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A disaggregated Marshallian macroeconometric model of South Africa

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English: The thesis enticingly describes a synergetic mix of productivity related topics at macroeconomic level. It aims at whetting potential readers to understand in more insightful ways topics such as: (1) the use of human capital in sectoral growth; (2) the role played by rising public expenditures (health and education) in strengthening production activities; (3) the role played by disaggregation in improving models’ forecasting ability and policy guidance; etc. The current research constitutes a valuable tool for understanding and predicting a country’s overall economic behavior and the behavior of important industrial sectors. In the present study, lack of data on important variables at sectoral level led to the use of advanced econometric estimation methods such as the implied transfer function equations system. As cited in the thesis, the literature reports a set of interesting economic investigations in this field that have been successful in describing some of the features included in this study. However, this research not only enhances the theoretical discussion on the issue but also provides empirical evidence using South African data. It is anticipated that further use and development of the outcomes of this thesis will yield additional explanatory, predictive and policy-making results that will be useful to many. In addition to the usefulness of this thesis’ contribution to the body of knowledge, several suggestions for further improvement are considered. Most predominantly, the work presented in this thesis has been reported in two interrelated papers (chapters). In the first paper, a methodical discussion is provided on the use and the size of social ingredients estimated as the level of normalized human capital per capita together with the conditional convergence process applied to South African sectoral growth. In the second paper, the parameters obtained are embodied into a full-fledged Macroeconometric (Marshallian) Model employing South African economic sectors. In fact, the second paper goes beyond the simple discussion of a Disaggregated Macroeconometric Model. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the effects that freedom (Thatcher-like) reforms may induce to the South African economy. Sepedi: Thesese ye ka kgoketšo e hlaloša motswako wa kopanyo wa dihlogotaba tše di amanago le tšweletšo maemong a ekonomi ye kgolo. E ikemišeditše go hlohleletša babadi bao ba ka bago gona gore ba kwešiše ka ditsela tša kwešišo dihlogotaba tša go swana le: (1) tšhomišo ya letlotlo la batho ka go kgolo ya mafapha; (2) tema ye e ralokwago ke ditshenyegelo tša mmušo tše di hlatlogago (ka maphelo le thuto) go matlafatša mešomo ya tšweletšo; (3) tema ye e ralokwago ke go se beye bogareng ka go kaonafatša bokgoni kakanyetšo ya mekgwa le tlhahlo ya melawana; bjalobjalo. Dinyakišišo tša bjale di bopa setlabelo sa mohola sa go kwešiša le go akanyetša maitshwaro a ekonomi a kakaretšo a naga ye le maistwharo a makala a bohlokwa a intasteri ye. Ka mo go dinyakišišo tše, tlhokego ya tshedimošo ka ga diphapano tše bohlokwa maemong a makala e feleleditše ka tšhomišo ya mekgwa ye e gatetšego pele ya kakanyetšo ya ekonomethriki ya go swana le lenaneo la diekhweišene tša mošomo wa phetišetšo. Ka ge go laeditšwe ka gare ga thesese, dingwalwa di bega ka ga sehlopha sa dinyakišišo tša ekonomi tše di kgahlišago ka mo lekaleng le tšeo di atlegilego go hlaloša tše dingwe tša ditlabelo tše di akareditšwego ka mo dinyakišišong tše. Le ge go le bjale, dinyakišišo tše ga di akanye fela dikahlaahlo tša teori ka ga taba ye eupša gape di fa bohlatse bja dinyakišišo ka go šomiša tshedimošo ya Afrika Borwa. Go akanywa gore tšhomišo go tšwela pele le tlhabollo ya dipoelo tša thesese ye di tla tšweletša dipoelo tša tlaleletšo tša tlhalošo, tša kakanyo le tša go hlama melawana tše di tla bago mohola go ba bangwe. Godimo ga go ba mohola