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Item The role of mining in the economy of South West Africa/ Namibia(1986) Hartmann, Paul W.Item Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective(1998) Ringdahl, OlaItem Macroeconomic determinants of private investment in Namibia(1998) Harupara, Gerson E.Item An econometric analysis of private domestic saving in Namibia(1999) Uanguta, Ngurimuye EbsonItem Revenue productivity of the tax system in Namibia(1999) Zaaruka, Benethelin P.Item Estimating the demand for money in a developing country(2007) Humavindu, Rudolph R.In this paper, the demand for real money, M3, is estimated for South Africa for the period 1965 to 2003. The paper employs an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model using a two equation technique that includes cointegration and an error-correction model (ECM). The cointegration model estimates the long-run relation that might exists between the dependent variable and the explanatory variables, and the ECM determines the short-run relationship between money demand and its determinants. Recent studies (Nell, 1999; Moll, 1999; Jonsson, 2001; and Nell, 2003) found inconclusive results with regard to the stability of M3, as a monetary policy tool. While some researchers (Jonsson, 2001 and Nell, 1999) found significant relationship between M3 and its determinants, others (Moll 2000; Nell, 2003) concluded that there was no stable relationship between M3 and its determinants, with the level of inflation used as one of the determinants. Nevertheless, the test for stability conducted in this paper shows that the money demand function employed in the model is stable. The paper also found a strong and stable positive relationship between money demand and inflation, which shows that M3 as a policy tool is stable and can be used to target the level of inflation in South Africa. While previous studies did not employ statistical techniques that establish a long- and a short-run relationship between M3 and its determinants, this paper's contribution to literature is to establish a stable long- and short-run relationship between money demand and its determinants in the context of structural breaks. The paper found that structural breaks arising from changes in monetary and exchange policies had significant impacts on money demand, as expected,while changes in the political regime did not have a significant impact on money demand. In general, the results suggest that the demand for money function employed in this paper is stableItem An econometrics analysis of the determinants of inflation in Namibia(2007) Likukela, Mally;Item An econometrics analysis of the determinants of inflation in Namibia(2007) Likukela, MallyItem Analysis of the revenue implications of trade liberalization on Namibia in the context of Southern African Customs Union(2008) Sikanda, Oscar S.Abstract provided by authorItem Financial development and economic growth in Namibia(2008) Mushendami, Postrick L.Abstract provided by authorItem Investigating the stability of private comsumption in Namibia(2009) Kamati Reinhold;Item Factors influencing investment(2009) Nghifenwa, Festus NatangweThis study makes use of ordinary least squares (OLS) technique in conjuction with the cointegration abd error correction models to determine factors influencing investment in Namibia, using data for the period 1960-2006. The results suggested that in the long run, real investment in Namibia is positively related to and influenced by GDP and investment in aranium mines by Rossing during 1970s' while negatively related to the prime lending rates and the inflation rates. In the short-run, investment is positively influenced by three variables namely; real GDP, domestic savings and prime lending rates. The study recommends a review of the administration of the investment regime with the view to come up with a simpler and transparent regime. It further recommends that quality of governance and property rihts protection be maintained to enhance investors' confidence. Finally, recommendation is made for further research incorporating issues of qualitative nature as raised in the limitation of the studyItem The direction of causal relationship between financial development and economic growth in Namibia(2009) Sindano, Abel N.Abstract provided by authorItem An analysis of electricity demand in Namibia(2009) Kavezeri, Kasnath J.This study analyze the demand for electric ity in Namibia as a function of income and the price of electricity, using quarterly data from 1993 :QI to 2006 :Q4. The tudy employs various econometric techniques such a unit root tests and the Engle-Granger approach to testing cointegration so as to establish the long-run relationship between the variables. lt also applies an Error Correction Model (ECM) to cater for the short-run dynamics and to verify the long-run, or equilibrium relationship suggested by the cointegration test. The results show a significant impact of changes in income on the demand for electricity in both the long- and the short-run. Income elasticity is above unity ( 1.02) in the long-run and i 0.33 in the short run. Price, on the other hand, has the correct signItem The effect of policy reforms on the performance of the telecommunication industry in SADC(2009) Jakobs, Benjamin;Item Item An analysis of the effects of exchange rate volatility on exports in Namibia(2009) Shipanga, Eden T.Abstract provided by authorItem The impact of Namibia's affirmative action policy on employment of the designated groups(2009) Sifani, Josephine Namasiku;Abstract provided by authorItem The determinants of commercial banks interest rate spread in Namibia: An econometric exploration(University of Namibia, 2013) Samahiya, MuineThe objective of this study is to explore the main determinants of interest rate spread in Namibia's commercial banking industry using a panel data analysis of bank level data and time series analysis of macroeconomic data. The literature surveyed in this study suggests that the interest rate spread is influenced by several bank-specific, bank industry, and macroeconomic variables. The data for the bank-specific model covered a sample period from the first quarter of 2004 to the last quarter of 2011 whilst the macroeconomic model included a sample period from the first quarter of 1991 to the third quarter of 2011 . The unit root and cointegration analysis were applied in order to model the interest rate spread. The results at the bank level suggest that the deposit market share reduces the net interest margin whilst the liquidity levels of a commercial bank increases the net interest margin. Furthermore, it was found that the tax paid by a bank and the capital ratio are not important determinants of the net interest margin. The results at the macroeconomic level implies, that the treasury bills rate reduces the interest rate spread whilst, inflation rate; exchange rate and the bank rate increases the interest rate spread. Thus, the contractionary monetary policy has an effect of increasing the interest rate spread and the expansionary fiscal policy has a negative influence on the interest rate spread.