I31 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: I31

General Welfare

Modelling required energy consumption with equivalence

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

Published: 2 December 2022

Working Paper

Part 4: Building back for a sustainable future

The discussion is based on two papers: “Building back fairer ...

Published: 10 November 2021

Dialogue

The effects of technology intensity in manufacturing on CO2 emissions: Evidence from de...

Industrialisation is recognised as important for developing countri...

Published: 15 January 2021

Working Paper

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 (...

Published: 20 October 2020

Working Paper

Does Child Support Grant incentivise childbirth in South Africa?

We consider the perverse incentive that can be created for poor hou...

Published: 30 September 2020

Working Paper

Inequality in South Africa: what does a composite index of wellbeing reveal?

Policymakers need better information regarding wellbeing inequality...

Published: 18 September 2019

Working Paper

Black living standards in South Africa before democracy

The history of living standards in South Africa is a complex and in...

Published: 22 August 2017

Policy Brief

Black living standards in South Africa before democracy: New evidence from heights

Very little income or wage data was systematically recorded on the ...

Published: 23 February 2017

Working Paper

Construction and analysis of a composite quality of life index for a region of South Af...

This study employs a novel approach to measure and analyse quality ...

Published: 21 November 2014

Working Paper

Father's Employment and Sons' Stature: The Long Running Effects of a Positive Regional ...

I exploit the unexpected increase in employment in 1975, 76 and 77 ...

Published: 12 November 2014

Working Paper

The Good African Society Index

This paper constructs a Good Society Index for 45 African countries...

Published: 4 July 2014

Working Paper

The Good African Society Index

This paper constructs a Good Society Index for 45 African countries...

Published: 4 July 2014

Working Paper

Determinants of Student Satisfaction with Campus Residence Life at a South African Univ...

Although there are a number of studies on the determinants of gener...

Published: 7 November 2013

Working Paper

Pricing of National Park Visits in Kenya: The Case of Lake Nakuru National Park

This study analyses the factors influencing pricing of National Par...

Published: 12 July 2013

Working Paper

A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa

In this paper, we revisit ‘what and who’ is middle clas...

Published: 25 September 2012

Working Paper

Relative standing and subjective well-being in South Africa: The role of perceptions, e...

Most studies that explore the impact of relative standing on subjec...

Published: 23 September 2012

Working Paper