Q48 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: Q48

Energy: Government Policy

Modelling required energy consumption with equivalence

This study proposes an equivalence scale model for required energy ...

Yuxiang Ye, Steven F. Koch, Jiangfeng Zhang

Working Paper

Time consistency and economic growth: A case study of South African macroeconomic policy

The numerous diagnostic studies and policy recommendations that exi...

Konstantin Makrelov, David Faulkner, Christopher Loewald

Working Paper

South African attitudes about nuclear power: The case of the nuclear energy expansion p...

Excessive use of fossil fuels is widely acknowledged as one of the ...

Nomsa P. Nkosi, Johane Dikgang

Policy Brief

Regional economic effects of changes in South Africa's electricity generation mix

This paper examines the long-run regional economic effects within S...

Jonathan M. Horridge, Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Heinrich R. Bohlmann, Lardo Stander, Elizabeth L. Roos

Working Paper

Rural Electrification policy: The potential in micro hydro electricity

Developing countries particularly those within the Sub-Saharan Afri...

Mary Karumba, Edwin Muchapondwa

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

South African attitudes about nuclear power: The case of the nuclear energy expansion

The objective of our study is to investigate households’ attitudes ...

Nomsa P. Nkosi, Johane Dikgang

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

An Economic Assessment of Bioethanol Production from Sugar Cane: The Case of South Africa

South Africa’s high level of dependence on imported crude oil...

Marcel Kohler

Policy Brief

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

Analysis of the plastic-bag Levy in South Africa

Policy Paper 18 Policy makers in many countries have perceived plas...

Anthony Leiman, Martine Visser, Johane Dikgang

Policy Paper

Demand for cooking fuels in a developing country. To what extent do taste and preferenc...

Overreliance on biomass energy, such as firewood and charcoal, for ...

Isaac Dasmani, Peter B. Aglobitse, Wisdom Akpalu

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