International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 44 Issue 11

The role of personality traits in investors trading behaviour: empirical evidence from Greek

Dimitrios Kourtidis, Prodromos Chatzoglou, Zeljko Sevic

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether, and to what extent, specific personality traits drive investors’ trading behaviour.

Explaining participation in the informal economy: a purchaser perspective

Colin C. Williams, Ioana Alexandra Horodnic, Jan Windebank

Participation in the informal economy has been predominantly explained from a supply side perspective by evaluating the rationales for people working in this sphere. Recognising…

On the development of socially beneficial infrastructure projects

Norayr Badasyan, Hans Wilhelm Alfen

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a project development framework (PDF) aiming to find socially beneficial public infrastructure provision (PIP) projects in the transport…

Gender, the state, and informal self-employment: Perspectives from the mobile telecommunication industry in Cameroon

Nathanael Ojong

The purpose of this paper is to examine the intersection of formality, informality, structures of power, gender, and social norms in the mobile telecommunication industry in…

The threshold effects of household indebtedness on multidimensional poverty

Lungile Ntsalaze, Sylvanus Ikhide

The purpose of this paper is to assess the existence of critical tipping points for explanatory variables (age, government grants, education and household size) – in particular…

Female labour force participation: evidence from Ghana

Abena Yeboah Abraham, Fidelia Nana Akom Ohemeng, Williams Ohemeng

The purpose of this paper is to examine female labour force participation (FLFP) and their employment choice between the formal and informal sectors after several institutional…

Does female human capital contribute to economic growth in India?: an empirical investigation

Madhu Sehrawat, A.K. Giri

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of female human capital on economic growth in the Indian economy during 1970-2014.

A comparative analysis of the practice and performance of microfinance institutions in Nigeria

Abiola Ayopo Babajide, Joseph Niyan Taiwo, Kehinde Adekunle Adetiloye

The successful story of microfinance institutions is often tied to the practice and methods of credit delivery as evidence among international world class microfinance…

In the centre, but still on the periphery: Is there any room for development of socio-economically deprived region in Slovakia?

Martin Plešivčák, Ján Buček

Geographical disparities in the light of regional development constitute ever present issue affecting academic debates as well as decision process of policy makers also in the…