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The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
From 194 7-1994, South Africans were ruled under apartheid - a racially discriminatory
political and economic system. As the name itself implies, apartheid is an Afrikaans name
meaning "apartness". The provision of ...
The effect of South African public debt on economic growth: An ARDL cointegration approach from 1961-2017
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
This study investigates the effect of public debt on economic growth in South Africa since 1961-2017. Public debt stock is disaggregated into external debt and domestic debt in order to determine the effect of each on ...
The Relationship between mental health and socioeconomic status : depressive symptoms among adults in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Mental disorders are estimated to be experienced by one out of three South Africans in their lifetime. (Stein, Seedat, Herman, Moomal, Heeringa, Kessler & Williams, 2009:3). Empirical studies indicate, that people, who are ...
Employees’ perception of the factors that prevent disclosure of disability status to the employer: case of a selected higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
There is an increase in the number of people with disabilities entering, and in the
workplace. Industrialised countries are encountering a workforce that is ageing, which
makes the prevalence of disability, due to chronic ...
Cyclicality of size, value and momentum on the Johannesburg stock exchange
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Over the past four decades, size, value and momentum effects have been uncovered on stock
markets, and several multifactor asset pricing models have been proposed to explain them.
The associated premiums have been found ...
Employed yet poor: Low-wage employment and working poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Whilst paid employment has generally been considered as the predominant means of avoiding
poor living standards, the past two decades has seen a rise in the complex phenomenon of
employed poverty worldwide (Eardley, 1998; ...
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In post-apartheid South Africa, the thrust of macroeconomic framework and corresponding policies
inaugurated by the first democratically elected government have been geared towards, amongst
others, poverty alleviation, ...
Investigating multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001-2016: The multidimensional poverty index (MPI) approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Since the dawn of democracy, South Africa has come a long way in trying to eradicate
problems relating to poverty and inequality that the apartheid system left deeply engraved
within the midst of our society. To date we ...
Inflation targeting, South Africa and the Great Recession: An alternative perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Described by Mohr (2008:1) as "one of the most hotly debated economic issues in South Africa",
the inflation rate is underpinned by its impact on the average South African. A rapid increase in
the cost of goods and ...
Government intervention to alleviate poverty in South Africa, with a specific focus on poverty in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
When the new democratic government in South Africa came to power in 7994, it inherited a legacy of inequality, unemployment and poverty. Mindful of this triple challenge the government's first socio-economic policy framework, ...