Author:Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, ThierryDate:06 Jun 2017This paper contributes to closing a knowledge gap on gender, entrepreneurship and development by linking the entrepreneurial productivity to start-up capital and skills. The empirical analysis of a survey of entrepreneurs in Swaziland confirmed ...Read more
Author:Burns, Justine; Halliday, Simon; Keswell, MalcolmDate:28 May 2015We examine whether differences in risk preferences explain gender differentials in test scores amongst a large class of undergraduate microeconomics students, where students were evaluated using multiple choice questions. In each of five class ...Read more
Author:Zuze, Tia Linda; Lee, V.E.Date:28 May 2015Although primary school enrollment is gradually on the increase in the developing world, differences in mathematics achievement between girls and boys persist. A complex combination of factors that is related to issues of the home environment, ...Read more
Author:de Moor, Carryn; Butterworth, Doug SDate:Apr 2018The relationship governing the proportion of directed sardine catch simulated to be taken west of Cape Agulhas during projections underlying the development of OMP-18 is updated. The relationship now differs for each draw from the posterior ...Read more
Author:Finn, Arden; Ranchhod, VimalDate:28 May 2015We document how we diagnosed data fabrication in the National Income Dynamics Study. Since the fabrication was detected while fieldwork was still on-going, the relevant interviews were re-conducted and the fabricated data were replaced with ...Read more
Author:Trollip, HiltonDate:1998Because this is a short scoping study with only 15 days allocated to its production the initial discussions with the most important stakeholders and the round 1 of interviews were used to provide a tight focus for the project. The main area ...Read more
Author:Woolard, Ingrid; Leibbrandt, Murray; Daniels, Reza CheDate:28 May 2015The National Income Dynamics Study is the first national panel study of South African individuals. Its objective is to track these individuals over time to study social mobility. This paper documents the survey design and a successful recontact ...Read more
Author:Brandão, Anabela; Butterworth, Doug SDate:Sep 2018An updated GLMM standardisation of trotline toothfish CPUE data is presented which includes new data for the 2017 “fishing”-year. Updated standardisation of the trotline CPUE data shows a marked decrease from the 2015 to the 2016 season, with ...Read more
Author:Brophy, Tim; Daniels, Reza; Musundwa, SibongileDate:28 May 2015Geographical coordinates such as Global Positioning System (GPS) latitude and longitude estimates form the foundation of many spatial statistical methods. gpsbound allows users to (1) import geographical information from the attribute table ...Read more