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A taxometric analysis of problem gambling data from a South African national urban sample

Author: Kincaid, Harold; Daniels, Reza Che; Dellis, Andrew; Hofmeyr, Andre; Sharp, Carla; Rousseau, Jacques; Ross, Don Date: 28 May 2015 We investigate the question whether problem gambling (PG) in a recent South African sample, as measured by the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), is dimensional or categorical. We use two taxometric procedures, Mean Above Minus Below A ... Read more
Analysing Risk Preferences and Time Preferences with respect to Smoking Status and Smoking Intensity

Author: Preston, Charles Date: 2019 Smoking is a leading cause of death worldwide, and thus the behavioural components need to be understood to mitigate the damage caused by the practice. The relationship between smoking and factors such as risk preferences and time preferences ... Read more
Decomposing trust into risk preferences, altruism, and subjective beliefs: An experimental analysis

Author: Beattie, Tarryn Date: 2019 There is a sizeable economic literature dedicated to understanding trust and the extent to which it influences decision making. Although trust is difficult to measure, experimental economics has commonly used the 'amount sent’ in the Berg, ... Read more
An experimental analysis of the risk-trust confound

Author: Chetty, Rinelle Date: 2017 The notion of trust has great significance to an economy. Trust is known to be associated with efficient judicial systems, improved government functioning with lower corruption, and better financial outcomes (Johnson and Mislin, 2011). However, ... Read more
Experimental and self-reported measures of impulsivity: A reconsideration

Author: Giger, Aidan Date: 2021 Impulsivity is a complex construct that most people seem to understand intuitively, but ordinarily struggle to define precisely. This term readily lends itself to everyday definitions, including acting without thinking, rash and quick decisions, ... Read more
A historical analysis of the West Coast rock lobster fishery in South Africa with forward-looking implications for policy

Author: Meehan, Brendan Date: 2013 The newly formed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began collecting data on fisheries in the early 1950s. At this time, the industry faced a period of extremely rapid expansion. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the growth of yields far ... Read more
Income Inequality, Reciprocity and Public Good Provision: An Experimental Analysis

Author: Hofmeyr, Andre; Burns, Justine; Visser, Martine Date: 28 May 2015 This paper analyses the impact of income inequality on public good provision in an experimental setting. A sample of secondary school students were recruited to participate in a simple linear public goods game where income heterogeneity was ... Read more
Racial discrimination in post-apartheid South Africa : an experimental analysis

Author: Hofmeyr, Andre Date: 2008 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-74). Read more
Social networks and ethnic niches: an econometric analysis of the maufacturing sector in South Africa

Author: Hofmeyr, Andre Date: 2010 This paper analyses the link between social networks and ethnic occupational niches in the manufacturing sector in South Africa. To this end, it employs the methodology of Bertrand et al. to minimise the omitted variable bias induced by ... Read more
The impact of risk and time preferences on smoking behaviour in the context of a contingency management programme

Author: Carnegie, Tyryn Date: 2021 While there is an established body of research examining risk preferences, time preferences and smoking behaviour, there is little literature exploring the relationship between risk preferences, time preferences, and smoking cessation contingency ... Read more
Two sides of the same coin: Re-examining nepotism and discrimination in a segmented society

Author: Hofmeyr, Andre; Burns, Justine Date: 28 May 2015 We report the results from a series of trust games designed to distinguish racial discrimination from racial nepotism, played with a sample of high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. In contrast to the original work in this regard ... Read more

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