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The reconstruction of regional systems of innovation to allow the evolution of the biotechnology industry in non-high technology regions : the case of the Western Cape region in South Africa

Uctu, Ramazan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the efforts of stakeholders in a regional innovation system (RIS) to reconstruct the system to enable the development of the nascent biotechnology industry in the Western Cape ...

Essays on dynamic macroeconomics

Steinbach, Max Rudibert (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the first essay of this thesis, a medium scale DSGE model is developed and estimated for the South African economy. When used for forecasting, the model is found to outperform private sector economists ...

Education and country growth models

Gustafsson, Martin Anders (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The over-arching concern of the three parts of the dissertation is how economics can and should influence education policymaking, the emphasis on the economics side being models of country development ...