of digitalization on poverty and income inequality in developing countries. The study answers the question of whether digitalization is a way for…
Financial well-being of internal migrant labours: the role of financial socialisation, financial knowledge and financial behaviour
Abdul Gafoor, S Amilan, Versha PatelThe primary purpose of the research is to examine the impact of financial socialisation (FS) on the financial well-being (FWB) of unskilled internal migrant labourers…
Unveiling investment behavior: through emotional intelligence, social stigma, financial literacy and risk tolerance
Pooja Chaturvedi SharmaThis study examines the effects of financial literacy and financial risk tolerance on investor behavior by introducing social stigma as a mediator and emotional intelligence as a…
Determinants of electric vehicle adoption: insights from Indian states
Nitish Nigam, Debabrata Samanta, Sibananda SenapatiElectric Vehicles (EVs), owing to their low carbon emissions, have gained immense importance in achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. They have also appeared as viable substitute…
The effects of mother's schooling on next generation’s schooling: evidence from Bangladesh
Md. Nasir Uddin, Saran SarntisartThis paper aims to find the effects of mothers’ schooling on child schooling.
The impact of artificial intelligence on unemployment: a review
Gianluca Piero Maria Virgilio, Fausto Saavedra Hoyos, Carol Beatriz Bao RatzembergThe aim of this paper is to summarise the state-of-the-art debate on impact of artificial intelligence on unemployment and reporting up-to-date academic findings.
Gender-based division of household labor: a study of selected districts of Bangladesh
Sabiha Afrin, Md. Khaled SaifullahAs women perform most household chores and other nonproductive work, gender-based division of labor in the home has now been identified as a barrier to gender equality. The…
Does my school teach me entrepreneurship? School entrepreneurship curriculum and students’ entrepreneurial intention: a serial mediation-moderation analysis
Jayesh Patel, Sanjay Vannai, Vikrant Dasani, Mahendra SharmaIn order to achieve a sustained level of entrepreneurship in India, it is very important that the spirit and culture of entrepreneurship are ingrained in students, right at the…
Dynamics of household welfare change and analysis of coping strategies during floods: an empirical investigation
Sibananda SenapatiThis study aims to understand the socioeconomic impact of flood events on households, especially household welfare in terms of changes in consumption and coping strategies to deal…
A bibliometric analysis of economic freedom: current status and future research directions
Anand SharmaThe purpose of this study is to examine and identify the predominant themes in the literature on economic freedom. The paper also highlights the key journals, leading authors, top…
Antecedents of Murabaha home financing among Muslim household – an integrated framework
Youssef Chetioui, Hind Lebdaoui, Zakaria Belouali, Adel SareaThough Murabaha financing experienced substantial growth in several majority-Muslim countries, its market share in the Moroccan banking industry is still very narrow than other…
Psychographic characteristics and demand decisions for life insurance products in Uganda
Yusuf Katerega Ndawula, Mori Neema, Isaac NkoteThis study examines the relationship between policyholders’ psychographic characteristics and demand decisions for life insurance products in Uganda.
What are the main determinants of social expenditure? A panel data approach for EU and OECD countries
Hacer Simay Karaalp-Orhan, Nurgül Evcim, Fatih DeyneliThe aim of this study is to analyze which socioeconomic factors (economic, demographic, and political) most commonly affect the social expenditure of the European Union (EU) and…
COVID-19 vaccine confidence index and economic uncertainty indices: empirical evidence from the payment-based system cryptocurrency market
Shinta Amalina Hazrati Havidz, Esperanza Vera Anastasia, Natalia Shirley Patricia, Putri DianaWe investigated the association of COVID-19 indicators and economic uncertainty indices on payment-based system cryptocurrency (i.e. Bitcoin, Ripple and Dogecoin) returns.
