I15 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: I15

Health and Economic Development

Climate change and child health: A Nigerian perspective

The detrimental effect of climate change on health is becoming an e...

Matthew W. Clance, Eleni Yitbarek, Eduard van der Merwe

Working Paper

‘Quantitative Easing' and central bank asset purchases in South Africa: A DSGE approach

This paper develops a small open-economy (SOE) dynamic stochastic g...

Cobus Vermeulen

Impact of Social Transfers on Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from the South African Old ...

We study the effect of income receipt in form of Old age pension (...

Joseph Ajefu, Adeola Oyenubi

Working Paper

Does household net financial wealth explain the asymmetric reaction of household consum...

Ndou et al (2019) showed that, in absolute terms, the decline in ho...

Eliphas Ndou

Working Paper

Prenatal health and weather-related shocks under social safety net policy in Kenya

Exposure to weather shocks around the time of birth has been shown ...

Djiby R. Thiam, Silas Ongudi

Working Paper

Alex van den Heever on South Africa’s public healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandem...

In this podcast Prof. Alex van den Heever, the Chair of Social Secu...

Alex van der Heever

Podcast

Parental bargaining and rural-urban child health differential in Tanzania

This paper extends the empirical analysis of child health by simult...

Justine Burns, Alfred K. Mukong

Policy Brief

An Econometric Method for Estimating Population Parameters from Non-Random Samples: An...

The problem of sample selection complicates the process of drawing ...

Zoë M. McLaren, Rulof P. Burger

Working Paper

Does the Equivalence Scale Matter? Equivalence and Out-of-Pocket Payments

We evaluate the effects of different equivalence scale parameter es...

Steven F. Koch

Policy Brief

Has South Africa’s Investment in Public Health Care Improved Health Outcomes?

South Africa’s total expenditure on health equates to almost 9% of ...

Jugal Mahabir, Talita Dalton-Greyling, Lucas Bidzha

Policy Brief

Demand-side determinants of access to healthcare service: Empirical evidence from Africa

This study identifies the key determinants of access to healthcare ...

Wa Ntita Serge Kabongo, Josue Mbonigaba

Working Paper

The impact of health on the employment and earnings of young South Africans

This paper estimates the impact of health on employment and earning...

Chijioke O. Nwosu

Working Paper

Impact on Health on Labour Force Participation in South Africa

This paper quantifies the impact of health on labour force particip...

Ingrid Woolard, Chijioke O. Nwosu

Working Paper

Diagnosing Deep Roots of Development: Genetic, Disease and Environmental Factors

We examine the association between indicators of real GDP per capit...

Valerio Napolioni, Robert E. Klitgaard, Johannes W. Fedderke, James P. MacMurray

Working Paper

Effects of Social Norms on Multiple Partnerships: Evidence from Young Adults in the Met...

Even though antiretroviral treatment is becoming more efficient and...

Byela Tibesigwa, Martine Visser

Working Paper

‘Know Your Epidemic’: The Effects of Expected Health and Contextual Health Uncertainty ...

This study measures the link between expected health and contextual...

Mintewab Bezabih, Martine Visser, Byela Tibesigwa

Working Paper

Does Famine Matter For Aggregate Adolescent Human Capital Acquisition In Sub-Saharan Af...

To the extent that in utero and childhood malnutrition negatively a...

Julius A. Agbor, Gregory N. Price

Working Paper