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Measuring inequality for the rural households of Eritrea using Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient
(IISTE, 2016)
This paper attempts to accurately measure inequality. The large sample of consumption expenditure data taken
from Eritrean rural household survey of 2009 allows the use of parameterized continuous functions of Lorenz
Curve ...
Investigating the significance of the 2008 Matric curriculum on first-year Economics performance
(UNISA Press, 2011)
The academic success of first-year Economics students has been the focus
of many South African studies in Economic Education. Many used the last
school examination (Matric) results as a proxy for students’ academic ...
Analysis of the Impact of Fiscal policy on economic growth in South Africa: VECM approach
(2018)
Fiscal policy ensures macroeconomic stability as a precondition for growth at the macro level. This study investigates the impact of fiscal policy on economic growth of South Africa from 1960 to 2014 through a Cointegrated ...
Is foreign aid panacea for African problems? The case of NamibiaIs foreign aid panacea for African problems? The case of Namibia
(University of PrimorskaUniversity of Primorska, 2013)
Namibia has experienced impressive growth since 21 years of independence.
Current gdp growth rates, estimated at 4–5%, are fuelled mainly
by the increasing competitiveness of the mining sector. Mining sector
accounts ...
The effects of interest rate spread on non-performing loans
(Progressive Academic Publishing, 2016)
This paper investigated the impact of interest rate spread on non-performing loans in
Namibia. The study employed the techniques of unit root, cointegration and error correction
model technique on the quarterly data ...
Reflecting on racial discrimination in the post-apartheid South African labour market
(University of Cape Town, 2014)
During the 20th century, South Africa’s economy became increasingly ordered and controlled along racial lines.
Since the official demise of apartheid in 1994, the State has implemented various policies aimed at redress.
In ...
The impact of import on inflation in Namibia
(Progressive Academic Publishing, UK, 2017)
This study examined the impact of imports on inflation in Namibia using quarterly data from
the period 1991Q1 to 2013Q4. The model estimated used imports as a dependent variable,
while gross domestic product, money supply ...
Multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001–16
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
This study uses the Census 2001 and 2011 as well as Community
Survey 2007 and 2016 data to derive a multidimensional poverty
index in South Africa for each year, before assessing the changes
in non-money-metric, ...
Exploring student engagement practices at a South African university : student engagement as reliable predictor of academic performance
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2016)
Student engagement is one avenue to explore how the experiences within and beyond the classroom impact student persistence behaviours. This article contributes to the sparse research in South Africa on the correlates of ...
The impact of bank-specific determinants on commercial banks’ liquidity in Namibia
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2016)
This paper examined the bank-specific determinants for commercial bank’s liquidity in Namibia. The
study was based on quarterly data covering the period 2001:Q1 to 2014:Q2, utilizing the technique of unit root and
ordinary ...