James N. Blignaut | Economic Research Southern Africa

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Contributor Name: James N. Blignaut

James Blignaut is currently a professor attached to the Environmental Governance Department of the School for Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) with the area of interest in Environmental Resource Economics And Development Economics.

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Policy Brief

James N. Blignaut, Jan H. van Heerden

November 10, 2015

Is Water Shedding Next?

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Policy Brief

Douglas J. Crookes, James N. Blignaut

September 15, 2015

Towards conserving the rhino: an economic analysis

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Working Paper

Douglas J. Crookes, James N. Blignaut

Debunking the myth that a legal trade will solve the rhino horn crisis: A system dynami...

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Working Paper

Douglas J. Crookes, James N. Blignaut

A categorisation and evaluation of rhino management policies

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James N. Blignaut, Roula Inglesi-Lotz

September 23, 2012

Electricity Intensities of the OECD and South Africa: A Comparison

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Working Paper

James N. Blignaut, Jan H. van Heerden

September 21, 2012

Is Water Shedding Next?

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Working Paper

James N. Blignaut, Jan H. van Heerden, Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Philip D. Adams, Reyno Seymore

September 21, 2012

The impact of an electricity generation tax on the South African economy

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Working Paper

Douglas J. Crookes, Ilse Botha, James N. Blignaut

September 21, 2012

A comparative analysis of the synchronisation of business cycles for developed and deve...

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Working Paper

André C. Jordaan, James N. Blignaut, Jan H. van Heerden

September 20, 2012

On the real exchange rate effects of higher electricity prices in South Africa

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Policy Brief

James N. Blignaut, Jan H. van Heerden, Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Philip D. Adams, Reyno Seymore

September 27, 2009

How an electricity tax will affect the South African economy