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Enhancing the financial sector linkages in the Bureau for Economic Research’s core macroeconometric model
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP21/2015
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Asset index, child nutritional status and pro-poor growth analysis in Malawi
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP20/2015
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Abstract | PDF (844 KB)
 
An overview of Education data in South Africa: an inventory approach
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP19/2015
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Abstract | PDF (520 KB)
 
What the Annual National Assessments can tell us about learning deficits over the education system and the school career year
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP18/2015
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Abstract | PDF (303 KB)
 
The long walk: Considering the enduring spatial and racial dimensions of deprivation two decades after the fall of apartheid
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP17/2015
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Abstract | PDF (453 KB)
 
The Capability Threshold: Re-examining the definition of the middle class in an unequal developing country
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP16/2015
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The readiness of the South African education system for a pre-Grade R year
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP15/2015
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Abstract | PDF (528 KB)
 
Estimating and explaining changes in potential growth in South Africa
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP14/2015
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Abstract | PDF (241 KB)
 
The impact of study guides on “matric” performance: Evidence from a randomised experiment
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13/2015
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Abstract | PDF (681 KB)
 
A profile of the labour market for school principals in South Africa: Evidence to inform policy
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12/2015
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Abstract | PDF (678 KB)
 
The public sector balance sheet and fiscal consolidation in South Africa
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2015
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When did globalization begin in South Africa?
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. Wp10/2015
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Examining oral reading fluency among grade 5 rural English Second Language (ESL) learners in South Africa: An analysis of NEEDU 2013.
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP09/2015
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Abstract | PDF (616 KB)
 
Identifying Periods of US Housing Market Explosivity
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP08/2015
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Abstract | PDF (418 KB)
 
Teacher Supply in South Africa: A Focus on Initial Teacher Education Graduate Production
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2015
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Do Long Memory and Asymmetries Matter When Assessing Downside Return Risk?
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP06/2015
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The dynamics of child poverty in South Africa between 2008 and 2012: An analysis using the National Income Dynamics Study
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05/2015
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Abstract | PDF (998 KB)
 
“Poor South Africa! Will no nice English people ever come out here?”—The South African Constabulary of the Second South African War
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP04/2015
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Abstract | PDF (888 KB)
 
Do Precious Metal Prices Help in Forecasting South African Inflation?
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP03/2015
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Abstract | PDF (425 KB)
 
Mark-ups and competition: a comparison of the profitability of listed South African industrial companies
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP02/2015
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Abstract | PDF (370 KB)
 
Learn to teach, teach to learn: A within-pupil across-subject approach to estimating the impact of teacher subject knowledge on South African grade 6 performance
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01/2015
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BER Weekly

6 Jun 2025 SA GDP barely expands in Q1, while BCI and PMI suggest that Q2 remained weak
It was a busy week for local data releases, much of which painted a bleak picture of SA’s economy. Not only was first-quarter GDP growth dismal, but 2024 growth was also revised lower to just 0.5%. , The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) showed sentiment remained shaky in the second quarter...

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