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Housing and superannuation: social security in Singapore
Reisman, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) March, pp. 159-187
Purpose – Singapore does not have a welfare State. Instead it has full employment, rapid growth, affordable education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081332
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The “inverse care law” and infant mortality among Whites and Blacks in the United States
Ram, Rati - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) November, pp. 973-982
Purpose – In the context of a much higher infant mortality rate (IMR) among Blacks than among Whites in the USA, the purpose of this paper is to compare changes in IMR in the two groups to judge whether the rates of decline are indicative of the so-called Matthew-effect or the inverse-care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365030
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Provisional results of the 2011 Census of India: Slowdown in growth, ascent in literacy, but more missing girls
Perianayagam, Arokiasamy; Goli, Srinivas - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) August, pp. 785-801
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the new Census 2011 results with the results of the previous Censuses and assess the progress in trends of population growth, literacy rate, and sex ratio imbalance and also to highlight the critical socioeconomic issues based on short-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010563982
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Does individual heterogeneity shape retail investor behaviour?
Chandra, Abhijeet; Sanningammanavara, Kantesha; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 5, pp. 578-593
conducted on retail and small investors using the brokerage services of a firm. Data collected from primary methods are used for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807263
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Intertemporal changes in the antecedents of migration in 1990-2000 period
Seong Ow, Chee; Hamid Baharom, Abdul; Shah Habibullah, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 4, pp. 266-277
Purpose – The purpose of paper is to investigate and determine the intertemporal changes in linkages between migration (both emigration and immigration) and economic conditions in during 1990-2000 period. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employed cross-sectional analysis to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807489
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A multi-disciplinary approach to explaining workless-ness in Britain
Cagliesi, Gabriella; Hawkes, Denise Donna; Tookey, Max - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 7, pp. 937-959
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to adopt the principles of labour economics, behavioural economics and social influence to identify constraints and enablers that influence people’s choices in relation to the labour market decisions. Design/methodology/approach A sequential empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807765
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ICTs and maternal healthcare utilization. Evidence from Ghana
Abekah-Nkrumah, Gordon; Guerriero, Marta; Purohit, Purnima - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 7, pp. 518-541
Purpose – Traditionally, the role of technology on health services has been argued from the supply side. The purpose of …) on the use of maternal health services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – Study used data from the 2008 Ghana … across all four reproductive health services. Therefore, ICTs have a good capacity to influence women's demand of health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807835
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Housing and superannuation: social security in Singapore
Reisman, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 3, pp. 159-187
Purpose – Singapore does not have a welfare State. Instead it has full employment, rapid growth, affordable education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805378
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The “inverse care law” and infant mortality among Whites and Blacks in the United States
Ram, Rati - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 12, pp. 973-982
Purpose – In the context of a much higher infant mortality rate (IMR) among Blacks than among Whites in the USA, the purpose of this paper is to compare changes in IMR in the two groups to judge whether the rates of decline are indicative of the so‐called Matthew‐effect or the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805709
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Provisional results of the 2011 Census of India
Perianayagam, Arokiasamy; Goli, Srinivas - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 10, pp. 785-801
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the new Census 2011 results with the results of the previous Censuses and assess the progress in trends of population growth, literacy rate, and sex ratio imbalance and also to highlight the critical socioeconomic issues based on short‐term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805757