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A longitudinal study of the influence of social identity, outgroup exposure and affirmative action policy on first-year student academic success in the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty of Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The student profile at Stellenbosch University (SU) has changed significantly since the 1990s. This can be linked to the implementation of various measures and policies aimed at increasing diversity and ... -
The importance of beliefs in shaping divergent economic outcomes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis articulates the case for beliefs as a fundamental cause for divergent long-run development. This beliefs-centred approach is a synthesis of institutional and culture-based explanations of ... -
The economic impact of the Khoe on the north-eastern frontier of the Cape Colony
(2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The role played by the Khoe in early Cape colonial economy remains largely unaccounted for in Economic History. The two exceptions are Fourie and Green’s The missing people: accounting for the productivity ... -
Does affordable housing make cities more competitive?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study sheds light on the consequences of unaffordable house prices and how they negatively affect cities' growth prospects. This is done by studying how economic expansion indicators in a city such ...
