Browsing Magister Commercii - MCom (Economics) by Author "Yu, Derek"
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A panel data analysis on the formal-informal sector linkages in South Africa
Nackerdien, Moegammad Faeez (University of the Western Cape, 2017)There are few studies on linkages between the formal and informal sectors in South Africa. This study explores the types of linkages between the informal and formal sectors with empirical research concentrating on labour ... -
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
Christian, Carmen Sue (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 ... -
Comparing the economic development in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces in South Africa since the advent of democracy
Mfumu, Zahra (University of the Western Cape, 2024)There have been many studies investigating multi-dimensional poverty in South Africa since the descent of apartheid. Segregation created during the apartheid era left specific provinces vulnerable to multi-dimensional ... -
Critical evaluation of possible policy options to reduce unemployment in South Africa
Hendriks, Jeremy Francisco (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Since the advent of democracy, one of the most serious economic problems facing the South African economy is the persistently high unemployment. Although employment has been increasing in general since the economic transition, ... -
The effect of affirmative action on the reduction of employment discrimination
Fredericks, Fadwah (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 ... -
Employed yet poor: Low-wage employment and working poverty in South Africa
Feder, Jade Kimlyn (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; ... -
Evaluating the impact of social assistance on poverty alleviation in South Africa
Mabongo, Sesethu (University of Western Cape, 2021)In the past two decades of liberal transformation the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa has been well described as an upper middle-income economy. Despite the country’s strong political and economic affiliations ... -
Examining the economic impact of industrial action activities in South Africa, 2003-2014
Williams, Megan Shimone (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Workers' right to strike is embedded in the South African Constitution and this right generally reflects a sign of fairness. Strike activities form a vital part of collective bargaining and the supremacy liaison between ... -
Examining the labour market outcome of volunteer workers
Fondling, Jaydro (University of the Western Cape, 2022)As democracy cracked the gloom of Apartheid, South Africa has experienced economic transformations; however, unemployment is still an Achilles heel that cripples the labour market. This study examined the labour market ... -
Examining the South African labour market outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic of 2019
Botha, Jade Joy (University of the Western Cape, 2023)The South African labour market is distinguished by dismally significant levels of unemployment and even higher levels of youth unemployment. The COVID-19 pandemic imposes the risk of adding further pressure on South ... -
Graduate unemployment in South Africa: extent, nature and causes
Van de Rheede, Taryn Joy (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 ... -
Investigating chronic unemployment in South Africa, 2008-2015
Wakefield, Hayley Innez (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 ... -
Investigating multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001-2016: The multidimensional poverty index (MPI) approach
Fransman, Tina (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 ... -
Investigating the discouraged workseekers in the South African labour market
Sauls, Jay-Dee (University of the Western Cape, 2023)South Africa is notorious for its socio-economic problems, namely extreme poverty, inequality, and unemployment. These problems have been persistent during the apartheid era and even since the advent of democracy. High ... -
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
Mahalika, Ratema David (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. ... -
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
Kruger, Ken Jason (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, ... -
Labour market trends since the advent of democracy, with a specific focus on gender issues
Timuno, Sayed Obonye Mboki (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 ... -
A multidimensional analysis of poverty in South Africa since the transition (1996-2007) using the fuzzy sets approach.
Gallant, Rochelle Gloria (University of the Western Cape, 2012)With the transition to a democratic society, one of the challenges to emerge was to provide economic freedoms for all – that is, freedom from isolation, freedom from powerlessness, freedom from hunger, and freedom from ... -
Re-examining the multidimensional poverty index of South Africa
Jackson, Shinice (University of Western Cape, 2021)Poverty remains one of the main socio-economic issues in South Africa and is more prevalent amongst black African females, children aged below 18 years, and rural residents with low levels of education. Many local studies ... -
The relationship between attaining Matric and labour market outcomes in South Africa
Ndlebe, Andiphe (University of the Western Cape, 2022)The South African labour market is characterised by a persistently high level and rate of unemployment and constrained capacity to create jobs. Given these conditions in the labour market, it is of interest to understand ...