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Browsing Research Articles (Economics) by Title
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(Elsevier, 2020-11)This paper examines the effect of fiscal policy on financial markets over a long span of 125 years. Unlike existing studies that mainly focus on monetary policy shocks and model-based identification of fiscal policy shocks, ...
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(Elsevier, 2002)The purpose of this paper is to examine the exchange rate volatility of the ruble, before the August 1998 crisis, using a macro-economic model of the Russian Federation developed by Basdevant (2000). A main focus of this ...
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(Southern African Communication Association, 2006-07)This paper attempts to estimate the determinants of Internet usage in South Africa in a theoretically plausible model. The three-step Engle Yoo estimation technique is applied. The results indicate that the number of ...
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(Juta, 2009-03)This paper develops a general equilibrium endogenous growth model in an overlapping generations framework, and compares, in terms of economic growth, a passive unemployment policy (unemployment insurance) with an active ...
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(Elsevier, 2015-06)We analyze herein the effects of the human capital adjustment cost on social mobility. Such an adjustment cost is modeled as a rising marginal cost schedule for augmenting human capital. We use a general human capital ...
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(Wiley, 2023-04)The sharp rise in inflation during the past few years has engendered comparisons with the great inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. Like that earlier episode, the recent inflation has been underpinned by supply-side ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2024-06)This paper surveys recent advances in drawing structural conclusions from vector autoregressions (VARs), providing a unified perspective on the role of prior knowledge. We describe the traditional approach to identification ...
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(Emerald, 2023-11)PURPOSE – Context matters in social entrepreneurship, and it matters a lot. Social entrepreneurs are deeply entrenched in the context where they operate: they respond to its challenges, are shaped by it, and attempt ...
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(Blackwell, 2007-12)This Presidential address briefly outlines the developments in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980 leading up to the current political and economic crisis. The Zimbabwean situation is assessed within the conceptual ...
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(Elsevier, 2010-01)In 2008, South Africa experienced a severe electricity crisis. Domestic and industrial electricity users had to suffer from black outs all over the country. It is argued that partially the reason was the lack of research on ...
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(Blackwell, 2004)The central argument of this paper is that African countries stand to benefit more from the goodwill currently being shown by industrialized countries who have committed themselves to further opening up of their markets ...
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(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009-01)South Africa in general has been approximately 2% hotter and at least 6% drier over the ten years between 1997 and 2006 compared to the 1970s. The use of water has also increased greatly over this same period. By 2000, ...
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(Blackwell, 2002-03)This paper investigates the usefulness of different definitions of the budget deficit and their impact on fiscal sustainability. The analysis shows that a number of alternative definitions of the budget deficit are useful, ...
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(Springer, 2008-11)No abstract available
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(Elsevier, 2016-06)Abu Dhabi, marketed as a centre of economic development in its geographic area during the post-oil era, is renowned for being a choice destination of high value individuals and tourists, due to its rich coastal and marine ...
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(Bureau for Economic Research and the Graduate School of Business, University of Stellenbosch, 2011-08)Under the Industrial Policy Action Plan of 2007, the South African government identified priority sectors that need to be promoted and developed in order to accelerate growth, reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty. ...
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(World Scientific Publishing, 2022-06)This paper studies the relationship between monthly economic uncertainty of 20 advanced and emerging markets, and two daily covariates, i.e., exchange rate and stock index, with particular emphasis on the relationship ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-03)The growing focus on regional and international environmental cooperation has helped further discussions about environmental sustainability. This study evaluates agricultural economic productivity and how it is affected ...
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(Elsevier, 2018-11)Given the significance of the residential sector in terms of energy consumption, a comprehensive understanding of households’ energy consumption patterns and choices is imperative. This paper focuses on analysing and ...
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(Creative Commons license, 2011)This study investigates the trade effects of the EU-SA and SADC preferential trade agreements of which South Africa is a member. Using a panel data estimation of the gravity model of bilateral trade and based on data ...
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