Fintech adoption and financial well-being of persons with disabilities: the mediating role of financial access, financial knowledge and financial behaviour
Abdul Gafoor, S. AmilanThe prime purpose of the study is to analyse the effect of fintech adoption on the financial well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs), considering the intervening role of…
Mitigating postreplanting risks of oil palm plantations: seed institutional perspective
I Ketut Ardana, Suci Wulandari, Rr Sri Hartati, Abdul Muis HasibuanThis study assesses postreplanting oil palm farming risks, analyzes seed procurement parameters, investigates seed institutions' performance factors and develops a framework for…
Does corruption moderate the military spending – Informal economy nexus? The empirical evidence from Asian countries
Toan Khanh Tran PhamIn pursuit of good governance and better allocation of resources, corruption and informal economy are of interest to policymakers and citizens alike. The impacts of military…
Nexus between participation in nonfarm enterprises and poverty among rural farm households: evidence from Nigeria
Abigail Adeyonu, Dare Akerele, Mojisola Olanike Kehinde, Olugbenga Adesoji Christopher Ologbon, Oluwaremilekun Akintayo, Roseline KolawoleDespite a reduction in poverty the global population in 2015, the incidence of poverty remains very high in Sub-Saharan African countries. Most of the countries in the region are…
Institutional quality, FDI inflows, human capital development and poverty: a case of Indonesia
Lim Thye Goh, Irwan Trinugroho, Siong Hook Law, Dedi RusdiThe objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of institutional quality, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and human capital development on Indonesia’s poverty…
Alleviating urban poverty in India: the role of capabilities and entrepreneurship development
Jaskirat Singh, Manjit SinghThis study investigates how enhancing slum dwellers' capabilities influences their entrepreneurship development and contributes to urban poverty reduction, providing insights for…
The spillover effect of export on total factor productivity of enterprises: panel data approach in Vietnam
Anh Tuyet Nguyen, Vu Hiep Hoang, Phuong Thao Le, Thi Thanh Huyen Nguyen, Thi Thanh Van PhamThis study addresses the empirical results of the spillover effect with export as the primary economic activity that enhances local businesses' total factor productivity (TFP). A…
Trends and population attributable risk estimates for individual and community-level factors of neonatal mortality in Pakistan (1990–2018)
Asifa Kamal, Lubna Naz, Abeera ShakeelPakistan ranks third globally in terms of newborn deaths occuring within the first 24 hours of life. With a neonatal mortality rate of 42.0%, it carries the highest burden…
To buy or not to buy? Green packaging, gender differences and the intention to purchase
Choi-Meng Leong, Long She, Tze-Yin Lim, Ngiik Moi WongThis study aims to examine the gender differences in purchase intention towards green packaging product. The paper extended the theory of planned behaviour by unravelling the…
Does future tuna landing stock meet the target? Forecasting tuna landing in Malaysia using seasonal ARIMA model
Aslina Nasir, Yeny Nadira KamaruzzamanThis study was conducted to forecast the monthly number of tuna landings between 2023 and 2030 and determine whether the estimated number meets the government’s target.
Analyzing interrelationships among factors affecting hygiene and sanitization in India: key insights and policy recommendations
Jitesh J. Thakkar, Rishabh Rathore, Chandrima ChatterjeeDespite the fact that hygiene and sanitation are becoming more critical for improving the present situation in developing nations, the factors that affect them are not well…
“Village market” formation and livelihood conundrums among displaced rural Zimbabwean flood victims
Elmon Mudefi, Wilson Akpan, Alice Stella KwizeraThe primacy of commerce in livelihood security cannot be overstated. However, in a rural context defined by involuntary socio-ecological displacement, commerce can assume a…
Impact of credit access of farmers in cooperative societies on financial performance: the predictive effect of financial literacy
Ogochukwu Gabriella Onah, Anselm Anibueze Enete, Chukwuemeka Uzoma Okoye, Chukwuma Otum Ume, Chukwuemeka Chiebonam OnyiaThe goal of this study was to determine the impact of access to credit facilities on financial performance among farmers of cooperative societies. The study also tested the…
Thin privacy boundaries: proximity and accessibility of E-commerce privacy policy in young consumers of Indonesia
Ananda Dwitha YuniarPrivacy is a sensitive issue in business because it involves how a platform uses consumer personal data. In terms of consumer rights, personal information needs to be protected in…
Gender occupational intensity and wages in the Northern Triangle of Central America
Ilya Espino, Ana Hermeto, Luciana LuzThis paper aims to explore the relationship between gender occupational intensity and wages in the Northern Triangle of Central America using national surveys carried out in 2014.
Does the pandemic disrupt the livelihoods of marine fishermen? Evidence from Kerala during the pre- and post-lockdown periods of Covid-19
P.R. SureshThis paper aims to determine the implications of Covid-19 on the livelihood of marine fishermen. It gives a concrete picture of how vulnerable communities like marine fishermen…
Subjective assessment of women's economic welfare in public sector organizations of Mardan, Northern Pakistan
Nazia Begum, Muhammad Tariq, Noor Jehan, Farah KhanThe measurement of women's economic welfare and exploring its underlying factors have been undervalued in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This study addressed this…
Households’ entry into non-farm entrepreneurship and the market exit of enterprises in rural Ethiopia
Melaku Abegaz, Pascal NgobokaThis paper examines household and community characteristics that influence the entry of rural households into non-farm entrepreneurship and investigates the various factors that…
Child labor and youth crime: evidence for Brazil
Fabrício Rios Nascimento Santos, Viviani Silva Lírio, Anderson Moreira Aristides dos SantosIn addition to being a violation of human rights, the practice of child labor can be related to criminality against young people. In view of this, the hypothesis tested in this…
Effects of behavioral biases on life insurance demand decisions in Uganda
Yusuf Katerega Ndawula, Neema Mori, Isaac NkoteThis paper examines the relationship between behavioral biases, and demand decisions for life insurance products in Uganda.
