The determinants of government expenditure in South Africa

Maluleke, Glenda

dc.contributor.advisor	Odhiambo, Nicholas M.
dc.contributor.author	Maluleke, Glenda
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-24T14:40:24Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-24T14:40:24Z
dc.date.issued	2016-11
dc.identifier.citation	Maluleke, Glenda (2016) The determinants of government expenditure in South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25402>
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25402
dc.description.abstract	This study empirically examines the determinants of government expenditure in South Africa using annual data for the period from 1970 to 2014; and provides an overview of the South African government expenditure. The Johansen-Juselius co-integration test established that there is a long-run relationship between government expenditure and its determinants. The error correction model was used to examine the key determinants. The results of this study show that urbanisation rate, national income, poverty reduction; trade openness lagged one period and the wage rate significantly influence the size of government expenditure. Therefore, the study recommend that government create job opportunities; increase its expenditure in developing rural areas; and find ways to manage the public sector wage bill. The study concludes that population growth, inflation and trade openness in current period are not important in determining government expenditure in South Africa	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xii, 90 leaves) : color illustrations	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Government expenditure	en
dc.subject	Poverty reduction	en
dc.subject	Urbanisation rate	en
dc.subject	National income	en
dc.subject	Population growth	en
dc.subject	Wage rate	en
dc.subject	Trade openness	en
dc.subject	Inflation rate	en
dc.subject	Error correction model	en
dc.subject.ddc	336.390968
dc.subject.lcsh	Government spending policy -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa -- Appropriations and expenditures	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa -- Economic conditions	en
dc.title	The determinants of government expenditure in South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Economics	en
dc.description.degree	M. Com. (Economics)