Synthesis Report for the Programme to Support Pro-Poor Policy Development (PSPPD) This research report provides an overview of a large research project undertaken by a…
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Working Papers
Current poverty and income distribution in the context of South African history
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP22/2010Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP22/2010 Abstract: This paper describes and analyses current poverty and income distribution in South Africa, with a central concern the…
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When the remedy is worse than the disease: Adjusting survey income data for price differentials, with special reference to Mozambique
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP24/2010Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP24/2010 Abstract: In using survey data for money metric analysis of poverty and well-being, it is customary to adjust either…
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Teacher pay in South Africa
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP26/2010Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP26/2010 Abstract: The role of teachers in achieving good quality education is universally acknowledged. What is less clear is what…
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Constraints to school effectiveness: what prevents poor schools from delivering results?
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05/2011 Abstract: The poor state of quality education in South Africa is confirmed by the weak performance of South African…
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Quantitative and qualitative aspects of education in South Africa: An analysis using the National Income Dynamic Study
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP06/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP06/2011 Abstract: Based on a graphical and statistical analysis of the National Income Dynamic Study (NIDS), this paper provides a…
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Quality of education and the labour market: A conceptual and literature overview
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2011 Abstract: In South Africa earnings inequality between races still persists despite the convergence of educational attainment between races. There…
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The performance of South African schools: Implications for economic development
Ph.D. Thesis (2010)Abstract: At the time of South Africa‟s transition to democracy the school system was envisaged to be a powerful vehicle for nation-building and transformation. The…
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Modelling cognitive skills, ability and school quality to explain labour market earnings differentials
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP08/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP08/2011 Abstract: Attempts to explain wage differences between race groups in South Africa are constrained by the fact that quality…
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The when and how of leaving school: The policy implications of new evidence on secondary schooling in South Africa
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP09/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP09/2011 Abstract: South African and international household and education datasets are analysed to characterise patterns of dropping out, grade repetition,…
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Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP10/2011 Abstract: For many poor South African children, who are predominantly located in the historically disadvantaged part of the school…
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A Preliminary Analysis of SACMEQ III South Africa
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2011 Abstract: The many and varied links between student socio-economic status and educational outcomes have been well documented in the…
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Numeric competence, confidence and school quality in the South African wage function: towards understanding pre-labour market discrimination
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12/2011 Abstract: Highly convex estimates of average returns to education commonly found in South Africa are usually rationalised as being…
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Using household surveys for deriving labour market, poverty and inequality trends in South Africa
Ph.D. Thesis (2012)Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: In order to evaluate the extent…
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How well do South African schools convert grade 8 achievement into matric outcomes?
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13/2011 Abstract: School retention in South Africa and performance in the major school-leaving matric examination are characterised by significant inequalities…
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Finding the Benefits: Estimating the Impact of the South African Child Support Grant
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP16/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP16/2011 Abstract: The paper estimates the impact of the South African Child Support Grant (CSG) on child health, nutrition and…
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Model of NGO Regulation with an Application to Uganda
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP22/2011Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP22/2011 Abstract: We develop a model of regulation of service-delivery NGOs, where future grants are conditional on prior spending of…
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Improving the targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value added tax (VAT) in South Africa – An exploratory analysis
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2012Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2012 Abstract: VAT without any exemptions or zero-rating is regressive. Since the inception of VAT in South Africa, there has…
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The unintended consequences of education policies on South African participation and unemployment
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2012Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2012 Abstract: In the late 1990s the South African Department of Education implemented two policies that were meant to reduce…
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More countries, similar results. A nonlinear programming approach to normalising test scores needed for growth regressions
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12/2012Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12/2012 Abstract: Analysts such as Hanushek and Woessman have brought to the fore the deceptiveness of education enrolments, or years…
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