Browsing Research Articles (Economics) by Title
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Early roots of "coloured" poverty : how much can 19th century censuses assist to explain the current situation?
(North-West University, 2013-12)The coloured population comprises almost 10 per cent of the South African population, earning only a slightly smaller proportion of national income. The average income of this group hides, however, startlingly large ... -
Economic history in the Netherlands between 1914 and 2014
(International Institute of Social History, 2014-06-15)A brief overview of the history of the Netherlands Economic History Archives (Nederlandsch EconomiscHistorisch Archief, or NEHA). -
Educational outcomes : pathways and performance in South African high schools
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012-03-14)We analysed the pathways and performances in mathematics of high (secondary) school students in South Africa using a panel-like data set of Grade 8 students who participated in the 2002 Trends in International Mathematics ... -
Enhancing the accuracy of fiscal projections in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)The accuracy of the National Treasury's projections of GDP and key fiscal aggregates is comparable to that of the projections of private sector economists, other reputable organisations and the fiscal authorities of other ... -
Examining the impact of WHO’s Focused Antenatal Care policy on early access, underutilisation and quality of antenatal care services in Malawi : a retrospective study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-05-08)Background: A variety of antenatal care models have been implemented in low and middle-income countries over the past decades, as proposed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). One such model is the 2001 Focused Antenatal ... -
Fiscal centralisation in a federal state : the South African case
(College of Economic and Management Sciences of the University of South Africa, 2013)The paper seeks to determine whether the observation from a constitutional law and public administration perspective, namely that a distinct centralist tendency has become evident in South Africa in recent years, in ... -
Focus groups in research : information gathering or real in-depth value?
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2009)This article aims to highlight the value of real in-depth inquiry against the often uninformed use by novice researchers. Focus groups are frequently regarded as a more economical way of gaining the individual opinions of ... -
Food security, wheat production and policy in South Africa : reflections on food sustainability and challenges for a market economy
(AOSIS, 2018)The traditional concept of security has broadened over the past decades. Food security in South Africa is an imperative for human and non-human survival. In the contemporary political economy, there is a real nexus between ... -
Funding sources for public higher education in South Africa : institutional responses
(University of the Free State, 2013)Tuition fees and the use of student loans to complement government’s allocations have become unavoidable because of increasing competing new priorities for funding. This article addresses the funding sources of public ... -
Human resources for health planning and national health insurance : the urgency and the opportunity
(Health Systems Trust, 2018)The implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) amplifies the urgent need for coordinated, comprehensive health workforce planning in South Africa. Planning for and estimating the cost of adequate human resources for ... -
Die huwelikspatrone van Europese setlaars aan die Kaap, 1652 - 1910
(Pretoria : Human Sciences Research Council, North-West University, 2014-07)The Cape Colony at the southernmost tip of Africa, founded in 1652 with the arrival of European sailors and soldiers under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company, provides, we believe, an excellent opportunity ... -
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 ... -
Long-run spatial inequality in South Africa : early settlement patterns and separate development
(Bureau for Economic Research, 2018)New economic geography theories predict that historically densely settled areas also become more industrialised. Industrial agglomeration has therefore cultivated spatial inequalities in all parts of the world. South Africa ... -
Luxury product consumption in Eighteenth-century Cape Colony households
(International Institute of Social History, 2012)What we know about the material culture of eighteenth century Cape Colony settlers is mostly limited to qualitative evidence found in official documents, letters, travel accounts and other correspondence. This paper uses ... -
Market concentration trends in South Africa’s private healthcare sector
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)The Competition Commission (CC) commenced with an enquiry into South Africa’s private healthcare sector at the beginning of 2014, the outcome of which could have far-reaching consequences for the medical industry in South ... -
Measuring quality gaps in TB screening in South Africa using standardised patient analysis
(MDPI, 2018)This is the first multi-district Standardised Patient (SP) study in South Africa. It measures the quality of TB screening at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. We hypothesise that TB screening protocols and best practices ... -
Nationalizing South African mines : an economic assessment
(The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2013-01)Nationalization is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalizing the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective, which is derived from theoretical considerations and ... -
Patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than two weeks in high-burden tuberculosis communities : the case of the Western Cape, South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: This study aimed to analyse the patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than 2 weeks to better understand this vulnerable and important population. Methods: The study ... -
Paying the high price of active management : a new look at unit trust fees
(Bureau for Economic Research, 2018)This study attempts to allocate the fund management expenses of actively managed South African general equity unit trusts between active and passive management portions, thereby calculating the implicit cost of active ... -
Public finances under private company rule : the Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1795)
(North-West University, 2013-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This paper provides an overview of the public finances of the Cape Colony in the period during which it was governed by the Dutch East India Company (1652–1795). Using information from secondary sources, ...
