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An analysis of the impact of crude oil price shocks on the exchange rate in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Numerous studies have investigated the impact of oil price shocks on the exchange rates in developed economies. However, fewer studies have examined the effect of oil price shocks in developing economies. One study by ...
The effect of affirmative action on the reduction of employment discrimination
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
South African labour relations are associated with a history of extensive discrimination and segregation, subject to various types of discrimination during the apartheid era, including employment discrimination. This study ...
Assessing the economic viability of biofuel production in South Africa
(University of the Western cape, 2016)
Against the backdrop of rising fuel prices and increasing transport fuel demand, biofuel production, driven by the potential to contribute to energy security, climate change mitigation and rural development has experience ...
Exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This mini-thesis examines the speed and magnitude of exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices in South Africa. The shift from fixed exchange rate regimes to a
system of floating exchange rates by many countries after ...
The relationship between CEO compensation and future share returns in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
As a result of high economic inequality, widespread discontent with excessive chief executive officer (CEO) compensation levels is acute in South Africa (SA). Some commentators argue that instead of high levels of CEO pay ...
An assessment of the benefits of offshore services to South Africa's economic growth
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Throughout its development, trade has been regarded as a vital component of economic growth and development. Both theoretical and empirical studies consider international trade to be a major determinant of the growth of ...
Labour market trends since the advent of democracy, with a specific focus on gender issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The transition of South Africa's political system from an apartheid administration to a democratic rule in 1994 resulted in the end of years of international sanctions imposed on the country. This move placed the country ...
Access in the South African public health system: factors that influenced access to health care in the South African public sector during the last decade
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The aim of this mini-thesis is to investigate the factors linked to access in the South African public health sector - using General Household Survey Data - in order to contribute to a better understanding of the role of ...
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 1994, it inherited a legacy of inequality, unemployment and poverty. Mindful of this triple challenge the government’s first socioeconomic policy framework, ...
Graduate unemployment in South Africa: extent, nature and causes
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The South African economy faces a challenging socio-economic problem of high and
persistent unemployment since the transition. Looking at the unemployment problem in greater perspective, numerous studies found that it is ...