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Changes in educational achievement and educational inequality in Lesotho: a relative distribution analysis 莱索托教育成就变化与教育不平等:相对分布分析

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2022.2053299

Ramaele Moshoeshoe

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Inflation expectations surveys: a review of some survey design choices and their implications 通货膨胀预期调查：对一些调查设计选择及其影响的回顾

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2022.2060299

Monique Reid, P. Siklos

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The impact of fiscal policy on total factor productivity growth in a developing economy: evidence from Botswana 财政政策对发展中经济体全要素生产率增长的影响：来自博茨瓦纳的证据

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2022.2053298

Sayed O. M. Timuno, J. Eita

{"title":"The impact of fiscal policy on total factor productivity growth in a developing economy: evidence from Botswana","authors":"Sayed O. M. Timuno, J. Eita","doi":"10.1080/03796205.2022.2053298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2022.2053298","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Most empirical work on the nexus between fiscal policy and total factor productivity (TFP) is focussed on aggregate analysis and lack sector-specific evidence required to guide effective policy decisions. Our study addresses this gap by analysing the impact of fiscal policy on sectoral TFP growth in Botswana between 1984 and 2016 using the Autoregressive Distributive Lag method. The results suggest that focussing on aggregate TFP growth masks specific issues which are peculiar to various economic sectors. For instance, mineral tax, other tax revenue, and expenditure on social services were found to have a significant long-run positive impact on the TFP growth in the primary sector only, while a negative impact is witnessed in the secondary and tertiary sectors. SACU revenue has a positive impact on TFP growth in both the primary and tertiary sectors, while productive spending boosts TFP growth across all sectors. In addition, both the value-added tax and the non-mining income tax have a negative impact on TFP growth across all sectors. The speed of adjustment was found to be high in the primary sector compared to other sectors. The findings single out the importance of taking into account sector-specific fiscal policies in influencing sectoral TFP growth.","PeriodicalId":55873,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"243 - 259"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48136173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

The impact of higher leverage ratios on the South African economy 杠杆率上升对南非经济的影响

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.2016480

K. Makrelov, R. Davies, L. Harris

{"title":"The impact of higher leverage ratios on the South African economy","authors":"K. Makrelov, R. Davies, L. Harris","doi":"10.1080/03796205.2021.2016480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2021.2016480","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We employ a micro-founded, stock-flow consistent computable general equilibrium model to study the impact of increases of the leverage ratio on the South African economy. The model provides for a richer representation of institutional balance sheets than existing models and captures the important relationship identified in the literature between bank capital, lending spreads and economic activity. The financial accelerator mechanism operates through the balance sheets of all institutions in the economy. The move to a higher leverage ratio for banks is likely in the short-run to generate negative economic impacts that depend on the banks’ choice of adjustment strategy. The negative GDP effect is greatest if the financial sector reduces leverage by reducing the value of its assets rather than raising its liabilities. The shock also leads to the financial sector changing its perceptions of risk, which reduces the size of the money multiplier and increases lending spreads. The transition to a higher leverage ratio also affect the transmission of monetary policy. Executing monetary policy effectively thus requires understanding how the financial sector is likely to meet the new requirements and how its perceptions of risk are affected.","PeriodicalId":55873,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"184 - 207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49006057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Efficiency, productivity and returns to scale economies in South Africa’s healthcare insurance market 南非医疗保险市场的效率、生产力和规模经济回报

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.2012507

Thabang Ndlovu

{"title":"Efficiency, productivity and returns to scale economies in South Africa’s healthcare insurance market","authors":"Thabang Ndlovu","doi":"10.1080/03796205.2021.2012507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2021.2012507","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article sets out a comprehensive assessment of efficiency, productivity and returns to scale economies in South Africa’s Healthcare Insurance market for the period 2011 to 2017. Economic theory suggests that there exists a relationship between the level of competition and the overall level of efficiencies within a market. For the most part, market efficiencies will be positively correlated with the level of existing market competition. This has direct implications to South Africa’s private medical scheme industry, which according to the Competition Commission’s Health Market Inquiry resembles an uncompetitive market structure. Data Envelopment Analysis was employed while conducting the study in order to estimate efficiency scores and returns to scale for both open and restricted medical schemes. The Malmquist index was employed to assess medical scheme productivity growth whereas a truncated bootstrapped regression and a logistic regression technique was employed to identify the determinants of efficiency and the probability of operating under constant returns to scale. The empirical results reveal that open medical schemes tend to be more efficient than restricted medical schemes. More so, the empirical evidence reveals that there is room for improvement of efficiencies for both open and restricted medical schemes.","PeriodicalId":55873,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"164 - 183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41338609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Can the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) protect the interest earnings of savers/investors? A new look at Fisher’s hypothesis 南非储备银行能否保护储户/投资者的利息收入？费雪假说新探

