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Working Papers

2021

1. Priming in inflation expectations surveys
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

2020

2. A note on the impact of the inclusion of an anchor number in the inflation expectations survey question
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (3)
3. The role of financial journalists in the expectations channel of the monetary transmission mechanism
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The role of financial journalists in the expectations channel of the monetary transmission mechanism, Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2019

4. Inflation and monetary policy: What South African newspapers report in an era of policy transparency
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Inflation and Monetary Policy: What South African Newspapers Report in an Era of Policy Transparency, Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (8) (2020)

2018

5. What drives household inflation expectations in South Africa? Demographics and anchoring under inflation targeting
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (7)
6. Which comes first: good governance or prosperity? A historical experiment from the South African Republic and the Orange Free State
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2016

7. Decomposing inflation using microprice data Stickyprice inflation
   Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (1)
8. Decomposing inflation using micropricelevel data South Africas pricing dynamics
   Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (2)

2015

9. Mark-ups and competition: a comparison of the profitability of listed South African industrial companies
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
10. Second Round Effects from Food and Energy Prices an SBVAR approach
    Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank

2014

11. A mediumsized open economy DSGE model of South Africa
    Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (6)
12. Monetary policy and financial shocks in an empirical small open-economy DSGE model
    EcoMod2014, EcoMod View citations (6)
13. Targeting core inflation in emerging market economies
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2013

14. Fiscal sustainability in South Africa: Will history repeat itself?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal Sustainability in South Africa: Will History Repeat Itself?, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
15. Should inflation targeting be abandoned in favour of nominal income targeting?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2012

16. Assets matter: New and old views of monetary policy
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
17. Happy in the service of the Company: the purchasing power of VOC salaries at the Cape in the 18th century
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Happy in the Service of the Company: The Purchasing Power of VOC Salaries at the Cape in the 18th Century, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (15) (2012)

2011

18. Collapse. The story of the international financial crisis, its causes and policy consequences
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
19. Nationalising South African mines: Back to a prosperous future, or down a rabbit hole?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
20. On the (non-)equivalence of capital adequacy and monetary policy: A response to Cechetti and Kohler
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
21. Talking to the inattentive Public: How the media translates the Reserve Bank’s communications
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (8)

2010

22. An alternative perspective on South Africa’s public debt, 1962-1994
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTH AFRICA'S PUBLIC DEBT, 1962‐1994, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2011) (2011)
23. HOW CAN YOU BE A CHRISTIAN AND AN ECONOMIST? THE MEANING OF THE ACCRA DECLARATION FOR TODAY
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
24. Implications of the financial crisis for models in monetary policy
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
25. Loud and clear? Can we hear when the SARB speaks?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article LOUD AND CLEAR? CAN WE HEAR WHEN THE SARB SPEAKS?, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
26. The 2010 World Cup High-Frequency Data Economics: Effects on International Awareness and (Self-Defeating) Tourism
    Working Papers, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg View citations (26)
27. The home team scores! A first assessment of the economic impact of World Cup 2010
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2009

28. A new and direct test of the ‘gender bias’ in multiple-choice questions
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2008

29. Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (6)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2008) View citations (15)
30. The Cyclicality of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in South Africa since 1994
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (33)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2008)
    See also Journal Article THE CYCLICALITY OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 1994, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2007) View citations (31) (2007)

2007

31. A fiscal rule to produce counter-cyclical fiscal policy in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (19)
32. Two optimistic traditions in the dismal science: rationalism and the "invisible hand"
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
33. World Cup 2010: South African Economic Perspectives and Perspectives Policy Challenges Informed by the Experience of Germany 2006
    Working Papers, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg View citations (34)

2006

34. Business Cycles in Emerging market Economies: A New View of the Stylised Facts
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (16)
35. Economic growth in South Africa since 1994
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (13)
36. Examining the Robustness of Competing Explanations of Slow Growth in African Countries
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Examining the Robustness of Competing Explanations of Slow Growth in African Countries, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) (2011)
37. The miracle of the Septuagint and the promise of data mining in economics
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2002

38. Bias correction in a dynamic panel data model of economic growth: The African dummy re-examined
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2001

39. Inflation and the role of wages in South Africa: A co-integration analysis
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit

Journal Articles

2021

1. De jure property rights and state capacity: evidence from land specification in the Boer Republics
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2021, 17, (5), 764-780
2. The role of financial journalists in the expectations channel of the monetary transmission mechanism
   Research in International Business and Finance, 2021, 55, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The role of financial journalists in the expectations channel of the monetary transmission mechanism, CAMA Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2020

3. Inflation and Monetary Policy: What South African Newspapers Report in an Era of Policy Transparency
   Journal of Economic Issues, 2020, 54, (3), 732-754 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Inflation and monetary policy: What South African newspapers report in an era of policy transparency, CAMA Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2019

4. Private Wealth in a Developing Country:Evidence from South Africa
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (3), 632-656 View citations (4)

2016

5. Cigarettes, dollars and bitcoins – an essay on the ontology of money
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2016, 12, (2), 327-347 View citations (2)

