Q4 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: Q4

Phases of higher education, tuition grants, and equity-efficiency tradeoff

We study how taxes and alternative higher education subsidies affec...

Yoseph Y. Getachew

Working Paper

Relationship between education and households’ electricity-saving behaviour in South Af...

This paper investigates the relationship between the education leve...

Kabeya C. Mulamba

Working Paper

Optimal Targeted Lockdowns in a Multi-Group SIR Model

We study targeted lockdowns in a multi-group SIR model where infect...

Michael D. Whinston, Victor Chernozhukovz, Iván Werning, Daron Acemoglu

Working Paper

Pricing electricity blackouts among South African households

Lack of information about households’ welfare losses could lead to ...

Johane Dikgang, Nomsa P. Nkosi

Policy Brief

The Comfort of the Future: The Role of Social Norms in Constructing the Ideal towards S...

In light of the high energy consumption associated with Heating Ven...

Joseph O. Akotey, Nyankomo Marwa, Love O. Idahosa

Policy Brief

Unveiling the Energy Saving Role of Banking Performance in Sub-Sahara Africa

Using a two-step system generalized method of moment (GMM) techniqu...

Rebecca A. Klege, ‪Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah, Philip K. Adom, ‪Edmond Hagan, Anthony Amoah

Policy Brief

Energy (Electricity) Consumption In South African Hotels: A Panel Data Analysis

Addressing the large energy consumption of Hotels and tourist accom...

Joseph Adeyo, Nyankomo Marwa, Love O. Idahosa

Policy Brief

Exploring the nexus of electricity supply and economic growth in South Africa

This paper investigates the causal relationship between electricity...

Pierre Le Roux, Gift Mugano, Hlalefang Khobai

Working Paper

Estimating a Philipps Curve for South Africa: A Bounded Random Walk Approach

Introduction The Phillips curve depicts the relationship between cu...

Modeste Some, Eric Schaling, Alain Kabundi

Policy Brief

Structural Breaks in Renewable Energy in South Africa: A Bai & Perron Test Approach

South Africa has been struggling to cope with its energy demand. In...

Jaco P. Weideman, Roula Inglesi-Lotz

Working Paper

Border Tax Adjustments to Negate the Economic Impact of an Electricty Generation Tax

In the 2008 Budget Review, the South African government announced i...

Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Reyno Seymore, Jan H. van Heerden

Policy Brief

The importance of new power generation in South Africa

The lack of adequate and reliable electricity supply has been direc...

Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Jessika A. Bohlmann, Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Policy Brief

Electricity Intensities of the OECD and South Africa: A Comparison

Improving a country’s electricity efficiency is considered one of t...

Roula Inglesi-Lotz, James N. Blignaut

Working Paper

South Africa’s Electricity Consumption: A Sectoral Decomposition Analysis

South Africa’s electricity consumption has increased sharply ...

Roula Inglesi-Lotz, James N. Blignaut

Working Paper

Border Tax Adjustments to Negate the Economic Impact of an Electricity Generation Tax

In the 2008 Budget Review, the South African government announced i...

Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Reyno Seymore, Jan H. van Heerden

Working Paper

How an electricity tax will affect the South African economy

An electricity tax imposed at the point of production in South Afri...

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

Policy Brief