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Endogenous credit money : evidence from selected developing countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The endogenous money theory states that the money supply responds
endogenously to the demand for credit. The money supply is not exogenously
determined by the central bank. The endogenous theory is ...
The economic demography of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is remarkable that population, which is at the centre of the economic problem - the Wealth if
not the Poverty of Nations - has received scant attention in economic research in South Africa.
Which ...
Institutions and institutional change as explanation for differences in economic development – a study of the first three decades of the postcolonial experience of Zambia and Botswana
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)
Numerous theories have been constructed to provide reasons for economic growth
differences between countries. As data became more readily available, cross-country
empirical studies identified a set of variables that ...
A macroeconometric policy model of the South African economy based on weak rational expectations with an application to monetary policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Lucas critique states that if expectations are not explicitly dealt with,
conventional econometric models are inappropriate for policy analyses, as their
coefficients are not policy invariant. The ...
Financial liberalisation and economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries : dilemmas and prospects
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the dynamic effects of financial liberalisation on economic
growth in three sub-Saharan African countries - Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania. The
study was motivated by the ...
Die fabriekswese in stedelike ontwikkeling : 'n institusioneel-ekonomiese perspektief op die Suid-Afrikaanse ervaring
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The historical Apartheid policy caused a lack ofinterest in metropolitan management
in South Africa. Metropolitan management mainly focussed on limiting the
accessibility ofthe non-white population to ...
An institutional assessment of inflation targeting as a framework for monetary policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A number of themes run through this dissertation, the first of which is the importance of money
in facilitating decentralised decision making by lowering transaction costs and by contributing to
the ...
The introduction of new technology in a mature industry : an evolutionary analysis of the South African textile industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: At the beginning of the 1990s, the South African textile industry faced many
challenges, including the dismantling of protective barriers, requiring firms to
adapt to increased foreign competition in ...
The measurement of economic development : alternative composite indices
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The success of policies aimed at economic development cannot be monitored
and evaluated without development indicators. These indicators are also crucial in
comparing levels of development across time ...
The microfinance industry in Uganda : sustainability, outreach and regulation
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)
Using an econometric approach on panel data collected from 53 microfinance institutions
(MFIs) in Uganda over a period of six years (annual), this study has identified the
determinants of sustainability and outreach of ...