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A low-cost, low-intensity contingency management smoking cessation programme with students: Experimental evidence

Author: Rusch, Olivia Date: 2018 Tobacco consumption is a pressing global issue, leading to more than five million deaths each year. In South Africa, the smoking prevalence rate is stubbornly high, implying that a successful smoking cessation programme could have large social ... Read more
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
Describing the determinants of problem gaming in South Africa : a longitudinal approach

Author: Rosenberg, Samantha Claire Date: 2015 In this study, an enhanced model describing the temporal determinants of problem gambling in South Africa is established using the National Longitudinal Study of Gambling Behaviour (NLSGB) dataset. Various conceptual ambiguities evidenced in ... 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
The demand side of clientelism: The role of client’s perceptions and values

Author: Pellicer, Miquel; Wegner, Eva; Benstead, Lindsay; Kincaid, Harold; Lust, Ellen; Vasquez, Juanita Date: 28 May 2015 Political science literature on clientelism has tended to focus primarily on the role of parties and brokers, leaving the demand side of clientelism - the choices of potential clients - relatively unexplored. This paper proposes a formal ... Read more

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