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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 ... -
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 ... -
The challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africa
(Springer, 2015)Although the South African government has, since democratic transition, made considerable progress in providing water and sanitation, there are still many challenges, particularly in slum settlements where many residents ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Casual implication of Oil Production on Carbon Emission and Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Opole University, 2016)The paper investigated the causality among carbon emission, oil production and economic growth in Nigeria’s time series data for the period 1970 to 2013. It estimated an autoregressive distributed lag model and used granger ... -
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 ... -
Examining the Relationship between Term Structure of Interest Rates and Economic Activity in Namibia
(Academic research publishing group, 2016)Abstract: This paper analysed the forecasting ability of yield-curve as a predictor of the short-run fluctuations in economic activities in Namibia. The study employed the techniques of unit root, cointegration, impulse ... -
Causal implication of oil production on carbon emission and economic growth in Nigeria
(Opole University, 2016)The paper investigated the causality among carbon emission, oil production and economic growth in Nigeria’s time series data for the period 1970 to 2013. It estimated an autoregressive distributed lag model and used granger ... -
Examining the relationship between term structure of interest rates and economic activity in Namibia
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2016)This paper analysed the forecasting ability of yield-curve as a predictor of the short-run fluctuations in economic activities in Namibia. The study employed the techniques of unit root, cointegration, impulse response functions ... -
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 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, ...