FORCE: Focus on Research in Contemporary Economics

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Ferhat Topbas — 2024-04-04

Editorial

Ferhat Topbas — 2024-04-04

The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board are proud to present the first issue of the fourth volume of Focus on Research in Contemporary Economics (FORCE). We are driven to establish FORCE which is dedicated to create a well-established venue for high quality research in contemporary Economics. Its content mirrors widespread scholarly approaches and interests within the dimensions of Economics, Finance, Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, Marketing, Management, and other related areas in Social Sciences. Therefore, FORCE’s contributions are not limited to a specific disciplinary philosophy or a particular approach.

This issue features five research articles that report essential findings and implications in Contemporary Economics. In the first article Musa (2023) investigates the effect of insecurity on youth unemployment in Nigeria from 1990 to 2020 using the ordinary least squares estimation technique (OLS)

In the second article, Gandhi & Manek (2023) aims to understand how inflation affects economic activities and how consumers cope with these effects. In this context, it focuses on understanding consumers' behavioral patterns.

In the third article, Aronu (2023) aimed to analyze the unemployment rate in Nigeria by investigating the impacts of population growth rate, population size, Gross Domestic Product per capita, and Gross Fixed Capital Formation, utilizing various statistical tests to assess short- and long-term effects and suggesting significant investments in small and medium-sized businesses as a solution to alleviate unemployment issues.

In the fourth article, Swati (2023) examines the role of effective participation of women in decision-making processes and income-generating opportunities in tribal households in reducing food insecurity, thereby highlighting the relationship between food security and gender.

In the fifth article, Duman (2023) A critique has been written for the book titled "Identity Phenomenon In Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations In Turkey.

Analysis of the Impact of Insecurity on Youth Unemployment (1990-2020)

Ibrahim Musa — 2024-04-04

Using the ordinary least square estimation technique (OLS), this study investigates the effect of insecurity on youth unemployment in Nigeria from 1990 to 2020. The dependent variable in this study is unemployment (UNE), and the independent variables are National Terrorism Index (NTI) and Crime Rate (CR). The study's findings show that NTI has a positive and significant impact on UNE; a unit increase in NTI results in a 0.000827 increase in unemployment. The influence of Nigerian CR on UNE is both favourable and large; an increase in Nigerian CR results in a 0.005653 increase in unemployment. Because heightened insecurity is a direct outcome of unemployment, the study suggests the government should cut interest rates in commercial banks to make loans more available to small business owners so they can hire more people. Government should also fight corruption in both public and private offices, kidnappings and create more skill acquisition centres.

Study On Behavıoural Pattern of Consumers of Gujarat State Durıng Inflatıon

Kalpesh P. Gandhi — 2024-04-04

Economic activities of people have been affected by inflation. With the increase of price of commodities of their consumption either they decrease consumption or shift with other commodities or try to increase their earning for maintaining previous consumption level. All these alternatives are treated as behavioural pattern of consumers and this is the main core of the present study. During the inflation people may react differently as higher income group and lower income group also different age group and other different demographic factors may have variation. So researchers have collected primary data with the use of questionnaire with convenient sampling across the Gujarat state and 407 responses have been collected. One way ANOVA has been used to test the hypotheses and it has been found that gander, location, age, education and occupation have significant differences in behavioural pattern during inflation but monthly income have not been found significant differences.

The Nexus Between Unemployment Rate And Some Macroeconomic Variables In Nigeria

Charles Aronu — 2024-04-04

In a world grappling with unemployment issues, this study focused on the unemployment rate in Nigeria, examining the impact of population growth rate (PGR), population size, Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDPC), and Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF). Unemployment is a widespread problem, leading to disparities in labor markets, deepening poverty, and substandard living conditions. The study aimed to determine the order of integration for these variables and assess both short-term and long-term effects on the unemployment rate. Key tools used for analysis included the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, the Jarque-Bera test, and the Co-integration test. Results showed that PGR, GDPC, and GFCF were integrated of order 1 (I(1)), while Population was integrated of order 0 (I(0)). Over the study period, all series exhibited trends but remained stationary. The co-integration ARDL bound test revealed a long-term link between the variables. Based on the error correction coefficient, the system's prior period disequilibrium should be corrected at a rate of 12.1% every year. The long-term effects of both gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) and gross domestic product per capita (GDPC) on the unemployment rate were shown to be substantial. The study suggests making significant investments in small and medium-sized businesses in order to increase GDPC and GFCF, which will have a favourable long- and short-term impact on unemployment rates.

Gendering Tribal Food Security: A case from India

Swati Jain swati — 2024-04-04

Gender and food security are interdependent and essential policy components for the "Zero Hunger" goal. In the SDG framework, women’s access to resources, effective participation in household decision-making, income-earning opportunities, and awareness about food and nutritional choices are much more significant than literacy levels and health care. Moreover, the role of tribal women in ensuring food and nutritional security in low-income households is challenging due to their increasing dependence on public provisions, high levels of child malnutrition, and decreasing reliance on forests. Therefore, every policy aiming at food and nutritional security needs effective gendering at the food production levels and food security public provisions. The present chapter highlights the food security challenges faced by the tribal households in the selected districts of Uttar Pradesh. The chapter adds to the growing literature on the gender dimension of food policy and integrated food systems. The analysis based on the binary logit models reveals the gender aspect of the food security challenge. Households with effective involvement of women in decision-making and income generation, individual spending power, higher formal education, and SHG association have lesser food and nutritional insecurity probabilities.

A Book Review: Identity Phenomenon in Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations in Türkiye

Gökhan Duman — 2024-04-04

A descriptive and a critical review regarding the book entitled "Identity Phenomenon in Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations in Türkiye" written by Cansel Uslu and Didem Doğanyılmaz Duman is provided.