International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 47 Issue 9

Institutions and economic growth in ECOWAS: an investigation into the hierarchy of institution hypothesis (HIH)

Olumide Olaoye, Oluwatosin Aderajo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the quality of different dimensions of institutional and economic growth in a panel of 15 member ECOWAS.

The adoption of digital technology and labor demand in the Indonesian banking sector

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Maman Setiawan, Nury Effendi, Teguh Santoso, Baruna Hadibrata

This study investigates the effect of digital technology adoption on labor demand in the Indonesian banking sector.

Consumer financial distress during economic downturn: evidence from five provinces of Zimbabwe

Richard Chamboko, Rumbidzai K.T. Chamboko

Despite the inescapable picture of hardships and circumstances in Zimbabwe, there has not been dedicated research focused on understanding the management of household finances…

The human capital–economic growth nexus in SSA countries: what can strengthen the relationship?

Roseline Tapuwa Karambakuwa, Ronney Ncwadi, Andrew Phiri

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of human capital on economic growth for a selected sample of nine SSA countries between 1980 and 2014 using a panel econometric…

Spatial disparity and inequality of education domain in Algeria: a spatial econometric approach

Mohammed Touitou, Laib Yacine, Boudeghdegh Ahmed

Despite significant progress in schooling, social and spatial inequalities in access to education remain important in Algeria. In the present article, taking into account the…

Economic growth in the Malaysian vegetarian market potential: internalized dimension of motivation

Darshana Darmalinggam, Maniam Kaliannan

The purpose of this study is to explore the internalized dimension of motivation under the Unified Model of Vegetarian Identity (UMVI) model, namely, personal and prosocial…

Does credit boost agricultural performance? Evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen Tuan Anh, Christopher Gan, Dao Le Trang Anh

This study investigates the short-run and long-run impacts of agricultural credit on Vietnam's agricultural GDP over the period 2004:Q4–2016:Q4, with the incorporation of…