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Shaking out or shaking in: The impact of Zimbabwe’s economic crisis on the country’s ma...

Following Zimbabwe’s economic crisis between 1997 and 2009, a...

Nicholas Masiyandima, Lawrence Edwards

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‘The Prince and the Pauper’: The effect of inherited-wealth status on productivity in t...

This experiment contributes to the developing literature on the rel...

Dr Sofia Monteiro, Patrizio Piraino, Justine Burns

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Effect of Financial Development on Economic Growth in sub-Saharan African: Does Sectora...

The role of financial sector development in economic growth has rec...

Paul Alagidede, Muazu Ibrahim

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The Comfort of the future: The role of Social Norms in Constructing the Ideal towards S...

In the environmental sustainability (ES) movement, the challenge of...

Love O. Idahosa

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A Longitudinal Analysis of the Demand for Cigarettes in South Africa

Tobacco use is a major health problem, resulting in many millions o...

Alfred K. Mukong

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Unveiling the energy saving role of banking performance in Sub-Sahara Africa

Most countries in Sub-Sahara Africa are on the path of becoming eme...

‪Edmond Hagan, Anthony Amoah, Rebecca A. Klege, ‪Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah, Philip K. Adom

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Skill Shortages as a Barrier to Women’s Start Ups: A Model with Evidence from Eswatini

The shortages of entrepreneurial skills, both perceived and actual,...

Zuzana Brixiová, Thierry Kangoye

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Recreation Demand and Optimal Pricing for International Visitors to Kruger National Park

Even though most national parks are not wholly funded by the State,...

Samson Mukanjari, Eyoual Demeke, Edwin Muchapondwa

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The household effects of very large electricity tariff hikes in Zambia

This paper simulates the real household expenditure effects of elec...

Akabondo Kabechani, Mashekwa Maboshe, Grieve Chelwa

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The Measurement of Institutions and Instability in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1880-2010

This paper attempts to provide measures of the institutions that ch...

Alain P. Bala

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Imported inputs, Government Support and Performance of manufacturing exporters

Access to imported intermediate inputs has been hailed as crucial i...

Peter W. Chacha, Lawrence Edwards

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Regional disparities in income-independent quality of life in South African municipalit...

Background: Since 1994, the South African government has introduced...

Talita Dalton-Greyling, Stephanié Rossouw

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Can local communities afford full control over wildlife conservation? The Case of CAMPF...

Wildlife is widely becoming an important vehicle for rural developm...

Herbert Ntuli, Edwin Muchapondwa, Boscow Okumu

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To what extent does socio-economic status still affect household access to water and sa...

Despite the significant progress of water and sanitation services s...

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Factors influencing people’s perceptions towards conservation of transboundary wildlife...

Local people’s perceptions of protected areas greatly determine the...

Sverker C. Jagers, Martin Sjöstedt, Herbert Ntuli, Edwin Muchapondwa, Amanda Linell

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Real Exchange Rate Volatility and Employment Growth in South Africa: The Case of Manufa...

South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world...

Eftychia Nikolaidou, Trust R. Mpofu

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Measuring the Financial Cycle in South Africa

This paper sets out to measure the financial cycle in South Africa....

Greg Farrell, Esti Kemp

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Family-type Public Goods and Intra-Household Decision-Making by Co-Resident South Afric...

The household is a critical decision-making and consumption unit an...

Frederik Booysen, Sevias Guvuriro

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Financial Structure and Economic Growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Financial structure, the extent to which a country’s financial syst...

Naomi M. Mathenge, Eftychia Nikolaidou

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

Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region of over 950 million people but...

Chengete Chakamera, Paul Alagidede

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Regulatory ambiguity and policy uncertainty in South Africa’s telecommunications sector

Competition policy aims to encourage efficiency and promote choice ...

Helanya Fourie, Nicola Theron, Lara Granville

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Nonlinearities in Financial Development–Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from sub–Sahara...

The impact of financial development on economic growth has received...

Muazu Ibrahim, Paul Alagidede

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Pricing electricity blackouts among South African households

Lack of information about households’ welfare losses could lead to ...

Johane Dikgang, Nomsa P. Nkosi

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Emigration and education: the schooling of the left behind in Nigeria

The potential effects of migration on the welfare of the left behin...

Ermias G. Weldesenbet, Nonso Obikili, Biniam E. Bedasso

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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

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An institutional comparison of private shareholding in the central banks of South Afric...

This paper assesses institutional aspects of private shareholding i...

Jannie Rossouw

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Teacher Human Capital, Teacher Effort and Student Achievements in Kenya

Evidence gathered over the past 40 years demonstrates that educatio...

Justine Burns, Fredrick M. Wamalwa

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Unfulfilled expectations and the emergence of the EFF

Populism in politics is not a new phenomenon. It has been present f...

Nonso Obikili

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The Comfort of the Future: The Role of Social Norms in Constructing the Ideal towards S...

In light of the high energy consumption associated with Heating Ven...

Joseph O. Akotey, Nyankomo Marwa, Love O. Idahosa

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Parental Bargaining and Rural-Urban Child Health Differential in Tanzania

Child malnutrition is an important indicator of poor child health s...

Justine Burns, Alfred K. Mukong

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The Growth Dynamics of New Export Entrants in Kenya: a Survival Analysis

Promotion of exports remain a core objective of trade policy in man...

Peter W. Chacha, Lawrence Edwards

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The Impact of Multinational Enterprises on Public Governance Institutions in Areas of L...

Following the worldwide movement calling for responsible global cor...

John M. Luiz, Dirk Hanekom

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Private Schools and Student Learning Achievements in Kenya

In a number of sub-Saharan African countries, evidence shows that t...

Justine Burns, Fredrick M. Wamalwa

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Rural Electrification policy: The potential in micro hydro electricity

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

Mary Karumba, Edwin Muchapondwa

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Can bank capital adequacy changes amplify the business cycle in South Africa?

The phenomenon of bank regulation procyclicality requires very care...

Foluso Akinsola, Sylvanus Ikhide

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Gender and Birth Order Effects on Intra-Household Schooling Choices and Educational Att...

Many schooling decisions take place within the family. For instance...

Fredrick M. Wamalwa, Justine Burns

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