International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 49 Issue 3

The impact of national culture on COVID-19 pandemic outcomes

Zhaochen He, Yixiao Jiang, Rik Chakraborti, Thomas D. Berry

This study aims to uncover the extent to which cultural traits may explain the puzzling international divergence in COVID-19 outcomes, and how those traits interact with state…

Impact of financial inclusion on food security: evidence from developing countries

Ameena Arshad

The paper empirically investigates the impact of financial inclusion on food security. Subsequently, it examines the overall effect of various dimensions of financial inclusion on…

Government size and economic growth in African emerging economies: does the BARS curve exist?

Lindokuhle Talent Zungu, Lorraine Greyling

This study is aimed at testing the validity of the BARS theory and determining the threshold level at which excessive government expenditure hampers growth. The data from 10…

Economic study on the export of cape gooseberry produced by Colombian indigenous communities in post-conflict areas to Spain and Europe

Ligia Gomez, Julian Duran, Isaias Tobasura

The purpose of this study is to estimate and analyze the production and export viability of organic cape gooseberry to Spain, cultivated by indigenous communities in post-conflict…

Migrants and non-migrants' welfare on cocoa farms in Ghana: Multidimensional poverty index approach

Bismark Amfo, James Osei Mensah, Robert Aidoo

The study assessed welfare of migrant and non-migrant labourers on cocoa farms in Ghana, using multidimensional poverty index (MPI) with four dimensions (education, health…

Adoption intentions towards improved vegetable varieties among commercial and subsistence farmers in Nepal

Toritseju Begho

In Nepal, not much is known about the adoption of improved vegetable varieties. Also, there are reasons to expect that the determinants of adoption may vary between subsistence…

Income satisfaction among Millennials during COVID-19: the interplay among cognitive, noncognitive and financial factors

Malvika Chhatwani

The purpose of this study is to examine income satisfaction among Millennials during COVID-19. The authors explore the roles of cognitive factors: financial literacy and…

Microfinance institutions' risk and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Haileslasie Tadele, Helen Roberts, Rosalind Whiting

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of MFI-level governance on microfinance institutions' (MFIs’) risk in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

The neoclassical and Keynesian standpoint and policy implications regarding the Greek Financial Crisis

John Marangos

The purpose of this paper is to discover the contradistinctions between the neoclassical and Keynesian paradigms of economics regarding the Greek Financial Crisis.