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Working Papers

2025

1. Auction records, consumer culture and social networks in the Cape Colony, 1701-1825
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
2. The price of status: Findings from Cape auctions
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2022

3. Living standards in settler South Africa, 1865-1920
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2022) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Living standards in settler South Africa, 1865–1920, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
4. The settlers’ fortunes: Comparing tax censuses in the Cape Colony and early American Republic
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The settlers’ fortunes: Comparing tax censuses in the Cape Colony and early American republic, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2021

5. A tale of paper and gold: the material history money in South Africa
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A tale of paper and gold: The material history of money in South Africa, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
6. Health inequality and the 1918 influenza in South Africa
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Health Inequality and the 1918 Influenza in South Africa, ERSA Working Paper Series, Economic Research Southern Africa (2021) (2021)
7. Household Income and Spending in the United States During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)

2020

8. The causes and consequences of the 1918 influenza in South Africa
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
9. The settlers of South Africa and the expanding frontier
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
10. When Cape Slavery Ended: Evidence from a New Slave Emancipation Dataset
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network

2019

11. Decolonizing with data: The cliometric turn in African economic history
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
12. Legacies of Loss: The intergenerational outcomes of slaveholder compensation in the British Cape Colony
    Lund Papers in Economic History, Lund University, Department of Economic History View citations (2)
13. The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The great divergence in South Africa: Population and wealth dynamics over two centuries, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
14. Who writes African economic history?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Who Writes African Economic History?, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2018

15. Cliometrics in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Cliometrics in South Africa, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
16. Military technology and sample selection bias
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
17. Record Linkage in the Cape of Good Hope Panel
    Lund Papers in Economic History, Lund University, Department of Economic History View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2018)
    See also Journal Article Record linkage in the Cape of Good Hope Panel, Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
18. Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network View citations (1)

2017

19. Black living standards in South Africa before democracy: New evidence from heights
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
20. Social mobility during South Africa’s industrial take-off
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2016

21. "For the public benefit": Railways in the British Cape Colony
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article “For the public benefit”? Railways in the British Cape Colony, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2018) View citations (11) (2018)
22. The historically high cost of tertiary education in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
23. The long walk to economic freedom after apartheid, and the road ahead
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2015

24. When did globalization begin in South Africa?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
25. “Poor South Africa! Will no nice English people ever come out here?”—The South African Constabulary of the Second South African War
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2014

26. Religion, Religious Diversity and Tourism
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Religion, Religious Diversity and Tourism, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
27. Subverting the standard view of the Cape economy: Robert Ross’s cliometric contribution and the work it inspired
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
28. The internationalization of economic history: a puzzle
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article The Internationalization of Economic History: A Puzzle, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (8) (2014)

2013

29. Literacy at South African Mission Stations
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Literacy at South African Mission Stations, Journal of Southern African Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
30. The transmission of longevity across generations: The case of the settler Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
    Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2013)
31. Vroeë Kaapse en Europese huwelikspatrone
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2012

32. GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: The national accounts of a slave-based society
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: The National Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2013) View citations (27) (2013)
33. Moving Forward in African Economic History. Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources
    Lund Papers in Economic History, Lund University, Department of Economic History View citations (7)
    Also in African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network (2012) View citations (5)
34. New estimates of settler life span and other demographic trends in South Africa, 1652–1948
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article NEW ESTIMATES OF SETTLER LIFE SPAN AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652-1948, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (8) (2012)
35. The Future of South African Economic History
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Future of South African Economic History, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2011

36. A History With Evidence: Income inequality in the Dutch Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (4)
37. A survey and comparison of luxury item ownership in the eighteenth century Dutch Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
38. Die relatiewe welvaart van die vroeë Kaapse setlaars
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
39. Settler Skills and Colonial Development
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (4)
40. Slaves as capital investment in the Dutch Cape Colony, 1652-1795
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2010

41. South African mega-events and their impact on tourism
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
42. The Fruit of the Vine? An Augmented Endowments-Inequality Hypothesis and the Rise of an Elite in the Cape Colony
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
43. The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals, Tourism Management, Elsevier (2011) View citations (100) (2011)
44. The sources of comparative advantage in tourism
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
45. The state and scope of the economic history of developing regions
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics (2010) View citations (3)
46. ʼn Ongelyke Oes: Die Franse Hugenote en die vroeë Kaapse wynbedryf
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2009

47. Evaluating Africa’s comparative advantage in travel service exports
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
48. The dynamics of inequality in a newly settled, pre-industrial society: The case of the Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of inequality in a newly settled, pre-industrial society: the case of the Cape Colony, Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC) (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
49. World Rankings of Comparative Advantage in Service Exports
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2008

