Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "economic growth"
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An analysis of the short and long-run effects of economic growth on employment in South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)In any economy, employment growth at faster rates than economic growth is essential in reducing unemployment levels and facilitating economic development. Employment creation is one of the main cornerstones of any economy. ... -
An econometric time-series analysis of the dynamic relationship between foreign trade and economic growth in a developing country: the case of Namibia
(Danubius University, 2016)Economists have an inclination for quantifying the relationships amongst variables at both micro and macro levels. In this study, the possibility of a long-run relationship between foreign trade and economic growth in ... -
Econometric analysis of the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Namibia: evidence from annual data
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)The driving objective of the study was to measure in quantitative terms the influence of foreign direct investment on economic growth through cointegration techniques. Namibia was used as a case study. Annual dataset ... -
Manufactured exports and economic growth in Southern African Development Community (SADC) region: a panel cointegration approach
(Danubius University, 2016)The purpose of this study is to examine the empirical relationship between manufactured exports and economic growth in SADC. This study applied the recent panel econometric methods to determine the long run equilibrium ... -
Nonlinear co-integration between unemployment and economic growth in South Africa
(University of Primorska, 2014)In this paper, a momentum threshold autoregressive (mtar) model is used to evaluate nonlinear equilibrium reversion between unemployment and economic growth for South African data between the periods 2000–2013. To attain ... -
Promoting sustainable economic growth in South Africa through the export of low-carbon environmental goods
(University of Pretoria, 2014)Many countries, particularly those in the developing world, are under increasing pressure to improve their growth rates in order to tackle pressing economic problems at the domestic level. Increasing export volumes can ... -
Tourism and economic growth in South Africa: Evidence from linear and nonlinear cointegration frameworks
(University of Primorska, 2016)Tourismis increasingly being recognized as an essential component of economic growth in South Africa. The purpose of this study is to examine cointegration and causal effects between tourism and economic growth in South ...