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Theses and Dissertations (Economics): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-06-30)In this thesis, Running events in a crisis context: a sport consumer marketing perspective, the candidate investigated emotional and behavioural aspects of sport event participation, specifically running events, prior to ...
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Uncertainty related to infectious diseases and forecastability of the volatility of financial assets (University of Pretoria, 2022)In the context of the great turmoil in the financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, we examine the predictability of the US Treasury securities (Chapter 2), international stocks (Chapter 3), foreign exchange rates ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical events have called for a need to re-evaluate methodologies for Supply Chain Risk management. Significant investment in supply chain technology has resulted in data being generated ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-04)Economic globalisation has ushered in the integration of world financial markets, and the degree of interconnectedness has never been greater. In the face of a resurgence in global risks from trade, geopolitical tensions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Global warming poses a serious threat to our ecosystem and our future. In this regard, reducing the use of fossil fuels by limiting energy consumption or improving energy efficiency is considered a critical path to combat ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Recent international trade literature emphasised the importance of countries’ technological trade composition structures (both exports and imports) in enhancing economic growth and development. Yet Africa’s trade has been ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This thesis seeks to provide an in-depth examination of intergenerational mobility in Africa. Examining intergenerational mobility and its underpinnings is of particular importance for Africa which, by 2020, was home to 8 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-01-14)Inflation forecasting is crucial for efficient monetary policy and decision-making in an economy. This paper examines the feasibility of including deep neural networks in the macroeconomic forecasting toolbox for the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1968)No abstract available
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of diabetes and sugar-sweetened beverages on the South African economy. The study was motivated by the prevalence of diabetes in South Africa and the cost of managing diabetes. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)In this thesis, we examine the role of economic uncertainty and financial market stress in the South African economy and its implications for monetary policy. Financial market disruptions and economic uncertainty are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Globally and in most emerging economies such as South Africa, there is an urgent need to attain sustainable development goals as well as honor climate change mitigation commitments. In order to achieve this and to participate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-06-01)This thesis investigates how different policies and measures designed to reduce CO2 emissions – i.e. carbon tax and energy efficiency policies – in South Africa will affect South African households. The contribution of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This thesis examines the implementation of fiscal decentralization in Ghana, originally known as the Gold Coast in West Africa. It focuses on the Government of Ghana’s policies regarding subnational entities especially ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-07-31)The study explores the fundamental causes of poverty persistence, which remains a central challenge of the modern world. In theory, rising political participation operationalises checks on state predation and cultivates ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This thesis considers fiscal incidence modelling in South Africa. We use literature and empirical data to show that the bulk of government expenditure in South Africa is unproductive. For this reason, we suggest an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)At 2.5 trillion dollars, South Africa is endowed with the world’s most valuable mineral treasure. Simple logic suggests that the country’s comparative geological endowment confers an advantage as a preferred mineral ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This research examines equity trends in financing health care through out-of-pocket payments (OOP) using South African Income and Expenditure Surveys for the periods 1995, 2000, 2005-06 and 2010-11. South Africa is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Many countries experienced a credit and housing boom over the period 2003 - 2007. This was followed by a burst in the US housing bubble, which contributed to the deep global economic and financial crisis which began in ...
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