Recent Publications (2011)

Journals (subsidised)

BURGER R, DU PLESSIS SA. Examining the robustness of competing explanations of slow growth in African Countries. Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics 2011; 35(3) : 21-47.

BURGER R. School effectiveness in Zambia: The origins of differences between rural and urban outcomes. Development Southern Africa 2011; 28(2) : 157-176.

DLOMO Z, JANSEN AI, MOSES M, YU D. Investigating the significance of the 2008 Matric curriculum on first-year Economics performance. South African Journal of Higher Education 2011; 25(4) : 696-709.

DU PLESSIS E, FOURIE J. Higher education exports in South Africa: A case study of Stellenbosch University. South African Journal of Higher Education 2011; 25(3) : 460-475.

DU PLESSIS SA, CALITZ E, SIEBRITS K. An alternative perspective on South Africa's public debt, 1962-1994. South African Journal of Economics 2011; 79(2) : 161-172.

DU PLESSIS SA, MAENNIG W. The 2010 FIFA World cup high frequency data economics: Effects on international tourism and awareness for South Africa. Development Southern Africa 2011; 28(3) : 349-365.

DU PLESSIS SA, SMIT JP, BUEKENS F. What is money? An alternative to Searle's institutional facts. Economics and Philosophy 2011; 27(1) : 1-22.

FOURIE J, SANTANA-GALLEGO M. The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals. Tourism Management 2011; 32(6) : 1364-1370.

FOURIE J, SIEBRITS K, SPRONK K. Tourist displacement in two South African sport mega-events. Development Southern Africa 2011; 28(3) : 319-332.

FOURIE J, VON FINTEL DP. A History with Evidence: Income Inequality in the Dutch Cape Colony. Economic History of Developing Regions (Formerly: South African Journal of Economic History) 2011; 26(1) : 16-48.

FOURIE J, VON FINTEL DP. 'n Ongelykte Oes: Die Franse Hugenote en die vroeë Kaapse wynbedryf. Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe 2011; 51(3) : 332-353.

FOURIE J. Travel service exports as comparative advantage in South Africa. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 2011; 14(2) : 210-228.

HORN PM, JANSEN AI, YU D. Factors explaining the Academic Success of second-year economics students: An explanatory analysis. South African Journal of Economics 2011; 79(2) : 202-210.

LEVINE S, VAN DER BERG S, YU D. The impact of cash transfers on household welfare in Namibia. Development Southern Africa 2011; 28(1) : 39-59.

MOHOLWA MB, LIU G. The impact of Rand/US Dollar exchange rate volatility on the performance of futures markets for agricultural commodities. African Finance Journal 2011; 13(1) : 28-46.

THERON NM, BOSHOFF WH. When do vertical restraints harm competition? The economics-based approach and its application in the BATSA case. South African Journal of Economics 2011; 79(3) : 330-345.

THERON NM, VAN EEDEN J. Two-sided markets: An application to mobile termination in South Africa. Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 2011; 4(Special Issue) : 183-201.

VAN DER BERG S. Current poverty and income distribution in the context of South African history. Economic History of Developing Regions (Formerly: South African Journal of Economic History) 2011; 26(1) : 120-140.

Journal articles (non-subsidised)

FOURIE J, SPRONK K. South African mega-sports events and their impact on tourism. Journal of Sport & Tourism 2011; 16(1) : 75-97.

Doctoral completed

BOSHOFF WH. Conceptual and empirical advances in antitrust market definition with application to South African competition policy. PhD, 2011. 159 pp. Promotor: Du Plessis SA.

KIRSTEN M. Improving the well-being of the poor through microfinance: Evidence from the Small Enterprise Foundation in South Africa. PhD, 2011. 300 pp. Promotor: Van Der Berg S, Schoombee GA.

REID M. Communication as a Strategic Monetary Policy Tool: An evaluation of the effectiveness of the South African Reserve Bank's Communication. PhD, 2011. 142 pp. Promotor: Du Plessis SA.

Masters completed

LEKEZWA B. The impact of social grants as anti-poverty policy instrument in South Africa: an analysis using household theory to determine intra-household allocation of unearned income. MComm, 2011. 130 pp. Studieleier: Siebrits K.

MORIBAME T. Utilisation of Mineral Rent and the diversified growth of the Botswana Economy. MComm, 2011. 201 pp. Studieleier: McCarthy CL.