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Globalization and the Returns to Speaking English in South Africa [PDF]

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This paper takes a novel approach to trying to disentangle the impact of globalization on wages by focusing on changes in the return to speaking English, the international language of commerce, in South Africa as that country re-integrated with the ...
James Levinsohn
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What explains the academic success of second-year economics students? An exploratory analysis [PDF]

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The factors influencing academic success of first-year Economics students have received much attention from researchers. Very little attention, however, has been given to the determinants of success of senior Economics students.
Ada Jansen, Derek Yu, Pietie Horn
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Language and Labour in South Africa. A New Approach for a New South Africa [PDF]

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This paper considers the role of language in labour earnings in South Africa over the period 1996 to 1998. Our pooled cross-section comprises of over 180,000 working age adults, and the analysis considers the decision to participate in the labour force ...
Katy Cornwell
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The nature and trends of agricultural research development in Africa : an informetric study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The study recognizes Agriculture as the mainstay activity of most economies in Africa and analyses research nature and trends in the discipline by using descriptive informetrics and focusing on seven indicators, by using the AGRICOLA and ISI-E databases ...
Ocholla, Dennis N.   +1 more
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