D63 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: D63

Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

Bridging the Divide in Economics

The ERSA Bridging the Divide in Economics initiative focuses on rep...

ERSA

BTD Workshop

Human capital inequality and electoral outcomes in South Africa

This paper examines the nature and evolution of horizontal and vert...

Nonso Obikili, Biniam E. Bedasso

Working Paper

Effects of wildlife resources on community welfare: Income, poverty and inequality

This paper demonstrates the importance of wildlife in the portfolio...

Edwin Muchapondwa, Herbert Ntuli

Working Paper

Financial development and income inequality in Africa: A panel heterogeneous approach

Although the financial sector of Africa has witnessed massive refor...

Anthanasius F. Tita, Meshach J. Aziakpono

Working Paper

Estimating Income Mobility When Income is Measured with Error: The Case of South Africa

There are long-standing concerns that household income mobility is ...

Asmus Zoch, Stephan Klasen, Rulof P. Burger

Working Paper

Intergenerational earnings mobility and equality of opportunity in South Africa

The paper estimates the degree of intergenerational earnings persis...

Patrizio Piraino

Working Paper

Islamic Economics: Still in Search of an Identity

The last few decades have seen a phenomenal growth of the emerging ...

Abdulkader C. Mahomedy

Working Paper

A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa

In this paper, we revisit ‘what and who’ is middle clas...

Justin Visagie, Dorrit Posel

Working Paper

Settler skills and colonial development

The emphasis on location-specific factors, such as climate or disea...

Johan Fourie, Dieter von Fintel

Working Paper

Rarer Actions: Giving and Taking in Third-Party Punishment Games

In attempting to understand cooperation, economists have used the m...

Simon Halliday

Working Paper

Indirect Taxation and Gender Equity: Evidence from South Africa

This paper explores the equity implications of indirect or consumpt...

Daniela Casale

Policy Brief

Income Inequality, Reciprocity and Public Good Provision: An Experimental Analysis Begg...

This paper analyses the impact of income inequality on public good ...

Andre Hofmeyr, Martine Visser, Justine Burns

Working Paper