International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 48 Issue 10

How financial development and economic growth influence human capital in low-income countries

Muhammad Ali, Syed Ali Ali Raza, Chin-Hong Puah, Shamim Samdani

This research aims to explain the effect of financial indicators and economic growth on human capital in low-income countries.

Consumer expenditure when positional concerns matter

Kármen Kovács

The purpose of this paper is to study which factors affect consumer expenditure and how, when positional concerns matter. It also investigates how consumers finance and reallocate…

Rice farm income diversification in Ghana and implications on household consumption expenditure

Bismark Amfo, James Osei Mensah, Ernest Baba Ali, Gilbert Dagunga, Seth Etuah, Robert Aidoo

This study investigates implications of crop and income diversifications on consumption expenditure (welfare) of rice-producing households in Ghana. It further compares…

Existence of asymmetry between wages and automatable jobs: a quantile regression approach

Tarannum Azim Baigh, Chen Chen Yong, Kee Cheok Cheong

This study aims to explore, in the context of Machinery and Equipment sector of Malaysia, the association between average wages and share of employment in automatable jobs…

Determinants of adoption of organic rice production: a case of smallholder farmers in Hai Lang district of Vietnam

Hung Gia Hoang

The purpose of this study is to investigate factors that affect smallholders' adoption of organic rice production in the Hai Lang district of Vietnam.

Ethnotechnology Noken-Papua as carrying capacity for enhancing local economic development

Bhakti Nur Avianto, Damardjati Kun Marjanto, Ihya Ulumuddin, Unggul Sudrajat, Kaisar Julizar

This paper aims to determine the extent to which the strategy of Noken-Papuan products, known as intangible culture recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

Structural equation modeling of residents' attitudes and tourism development: a SET based - study of the Kashmir region in India

Aasif Ali Bhat, Kakali Majumdar

The present study tries to develop a model that assesses the factors that determine support for tourism development by residents of the Kashmir region.

The impacts of income inequality on the gross domestic product under direct taxation: evidence from emerging market economies

Ahmet Eren Yıldırım, Mete Dibo

This study analyzes the impacts of income inequality after direct taxation on the gross domestic product as a fiscal policy tool in the development process.