... of inclusion and establishes their impact on the welfare of households. Design/methodology/approach A structured survey was conducted among 400 BPL households. The links between the constructs were examined using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed...

.../approach We apply a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), which simultaneously estimates the disability and living standard equations, including unobserved latent variables. Moreover, we apply a difference-in-differences (DiD) framework to investigate the impact of the universal health insurance (UHI...

.../approach The current study used cross-sectional research design and a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. The study applied structural equation modeling through bootstrap approach in AMOS to establish the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between...

... progress should constitute priorities for policy reforms. Boonlert Jitmaneeroj can be contacted at: boonlert_jit@utcc.ac.th 09 01 2016 02 12 2016 18 12 2016 Cluster analysis Data mining Structural equation modelling Social development Social Progress Index...