International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 50 Issue 4

Determinants of agricultural households to join farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in Northeast India: evidence from Sikkim

Rajiv Gurung, Manesh Choubey

Government of India has launched FPOs to organise small and marginal farmers into farmer collectives called FPOs. These FPOs, through economies of scale, aim to provide better…

Theoretical analysis of social inclusion and social leverage in the Anthropocene era

Giovanni Efrain Reyes Ortiz, Félix Oscar Socorro Márquez, Rafael A. Gassón Pacheco

The main objective of this research is to present a theoretical review of social inclusion and social leverage in the Anthropocene era.

Do family ties and structure matter for ethical and moral values?

Harvey S. James Jr, Damilola Giwa-Daramola

This paper seeks to determine whether family ties and structure correlate with the ethical and moral values that are important underpinnings of economic activities.

Methods of classifying Tunisian investors into homogeneous groups

Hajer Chenini, Anis Jarboui

Financial theory is based on the assumption of rationality of individuals. Defenders of behavioral finance recommend that the rationality hypothesis of efficiency theory is too…

The causal effect of informal job search on wage and job satisfaction: evidence from Egypt and Jordan using random forest method

Obbey Ahmed Elamin

This study aims to examine the impact of finding a job through family and friend contacts on employees' wages and job satisfaction.

Labor misallocation and productivity growth in Vietnamese manufacturing firms

Phuong Thi Nguyen, Hung Viet Nguyen, Hoa Quynh Ha

This research identifies the level of labor misallocation in Vietnamese manufacturing sector for the period 2005–2019. The paper also examines the effects of labor misallocation…

Interventions for sustainable livelihoods: a review of evidence and knowledge gaps

Shubham Kumar, Keya Sengupta, Bidyut Jyoti Gogoi

The concept of sustainable livelihoods – commonly understood as managing of means of living without undermining natural resources – has gained momentum in international…

Determinants of maternal healthcare-seeking behaviours in Ghana

Alex Bawuah, Samuel Ampaw

This paper aims to explore the determinants of maternal healthcare services (MHS) utilisation in Ghana.

Labour force participation among the elderly in India: what does the latest data show?

Paramita Roy, Anshuman Barua

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the labour force participation among the elderly population (aged 60 and above) in India from data available for the most recent time…