2015

6. The Exchange Rate Dimension of Inflation Targeting: Target Levels and Currency Volatility
   South African Journal of Economics, 2015, 83, (2), 174-179 View citations (1)

2014

7. Fiscal Sustainability in South Africa: Will History Repeat Itself?
   Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2014, 38, (3), 55-78 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Fiscal sustainability in South Africa: Will history repeat itself?, Working Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
8. The Adjustment of Current Account (Im-)Balances in Africa
   Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2014, 38, (3), 19-38

2012

9. Happy in the Service of the Company: The Purchasing Power of VOC Salaries at the Cape in the 18th Century
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (1), 125-149 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Happy in the service of the Company: the purchasing power of VOC salaries at the Cape in the 18th century, Working Papers (2012) View citations (21) (2012)

2011

10. AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTH AFRICA'S PUBLIC DEBT, 1962‐1994
    South African Journal of Economics, 2011, 79, (2), 161-172
    See also Working Paper An alternative perspective on South Africa’s public debt, 1962-1994, Working Papers (2010) (2010)
11. Examining the Robustness of Competing Explanations of Slow Growth in African Countries
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2011, 35, (3), 21-47
    See also Working Paper Examining the Robustness of Competing Explanations of Slow Growth in African Countries, Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
12. The 2010 FIFA World Cup high-frequency data economics: Effects on international tourism and awareness for South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2011, 28, (3), 349-365 View citations (10)
    See also Chapter The 2010 FIFA World Cup High-frequency Data Economics: Effects on International Tourism and Awareness for South Africa, Chapters, 2012 (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
13. WHAT IS MONEY? AN ALTERNATIVE TO SEARLE'S INSTITUTIONAL FACTS
    Economics and Philosophy, 2011, 27, (1), 1-22 View citations (11)

2010

14. Implications for models in monetary policy
    Journal of Economic Methodology, 2010, 17, (4), 429-444 View citations (3)
15. LOUD AND CLEAR? CAN WE HEAR WHEN THE SARB SPEAKS?
    South African Journal of Economics, 2010, 78, (3), 269-286 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Loud and clear? Can we hear when the SARB speaks?, Working Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
16. Ökonomische Wirkungen der Fußball-WM 2010: Eine erste Ex-post-Analyse
    Review of Economics, 2010, 61, (3), 262-278

2009

17. Is Financial Integration a Complement or Substitute to Domestic Financial Development in a Developing Country? Evidence from the Sacu Countries
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2009, 33, (3), 39-67

2008

18. Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa †
    Journal of African Economies, 2008, 17, (5), 765-793 View citations (17)

2007

19. Countercyclical Monetary Policy in South Africa
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2007, 31, (1), 79-98 View citations (2)
20. South Africa's Growth Revival After 1994
    Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (5), 668-704 View citations (17)
21. THE CYCLICALITY OF MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE 1994
    South African Journal of Economics, 2007, 75, (3), 391-411 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Cyclicality of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in South Africa since 1994, Growth Lab Working Papers (2008) (2008)
22. WORLD CUP 2010: SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY CHALLENGES INFORMED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF GERMANY 2006
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (4), 578-590 View citations (34)

2006

23. Explanations for Zambia's economic decline
    Development Southern Africa, 2006, 23, (3), 351-369 View citations (4)
24. Reconsidering the business cycle and stabilisation policies in South Africa
    Economic Modelling, 2006, 23, (5), 761-774 View citations (28)

2005

25. EXOGENEITY IN A RECENT EXCHANGE RATE MODEL: A RESPONSE TO MACDONALD AND RICCI
    South African Journal of Economics, 2005, 73, (4), 741-746 View citations (2)
26. PROPOSALS FOR STRENGTHENING THE SARB'S INFLATION TARGETING REGIME
    South African Journal of Economics, 2005, 73, (2), 337-354 View citations (4)
27. REGULATORY TAKINGS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2005, 73, (1), 121-132
28. THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT AND INFLATION TARGETING
    South African Journal of Economics, 2005, 73, (1), 93-104 View citations (3)

2004

29. Stretching the South African business cycle
    Economic Modelling, 2004, 21, (4), 685-701 View citations (5)

2003

30. Much Ado about Nothing: A Note on the Modified Inflation Target
    South African Journal of Economics, 2003, 71, (2), 211-214 View citations (3)

2002

31. EVALUATING THE SARB's INFLATION TARGET
    South African Journal of Economics, 2002, 70, (6), 982-1007 View citations (6)

1996

32. Concentration in South African Manufacturing Industry: Measuring Both Blades of the Marshallian Scissors
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 1996, 20, (2), 1-24

Books

2024

1. Reconsidering Central Bank Independence
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

Chapters

2020

1. What Do We Know About the South African Business Cycle?
   Springer

2012

2. The 2010 FIFA World Cup High-frequency Data Economics: Effects on International Tourism and Awareness for South Africa
   Chapter 27 in International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, 2012 View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The 2010 FIFA World Cup high-frequency data economics: Effects on international tourism and awareness for South Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (10) (2011)