The Impact of Exchange Rate Movements on Employment: The Economy-Wide Effect of a Rand Appreciation
by NGANDU, S., 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
The volatility of the exchange rate is a particular concern for South Africa, since the country must dramatically expand sustainable employment while also raising value added in production. These objectives are not necessarily complementary in a minerals-exporting economy. This paper, part of an Human Sciences Research Council project on the relationship between exchange rates and…
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by NGANDU, S., 2006Policy brief, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
This paper forms part of an Human Sciences Research Council project on exchange rates and employment, which seeks to understand the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on employment in South Africa. Exchange rate movements have a strong influence on a country’s level of economic activity. Exchange rate volatility introduces an element of risk and hence…
read more >>Macro-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS on the Zimababwean Economy: A Human Capital Approach
by MATSHE, I, 2008Botswana Journal of Economics Volume 5. No.7, October, 2008
Zimbabwe is one of the countries severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The high prevalence of the disease is not only a health problem but has become an economic problem, yet little effort had previously been directed at establishing the exact magnitude of HIV/AIDS’ economic impact. Using a human capital approach which measures the value…
read more >>Leading Indicators of Employment in South Africa
by DAVIES, R. and VAN SEVENTER, D., 2009Research Report, Human Sciences Research Council, March 2005
Davies and van Seventer explore how an indicator might be constructed that can be used to predict employment. It assesses the various series that are used to construct the South African Reserve Bank’s leading, coincident and lagging indicators of the business cycle Business cycle analysts typically identify cycles in GDP and then examine series of…
read more >>The institutional underpinnings of the unemployment-inflation relationship: a review paper
by MICHIE, J., 2003Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
“Michie examines the institutional underpinnings in the relations between unemployment and inflation. This is a central question for policy makers in solving significant structural unemployment gaps: interventions to stimulate the economy can often lead to inflationary impacts unless the institutional environment enables the required response by firms to invest and ultimately generate more employment. He…
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