How important is parental education for child nutrition: analyzing the relative significance of mothers' and fathers' education
Ambreen Sarwar, Atif Khan Jadoon, Mumtaz Anwar Chaudhry, Ayesha Latif, Maria Faiq JavaidChild malnutrition is a grave concern for Pakistan, as the country has one of the highest incidences of child stunting in the developing world. The present study examines the…
On the effect of COVID-19 and policy uncertainty on the stock market: evidence from India
Masudul Hasan Adil, Salman HaiderThe present study empirically examines the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and policy uncertainty on stock prices in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ending child labour: does conditional cash transfer matter? Evidence from Indonesia
Resty Tamara Utami, Romi Bhakti Hartarto, Wahyu Tri Wibowo, Muhammad Luqman IskandarThis study aims to investigate the extent to which the Indonesian conditional cash transfer (CCT), known as the Family Hope Program (FHP), impacts the probability of children…
Interpersonal deviance, organizational deviance and socio-emotional factors at work: the role of socio-demographic traits
Basit Abas, Tan Vo-Thanh, Shazia Bukhari, Srikanth Villivalam, Dagnachew Leta SenbetoThe existing hospitality and tourism literature indicates a discrepancy in the findings related to the socio-demographic variables' impact on hotel employees' socio-emotional…
Heterogeneous effects of national health insurance scheme on healthcare utilisation: evidence from Ghana
Samuel Sekyi, Senia Nhamo, Edinah MudimuThis paper aims to evaluate Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on healthcare utilisation by exploring its heterogeneous effects based on residential status and wealth.
Constraints to the promotion of financial inclusion in India: an empirical study of implementing agencies under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
Poonam Solanki, Kuldip Singh ChhikaraThe study aims to discern the primary obstacles confronted by the implementing agencies in their efforts to foster financial inclusion through the “Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana”…
Nexus between formal institutions and inward FDI in India: a nonlinear autoregressive distributive lag approach
Richa Patel, Dipti Ranjan Mohapatra, Sunil Kumar YadavThis study presents time-series data estimations on the association between the indicators of institutional environment and inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in India…
Estimating public and private sectors' union wage effects in Ghana: is there a disparity?
John Owusu-Afriyie, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, William Baah-BoatengThis study seeks to estimate union wage effect in the public and private sectors of Ghana, respectively. It also seeks to ascertain whether the union wage effect in the two…
Financial inclusion in India: an analysis from the user-side perspective
Rajalaxmi Singh, Hrushikesh MallickThe aim of the paper is to examine the status and determinants of financial inclusion in India by using the recent micro-level survey data.
How does employee financial well-being influence employee productivity: a moderated mediating examination
Ifra Bashir, Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Zahid IlyasDrawing from the combined theoretical approaches of the conservation of resources theory, broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions and social cognitive theory, the current…
Government budgetary responses to the COVID-19 crisis: insights and future directions for crisis budgeting research
Intan Farhana, A.K. Siti-NabihaThis paper presents a review of literature, aimed at analyzing and understanding the nexus of knowledge on the topic of government budgetary responses to COVID-19 and identifying…
Impacts of trade policy on the welfare of citrus producers and consumers in Indonesia
Rizka Amalia Nugrahapsari, Abdul Muis Hasibuan, Tanti NoviantiThis study aims to investigate the factors influencing the citrus trade in Indonesia, the effects of tariff and non-tariff policies on the industry and the welfare of producers…
“It will be difficult but doable”: an exploratory study on mobilizing churches in Ghana for poverty reduction
Abraham Gyamfi AbabioReligion could drive development. Although Ghana is touted as the most religious country in the world, notably, some Charismatic/Pentecostal churches operate at the expense of…
Economic impact of farmer producer organisation (FPO) membership: empirical evidence from India
Rajiv Gurung, Manesh Choubey, Runa RaiFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are considered as a strategy to improve the livelihoods of small farmers through economies of scale by providing collective strength to…
Strategic renewal of family firms to face vulnerability risks during times of crisis
Juan M. Gómez, Yeny E. RodríguezThis study aims to unveil the impact of strategic renewal and its implications on employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the role of strategic renewal in mitigating…
Why do the educated poor pay less price per calorie? Evidence from household-level calorie consumption data
Kalyani Mangalika Lakmini Rathu Manannalage, Shyama Ratnasiri, Andreas ChaiWhile the monetary returns to education are well documented in the economics literature, the studies on non-monetary returns to education are scarce. The purpose of this study is…
Behavioural economics and social economics: opportunities for an expanded curriculum
Paul ManningThe global financial crisis (GFC) has undermined the legitimacy of orthodox neo-classical economic assumptions, which nevertheless continue to frame the philosophical assumptions…
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