Department of Economics: Recent submissions
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Labour control and the establishment of profitable settler agriculture in colonial Kenya, c. 1920–45
(Routledge, 2019)This article contributes to the growing literature on the impact of colonial legacies on long-run development. We focus on Kenya, where it is previously argued that land tenure and taxation policies created an impoverished ... -
SMS nudges as a tool to reduce tuberculosis treatment delay and pretreatment loss to follow-up. A randomized controlled trial
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Background: TB persists despite being relatively easy to detect and cure because the journey from the onset of symptoms to cure involves a series of steps, with patients being lost to follow-up at each stage and delays ... -
The nurse did not even greet me : how informed versus non-informed patients evaluate health systems responsiveness in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Introduction: Universal Health Coverage is not only about access to health services but also about access to high-quality care, since poor experiences may deter patients from accessing care. Evidence shows that quality of ... -
Intergenerational transfer of health inequalities : exploration of mechanisms in the Birth to Twenty cohort in South Africa
(BMJ, 2019)South Africa’s history of colonialism and Apartheid contributed to its extreme levels of inequality. Twenty-five years after the transition to democracy, socio-economic and health inequalities continue to rank among the ... -
Effects and determinants of tuberculosis drug stockouts in South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: The frequent occurrence of medicine stockouts represents a significant obstacle to tuberculosis control in South Africa. Stockouts can lead to treatment alterations or interruptions, which can impact ... -
Black – and not offended
(ASSAf, 2020-07-10)This Commentary is a response to a Commentary published in the May/June 2020 issue: Nattrass N. Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences? S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6), Art. ... -
Tax revenue mobilisation : estimates of South Africa’s personal income tax gap
(AOSIS, 2019-07-15)Background: Tax evasion is one of the factors impeding tax revenue mobilisation. Although there are efforts to reduce non-compliance, the extent and nature thereof remain fairly unknown in many developing countries, including ... -
Reflections on the effectiveness of child support grants
(African Sun Media, 2020)South Africa’s unusually large social assistance system annually transfers some 3% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to the poor as cash grants.1 The child support grant (CSG) programme is one of the ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Investigating the comprehension iceberg : developing empirical benchmarks for early-grade reading in agglutinating African languages
(AOSIS, 2020-02-18)Background: Reading development in agglutinating African languages is a relatively under-researched area. While numerous studies highlight the low comprehension levels among learners reading in African languages in South ... -
Counting the cost : COVID-19 school closures in South Africa and its impact on children
(AOSIS, 2020-12-07)Background: When the new coronavirus rapidly spread across the globe, the impact of the virus on children was still unclear, and closing schools seemed the responsible thing to do. But much has been learnt since about ... -
What do deviation cycles measure? An analysis of the informational content of filter-based business cycles
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Empirical business cycle research typically commences with the extraction of a so-called deviation cycle using a time-series smoothing filter. This methodology is appealing for its pragmatism; it is easy to ... -
Theoretical study of variable viscosity nanofluids flow in microchannels
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study of fluid flow and heat transfer through a microchannel is an important research area due to its wide applications in engineering and industrial processes. Some practical applications include ...
