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The relationship between inflation and stock prices in Zambia
(Asian Online Journals, 2013)— This study examines a relationship between inflation and stock prices for Zambia, over the period 1999–2011, using monthly all share stock prices and inflation rates. The study employed Augmented-Dickey-Fuller and ... -
The relationship between planning strategies and entrepreneurial success for start-up entrepreneurs in the Western Cape
(Sage Publications, 2013)The total entrepreneurial activity rate in South Africa was 9.1% in 2011, compared with 8.9% in 2010, which is below the average for similar economies. This study examines the moderating impact of environmental difficulty ... -
Revenue productivity of the tax system in Namibia: Tax buoyancy estimation approach
(2019)Buoyancy refers to how tax revenue responds to a gross domestic product without correcting for discretionary alterations in the tax system. The paper assessed the buoyancy of Namibia’s overall tax system in an attempt ... -
Revisiting the COVID-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
(Routledge, 2021)This study uses the Census 2011 and Community Survey 2016 data, adopts the Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty index (MPI) approach and addresses numerous shortcomings of the original Statistics South Africa method ... -
Revisiting unemployment levels and trends in South Africa since the transition
(Routledge Taylor Francis Group, 2013)Many recent studies compared the 1995 October Household Survey (OHS) with the latest available Labour Force Survey (LFS) to derive the unemployment ‘trends’ in South Africa since the transition, but this approach only ... -
Risks and factors contributing towards rural entrepreneurial orientation growth of business in an emerging economy
(Virtus Interpress, 2016)This paper examines risks and critical factors contributing to the rural entrepreneurial orientation growth of businesses. The concept of entrepreneurial orientation and various factors influencing the rural entrepreneurial ... -
Scoping review of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on unplanned pregnancy
(AOSIS, 2022): Increased pressure on the healthcare system because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) along with national lockdown policies had consequences on the sexual and reproductive health of women. While the pandemic has ... -
A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2007)This paper makes a unique contribution to the South African literature in combining data from an alternative source of household survey data – the All Media and Product Survey (AMPS) – with national accounts income trends ... -
Social responsibility in a troubled world
(Emerald, 2017)PURPOSE– Social responsibility (SR) in accepting the obligation to resolve the many troubling problems facing tomorrow’s generations is essential if those problems are to be effectively addressed. The purpose of this paper ... -
Sophia’s choice: Debt, social welfare, and racial finance capitalism
(SAGE, 2021)In this article, I examine normative assumptions about cash transfers as public goods and the lived experience of cash transfers as private debts. Policy makers and social scientists often assume cash transfers are ... -
The South African informal sector (1997 – 2006)
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)According to the 2006 September Labour Force Survey, approximately 22% of the employed (excluding domestic workers and agricultural employment) are engaged in informal sector activities as their main work to sustain ... -
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 ... -
Status of living standards in Nigeria between 2010 and 2013
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2020)Nigeria experienced a drop in the poverty rate to an average of56.1% between 1999 and 2007. This could be attributed to themeasures taken by the civilian government against adminis-trative corruption, increased domestic ... -
A structural equation modelling evaluation of antecedents and interconnections of call centre agents’ intention to quit
(MPDI, 2021)Call centers play a significant role in the operational dynamics of different types of businesses. This is especially the case because a call center agent’s demeanor can impair or engender customer satisfaction, which has ... -
The targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value-added tax (VAT) in South Africa
(Bureau for Economic Research (BER), 2013)Since the inception of VAT in South Africa, various studies have been conducted to investigate the distributional impact of the tax as well as the effectiveness of zero-rating as tool to alleviate the burden on poor ... -
Testing for the Fisher hypothesis in Namibia
(Journal of Emerging Issues in Economics, Finance and Banking, 2013-07)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 in poverty and inequality since the political transition
(Elsevier, 2006)Using a constructed data series and another data series based on the All Media and Products surveys (AMPS), this paper explores trends in poverty and income distribution over the post-transition period. To steer clear of ... -
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 ...
