Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Economic Growth"
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Government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa: a vector error correction modeling and Granger Causality Test
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)Previous studies generally find mixed empirical evidence on the relationship between government spending and economic growth. This study re-examine the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in ... -
How applicable is export-led growth and import-led growth hypotheses to South African economy? The VECM and causality approach
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)This paper investigated exports, imports and the economic growth nexus in the context of South Africa. The paper sets out to examine if long-run and causal relationships exist between these variables. Quarterly time series ... -
The impact of economic growth on unemployment in South Africa: 1994 - 2012
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)One of the most pressing problems facing the South African economy is unemployment, which has been erratic over the past few years. This study examined the impact of economic growth on unemployment, using quarterly time ... -
The role of government spending on economic growth in a developing country
(Virtus, 2017)The issue of whether government expenditure helps or hinders economic growth is still debatable. This study examines the contribution of government spending towards economic growth in South Africa using annual data from ... -
The significance of mining infrastructural evelopment on South African Economy from 1980–2013: an econometric approach
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)In this present paper we investigate the relationship between mining infrastructure and economic growth in South Africa from 1980-2013. The importance of this paper is to examine if there is both short and long run significant ...