...Promila Das; Manohar Giri Purpose The study ascertains the mothers’ empowerment level and investigates its influence on the intergenerational transmission of educational achievements. Design/methodology/approach The study uses primary data from 432 households, and the mothers’ empowerment...

...Tiatité Noufé Purpose The constraint of agricultural credit is a major issue for farm households in developing countries. The objective of this paper is to analyze the mediating role of credit on agricultural productivity of rural households in Burkina Faso. Design/methodology/approach We use...

...Yong Kang Cheah; Kim-Leng Goh; Azira Abdul Adzis Purpose The objective of this study is to examine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with health care expenditure among households in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study examines health care participation decision...

...Gloria Essilfie; Joshua Sebu; Samuel Kobina Annim; Emmanuel Ekow Asmah Purpose This study adopts three dimensions of women’s empowerment: (1) relative education empowerment, (2) women's autonomy in decision-making and (3) domestic violence to examine the effect of women’s empowerment on household...

... in the household seems to be an increasing factor of poverty and social exclusion. This information is relevant to improving the design of children and family-focussed social policies as well as contributing to the setting of targets in order to achieve EU 2020 goals including the alleviation of poverty in general...

...Noah Olasehinde; Olanrewaju Olaniyan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of health expenditure at the household level in Nigeria with specific focus on the household and individual unique characteristics. It presents some stylised facts about the Nigerian health system...