Browsing Masters Degrees (Economics) by Title
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Cape Colony marriage in perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of studying marriage patterns for a better understanding of colonial life, the subject has received little attention from a purely economic perspective. In his seminal work, European ... -
The Cape Town International Convention Centre : a positive economic impact created through the legalisation of gambling
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The legalisation of gambling in South Africa was perceived by many as an unnecessary vice that would bring social decay in a country that is already battling to cope with a wide array of social woes, ... -
Captive insurance companies : a theoretical and empirical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Much research has been done on risk coverage within the field of the traditional insurance market, but the concept of alternative risk transfer is fairly new to the world of risk management. The need ... -
Choosing investment solutions for South African long-term investors with prospect theory-type risk preferences
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This thesis investigates the optimal choice of investment style for a representative long term South African investor assuming a Prospect Theory-type utility functions. The relative performance of ... -
The conceptualisation and application of service-learning in higher education : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central question that this research study addresses is whether higher education institutions in South Africa are sufficiently meeting the needs of their students, by contextualising and integrating ... -
Credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial sector in Uganda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-4)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was motivated by the need to determine the key factors that influence credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial markets so as to contribute to policy formulation to improve ... -
The demand for labour in South Africa : a theoretical and empirical approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Nearly five million South Africans were unemployed in 2002 and creating employment opportunities is a difficult challenge. Before this issue can be tackled, however, it is critical to understand the ... -
A description of executive coachees’ experiences of working with the body, as part of transformative coaching
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Executive coaching is a burgeoning field and plays an increasingly influential role in organisational development. Transformative coaching is a powerful methodology suitable to executive contexts, yet ... -
The development and evaluation of a second-order factor structure for the Leadership Behaviour Inventory (LBI)
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)The aim of this study is to derive a theoretically justifiable hypothesis on the second-order factor structure of the Leadership Behaviour Inventory (LBI). The available empirical evidence on the validity of the measurement ... -
The development of labour market institutions in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-11)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Wage levels and employment are influenced by a number of factors, the individual effect of which is difficult to isolate. The influence of institutional factors such as labour market policies and legislation ... -
Does macro-level corporate governance attract foreign direct investment (FDI)? a review of Sub-Saharan African Countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The performance of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) relevant to other developing regions has been poor over the last two decades, especially compared to ... -
Economic value added (EVA) : the essence to creating real wealth?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Basic corporate finance and microeconomic theory indicate that the primary financial directive of any firm ought to be to maximise the wealth of the shareholders. This objective benefits all stakeholders ... -
Education and economic growth in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
Education for sustainable futures : an appropriate approach for early childhood development from birth to five years
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The 21st century is marked by numerous challenges ranging from environmental degradation, resource depletion, pollution, poverty and inequality to poor education outcomes especially in the global south. ... -
Educational performance in Mozambique : an economic perspective
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)The aim of this study was to analyse educational performance in Mozambique by 1) comparing the determinants of education in developing countries with the situation in country, 2) understanding the supply factors that ... -
'n Ekonomiese perspektief op bemagtiging : 'n herdefiniering van welvaartskeppende institusies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The economic growth that can have a real impact on poverty or the empowerment problem in South Africa remains unrealised. A microeconomic perspective on the empowerment problem in South Africa is given ... -
Employment, earnings and vulnerability in the South African labour market : an empirical investigation based on official survey data
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The welfare challenge that faces South Africa in the post-apartheid period is, at its core, defined by the high levels of poverty and inequality in the society. The labour market, as a provider of wages ... -
Equity & efficiency in South African primary schools : a preliminary analysis of SACMEQ III South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The many and varied links between student socioeconomic status and educational outcomes have been well documented in the South African economics of education literature. The strong legacy of apartheid ... -
The evolution of occupational structures in South Africa 1875-1911 : an analysis of the effects of the resource curse and blessing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This dissertation investigates the evolution of the occupational structure of South Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to improve our understanding of the impact of the mineral ... -
Examining the relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Uganda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examined the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Uganda during the period 1960–2014. Inasmuch as there have been similar studies done on the African ...
