Fishing communities around Chilika Lake are exposed to ecological change, constraints on resource access, and limited livelihood assets; however, village-level evidence is needed to prioritise interventions. This study assessed the livelihood vulnerability of eight fishing villag...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81369
This study examines how digital opinion leaders shape consumer electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) in the technology-gadget sector. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey was conducted among 286 respondents in Eastern Uttar Pradesh who regularly followed technology influencers. Data...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81367
This study examines the effects of macroeconomic policies on economic growth in Nigeria using annual time-series data covering 1980–2022. The analysis focuses on selected fiscal and monetary policy instruments, namely interest rate, exchange rate, government expenditure and gover...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81366
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on lifestyles and buying behavior. As a result, it amplified the usage of online marketing platforms. After the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers’ dependency did not change, and it remained the same or increased. The outbreak of COV...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81364
This study examines the structural transformation of India’s services exports, with particular attention to the emergence and growing dominance of modern services. Using secondary data from National Accounts Statistics, the Reserve Bank of India, UNCTAD, the World Trade Organizat...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81365
Railways, telegraphy, postal communication, standardised time, radio broadcasting, and large public works were central to the material reorganisation of colonial and postcolonial India. This narrative review examines how historians have interpreted these systems, with particular...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81363
Consumer trust in food safety has become a critical concern worldwide, particularly in aquatic product supply chains where information asymmetry and fraud risks are pronounced. Drawing on signalling theory and trust theory, this study develops and empirically tests a multi-path m...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i71360
This study determined the impact of carbon intensity on economic growth in selected SADC countries (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Mozambique). Carbon intensity was defined as carbon emissions per unit of GDP, while the analysis controlled for other traditional inputs (labo...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81361
This study examines disaster-mitigation behaviour among creative economy small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a volcanic hazard-prone area and assesses the associations of demographic capacity, economic resources, technology access, and business-sector characteristics wit...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81362
This study examines the effect of fiscal policy dynamics on economic growth in Nigeria using annual time-series data from 1981 to 2023. Real Gross Domestic Product was used as the measure of economic growth, while Total Government Expenditure, Oil Revenue, Non-Oil Revenue, Total...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i71359