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.2012506

Lutho Mbekeni, A. Phiri

{"title":"Can the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) protect the interest earnings of savers/investors? A new look at Fisher’s hypothesis","authors":"Lutho Mbekeni, A. Phiri","doi":"10.1080/03796205.2021.2012506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2021.2012506","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this paper, we evaluate whether the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has been successful at fulfilling its mandate of protecting the purchasing power of the country’s citizens. To this end, we use quarterly data covering the post-inflation targeting era of 2002:Q1 to 2019:Q4 to re-examine Fisher’s hypothesis for the South African economy by testing for stationarity in real interest rates. Our study makes three noteworthy empirical contributions. Firstly, we use survey-data measures of inflation expectations for different market participants in computing the real interest rate variable. Secondly, our inflation expectations variables are constructed in alignment with the inflation forecast horizons of 12–24 months as practiced by the SARB. Thirdly, we rely on the more powerful flexible Fourier unit root test in testing for integration properties of the real exchange rate. All-in-all, our findings highlight the Reserve Bank’s success in protecting the purchasing power of different economic agents particularly for periods subsequent to the crisis. Policy recommendations are also provided.","PeriodicalId":55873,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"149 - 163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48373851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The steady progress of Non-English-Speaking migrant women’s labour market participation in Australia 澳大利亚非英语移民妇女参与劳动力市场的稳步进展

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.1961422

T. Haque, M. Haque

{"title":"The steady progress of Non-English-Speaking migrant women’s labour market participation in Australia","authors":"T. Haque, M. Haque","doi":"10.1080/03796205.2021.1961422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2021.1961422","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study deals with the labour force participation of Non-English-Speaking migrant women and draws a comparison with that of Australian-born women, using the 2016 Australian Confidentialised Unit Record File (CURF) Microdata based on a 1% sample from the Australian 2016 Census. A general probit model is used to estimate the probability of labour market participation of both groups, as well as for each of the groups separately, attributable to various factors. The results suggest that the participation rate of Non-English-Speaking migrant women (58.9%) is increasing over time, but is still much lower than for Australian-born women (69.5%), with the gap narrowing over time. Further, it also shows a reduced chance of participation in the labour market when they are old, married, and have children. However, Non-English-Speaking migrant women are more likely to participate than Australian-born women when they are old, married, and have children due to economic needs. Providing excellent English, education, recognition of overseas qualifications and experiences together with easy access to childcare might help Non-English-Speaking migrant women to further increase their chance of participation in the Australian labour market.","PeriodicalId":55873,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"131 - 148"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42228452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The child support grant and childbearing in South Africa: is there a case for a basic income grant? 南非的子女抚养补助金和生育:是否有基本收入补助金的理由?

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.1978858

Umakrishnan Kollamparambil

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HIV among women: does education matter more than we previously thought? 女性感染艾滋病:教育比我们以前认为的更重要吗?

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.1980962

Jean-Louis Bago, E. Ouédraogo, Miaba Louise Lompo

{"title":"HIV among women: does education matter more than we previously thought?","authors":"Jean-Louis Bago, E. Ouédraogo, Miaba Louise Lompo","doi":"10.1080/03796205.2021.1980962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2021.1980962","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Women remain disproportionately affected by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Although there is unanimous agreement on the positive impact of schooling in reducing the pandemic, measuring the extent of this impact remains empirically difficult. Using data from the 2018 round of Zambia’s Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), we took advantage of the free primary education reform that abolished school fees for grades one to six in 2002 to obtain an exogenous variation in women’s education levels. We estimate a three-equation model to assess consistent estimates of the impact of education on a woman’s probability to be HIV positive. When the problems of sample selection and endogeneity are not addressed, we find that the effect of education on HIV status is greatly underestimated. After controlling for these two sources of bias, the effect having a secondary education on the risk of being seropositive doubles when compared to the uncorrected results. This result suggests that women acquire agency through education to prevent HIV infection. Pathways to these effects include contraceptive use, the number of lifetime sexual partners and marital status. Hence, policy makers and practitioners in Zambia should invest substantial efforts in promoting girls’ education in order to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women.","PeriodicalId":55873,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"71 - 87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41691532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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FDI and financial development: evidence from eight post-communist countries 外国直接投资与金融发展：来自八个后共产主义国家的证据

Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2021.1978859

Manuchehr Irandoust

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