Masters Degrees (Economics)
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Determining factors affecting English literacy levels at Ntuthuko Primary School.
(2018)ABSTRACT Learners in South Africa are performing poorly in the area reading and writing English. The South African Department of Education conducted a systemic evaluation of language competence of intermediate phase ... -
Monetary policy shocks and macroeconomic performance in regionally integrated common monetary area economies.
(2021)The CMA (Common Monetary Area), comprising of South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Namibia, has experienced a steady improvement towards economic restructuring. This is due to recent global developments and economic ... -
Political risk, export credit insurance and trade: a gravity model analysis of South Africa.
(2020)This study adds to the literature on political risk, export credit insurance, and trade. Specifically, the study aims to consider the effect political risk and export credit insurance may have on South African exports ... -
Fiscal policy and public debt implications on household consumption: a case of Kenya.
(2021)Fiscal policy can be applied with a stabilisation intention if government finance choices are capable of influencing household consumption behaviour. After the great depression of the 1930s, Keynes ascertained expansionary ... -
An analysis of bank competition and financial stability: evidence from the South African banking sector.
(2021)There is a crucial role that the banking in terms of play and serve as central to the economy. Thus, competition is vital to the banking industry. However, while competition is perceived to be vital to the banking industry, ... -
An analysis of household and government spending on education in South Africa.
(2021)Education is one of the largest components of government spending across developing and developed countries. Differences in spending on education are often cited as the key contributors to achievement gaps between countries ... -
The relationship between government revenue and government expenditure in South Africa: a cointegration and causality approach.
(2021)The government plays an important role in stabilising the economy, by implementing adequate economic policies such as fiscal policy, which consists of government revenue and government expenditure. A budget deficit arises ... -
Socio-economic determinants of the gender gap in mental health in South Africa.
(2022)A large body of theoretical and empirical epidemiological literature investigating the relation between gender and depression find that depression is more prevalent among women than men. However, this research is mainly ... -
A critical evaluation of resale price maintenance in South Africa: an efficiency interpretation.
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Factors determining the choice of technique in the manufacturing sector in the Pietermaritzburg economic region.
(1992)Abstract available in PDF. -
Gendered trends in labour force participation and education in South Africa.
(2021)In many countries, including South Africa, the average educational attainment of women has surpassed that of men. Economic theory and previous literature suggest that increases in education should result in increased ... -
The structure and growth of the service sector in South Africa (1945-1990)
(1993)Abstract available in PDF. -
A quantitative analysis of the effect of the Group Areas Act on residential property prices in Pietermaritzburg.
(1993)Abstract available in PDF. -
The contribution of seaborne commerce to the South African economy.
(2020)The dissertation seeks to address the contribution of seaborne commerce in the South African economy. Basically the research is trying to look at the development of the carriage of goods by sea to and from South Africa, ... -
Government budget deficits in South Africa.
(1997)The Government of National Unity, on coming into power in April 1994, indicated its intention to transform the economy through a growth-oriented reconstruction and development programme (RDP). The sustainability of the ... -
An assessment of the implementation of the performance management strategy used by South African breweries in east coast region.
(2018)Performance management is aimed at constant development of employees, wherein their input to the organization is acknowledged, and their future potential and developmental needs are identified. In other words, performance ... -
Agricultural cooperatives as strategy for rural development in Rwanda: a case study of COVEPAR.
(2005)When agricultural cooperatives are very well organized and implemented with sufficient means and committed people, then they can help to achieve rural development. COVEPAR- Cooperative for Valorization and Exportation of ...
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