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Working Papers

2021

1. Health inequality and the 1918 influenza in South Africa
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)

2020

2. The causes and consequences of the 1918 influenza in South Africa
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
3. The settlers of South Africa and the expanding frontier
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2019

4. Decolonizing with data: The cliometric turn in African economic history
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
5. 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 (1)
6. Missing boys: Explaining South Africa’s unbalanced sex ratio, 1894-2011
   Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
7. The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries
   African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2019)
8. The Origin of Extractive States in Africa: The Case of the British Cape Colony, 1834-1909
   Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
9. Who writes African economic history?
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economic History of Developing Regions (2019)

2018

10. Cliometrics in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
11. Military technology and sample selection bias
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
12. 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 in Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (2020)
13. 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

14. Black living standards in South Africa before democracy: New evidence from heights
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (3)
15. Social mobility during South Africa’s industrial take-off
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2016

16. "For the public benefit": Railways in the British Cape Colony
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network View citations (9)
17. Social mobility during South Africa’s industrial take-off
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (8)
18. The effects of terrorism, crime and corruption on tourist arrivals
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (6)
19. The historically high cost of tertiary education in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
20. The long walk to economic freedom after apartheid, and the road ahead
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
21. Why local context matters: de jure and de facto property rights in colonial South Africa
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (1)

2015

22. "Impending ruin" or "remarkable wealth"? The role of private credit markets in a settler colony
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (4)
23. Growth (and Segregation) by Rail: How the Railways Shaped Colonial South Africa
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (9)
24. How the ‘Hand of Henry’ Benefited the South African Economy
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (1)
25. The Cape of Perfect Storms: Colonial Africa’s first financial crash, 1788-1793
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
26. The Data Revolution in African Economic History
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (4)
27. When Selection Trumps Persistence: The Lasting Effect of Missionary Education in South Africa
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (10)
28. When did globalization begin in South Africa?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
29. “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

30. Religion, Religious Diversity and Tourism
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2015)
31. 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
32. The Missing People: Accounting for Indigenous Populations in Cape Colonial History
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
33. The internationalization of economic history: a puzzle
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History of Developing Regions (2014)

2013

34. Literacy at South African Mission Stations
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa (2012) View citations (1)
35. The Quantitative Cape: Notes from a new Histriography of the Dutch Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (3)
36. The transmission of longevity across generations: The case of the settler Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2013)
37. Vroeë Kaapse en Europese huwelikspatrone
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2012

38. Ethnic Reunion and Cultural Affinity
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Tourism Management (2013)
39. GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: The national accounts of a slave-based society
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in South African Journal of Economics (2013)
40. 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 (2)
    Also in African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network (2012) View citations (4)
41. New estimates of settler life span and other demographic trends in South Africa, 1652–1948
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History of Developing Regions (2012)
42. Slave numeracy in the Cape Colony and comparative development in the eighteenth century
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
43. The Future of South African Economic History
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History of Developing Regions (2012)
44. The wealth of the Cape Colony: Measurements from probate inventories
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa

2011

45. A History With Evidence: Income inequality in the Dutch Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa (2010) View citations (5)
46. A survey and comparison of luxury item ownership in the eighteenth century Dutch Cape Colony
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
47. Die relatiewe welvaart van die vroeë Kaapse setlaars
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
48. Settler Skills and Colonial Development
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa (2011) View citations (13)
49. Slaves as capital investment in the Dutch Cape Colony, 1652-1795
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
50. The Determinants of African Tourism
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Development Southern Africa (2013)

2010

51. South African mega-events and their impact on tourism
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
52. 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 (3)
53. The impact of mega-events on tourist arrivals
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (11)
54. The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Tourism Management (2011)
55. The sources of comparative advantage in tourism
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
56. The state and scope of the economic history of developing regions
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics (2010) View citations (1)
57. ʼn Ongelyke Oes: Die Franse Hugenote en die vroeë Kaapse wynbedryf
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2009

58. Evaluating Africa’s comparative advantage in travel service exports
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
59. 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)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa (2009)
    See also Journal Article in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History (2010)
60. World Rankings of Comparative Advantage in Service Exports
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2008

61. Explaining ship traffic fluctuations in the early Cape settlement: 1652–1793
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
62. From Competitive Balance to Match Attractiveness in Rugby Union
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
63. Ship Traffic and the Economy of the Cape Colony: 1652-1793
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
64. 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 in European Review of Economic History (2010)
65. Using Match Attractiveness Measures to Evaluate the Structure of the Currie Cup
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2007

66. A Note on Infrastructure Quality in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Development Southern Africa (2008)
67. Infrastructure in South Africa: Who is to finance and who is to pay?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Development Southern Africa (2010)

2006

68. Some policy proposals for future infrastructure investment in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
69. 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

2020

1. 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
2. Record linkage in the Cape of Good Hope Panel
   Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2020, 53, (2), 112-129
   See also Working Paper (2018)
3. The effect of safety and security issues on international tourism
   Annals of Tourism Research, 2020, 80, (C) View citations (2)
4. The substitutability of slaves: Evidence from the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2020, 35, (2), 98-122

2019

5. The great divergence in South Africa: Population and wealth dynamics over two centuries
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (4), 759-773 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
6. Who Writes African Economic History?
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2019, 34, (2), 111-131 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
7. ‘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

2018

8. Occupational Mobility during South Africa's Industrial Take‐Off
   South African Journal of Economics, 2018, 86, (1), 3-22 View citations (5)
9. Wine Cycles in South Africa
   Journal of Wine Economics, 2018, 13, (2), 182-198 View citations (2)
10. “For the public benefit†? Railways in the British Cape Colony
    European Review of Economic History, 2018, 22, (1), 73-100 View citations (8)

2017

11. The Invisible Hand of Thierry Henry
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2017, 18, (7), 750-766

2016

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

2015

13. 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 (10)
14. Religion, Religious Diversity and Tourism
    Kyklos, 2015, 68, (1), 51-64 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2014

15. 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 (10)
16. The Internationalization of Economic History: A Puzzle
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2014, 29, (1), 1-14 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
17. The economics of apartheid: An introduction
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2014, 29, (2), 113-125 View citations (2)

2013

18. Ethnic reunion and cultural affinity
    Tourism Management, 2013, 36, (C), 411-420 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
19. 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 (15)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
20. The determinants of African tourism
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (3), 347-366 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
21. The remarkable wealth of the Dutch Cape Colony: measurements from eighteenth-century probate inventories
    Economic History Review, 2013, 66, (2), 419-448 View citations (15)

2012

22. 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 (3)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
23. The Future of South African Economic History
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (1), 114-124 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
24. The Roots of Development
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (S1), S1-S1

2011

25. The impact of mega-sport events on tourist arrivals
    Tourism Management, 2011, 32, (6), 1364-1370 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
26. Tourist displacement in two South African sport mega-events
    Development Southern Africa, 2011, 28, (3), 319-332 View citations (2)
27. Travel service exports as comparative advantage in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2011, 14, (2), 210-228 View citations (4)

2010

28. 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 (2007)
29. 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 (12)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
30. 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 (12)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

31. A note on infrastructure quality in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2008, 25, (4), 481-494 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

32. ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE: A REVIEW OF DEFINITIONS, THEORY AND EMPIRICS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2006, 74, (3), 530-556 View citations (6)

Editor

1. Economic History of Developing Regions
   Taylor & Francis Journals