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Psycho-economic aspiration and subjective well-being: Evidence from a representative Turkish sample
Necati AydinPrevious research using the Aspiration Index (AI) suggests that intrinsic goals are positively, but extrinsic/materialistic goals are negatively associated with subjective…
A principal component analysis of the determinants of spatial disparity between rural and urban localities of Ghana
Ivy DraforThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the spatial disparity between rural and urban areas in Ghana using the Ghana Living Standards Survey’s (GLSS) rounds 5 and 6 data to…
Parents or peers, wealth or warmth? The impact of social support, wealth, and a positive outlook on self-efficacy and happiness
Vesarach AumeboonsukeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between family wealth, positive outlook, and support from significant others, including parents and friends, on…
The willingness of undergraduate students to volunteer for NGO work: a Ghanaian case study
Ernest L. Okorley, Alberta A. Owusu, Samuel Akuamoah-BoatengDespite the increasing awareness on students’ volunteerism globally, and its potential benefit to national development, there is limited research information on the subject in…
The new deflation and housing market bubbles in the USA and UK: a monetary policy dilemma
Heather Richardson Bono, Charles G. Leathers, J. Patrick RainesThe purpose of this paper is to develop an analysis of the improbable events of housing market bubbles occurring in a period when US and UK central bankers were responding to…
Inequalities in economic and educational status among social groups in India: Evidences from a village-based study in Uttar Pradesh
Ishwar Chandra Awasthi, Puneet Kumar ShrivastavThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the social and economic disparities across social groups in rural Uttar Pradesh. The paper demonstrates that the structure of the rural…
A panel vector AutoRegression analysis of income inequality dynamics in each of the 50 states of USA
Olugbenga Onafowora, Oluwole OwoyeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the income inequality dynamics in each of the 50 states of USA over the period 1981-2011.
Trade policy and health implication for Pacific island countries
Siope Vakataki ‘Ofa, Azmat GaniThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of trade policy pertaining to imported processed food on poorer health outcomes of people’s in the Pacific island countries.
A conceptual framework for ecological economics based on systemic principles of life
Fritjof Capra, Ove Daniel JakobsenThe purpose of this paper is to refer to ecological economics using two meanings of the term “ecological”. In the strict scientific sense, ecological economics refers to an…
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