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Exploring student engagement practices at a South African university: student engagement as reliable predictor of academic performance
(SUN, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Evidence-based practices of promoting entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions in Africa
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)
This research applies the changing of cognitive mechanisms of University students through Entrepreneurship Education (EE). The study hypothesises that entrepreneurial orientation (achievement orientation, personal control, ...
On the suitability of group lending model in South Sudan’s Small and medium enterprises sector
(The African Finance & Economics Consult, 2016)
Post-conflict societies, such as South Sudan are characterised by weak regulatory frameworks and lack of political will to implement much needed reforms. This often impacts directly on the economy. The legal, social and ...
Determinant of the relationship between labour force participation in South Africa for both male and female
(University of Cape Town, 2016)
Reducing poverty and inequality are key challenges in South Africa. Access to the labour market and earnings differentials are the main drivers of poverty and inequality in South Africa (Leibbrandt et al.,2010). Educational ...
Measuring willingness-to-pay for water and sanitation by people living with HIV and AIDs in South Africa
(IWA Publishing, 2016)
The ill-provision of water and sanitation services poses the greatest risk to people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa – a majority of whom reside in slum settlements. People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) die ...
Investigating the Causal Relationship between Primary Commodities Exports and Economic Growth in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016-01)
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, ...