50. Explaining ship traffic fluctuations in the early Cape settlement: 1652–1793
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
51. From Competitive Balance to Match Attractiveness in Rugby Union
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
52. The significance of the Cape trade route to economic activity in the Cape colony: a medium-term business cycle analysis
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The significance of the Cape trade route to economic activity in the Cape Colony: a medium-term business cycle analysis, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2010) View citations (20) (2010)
53. Using Match Attractiveness Measures to Evaluate the Structure of the Currie Cup
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2007

54. A Note on Infrastructure Quality in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article A note on infrastructure quality in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
55. Infrastructure in South Africa: Who is to finance and who is to pay?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Infrastructure in South Africa: Who is to finance and who is to pay?, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2006

56. Some policy proposals for future infrastructure investment in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
57. The South African poor white problem in the early 20th century: Lessons for poverty today
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Leader selection and why it matters: Education and the endogeneity of favouritism in 11 African countries
   Review of Development Economics, 2023, 27, (3), 1562-1604 View citations (2)
2. Legacies of loss: The health outcomes of slaveholder compensation in the British Cape Colony
   Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 89, (C) View citations (1)
3. Slave labor productivity and wine output: Stellenbosch, 1680–1828
   Journal of Wine Economics, 2023, 18, (3), 191-204
4. The settlers’ fortunes: Comparing tax censuses in the Cape Colony and early American republic
   Economic History Review, 2023, 76, (2), 525-550 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The settlers’ fortunes: Comparing tax censuses in the Cape Colony and early American Republic, Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
5. Wheat productivity in the Cape Colony in 1825: evidence from newly transcribed tax censuses
   Agrekon, 2023, 62, (01)
   Also in Agrekon, 2023, 62, (1), 98-115 (2023)

2022

6. Living standards in settler South Africa, 1865–1920
   Economics & Human Biology, 2022, 47, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Living standards in settler South Africa, 1865-1920, Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
7. Mark Koyama & Jared Rubin, How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth. Hoboken: Wiley, 2022. pp. 240. ISBN 9781509540235. Pbk £17.99
   Economic History Review, 2022, 75, (4), 1379-1380
8. The missing boys: Understanding the unbalanced sex ratio in South Africa, 1894–2011
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2022, 37, (2), 128-146
9. Tourism falls apart: How insecurity affects African tourism
   Tourism Economics, 2022, 28, (4), 995-1008 View citations (3)

2021

10. A tale of paper and gold: The material history of money in South Africa
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2021, 36, (2), 264-281 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper A tale of paper and gold: the material history money in South Africa, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
11. Correlates and Consequences of the 1918 Influenza in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 2021, 89, (2), 173-195 View citations (2)
12. Health Inequality and the 1918 Influenza in South Africa
    ERSA Working Paper Series, 2021
    Also in World Development, 2021, 141, (C) (2021) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Health inequality and the 1918 influenza in South Africa, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
13. Macroeconomic history in South Africa: The South African Reserve Bank centennial special issue
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2021, 36, (2), 117-121
14. The growth and diversity of the Cape private capital market, 1892–1902
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2021, 36, (2), 149-174
15. When Cape slavery ended: Introducing a new slave emancipation dataset
    Explorations in Economic History, 2021, 81, (C) View citations (3)

2020

16. Black Disenfranchisement in the Cape Colony, c.1887–1909: Challenging the Numbers
    Journal of Southern African Studies, 2020, 46, (3), 455-469
17. Public Sector Growth in the British Cape Colony: Evidence From New Data on Expenditure and Foreign Debt, 1830‐1910
    South African Journal of Economics, 2020, 88, (3), 341-367 View citations (5)
18. Record linkage in the Cape of Good Hope Panel
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2020, 53, (2), 112-129 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Record Linkage in the Cape of Good Hope Panel, Lund Papers in Economic History (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
19. The effect of safety and security issues on international tourism
    Annals of Tourism Research, 2020, 80, (C) View citations (4)
20. The substitutability of slaves: Evidence from the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2020, 35, (2), 98-122 View citations (2)

2019

21. The great divergence in South Africa: Population and wealth dynamics over two centuries
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (4), 759-773 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries, African Economic History Working Paper (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
22. Who Writes African Economic History?
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2019, 34, (2), 111-131 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Who writes African economic history?, Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
23. ‘Unobtrusively into the ranks of colonial society’: Intergenerational wealth mobility in the Cape Colony over the eighteenth century
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2019, 34, (1), 48-71 View citations (1)

