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Incentivized time preferences, level of education in a household and financial literacy: laboratory evidence
(International Foundation for Research and Development, 2018)This study investigates the impact of financial literacy, level of education in a household and gender differences on time preferences of students at a university in South Africa. The study relies on a convenient sample ... -
Financial behavior, confidence, risk preferences and financial literacy of university students
(Cogent OA, 2018)This study investigates determinants of financial behavior (FB) of university students at a university in South Africa. It examines whether financial behavior, confidence, time preferences, risk preferences and financial ... -
'n Bedryfsekonomiese ondersoek van die ontwikkeling van die Vrystaatse goudveldstreek
(University of the Free State, 1966-09)Abstract not available -
Die invloed van spoorwegtariewe op die vestiging van nywerhede in Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 1957-12)In dealing with the subject of the influence of railway tariffs on the localization of industry in Bloemfontein, it should firstly be pointed out that South Africa has undergone extensive industrial expansion especially ... -
The impact of a change in monetary policy by means of a monetary macro-econometric model
(University of the Free State, 2001-05)Monetary policy essentially reflects monetary theory. As the financial system is complex and intricate in nature, it becomes virtually impossible to conceive without a theory to simplify its structure. This simplified ... -
The depth of financial integration and its effects on financial development and economic performance of the SACU countries
(University of the Free State, 2008-05)English: The study investigates the relationship between financial integration, financial development and economic growth in the SACU countries. The empirical analysis commenced with an examination of the degree of ... -
Intra-household decision-making and family public goods: survey and experimental evidence from South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: Intra-household decisions are of importance in achieving various development goals, including investments in family public goods and the resultant developmental outcomes of such investments, such as the attainment ... -
Die invloed van die goudmyne op die ekonomiese aktiwiteite van enkele dorpe aan die Oosrand vir die tydperk 1930 tot 1970
(University of the Free State, 1979-12)Afrikaans: 'n Stad kan as die ruimtelike konsentrasie van werkende inwoners as gevolg van sekere ekonomiese aktiwiteite wat plaasvind, omskryf word. In die substreek van Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan en Springs was goud die ... -
The social discounting task in economic experiments: a validation in the field and in the lab
(University of the Free State, 2016)Altruism is one of the single most important social preferences driving human behaviour. In Psychology experiments, the Social Discounting Task is employed as a measure of directed altruism. A conventional laboratory ... -
The impact of the proposed new capital adequacy framework on credit risk management practices of South African banks
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)English: In the current environment of globalization and increasing competition in the financial services industry, risks are larger in scope and scale than ever before. Keeping pace with the changes in the risk environment, ... -
Poverty and migration in a transformed South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2016-01)English: Despite poverty being the focus of many regional, national and international policy frameworks, 54% of the South African population continue to live in poverty. While escaping poverty is admittedly difficult, ... -
South Africa in the international arms trade network (ATN) during national party rule (1948-1994): a network analysis
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)Network theory has become a key theoretical framework with which to study complex systems, and a large number of studies have investigated the structure of the World Trade Network (WTN) within this paradigm. This article ... -
The Johannesburg stock exchange (JSE) returns, political development and economic forces: a historical perspective
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)To contribute to economic growth and development a stock market, as a leading economic indicator, should reflect the macroeconomic fundamentals of a country. The reflection of political and economic development in the ... -
South Africa in the international arms trade network (ATN) during national party rule (1948-1994): a network analysis
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)South Africa is renowned for its arms industry, which was established under apartheid to counter external threats during the Cold War, increasing internal threats from the black majority, and internationally imposed arms ... -
Death, denial and dissidents: white commercial farmers’ discursive responses to mass violence in Zimbabwe, 1970-1980
(University of the Free State, 2015)This article investigates how white farmers in Zimbabwe reacted to two violent episodes in Zimbabwe’s recent history: the liberation war in the 1970s and the violence of Gukurahundi in the 1980s. The foregrounding of ... -
Perceptions of bonus incentive schemes at a major South African private bank
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: Private bankers are scarce and the type of bonus incentive scheme banks use to attract and retain them plays a vital role in ensuring that they are motivated to perform in accordance with the outputs expected from ... -
The relationship between marital status and life satisfaction among South African adults
(University of the Free State, 2013)English: This article examines the association between marital status and reported life satisfaction in South Africa. Using the 2008 National Income Dynamics Survey, the relationship between marital status and life ... -
The relationship between social capital welfare and health in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2005-12)This paper is concerned with identifying the effects that seven different categories of network social capital (church groups, financial groups, production groups, private interest groups, service groups and political ... -
The development status of women in South Africa: patterns, progress and profiles
(University of the Free State, 2009-02-06)English: A search for reasons for the continued distinction of women as being the poorest of the poor, despite decades of development efforts, necessarily leads to a need for assessing the development status of women. In ...
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