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The political economy of food price policy in South Africa
Kirsten, Johann F. - 2012
This paper analyses the food price trends in South Africa during two periods of rapid food price inflation that occurred in the decade 2000 - 10 and unpacks the political reaction and policy responses to the food price crises in these two periods. Based on personal recollection of events during...
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The economic implications of introducing carbon taxes in South Africa
Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; Davies, Rob; Hartley, … - 2012
South Africa is considering introducing carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate potential impacts using a dynamic economy-wide model linked to an energy sector model. Simulation results indicate that a phased-in carbon tax that reaches US$30 per ton of CO2 by 2022 achieves...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319887
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Verticle decentralization and urban service delivery in South Africa: Does politics matter?
Cameron, Robert - 2012
This study examines the role of politics on decentralization and service delivery in South Africa, with a specific focus on Johannesburg and Cape Town. The research delineates how national decentralization has affected service delivery responsibilities and resources, determines whether service...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319936
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Measuring the carbon intensity of the South African economy
Arndt, Channing; Davies, Rob; Makrelov, Konstantin; … - 2011
We estimate the carbon intensity of industries, products, and households in South Africa. Direct and indirect carbon usage is measured using multiplier methods that capture inter-industry linkages and multi-product supply chains. Carbon intensity is found to be high for exports but low for major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280089
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Halving poverty in South Africa: Growth and distributional aspects ; distributional implications of halving poverty in South Africa
Tregenna, Fiona - 2011
The United Nations Millennium Declaration commits to halving extreme poverty between 2000 and 2015. The South African government has set a goal of halving poverty by 2014, although the meaning of this goal has not yet been defined. This article specifies government's stated target of halving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280230
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Labour demand and the distribution of wages in South African manufacturing exporters
Matthee, Marianne; Rankin, Neil; Bezuidenhout, Carli - 2017
This paper contributes to the understanding of the linkages between exporting, labour demand, and wages in South Africa … and pay higher wages. Given these higher wages we investigate how this wage premium is distributed within the exporting … firm. There appears to be a wide dispersion of wages within exporters (particularly international/non-African exporters …
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Skills-biased labour demand and the pursuit of inclusive growth in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Goga, Sumayya; Stanwix, Benjamin - 2014
on wages. We observe high levels of demand for skilled labour that have intensified a trend already established before … for skilled labour has also fed into and changed the structure of wages, and therefore wage inequality. We follow the work … presence of increasingly routinized tasks and offshoring, on wages. We run quantile regressions which suggest that, when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494212
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New patterns of structural change and effects on inclusive development: A case study of South Africa and Brazil
Greenstein, Joshua - 2015
This study explores the question of structural change and inclusive development in South Africa and Brazil. Using Census data from the two countries, the analysis combines a household level multidimensional indicator of well-being with the applications of growth incidence curves and a sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418571
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Estimation of substitution and transformation elasticities for South African trade
Saikkonen, Liisa - 2015
The objective of this paper is to estimate transformation and Armington substitution elasticities for South African trade. We use linear methods to estimate elasticities without growth factors. We then employ a non-linear system of equations to estimate Armington import elasticities and related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418576
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Assessing the impact of social grants on inequality: A South African case study
Schiel, Reinhard; Leibbrandt, Murray; Lam, David - 2014
The democratic government in South Africa has developed a system of social grants to combat the high levels of poverty and inequality inherited from the apartheid regime. With the help of modest economic growth and an associated increase in per capita household income, the introduction and...
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