Doctoral Degrees (Economics)
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Socioeconomic status and chronic diseases in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is on the rise, and is expected to increase. The United Nations, through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, acknowledged the public ... -
An assessment of malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment services in Uganda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Government, donor partners, and the private sector invest large amounts of financial resources annually in malaria prevention and care. Despite substantial spending on malaria prevention programmes by ... -
Bargaining competition and vertical mergers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Vertically related markets and vertical mergers are complex systems that comprise a number of distinct features. The modelling of such complex systems involves several modelling choices that affect the ... -
Examining child health and nutrition inequalities in Tanzania
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: More than one-third of stunted children under the age of five reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the multifaceted underlying causes of malnutrition, this has become a challenging situation to address. ... -
The impact of farm input subsidies on women and children : evidence from Malawi
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Women and children remain the most vulnerable demographic groups in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, Farm Input Subsidy Programs (FISP) that have been shown to improve household welfare in SSA, could be ... -
A model to promote the effective use of evaluations in the South African agricultural sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The study that is the focus of this dissertation assessed the applicability of Patton’s utilisation-focused evaluation (UFE) approach to the South African agricultural sector in order to develop a model ... -
Wage dynamics, trade-related wage premia and productivity spillovers : evidence from the South African manufacturing sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa continues to grapple with low economic growth, unemployment and inequality, making it crucial to gain further insights into wage inequality which is the largest component of income inequality. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
News, sentiment and the real economy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In this dissertation, text analysis is presented as a complement to traditional survey-based methods used to capture sentiment. This is achieved by firstly constructing media-based sentiment indices from ... -
Employment policy effects on firm dynamics : evidence from the South African labour market
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As South African policymakers strive to tackle low economic growth, poverty, unemployment, and inequality, the ability to unpack the effects of policy at a firm-level is key to the reformulation of more ... -
Migration and urbanisation in South Africa and Namibia : an investigation of the intersection between location, deprivation and opportunity in a developing country context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa and Namibia are two of the most unequal countries in the world. These inequalities have very strong and persistent racial and geographic dimensions due to the legacy of colonial and apartheid ... -
Foreign and domestic private investments in developing economies : cases in sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The role of foreign-owned investments in the economic transformation of host economies cannot be overstated. Foreign-owned investments are associated with higher levels of employment; higher mean wages; ... -
Effects of behavioural and psychological attributes on labour market outcomes in an uncertain economic environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The power of human capital variables in predicting an individual’s economic success is well documented theoretically and empirically. However, recently, economists have acknowledged that even with a rich ...
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