Browsing Working Papers (Economics) by UP Author "Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret"

Browsing Working Papers (Economics) by UP Author "Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret"

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  • Border tax adjustment to negate the impact of an electricity generation tax 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Van Heerden, J.H. (Jan Horn), 1957-; Seymore, Reyno (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2010-02)
    In the 2008 Budget Review, the South African government announced its intention to levy a 2c/kWh tax on the sale of electricity generated from non-renewable sources. This measure is intended to serve a dual purpose of ...
  • The competitiveness effect of a multilateral electricity generation tax 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Van Heerden, J.H. (Jan Horn), 1957-; Seymore, Reyno (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2009-08)
    The South African Government announced, in the 2008 Budget Review, the intention to tax the generation of electricity from non-renewable sources with 2c/kWh. This tax is to be collected by the producers/generators of ...
  • A computable general equilibrium micro-simulation analysis of the impact of trade policies on poverty in Zimbabwe 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Mabugu, Ramos; Kandiero, Tonia (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2007-09)
    The paper uses a micro-simulation computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to study the impact on poverty of a complete removal of tariffs in Zimbabwe. The model incorporates 14006 households derived from the 1995 ...
  • The general equilibrium effects of a productivity increase on the economy and gender in South Africa 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Kinyondo, Godbertha Kokubanza (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2008-02)
    This study utilises a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to examine the effects of economy-wide (SIM 1) and partial (SIM 2) productivity increases on the economy, gender employment, wages, income and welfare in ...
  • The impact of an electricity generation tax on the South African economy 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Van Heerden, J.H. (Jan Horn), 1957-; Seymore, Reyno; Blignaut, James Nelson; Adams, Philip D. (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2009-08)
    In the 2008 budget of the Minister of Finance, the South African Government proposed to impose a 2 cents/kilowatt-hour (c/kWh) tax on the sale of electricity generated from non-renewable sources; this tax is to be collected ...
  • The impact of the global economic crisis on sub-national government – lessons from the Free State Province in South Africa 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Maisonnave, Helene; Mahabir, Jugal; Mabugu, Ramos (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2010-06)
    A provincial computable general equilibrium model for the Free State province in South Africa is used to quantify the channels by which the recent global economic crisis affects the province. The analysis allows focus on ...
  • The impact of the international economic crisis on child poverty in South Africa 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Decaluwe, Bernard; Mabugu, Ramos; Maisonnave, Helene; Robichaud, Veronique; Shepherd, Debra; Van der Berg, Servaas; Von Fintel, Dieter (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2010-06)
    This paper reports on a study to provide insights into the magnitude of the shocks associated with the recent global economic crisis in macroeconomic terms in South Africa, the country’s capacity to withstand or cushion ...
  • Is increased agricultural protection beneficial for South Africa? 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Mabugu, Ramos (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2007-09)
    This paper focuses on the effects that a higher tariff on agriculture and food imports could have on poverty and the macroeconomy using a top down computable general equilibrium microsimulation model. This question is ...
  • South Africa trade liberalization and poverty in a dynamic microsimulation CGE model 
    Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret; Mabugu, Ramos (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, 2007-09)
    South Africa has undergone significant trade liberalization since the end of apartheid. Average protection has fallen while openness has increased. However, economic growth has been insufficient to make inroads into the ...