International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 51 Issue 4

Empirical investigation of Islamic legal framework, crowd humanitarian funds and poverty reduction in selected Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Yusuff Jelili Amuda, Shafiqul Hassan

This study reports the results of the empirical investigation of the Shari'ah legal framework which serves as a basis of the crowd humanitarian fund and poverty reduction among…

Measures for achieving sustainable environment to mitigate climate change in Africa

Bismark Osei, Mark Edem Kunawotor, Paul Appiah-Konadu

This study examines the appropriate measures that need to be intensified among African countries to achieve sustainable environment to mitigate climate change.

Food security and women empowerment of livestock farming households in the Feed the Future zone of Bangladesh

Paresh Kumar Sarma, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum, Sheikh Mohammad Sayem

This study aims to investigate the determinants of the food security status of participants and non-participants of livestock extension services living under similar socioeconomic…

Foreign investors and stocks' volatility: evidence from COVID-19

Shallu Batra, Mahender Yadav, Mohit Saini

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to examine the relationship between foreign ownership and stock return volatility and second, to explore how COVID-19 impacts such a…

Duration of high school education on early fertility and marriage: evidence from a policy change in Ghana

Emmanuel Adu Boahen, Jacob Nunoo, Kwadwo Opoku

The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of spending one extra year in high school on early marriage and childbirth.

Does inflation affect asymmetrically to financial development in India? Fresh insights based on NARDL approach

Muzffar Hussain Dar, Md. Zulquar Nain

This study examines the possibility of asymmetric impact of inflation on the financial development (FD) in the case of Indian economy from 1980 to 2020. Moreover, the…

Assessment of antecedents of financial literacy among young adults: hybrid BWM and ISM approach

Anamika Saharan, Akash Saharan, Krishan Kumar Pandey, T. Joji Rao

The low level of financial literacy among young adults is a pressing concern at both individual and country levels. Therefore, there is a dire need to understand the best-worst…

Sustainability in supply chain management: using drawings to understand undergraduates' perceptions of sustainability

Sharon Feeney, John Hogan

This paper presents an interpretation of freehand drawings produced by supply chain management undergraduates in response to the question: “What is sustainability?” Having to…

Covid-19 pandemic and firm performance: evidence on industry differentials and impacting channels

Hang Thi Ngo, Ha Ngan Duong

This study explores the impacts of Covid-19 on the performance of firms operating in different industries, and further discovers suspected impacting channels through which…