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Energy Trading in Kenya: A Data-Driven Approach
This paper explores the potential of deploying eID technology and data analytics tools to address the energy crisis in Kenya.
Peter O. Anari
Apr 26, 2023


Why privatization will not end the energy crisis in South Africa!
The current energy crisis in South Africa has led to calls for the privatization of Eskom and a shift towards running on renewable “green”..

Bradley N Magumura
Mar 15, 2023


The Best Invention of Money is Called Bitcoin. What is Money? II
Looking at exchange value, Bitcoin over the past 5 years has outperformed all the currencies of the top 10 economies of the world.

Mpumelelo Seilane
Mar 1, 2023


Valuable yet undervalued: The care sector and the contribution of women
Economic development concerns itself with indicators of living standards such as poverty, literacy rates and life expectancy. However,...

Samuel Osmend
Aug 24, 2022


What is Money? The case for digital property.
Money is socio economic energy that holds value through space and time.

Mpumelelo Seilane
Aug 17, 2022


Can Putin carry on? How Russia finances the war amidst the West's economic response.
Since the beginning of the war, Russia’s defence budget has ballooned to a bloated $300 million per day [1], but this drastically...

Jonathan Evans
Jul 26, 2022


Just Transition: The Best Way Forward?
Aside from potentially decreasing unemployment there is also the potential for the JET strategy to have a positive economic effect in Sou...

Yasmin Meerholz
Jun 28, 2022


Russia-Ukraine Conflict & the Rest of the World
The war in Ukraine has left countries that were already facing an energy crisis, soaring inflation, and deteriorating standards of living...

Panashe Gabrielle Taruvinga (Maningi)
Jun 21, 2022


Eskom is Currently the Biggest Threat to South Africa’s Economic Recovery
Constant loadshedding and tariff hikes by Eskom have elevated running costs for businesses and reduced productivity and profitability.

Lebo Siboyi
Jun 2, 2022


Behavioural Economics: A Brief History and a New Unconventional Tool for Policymakers
Richard Thaler, one of the grandfathers of Behavioural Economics, points out that economic models “econs” fail to model humans.

Jonathan Evans
May 25, 2022


Recessions and the Public Purse
The accumulation of public debt during recessionary periods is unavoidable. However, it can be argued that policy decisions play a crucial..

Mbali Shamu
May 3, 2022


Credit Worthiness: Your Behaviour Determines Your Interest
A behavioural scorecard model is the tool of choice to predict the possible transition of your existing customers from one default state...

Mpumelelo Seilane
Apr 26, 2022


Does Game Theory Hold the Answers to South Africa’s Economic Problems?
A united and focused public can completely change the rules of the game.

Bradley N Magumura
Apr 20, 2022


How Is The E-Sharing Economy Affecting The Traditional Taxi Industry In South Africa?
The e-hailing system has increased the competitive conditions in the transportation industry as we know it in South Africa and has had a...

Buti Mthembi
Apr 5, 2022


The Urban Poverty Phenomenon
Urban poverty can be attributed to several factors including high and persistent levels of inequality, high levels of urbanization and hi...

Bradley N Magumura
Mar 15, 2022


Graduate Unemployment: Solving the Labour Market Paradox.
Graduate unemployment is fundamentally a two-fold problem. Firstly, it wastes human resources and taxpayer’s money; secondly it chips away..

Mpumelelo Seilane
Mar 2, 2022


Trickle-down economics: A strawman or a plausible argument?
It can be argued that the country still struggles to forget its colonial past and a legacy of uneven development, coming out of an acute...
Peter O. Anari
Feb 15, 2022


Resource Curse or a Leadership Crisis?
When sound institutions are in place challenges of socially inefficient rent extraction, corruption and instability are reduced allowing...

Panashe Gabrielle Taruvinga (Maningi)
Jan 26, 2022


The Sveriges Riksbank Prize In Economic Sciences & What It Tells Us About 'The Meaning Of Economics'
Economics, unlike chemistry or literature has a definitional dilemma as the question of what economics is a study of varies....

Samuel Osmend
Jan 11, 2022


The Predicament of Turkey's Monetary Policy
Turkey was once known as an “investment darling” by investors around the globe. Between 2002 – 2007 the Turkish economy grew rapidly at...

Jonathan Evans
Dec 20, 2021
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