Browsing Masters Degrees (Economics) by Title
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The impact of Rwanda's investment climate on attracting foreign direct investment flows
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Foreign direct investment (FDI) has become an increasingly important element for economic development and integration for developing countries, least developed countries and transition economies. Following ... -
The impact of social grants as anti-poverty policy instruments in South Africa : an analysis using household theory to determine intra-household allocation of unearned income
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Social assistance is a large and fiscally costly component of anti-poverty policy in South Africa and therefore lends to the questions: Are the grants effective tools for reducing poverty in South ... -
The influence of firm diversity management competency on diversity-related outcomes and firm performance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : An emerging perspective of workplace diversity proposes that a well-managed diverse workforce holds inherent advantages for organisational performance. Little empirical evidence exists to support this ... -
Die inkomstebelastinggevolge van verpoeling by landboukoöperasies met spesifieke verwysing na koöperatiewe wynkelders
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1995-12)Many co-operative societies make use of a system of pooling the produce delivered to it by its members. The delivered produce is thrown into one common stock and its identity is lost in the process. Each season's ... -
Die invloed van Internet op die toepaslikheid van die bronreels in terme van die Inkomstebelastingwet, No. 58 van 1962
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: lt is internationally accepted that Internet is the trade route of the future. Although Internet trading is still in its infancy the effect of Internet on taxation needs to be adressed. Internet defies ... -
Key efficiency and equity aspects of providing basic local services in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)In enquiring after the best means of financing basic local services in South Africa, the thesis begins by reviewing the arguments for fiscal decentralisation and the efficiency criteria for expenditure and revenue ... -
The key success factors in water infrastructure financing : a case study of the Rustenburg water services trust
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need for infrastructure development, its catalytic effect on economic growth and the importance of the application of project finance to fund development, cannot be underestimated. According to ... -
Labour market returns to educational attainment, school quality, and numeracy in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the extent to which educational attainment, school quality and numeric competency influence individuals’ employment and earnings prospects in the South African labour market using ... -
Land reform in South Africa : a case study of the Witzenberg pals initiative
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The post-1994 South African government introduced Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in an attempt to address the economic inequality of the country. The primary goal of BEE policy is to assist black South ... -
Leadership and performance: a South African public sector case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Leaders in public sector departments in South Africa operate in an environment that is different from that in which private sector departments operate. They also have an array of challenges, but still ... -
The macro-economic impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa faces one of the world's most severe HIV/AIDS epidemics. Whereas the disease was initially only regarded as a serious health crisis, it is now clear that the epidemic will also have economic ... -
n Ondersoek na die arbeidsprobleme vir wynboere in Wes-Kaapland
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1969)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: no abstract available -
Die ontwikkeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse nywerheidsektor en 'n kritiese evaluering van die huidige beleid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : According to endogenous growth theory, a country's economic growth rate is influenced by government policy. Industrial policy is important for influencing the sources of growth, because it influences the ... -
Peacebuilding in Mozambique with special reference to the UN policy on landmine removal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The end of the Cold War had a profound impact on the qualitative and quantitative nature of the UN's peace and security agenda, representing a shift from traditional peacekeeping to a broader, more ... -
The possible interaction between competition and anti-dumping policy suitable for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recently countries have become more aware of the potential anti-competitive effects of anti-dumping measures. This is mostly due to the view that anti-dumping measures, as trade policy instruments, are ... -
Private sector impact investment in water purification infrastructure in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Access to safe drinking water (also called potable water) is a basic human right. Humanity is, however, facing a significant decline in the quantity and quality of available fresh water. The consequences ... -
The properties of cycles in South African financial variables and their relation to the business cycle
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)The goal of this thesis is twofold: it aims, firstly, at a description of cycles in South African financial variables and, secondly, at the evaluation of the relationship between cycles in financial variables and the ... -
Re-assessing the South African household inflation expectations survey through a sequential mixed methods approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Many central banks rely on survey-based measures of household inflation expectations as a gauge of policy credibility and an input for forecasting inflation. An accurate measure of the public’s inflation ... -
Rising unemployment in South Africa : an intertemporal analysis using a Birth Cohort Panel
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)A new political dispensation in 1994 heralded a period of optimism for many ordinary South Africans, who hoped for freedom and an escape from poverty. Since this transition, however, South Africa has registered steady ... -
The role of education and financial inclusion in Africa : the case of selected African countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of financial inclusion to a country in promoting inclusive growth cannot be over emphasised, but the role of education in fostering financial inclusion has not been well established in ...
