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The comparability of income and expenditure surveys 1995, 2000 and 2005/2006
(Stellenbosch University, 2017)
The Income and Expenditure Survey (IES) conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
between September 2005 and August 2006 was the third of its kind, after similar surveys in
October 1995 and October 2000. The main ...
Trade unions in an emerging economy :The case of South Africa
(United Nations University, 2014)
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement,
followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since
1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation ...
Trends on the hours worked of the employed, 1997 – 2011
(ECONOMIC RESEARCH SOUTHERN AFRICA, 2012)
This paper analyses trends in hours worked from South African household survey data for the period 1997 — 2011. The purpose of the paper is fourfold. First, the paper provides an overview on the trends in hours worked of ...
Factors influencing the comparability of poverty estimates across household surveys
(Taylor & Francis group, 2016)
The South African existing literature on poverty mainly adopted the
money-metric approach to examine poverty levels and trends since
the advent of democracy. In general, poverty increased until the end
of the 1990s, ...
Investigating the semi-strong efficiency in Namibia’s foreign exchange market
(Global Business Research Journals, 2014)
This paper analyses the semi-strong form efficiency of the foreign exchange market in
Namibia using three bilateral exchange rates. The semi-strong form efficiency was examined
using the cointegration test and Granger ...
Investigating the causal relationship between primary commodities exports and economic growth in Namibia
(Global Business Research Journals, 2016)
This paper analyses the causal relationship between primary commodities exports and
economic growth in Namibia using quarterly data for the period 1998 to 2014. Time-series
econometric techniques such as unit root, ...
Testing for the fisher hypothesis in Namibia
(Globalbiz Research, 2013)
This paper analyses the relationship between interest rate and inflation in Namibia. The objective
is to test whether the Fisher hypothesis holds in the long run. Using monthly data for the period
1992:01 – 2011:12, the ...
The exchange rate channel and monetary policy transmission in Namibia
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015)
This paper investigates the exchange rate channel of monetary policy transmission in Namibia
over the quarterly 1993:Q1 - 2011:Q4. The empirical analysis was conducted using innovation
accounting tools such as generalised ...
Macroeconomic determinants of commercial banks’ liquidity in Namibia
(Progressive Academic Publishing, 2016)
Searching for new ways remains a primary concern among scholars. In this paper the
macroeconomic determinants of commercial banks’ liquidity in Namibia were considered and
analysed. The unit root, bound test for cointegration ...
The South African labour market, 1995–2015
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2016)
This study investigates the changes in the South African labourmarket in the post-apartheid period. While unemploymentincreased over the 1995–2015 period, employment also increased.Nonetheless, the extent of employment ...