Who would eat more with a food voucher programme in South Africa?

dc.contributor.authorVan Heerden, J.H. (Jan Horn), 1957-
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-09T10:09:52Z
dc.date.available2009-11-09T10:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.description.abstractA Computable General Equilibrium model is used to find the effects of a food voucher scheme on the economy in South Africa. If firms consider the issuing of vouchers as increased remuneration, they will hire fewer labourers. The higher labour cost increases the total cost of production and lowers supply. Real Gross Domestic Product decreases and the economy becomes worse off. However, depending on the size of the government's involvement in such a scheme as well as the tax policies that are used to fund it, a food voucher scheme could benefit the poor, and improve the distribution of wealth in the country.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Heerden, JH 2009, 'Who would eat more with a food voucher programme in South Africa?', South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 297-306. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ecoman.html]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1015-8812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/11711
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJutaen_US
dc.rightsJutaen_US
dc.subjectFood voucher schemeen
dc.subjectComputable general equilibrium (CGE)en
dc.subject.lcshFood industry and trade -- Subsidiesen
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa -- Economic conditionsen
dc.subject.lcshWages -- Food industry and trade -- South Africaen
dc.titleWho would eat more with a food voucher programme in South Africa?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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