I18 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: I18

Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

‘Learning to export’ and ‘learning to innovate’: Revisiting the relationship between in...

This paper examines the relationship between innovation and export ...

Fiona Tregenna, Elvis K. Avenyo, Kwanele Ngwadleka

Working Paper

The effect of cigarette price changes on smoking prevalence by gender: The case of Sout...

South Africa successfully reduced smoking prevalence by substantial...

Corné van Walbeek, Nicole Vellios, Zachary Gitonga

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

The Effect of Tobacco and Alcohol Control Policies on Household Spending Patterns in Ke...

This paper examines the effect of tobacco and alcohol control polic...

Abel O. Nyagwachi, Grieve Chelwa, Corné van Walbeek

Working Paper

The effects of price and non-price policies on cigarette consumption in South Africa

The health consequences of smoking are serious and have been freque...

Ernest N. Tingum, Noreen Mdege, Alfred K. Mukong

Working Paper

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

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

Better health status is influenced by access to health care, among ...

Wa Ntita Serge Kabongo, Josue Mbonigaba

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 Demand for Reproductive Health Care

This research formalizes the interactions between the various deter...

Steven F. Koch, Gauthier Tshiswaka-Kashalala

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

Panel: Health financing and regulatory reforms

On 6 February 2014 ERSA hosted a symposium in Stellenbosch on Criti...

Anja Smith

Policy Brief

User Fee Abolition in South Africa in 1994 and 1996: Differences-in-Differences

South Africa waived user fees for primary health care, first in 199...

Steven F. Koch, Anna S. Brink

Working Paper

Economic aspects of universal health coverage

This brief sums up the findings of his presentation, focusing on th...

Peter C. Smith

Policy Brief

Lessons on governance for the move towards universal health coverage in South Africa

Goudge’s presentation emphasised that appropriate governance mechan...

Anja Smith

Policy Brief

Assessing regional variation in the effect of the removal of user fees on institutional...

This paper examines regional differences in the effect of user fee ...

Steven F. Koch, Chitalu M. Chama-Chiliba

Working Paper

ERSA symposium and training workshop: Critical choices around universal health coverage

Symposium – 6 February 2014 In 2012 the South African government em...

ERSA

Workshop

Health Care Facility Choice and User Fee Abolition: Regression Discontinuity in a Multi...

We apply parametric and nonparametric regression discontinuity meth...

Steven F. Koch, Jeffrey S. Racine

Working Paper

The Cost-effectiveness of Intervening in Low and High HIV Prevalence Areas in South Africa

The cost-effectiveness of intervening with a set of HIV/AIDS interv...

Josue Mbonigaba

Working Paper

The Economics of Information Technology in Public Sector Health Facilities in Developin...

The public healthcare sector in developing countries face many chal...

John M. Luiz, Gregory B. Cline

Working Paper

Free public healtcare does not remove inequality of healthcare access

Despite the availability in South Africa of free public health care...

Steven F. Koch

Policy Brief