Browsing Research Articles (Economics) by Issue Date

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  • An empirical capital market rate function for South Africa 
    Pretorius, Elna; Du Toit, Charlotte Barbara (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-03)
    The aim of this paper is to explain the determinants of the South African long-term interest rate. A market-related approach is followed which explains interest rate determination on the basis of the relationships between ...
  • Variable parameter estimation of consumer price expectations for the South African economy 
    Koekemoer, Reneé (Blackwell, 2001-03)
    Individuals frequently form expectation about the future level of prices e.g. when making consumption expenditure decisions and during wage bargaining. Expectations are formed conditional on economic agents' perceptions ...
  • Youth participation in the economy 
    Malan, C.W.; Breitenbach, M.C. (Marthinus) (AOSIS, 2001-03)
    Youth in South Africa are persons of the ages 14 to 35 and constitute a large part of the potential labour supply and economically active population. The youth are also one of the central focus areas of government and ...
  • Economic basics of tourism 
    Ngqaka, Kaya (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-06)
    This paper sets out to discuss the potential of tourism as a development instrument for underdeveloped economies. This is done by drawing on economic theory as well as evidence from the real world. While it is acknowledged ...
  • Some recommendations towards reducing electricity consumption in the South African manufacturing sector 
    Blignaut, James Nelson; De Wet, Theuns J. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-06)
    This paper investigates the means of reducing electricity consumption in the South African manufacturing sector. It concludes that neither the price of electricity, nor taxes, subsidies or legislation are likely to bring ...
  • Quality of life index : measure of policy success? 
    Jordaan, Andre Cillie (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2001-09)
    The process of economic development can be seen as a process of expanding the capabilities of people. This process should include the notion of human development by means of capacity building and empowering the ...
  • The reaction to globalisation - a case of the "true believer"? 
    Scholtz, F.J. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-09)
    When the editorship started planning this special issue some 18 months ago, there were in excess of 700 titles on the topic of globalisation available on the website of Amazon.com. The decision to devote an entire issue ...
  • Some perspectives on globalisation 
    Brink, S.M. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-09)
    Much has been written about globalisation. Something truly insightful rarely comes to light. This article is no such attempt, it merely attempts to reconcile disparate views and tie some loose strands on the subject of ...
  • A natural resource accounting analysis of the contribution of mineral resources to sustainable development in South Africa 
    Blignaut, James Nelson; Hassan, Rashid M. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2001-09)
    Reports on a study undertaken to investigate whether mineral resources have been developed and managed sustainably in South Africa, given their historical economic importance. Uses the mineral accounts to analyse broader ...
  • Leadership towards a just economic society 
    Lombard, J.A. (Johannes Anthonie); Schoeman, N.J. (Nicolaas Johannes) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    This actuality article on leadership argues for the need to move towards a just economic society. The implications of different terms are considered within a conceptual framework. This framework is essential for a better ...
  • The 1998 Russian crisis : could the exchange rate volatility have predicted it? 
    Basdevant, Olivier; Hall, Stephen George (Elsevier, 2002)
    The purpose of this paper is to examine the exchange rate volatility of the ruble, before the August 1998 crisis, using a macro-economic model of the Russian Federation developed by Basdevant (2000). A main focus of this ...
  • Convergence in Sub-Saharan Africa : a nonstationary panel data approach 
    McCoskey, Suzanne K. (Taylor & Francis, 2002)
    Given the development of time series econometrics and nonstationary data analysis, St. Aubyn (Empirical Economics, 24, 23-44, 1999) demonstrates a new paradigm for testing income convergence, or better defined, income ...
  • Economic determinants of emerging stock market interdependence 
    Pretorius, Elna; Moolman, Elna (Elsevier, 2002)
    There is a wealth of literature on how integrated stock markets are, but very few studies attempts to determine why stock markets are integrated. However, it is arguably even more important to understand the driving forces ...
  • Assessment of the performance and sustainability of mining sub-soil assets for economic development in South Africa 
    Blignaut, James Nelson; Hassan, Rashid M. (Elsevier, 2002-01)
    A natural resource accounting approach was applied in this study to evaluate the performance and sustainability of mining practices and strategies in South Africa (SA). The study showed that except for a brief period during ...
  • Revenue implications of trade liberalization in South Africa 
    Matlanyane, Adelaide; Harmse, Chris (Blackwell, 2002-03)
    This paper explores the implications of trade liberalization on international trade tax revenue and the macroeconomic implications thereof in the context of the South African economy. The main focus of the paper is on ...
  • Alternative definitions of the budget deficit and its impact on the sustainability of fiscal policy in South Africa 
    Jacobs, Davina Frederika; Schoeman, N.J. (Nicolaas Johannes); Van Heerden, J.H. (Jan Horn), 1957- (Blackwell, 2002-03)
    This paper investigates the usefulness of different definitions of the budget deficit and their impact on fiscal sustainability. The analysis shows that a number of alternative definitions of the budget deficit are useful, ...
  • Coping with inflation and exchange rate shocks in the South African economy 
    De Wet, W.A. (Walter Albert) (Blackwell, 2002-03)
    Over the past ten years South Africa has moved to an increasingly open economy, characterised by a (relatively) low inflation and large and unpredictable movements in the prices of financial assets. One of these asset ...
  • Industrial strategy and South Africa’s international trade position : the influence of structural change and industrial location 
    Naude, C.M.; Harmse, Chris (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2002-03)
    The success of the South African government’s Global Economic Strategy (GES) depends to a significant extent upon the ability of the economy to export in key sectors (e.g. manufacturing), thereby enhancing the country’s ...
  • The search for a new economic system continues 
    Blignaut, James Nelson (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2002-06)
    Examines the origins of modern economics. Discusses the change in current philosophy and by contrast, the stagnation of economic theory. Takes a brief look at the ongoing research trends.
  • The integration of economics and the environment through incentives : an overview of the Costa Rican success story 
    Blignaut, James Nelson; Anderson, H.J. (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2002-06)
    Conservation is often perceived as the responsibility of the landowners. If landowners fail to benefit from conservation, they inevitably view it as profiteroding and it becomes less attractive than alternative land-use ...