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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
The choice of technique in the brick making industry in the Western Cape: Opportunities for establishing worker controlled enterprises in this sector.
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)
The thesis focuses on the choice of technique as a key component in creating viable enterprises, including those controlled by their worker-members. A theoretical model of the choice of technique is presented, with its ...
Stock returns as predictors of interest rates and inflation: The South African experience.
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)
This study analyses the extent to which stock returns provide forecasts of changes in interest rates and inflation for the South African market. The period under investigation, January 1966 - February 1989, is characterised ...
The effects Personal of Income Tax on the savings behaviour of households in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)
The "new" South Africa faces a big challenge. Unemployment, poverty and economic hardship still characterise the life of the majority of South Africans. Most people expect this to change under democracy. This will only be ...
Analysing the relationship between economic growth and the insurance sector: Evidence from South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The connection between the real economy and the financial sector continues to be a subject of debate amongst scholars. There is a plethora of studies dedicated to unravelling the relationship between economic activity and ...
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 ...
A time dimensional extension to standard poverty
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Most poverty studies ignore the dimension of time and are merely concerned if an individual meets certain money-metric or non-income welfare (e.g., access to services and asset ownership) criteria. They fail to recognise ...
The development hub as an integrated strategy to accelerate led in small towns
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Evolving out of my past experience as municipal manager, the study addresses one of the topical issues in municipalities, viz. the quest for more effective and sustainable local economic development (LED) in small towns. ...