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Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The literature on financial inclusion and poverty connections has received considerable attention recently. There exist a scarcity of local studies examining the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and poverty. ...
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The literature on financial inclusion and poverty connections has received considerable attention recently. There exist a scarcity of local studies examining the relationship between financial inclusion (FI) and poverty. ...
Economic analysis of water recovery from flue gas: A South African case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
In order to comply with the Air Quality Act 2010, Eskom will have to install flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) plants for both new and old power stations. Wet-flue gas desulphurisation (wet-FGD) is adopted world-wide as an ...
An investigation into the relevance of international portfolio diversification from a South African perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Diversification is one of the more familiar concepts in finance because of its ability
to curtail risk towards investors. However, for diversification to be efficient, the
assets combined should have inversely related ...
Investigating chronic unemployment in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The South African economy is faced with a crisis of persistently high and rising unemployment
rates. Although this is a cause for serious concern, the statistic captures a segment of the
working-age population enduring ...
The effect of real exchange rate misalignment on exports in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate econometrically the effects of real exchange rate misalignment on South African exports between the period 1994 and 2015 using quarterly time-series data. Cointegration tests were ...
The real exchange rate performance and economic growth in South Africa: 1990 - 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study estimates the impact of the real exchange rate’s performance on economic growth in South Africa from 1990 to 2016 based on quarterly data. A review of the literature reveals that the real exchange rate can have ...