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The role of non-cognitive skills in educational production in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The role of non-cognitive skills in educational production in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) has largely been overlooked in the international economics of education literature. This constitutes ... -
Methodological advances for deepening the interrogation of data from education evaluations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The ability to read is arguably the most important skill in most academic settings. All present and future learning is dependent fundamentally on the ability to appropriately interpret text and internalise ... -
Manifestations of inequality in three developing countries : an investigation of differential education and labour market outcomes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Economic inequality is a pervasive phenomenon that has long been a feature of both developed and developing countries. Such inequality is particularly problematic in developing countries because of its ... -
Essays on accountability and service delivery in education and healthcare in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa’s public service is characterised by poor quality of services and a weak record of accountability and service delivery. Despite high investment of resources towards the poor, there has been ... -
The econometrics of discrete structural change and its applications in models of price overcharge
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This dissertation studies unexplored time series issues related to tests of structural change and the modelling thereof. The practical application is centred around the estimation of price effects in ... -
The econometrics of dating anti-competitive effects with application to excessive pricing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Anti-competitive behaviour in a market is associated with related effects that may not always be captured in traditional approaches to locating damages. Conventionally, to determine when anti-competitive ... -
Early effects and legacies of Cape Colony legislation on black disenfranchisement, education and migration
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Cape Colony adopted a universal male franchise in 1853, which was subject to income and property qualifications. This decision created tensions amongst the white settler community. After several annexations ... -
A critical examination of collusion, the pricing behaviour of a multi-product cartel and the cartel enforcement record in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In this dissertation three research questions relating to collusion and cartel enforcement in South Africa were examined. The first question entailed examining the characteristics of detected cartels, ...
