Author:Abedian, Iraj; Schneier, SteffenDate:28 May 2015Although poverty may be most extreme among those without formal sector employment and hence incomes, it also extends to large numbers of wage earners. Thus attempts to alleviate poverty usually emphasize employment generation or increases in ...Read more
Author:Biggs, Michael LlewellynDate:1996The South African government debt has risen alarmingly over the last decade, with the debt-to-GDP ratio increasing from 33% in 1985 to 57% in 1995. These debt movements, combined with historically high conventional deficits equal to 9.0% and ...Read more
Author:Annett, Nigel CharlesDate:1996This study seeks to empirically identify the major determinants of personal saving in South Africa . The paper uses the empirical results to examine whether personal savings can be an effective policy instrument for generating economic growth. ...Read more
Author:Heese, KarenDate:2000Local government in South Africa is mandated with the delivery of basic services. This responsibility reflects the evolving role and status of subnational governments across the world. In South Africa, local government policy is underpinned ...Read more
Author:Abedian, IrajDate:1982Macroeconomics is that part of economics which studies the overall averages and aggregates of the economic system. It seeks to explain the causes and consequences of fluctuation in the general level of output, or prosperity and depression, ...Read more
Author:Duperrut, JeromeDate:1998From 1973 to 1997 South Africa's fiscal stance has undergone large fluctuations. The primary balance of the general government recorded a surplus of 3.8% of GDP in 1990 and a deficit equivalent to 4.5% of GDP in both 1977 and 1994. This paper ...Read more
Author:Robinson, Zurika ClausenDate:2002The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implications of tax competition with specific reference to commodity and capital income taxation. From a theoretical perspective, tax competition can be explained as a process that involves various ...Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, RowenaDate:1998This study examines the economic impact of cigarette excise taxes in South Africa. In particular, it looks at the economic impact of increasing excise taxes, or in effect, reducing consumption, and the resultant impact on output and employment ...Read more
Author:Maphiri, DonaldDate:1999This study examines the efficiency of cash management by the South African Treasury. Given the multitude of instruments used in cash management it is impossible to concentrate on all of them. This study, therefore, focuses on the cash balance ...Read more