Q43 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: Q43

Energy and the Macroeconomy

The relationship between renewable energy and retail electricity prices: Panel evidence...

The centrality of electricity to everyday life is indisputable, and...

George A. Thopil, Anneri M. Oosthuizen, Roula Inglesi-Lotz

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

Electricity crisis and the effect of CO2 emissions on infrastructure-growth nexus in Su...

Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) has the greatest proportion of its populat...

Paul Alagidede, Chengete Chakamera

Policy Brief

Decomposing the South African CO₂ emissions within a BRICS countries context: The energ...

The main purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis of the reb...

Roula Inglesi-Lotz

Policy Brief

The effect of education on a country’s energy consumption: Evidence from developed and ...

Education has been regarded throughout history as one of the main d...

Luis D. del Corral Morales, Roula Inglesi-Lotz

Working Paper

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

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

An Economy-Wide Evaluation of New Power Generation in South Africa: The Case of Kusile ...

The South African economy has suffered over the past decade due to ...

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

Working Paper

South Africa can reduce its crude oil import risk

Despite its small size and limited quantities of oil reserves, Sout...

Krish Chetty, Njeri Wabiri, Hammed Amusa

Policy Brief