O1 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: O1

Taxpayer responsiveness to taxation: Evidence from bunching at kink points of the South...

I apply the bunching methodology to South African administrative ta...

Published: 5 February 2021

Working Paper

Risk Preferences and the Impact of Credit and Insurance on Farm Technology Uptake

We use a series of credit and insurance simulation games to test th...

Published: 27 March 2019

Working Paper

Teacher human capital, teacher effort and student achievements in Kenya

Although research generally shows that teachers matter for student ...

Published: 3 January 2018

Policy Brief

The effect of financial inclusion on welfare in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from disag...

Over two decades sub-Saharan Africa has grown an average by 4.8% pe...

Published: 8 May 2017

Working Paper

Measurement and analysis of the evolution of institutions in Nigeria

“Institutions matter” has become a generally accepted premise in de...

Published: 13 February 2017

Working Paper

The Impact of Basic and Social Infrastructure Investment on Economic Growth and Social ...

Basic and social infrastructure investment can assist in addressing...

Published: 27 October 2016

Policy Brief

Path dependence and interdependence between institutions and development

Path dependence theory, within the institutions context, means that...

Published: 3 October 2016

Policy Brief

Third Annual Financial Economics Workshop

Keynote Speaker: Atif Mian (Princeton University) Following the fir...

Published: 3 September 2015

Workshop

Growth (and segregation) by rail: How the railways shaped Colonial South Africa

The railway played a large part in late nineteenth century and earl...

Published: 27 August 2015

Working Paper

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

It is now well known that early life environmental conditions affec...

Published: 5 May 2015

Policy Brief

Institutionalisation of Derivatives Trading and Economic Growth: Evidence from South Af...

The purpose of this paper is to foresee the likely developmental im...

Published: 2 March 2015

Working Paper

Diagnosing Deep Roots of Development: Genetic, Disease and Environmental Factors

We examine the association between indicators of real GDP per capit...

Published: 2 October 2014

Working Paper

Second Annual Financial Economics Workshop

Following the first workshop on financial economics in Cape Town in...

Published: 7 July 2014

Workshop

First Annual Financial Economics Workshop: Financial Economics and the Nexus of Growth,...

The recent financial crisis has challenged our understanding of the...

Published: 6 September 2013

Workshop

Can International Interventions Secure the Peace?

The international community uses a number of interventions to make ...

Published: 15 April 2013

Working Paper

Institutional dynamics and capital accumulation: Evidence from Namibia and Tanzania

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of institutions ...

Published: 7 December 2012

Working Paper

Sustainable growth in South Africa

Policy Paper 20 This paper considers a range of evidence surroundin...

Published: 3 October 2012

Policy Paper

Policy change and economic growth: A case study of South Africa

Policy Paper 14 South Africa’s growth experience provides an exampl...

Published: 3 October 2012

Policy Paper

From chimera to prospect: South African sources of and constraints on long-term growth,...

Policy Paper 01 The paper takes stock of South Africa’s past growth...

Published: 3 October 2012

Policy Paper

Measuring Institutions: Indicators of Political and Economic Institutions in Namibia: 1...

This paper presents a database on institutional measures for Namibi...

Published: 25 September 2012

Working Paper

Indicators of Political and Economic Institutions in Tanzania: 1884 - 2008

This paper is part of series of studies focusing on the measurement...

Published: 25 September 2012

Working Paper

Alternative indices of political freedoms, property rights, and political instability f...

This paper presents new institutional measures for Zambia. Coverage...

Published: 23 September 2012

Working Paper

Measuring Institutions: Indicators of Political Rights, Property Rights and Political I...

This paper aims to construct a new set of institutional indicators ...

Published: 22 September 2012

Working Paper

Does Human Generate Social and Institutional Capital? Exploring Evidence From Time Seri...

This paper presents an analysis of the interaction of human capital...

Published: 19 September 2012

Working Paper

Impact of the Current Crisis on Development Thinking

Prof Bheki Sibiya, Director and Head of Wits Business School, cordi...

Published: 27 September 2010

Workshop

ERSA Training & Networking Workshop

Assessing Future Economic Developments and Policy Evaluation using ...

Published: 27 September 2009

Workshop

Financial Instability: an Emerging Market Perspective

ERSA in collaboration with the Wits Business School is pleased to a...

Published: 27 September 2009

Workshop

An examination of the Impact of Economic Policy on long-run Economic Growth: An applica...

This paper examines the impact of two indicators of government poli...

Published: 27 September 2002

Working Paper

An examination of the impact of financial deepening on long-run economic growth: An app...

This paper examines the impact of financial deepening on long run e...

Published: 27 September 2001

Working Paper

A case of polarization paralysis: the debate surrounding a growth strategy for South Af...

Policy Paper (Interest) 01 This paper addresses two questions. The ...

Published: 27 September 2001

Policy Paper

The new partnership for African development: Africa’s response to its underdevelopment

Policy Paper (Interest) 22 The economic development gap been Africa...

Published: 27 September 2001

Policy Paper