International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 51 Issue 6

Social media investors' sentiment as stock market performance predictor

Sana Ben Cheikh, Hanen Amiri, Nadia Loukil

This study examines the impact of social media investor sentiment on the stock market performance through qualitative and quantitative proxies.

Predicting working sole Indian mothers' satisfaction towards work–family balance integrating the Kano model and weighted average method

Jyoti Kushwaha, Pankaj Singh, Ruchi Kushwaha

The main impetus of the current paper is to identify and prioritize the work–family balance (WFB) satisfaction attributes specifically for working sole mothers' by deploying the…

Factors influencing micro-entrepreneurship among women SHG members of Sikkim: a propensity score matching approach

Smriti Prasad, Manesh Choubey

The paper identifies the influence of socio-economic factors and livelihood training in stimulating micro-entrepreneurship among women self-help group (SHG) members.

Socioeconomic status of international students and its relation to the brain drain: evidence from Greek PhD holders

Lois Labrianidis, Theodosis Sykas, Evi Sachini, Nikolaos Karampekios

The study examines potential differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and emigration patterns between Greek international students (IS) and non-international students (non-IS…

What do individuals know, feel and do from a financial perspective? An empirical study on financial satisfaction

Jitender Kumar, Manju Rani, Garima Rani, Vinki Rani

Financial satisfaction is a potential ambition of individuals' lives that requires well-strategized economic behaviors. The authors examine the impact of various factors on the…

Government health expenditure and child health: empirical evidence from West African countries

Bismark Osei, Evans Kulu, Paul Appiah-Konadu

The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of government health expenditure on the health of children (under-five mortality rate and prevalence rate of stunting) among West…

Income and health insurance effects on modern health-seeking behaviours in rural Ghana: nature and extent of bias involved

Samuel Sekyi, Philip Kofi Adom, Emmanuel Agyapong Wiafe

This study examined the influence of income and health insurance on the health-seeking behaviour of rural residents, addressing the concerns of endogeneity and heterogeneity bias.

Trends and socioeconomic disparities in undernutrition among Muslim women in India: evidence from the last two decades (1998–2021)

Zeenat Hashmi, Ashish Singh

A woman's nutritional status significantly determines her overall well-being. The authors critically examine the trends — including socioeconomic disparities — in undernutrition…