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Measuring quality gaps in TB screening in South Africa using standardised patient analysis
(MDPI, 2018)
This is the first multi-district Standardised Patient (SP) study in South Africa. It measures
the quality of TB screening at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. We hypothesise that TB screening
protocols and best practices ...
Examining the performance of the South African economics departments, 2005-2014
(Wiley, 2017)
This study examines the teaching and research activities of 17 Economics Departments in 2005-2014 by consulting the information from each university’s faculty prospectus, publication in accredited local and international ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
The comparability of the statistics South Africa October household surveys and labour force surveys
(Stellenbosch University, 2017)
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has been collecting labour market data with household surveys and in a fairly comparable format since 1993. These datasets have been studied and compared extensively in order to better ...
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 ...
Poverty and inequality trends in South Africa using different survey data
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)
There is an abundance of literature adopting the monetary approach (i.e., using per capita income or expenditure variables) to derive poverty and inequality trends for South Africa since the transition. The most commonly ...