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The economic architecture of the two De Kocks
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)
Although the annual budget speech traditionally focused on fiscal matters, the minister of finance regularly covered monetary policy issues in his speech. This paper reviews and compares the monetary policy statements/views ...
The socio-economic impact of the Table Mountain National Park
(Sabinet, 2013)
This article will determine the socio-economic impact of South Africa’s largest urban national park, and the one that attracts the most visitors. Because national parks have more functions than mere conservation, the ...
The relationship between tourism and trade in south africa
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
This article explores the relationship between tourist arrivals and trade in South Africa. Two analyses were conducted – a panel data analysis, which included tourism and trade data of 40 countries with South Africa, and ...
Does conservation make sense to local communities?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
The Kruger National Park in South Africa is a key ecotourism attraction for both domestic and international tourists. The South African National Parks have recently come under pressure to uplift communities and to build ...
How deep are scuba divers’ pockets?
(IP Publishing Ltd, 2014-08)
More than 60,000 divers annually visit Sodwana Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, one of the world's top diving sites. A survey was conducted during March and April 2012 to identify factors that influence the spending ...
Who is willing to pay to see the Big 7?
(IP Publishing, 2014)
This article investigates the non-consumptive, or appreciative value of the 'Big 7' and identifies the variables that influence willingness to pay (WTP). Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape Province, South ...
A wavelet perspective on the real interest parity condition
(Africagrowth Institute & African Finance Association, 2012)
According to uncovered interest parity (UIP) theory, the rates of return on comparable assets should be equal across the world, implying that the exchange rate would adjust to ensure that differences between world interest ...
Determinants of spending: an evaluation of three major sporting events
(2012)
South Africa plays host to a number of major sporting events that takes place annually such as the Two Oceans Marathon, the Argus Cycle Tour and the Midmar open water mile. This research aims to identify the socio-economic ...
Identifying the "big spenders" at a national arts festival
(University of the Free State, 2012)
This article aims to apply expenditure-based segmentation to visitors to the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. Surveys conducted at the Festival from 2005 to 2011 and ANOVA analyses were used to divide the visitors into ...
Modelling tourism demand for South Africa: an almost ideal demand system approach
(University of Johannesburg. Department of Finance and Investment Management, 2013)
This paper models tourism demand for South Africa from the UK and the USA, using an almost ideal demand system. An error-correction almost ideal demand system (EC-AIDS) is applied to quantify the responsiveness of UK and ...