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Socioeconomic determinants of poverty among urban households in South-West Nigeria
Akerele, Dare; Momoh, Siaka; Adewuyi, Samuel A.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) March, pp. 168-181
among urban households of Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. Household socio-economic factors, among others, have been … levers to improve welfare of the poor. The purpose of this paper is to examine poverty situations among urban households in …. Design/methodology/approach – A multistage sampling approach was used to select 80 households who were interviewed using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551547
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Demand for financial services by households in Ghana
Akpandjar, George Mawuli; Quartey, Peter; Abor, Joshua - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 439-457
services in rural and urban households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – Data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 … choice. Findings – The results from Tobit and conditional logit models account for households' demographic characteristics … and their financial decisions. The Tobit estimates show that household size, age, sex, marital status, occupation, income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742452
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Demand for financial services by households in Ghana
Akpandjar, George Mawuli; Quartey, Peter; Abor, Joshua - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 439-457
services in rural and urban households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – Data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 … choice. Findings – The results from Tobit and conditional logit models account for households' demographic characteristics … and their financial decisions. The Tobit estimates show that household size, age, sex, marital status, occupation, income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685867
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Socioeconomic determinants of poverty among urban households in South‐West Nigeria
Akerele, Dare; Momoh, Siaka; Adewuyi, Samuel A.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 3, pp. 168-181
among urban households of Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. Household socio‐economic factors, among others, have been … levers to improve welfare of the poor. The purpose of this paper is to examine poverty situations among urban households in …. Design/methodology/approach – A multistage sampling approach was used to select 80 households who were interviewed using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805718
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Demand for financial services by households in Ghana
Mawuli Akpandjar, George; Quartey, Peter; Abor, Joshua - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 5, pp. 439-457
services in rural and urban households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – Data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 … choice. Findings – The results from Tobit and conditional logit models account for households' demographic characteristics … and their financial decisions. The Tobit estimates show that household size, age, sex, marital status, occupation, income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805795
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Institutions, incentives, and disaster relief: The case of the Federal Emergency Management Agency following Hurricane Katrina
Westley, Christopher; Murphy, Robert P.; Anderson, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 501-511
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of property rights institutions to disaster relief efforts, with a focus on the US Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081324
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Institutions, incentives, and disaster relief
Westley, Christopher; Murphy, Robert P.; Anderson, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 7, pp. 501-511
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of property rights institutions to disaster relief efforts, with a focus on the US Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805466
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Social attitudes and the gender pay gap in the USA in recent years
Srinivas, Sumati - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) April, pp. 268-275
Purpose – Although the labor force participation rates for women in the USA have steadily risen during the last three decades, the gender pay gap has not decreased significantly since 1992. In fact, there is evidence that it actually widened during the 1990s. This paper seeks to present a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081285
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Distribution of income and the structure of economy and society
Spithoven, A.H.G.M. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) January, pp. 133-154
question whether a policy to engender smaller income differentials does or does not provide a positive drive for the structural … change towards a modern information technology-based economy. Findings – Although some authors argue that smaller income … economic development. On the contrary, income and education seem to be two drivers of the sectoral shift to an ICT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081288
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Cross-country determinants of satisfaction with life
Kacapyr, Elia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) May, pp. 400-416
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the social, economic, and cultural factors that impact satisfaction with life (SWL) in 63 countries. The intent is to determine empirically the extent to which self-reported SWL truly reflects well-being. Design/methodology/approach – A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081394