Browsing Masters Degrees (Economics) by Title
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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 ... -
Exploring the impacts of renewable energy and energy efficiency policies on the mining sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Worldwide, energy has been, and continues to be, key to economic development. However, the current global consensus is that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions would, at current rates, put the world ... -
Falling through the cracks : income security and the South African social security system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis focuses on the extent to which the South African social security system succeeds in providing protection in the vulnerable periods of the life-cycle and against the major contingencies of ... -
Fear-based advertising appeals : assessing execution styles of social marketing campaigns
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa faces an epidemic, namely, HIV/Aids, which has grown substantially over the last ten years. It can be regarded as the country with the most alarming statistical figures concerning HIV ... -
Financial services for poor South Africans : an analysis of financial serivices cooperatives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africans earning less than Rl 440 per month (18 million adults) and less than R2 880 per month (29 million adults) are regarded as poor and relatively poor respectively. Of the relatively poor, ... -
A forward guidance indicator for the South African Reserve Bank : implementing a text analysis algorithm
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The growing prevalence of forward guidance, in addition to central banks' efforts to improve and structure its use, has spawned growing interest among market participants and academics. Several scholars ... -
The funding of black economic empowerment in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study considers Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa, and in particular, the various funding structures of Black Economic Empowerment transactions. Whilst these structures have a variety ... -
Gambling in South Africa, with specific reference to the Western Cape gambling policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For the purposes of this study the term "gambling" refers only to casino style gambling and does not necessarily include horse racing and the national lottery. The study is partly based on the theoretical ... -
"God has locked the sky" : exploring traditional farming systems in Tigray, Ethiopia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Tigray region in northern Ethiopia is a historic centre of agricultural production and home to many subsistence farmers that still use traditional farming systems and practise rain-fed agriculture. ... -
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 ...
