In recent years, exchange rates of the BRICS countries have all experienced periods of high volatility. Thus far, no study has simultaneously compared the volatility of the BRICS currencies and analyzed the dependence and ...

In this study, we explore whether more complex economies are better shielded against exogenous shocks. We contribute to the literature on determinants of output volatility with a relatively new index on productive capabilities ...

This paper quantifies the role of agriculture in the South African economy. This is done within the context of, inter alia, food security, agriculture’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP), economic linkages ...

This study empirically tests the long-run relationship between real exchange rate and real interest rate (RERI) differentials using quarterly panel data over the period 1993- 2018 employing cointegration methods for a panel ...

In South Africa, 12 230 191 or 95 per cent of learners are registered in primary and secondary public schools presided over by the nine provinces. The provincial education spending annually constitutes approximately 40 ...

Despite the large body of work that exists on the impact of exchange rate undervaluation on economic growth, only a mere literature focuses on the potential transmission mechanisms. There are authors who consider the ...

The extant literature has produced mixed evidence on the relationship between fnancial development and ecological sustainability. This work addresses this conundrum by investigating fnancial development’s direct and ...

There is growing concern that globalisation is unable to address unemployment and alleviate poverty sufficiently to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals. Increasing numbers of development economists and ...

This paper uses one of four possible areas of strategic market research, namely Trademaps2, to analyse the South African market potential for deciduous fruit. It isolates the apple industry to illustrate the application ...

In this paper two nonlinearity tests are employed: the nonparametric test developed by Brock, Dechert and Scheinkman - known as the BDS test and the Fourier stationarity test. The BDS non-linearity test detects whether ...