ga thesese ye go tsebo ye e lego gona, ditšhišinyo tše mmalwa tša kaonafatšo go tšwela pele di a hlokomelwa. Kudukudu, mošomo wo o hlagišitšwego ka gare ga thesese ye o begilwe ka go dipampiri (dikgaolo) tše pedi tše di amanego. Ka go pampiri ya mathomo, dikahlaahlo tša mekgwa di a fiwa ka ga tšhomišo le bogolo bja dikagare tša leago tše di akantšwego bjalo ka maemo a letlotlo la batho ka motho gammogo le le tshepedišo ya kopanyo ya seemo ye e dirišitšwego go kgolo ya lekala la Afrika Borwa. Ka go pampiri ya bobedi, mathoko ao a hweditšwego a kopanywa ka gare ga Mokgwa wo o phethagetšego wa Ekonomi ye kgolo (Marshallian) wo o dirišago makala a ekonomi a Afrika Borwa. Gabotse, pampiri ya bobedi e feta dipoledišano tše bonolo tša Mokgwa wa Ekonomi ye Kgolo wo o Arogantšwego . E hlagiša tshekatsheko ya kakaretšo ya diabe tša gore dipekanyoleswa tša tokologo (tša go swana le tša Thatcher) di ak hlohleletša ekonomi ya Afrika Borwa. Afrikaans: Die proefskrif gee 'n aanloklike beskrywing van 'n sinergistiese mengsel van produktiwiteitsverwante onderwerpe op makro-ekonomiese vlak. Dit is daarop gemik om potensiële lesers aan te spoor om onderwerpe soos die volgende op meer diepgaande maniere te verstaan: (1) die gebruik van menslike kapitaal in sektorale groei, (2) die rol wat stygende openbare besteding (gesondheid en onderwys) speel in die versterking van produksieaktiwiteite, (3) die rol wat disaggregasie speel in die verbetering van modelle se voorspellingsvermoë en beleidsleiding, ens. Die huidige navorsing vorm 'n waardevolle instrument vir die begrip en voorspelling van 'n land se algehele ekonomiese gedrag en die gedrag van belangrike industriële sektore. In die huidige studie het die gebrek aan data oor belangrike veranderlikes op sektorale vlak gelei tot die gebruik van gevorderde ekonometriese beramingsmetodes soos die geïmpliseerde oordragfunksievergelykingstelsel. Soos in die proefskrif aangehaal, rapporteer die literatuur 'n stel interessante ekonomiese ondersoeke in hierdie veld wat suksesvol was om sommige van die kenmerke wat in hierdie studie ingesluit is, te beskryf. Hierdie navorsing verbeter egter nie net die teoretiese bespreking oor die kwessie nie, maar verskaf ook empiriese bewyse met behulp van Suid-Afrikaanse data. Daar word verwag dat verdere gebruik en ontwikkeling van die uitkomste van hierdie proefskrif addisionele verklarende, voorspellende en beleidmakingsresultate sal oplewer wat vir baie nuttig sal wees. Benewens die bydrae van hierdie proefskrif tot die kennisbasis, word verskeie voorstelle vir verdere verbetering oorweeg. Die werk wat in hierdie proefskrif aangebied word, is hoofsaaklik in twee verwante artikels (hoofstukke) gerapporteer. In die eerste artikel word 'n metodiese bespreking gegee oor die gebruik en die grootte van sosiale bestanddele wat beraam word as die vlak van genormaliseerde menslike kapitaal per capita, tesame met die voorwaardelike konvergensieproses wat op Suid-Afrikaanse sektorale groei toegepas word. In die tweede artikel word die verkrygde parameters beliggaam in 'n volwaardige makro-ekonometriese (Marshalliaanse) model wat Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomiese sektore gebruik. Trouens, die tweede artikel gaan verder as die eenvoudige bespreking van 'n gedisaggregeerde makro-ekonometriese model. Dit bied 'n omvattende ontleding van die gevolge wat vryheids- (Thatcher-agtige) hervormings op die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie kan veroorsaak.

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University of Pretoria
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2009

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  • Du Toit, Charlotte Barbara
  • Van Eyden, Renee

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  • © 2009, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.

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A disaggregated Marshallian macroeconometric model of South Africa. University of Pretoria, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28158