2018

24. Cliometrics in South Africa
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2018, 42, (2), 1-14 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Cliometrics in South Africa, Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
25. Occupational Mobility during South Africa's Industrial Take‐Off
    South African Journal of Economics, 2018, 86, (1), 3-22 View citations (13)
26. Why Local Context Matters: Property Rights and Debt Trading in Colonial South Africa
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2018, 42, (2), 35-60 View citations (1)
27. Wine Cycles in South Africa
    Journal of Wine Economics, 2018, 13, (2), 182-198 View citations (2)
28. ‘Impending Ruin’ or ‘Remarkable Wealth’? The Role of Private Credit Markets in the 18th-Century Cape Colony
    Journal of Southern African Studies, 2018, 44, (1), 7-25
29. “For the public benefit”? Railways in the British Cape Colony
    European Review of Economic History, 2018, 22, (1), 73-100 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper "For the public benefit": Railways in the British Cape Colony, African Economic History Working Paper (2016) View citations (9) (2016)

2017

30. The Invisible Hand of Thierry Henry
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2017, 18, (7), 750-766 View citations (3)
31. When did South African Markets Integrate into the Global Economy?
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2017, 41, (1), 19-32 View citations (3)

2016

32. Research Note: Which God is Good for Tourism?
    Tourism Economics, 2016, 22, (1), 163-169 View citations (3)

2015

33. Numeracy of Africans, Asians, and Europeans during the early modern period: new evidence from Cape Colony court registers
    Economic History Review, 2015, 68, (2), 632-656 View citations (13)
34. Religion, Religious Diversity and Tourism
    Kyklos, 2015, 68, (1), 51-64 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Religion, Religious Diversity and Tourism, Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

35. Literacy at South African Mission Stations
    Journal of Southern African Studies, 2014, 40, (4), 781-800 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Literacy at South African Mission Stations, Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
36. Settler skills and colonial development: the Huguenot wine-makers in eighteenth-century Dutch South Africa
    Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (4), 932-963 View citations (20)
37. The Internationalization of Economic History: A Puzzle
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2014, 29, (1), 1-14 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The internationalization of economic history: a puzzle, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) (2014)
38. The economics of apartheid: An introduction
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2014, 29, (2), 113-125 View citations (2)

2013

39. Ethnic reunion and cultural affinity
    Tourism Management, 2013, 36, (C), 411-420 View citations (19)
40. GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: The National Accounts of a Slave-Based Society
    South African Journal of Economics, 2013, 81, (4), 467-490 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: The national accounts of a slave-based society, Working Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
41. The determinants of African tourism
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (3), 347-366 View citations (10)
42. The remarkable wealth of the Dutch Cape Colony: measurements from eighteenth-century probate inventories
    Economic History Review, 2013, 66, (2), 419-448 View citations (34)

2012

43. Africa’ s Comparative advantage In Travel Service Exports
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2012, 36, (1), 1-22
44. NEW ESTIMATES OF SETTLER LIFE SPAN AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1652-1948
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (2), 61-86 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper New estimates of settler life span and other demographic trends in South Africa, 1652–1948, Working Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
45. The Future of South African Economic History
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (1), 114-124 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Future of South African Economic History, Working Papers (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
46. The Roots of Development
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (S1), S1-S1

2011

47. The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals
    Tourism Management, 2011, 32, (6), 1364-1370 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals, Working Papers (2010) View citations (46) (2010)
48. Tourist displacement in two South African sport mega-events
    Development Southern Africa, 2011, 28, (3), 319-332 View citations (5)
49. Travel service exports as comparative advantage in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2011, 14, (2), 210-228 View citations (9)

2010

50. Infrastructure in South Africa: Who is to finance and who is to pay?
    Development Southern Africa, 2010, 27, (2), 177-191 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Infrastructure in South Africa: Who is to finance and who is to pay?, Working Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
51. The dynamics of inequality in a newly settled, pre-industrial society: the case of the Cape Colony
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2010, 4, (3), 229-267 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper The dynamics of inequality in a newly settled, pre-industrial society: The case of the Cape Colony, Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
52. The significance of the Cape trade route to economic activity in the Cape Colony: a medium-term business cycle analysis
    European Review of Economic History, 2010, 14, (3), 469-503 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The significance of the Cape trade route to economic activity in the Cape colony: a medium-term business cycle analysis, Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

2008

53. A note on infrastructure quality in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2008, 25, (4), 481-494 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A Note on Infrastructure Quality in South Africa, Working Papers (2007) (2007)

2006

54. ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE: A REVIEW OF DEFINITIONS, THEORY AND EMPIRICS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2006, 74, (3), 530-556 View citations (18)

Books

2022

1. Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2022)

Chapters

2024

1. Decolonizing with Data
   Springer

2020

2. The South African Economy in the Twentieth Century
   Springer View citations (2)

Editor

1. Economic History of Developing Regions
   Taylor & Francis Journals