Group Behavior | Economic Research Southern Africa

Keyword: Group Behavior

Big data forecasting of South African inflation

We investigate whether the use of machine learning techniques and b...

Rulof P. Burger, Neil Rankin, Kevin Kotze, Byron Botha

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Government religious preference and intrastate conflict

Understanding the causes and consequences of conflicts continues to...

Matthew W. Clance, Eduard van der Merwe, Carolyn Chisadza

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Bridging the Divide in Economics

The ERSA Bridging the Divide in Economics initiative focuses on rep...

ERSA

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Financial development and income inequality: a nonlinear econometric analysis of 21 Afr...

A panel data analysis of financial inequality was conducted using t...

Lindokuhle T. Zungu, Lorraine Greyling

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The effect of colonial and pre-colonial institutions on contemporary education in Africa

This paper argues that contrary to previous findings, present-day e...

Matthew W. Clance, Leoné Walters, Carolyn Chisadza

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Public Infrastructure Provision and Ethnic Favouritism: Evidence from South Africa

Does ethnic favouritism in administrative governments affect public...

Leoné Walters, Manoel Bittencourt, Carolyn Chisadza

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Estimating Income Mobility When Income is Measured with Error: The Case of South Africa

There are long-standing concerns that household income mobility is ...

Asmus Zoch, Stephan Klasen, Rulof P. Burger

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The Impact of Fractionalization on Cultural Distance Measures

We examine the impact of ethno-linguistic fractionalization (ELF) o...

John M. Luiz

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Art Critic Index: A Proxy for Cultural Value in the Context of the South Africa Art Market

This study creates a proxy for cultural value by constructing an Ar...

Michael Stevenson, Catherine Kannemeyer, Matthew Olckers

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The Economic Evaluation of Dryland Ecosystem Services in the South African Kgalagadi Ar...

The economic importance of the dryland ecosystem services in the Kg...

Johane Dikgang, Edwin Muchapondwa

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The Effect of Land Restitution on Poverty Reduction Among the Khomani San "Bushmen" in ...

This paper looks at the impact of land restitution involving the Kh...

Johane Dikgang, Edwin Muchapondwa

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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...

Daniela Casale

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Social Networks and Ethnic Niches: An Econometric Analysis of the Manufacturing Sector ...

This paper analyses the link between social networks and ethnic occ...

Andre Hofmeyr

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