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    • Modelling tourism demand elasticities for South Africa using demand systems 

      Botha, Andre Pieter (North-West University, 2012)
      International tourism to South Africa has increased steadily from 1994 to 2008. The year 2009 saw international arrivals to South Africa decline significantly and it became evident that the worldwide recession impacted not ...
    • The municipal credit market in South Africa 

      Horn, Susara Jacoba (North-West University, 2003)
      South African municipalities today face enormous challenges. They are faced with severe infrastructure backlogs, increased service provision and deteriorating municipal finance. These services, which include water, sanitation, ...
    • The relationship between exchange rate volatility and portfolio inflow in South Africa 

      De Villiers, Johannes Joubert (2015)
      South Africa has become more dependent on portfolio inflow to finance investment and consumption due to the low rate of government and household savings. Therefore, it is important from South Africa's perspective to maintain ...
    • The relationship between tourism and trade in South Africa 

      Fry, Denise (North-West University, 2008)
      Tourism and trade are growing at an unprecedented rate. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) barometer (2007) finds that foreign arrivals for January 2007 to August 2007 showed a 5.6 percent increase ...
    • A risk management model for the tourism industry in South African 

      Shaw, Gordon Kenneth (North-West University, 2010)
      The primary objective of this research was to develop "A Risk Management Model for the Tourism Industry in South Africa", when viewed from a business perspective. To achieve this objective, a number of secondary objectives ...
    • Spending behaviour of visitors to the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival 

      Kruger, Martinette (North-West University, 2009)
      The Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) is one of the most popular arts festivals in South Africa, but ticket sales have alarmingly declined since 2005 resulting in the Festival already being in a decline phase of ...
    • Time varying parameter error correction model approach to forecasting tourist arrivals in South Africa 

      Botha, I.; Saayman, A. (Bureau for Economic Research and the Graduate School of Business, University of Stellenbosch., 2012)
      In the field of tourism forecasting, the application of time-varying parameters has been successful in forecasting arrivals taking into account the changing behaviour of tourists. This article uses quarterly data to forecast ...