International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 39 Issue 6

Corporate social responsibility management in Uganda: Lessons, challenges, and policy implications

David Katamba, Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba, Sulayman Babiiha Mpisi, Cedric Marvin Nkiko, Annet. K. Nabatanzi‐Muyimba, Jean Hensley Kekaramu

The purpose of this study is to investigate how business enterprises in Uganda manage their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and projects.

The non‐monotonic effect of real wages on labour productivity: New evidence from the manufacturing sector in Malaysia

Chor Foon Tang

The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the effect of real wages on labour productivity in Malaysia's manufacturing sector using annual data from 1980 to 2009.

Unmet need and met unneed in health care utilisation in Iran

Mohammad Hajizadeh, Luke B. Connelly, James R.G. Butler, Aredshir Khosravi

This paper uses a unique nationwide survey data derived from the 2003 Utilisation of Health Services Survey (UHSS) in Iran (n=16,935) to analyse inequities of health care…

Groups and information disclosure: evidence on the Olson and Putnam hypotheses in Japan

Eiji Yamamura

There is controversy between Putnam and Olson concerning the role of groups. Putnam argued that small groups contribute to economic growth, whereas Olson asserted that small…

The unemployment rate, unemployment volatility, and crime

Firouz Fallahi, Hamed Pourtaghi, Gabriel Rodríguez

The paper aims to study the effect of the unemployment rate and its volatility on crime in the USA. It proposes that not only the unemployment rate, but also its volatility affect…

Market Complicity and Christian Ethics

Paul Oslington

The scope of the journal

IJSE Editorial Team