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  • Ex Gratia Payments for Loss of Human Life Due to Wild Animals' Attack in Botswana 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Associated Printers, 2022-03)
    ABSTRACT Ex gratia payment is paid only to families of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) victims who get killed by wildlife, and not to victims who are injured by wild animals regardless of the severity of the injury, even ...
  • Social Impact Analysis of the Human-Wildlife Conflict on Victims and their Families in Botswana 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Associated Printers, 2022-03)
    ABSTRACT The period between 2009 and 2019 has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) resulting in people being injured and/or killed by the wildlife in Botswana. This national ...
  • Macroeconomic Policy Convergence and a SADC Free Trade Area 
    Harvey, Charles (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 1999)
    Regional free trade areas fail because one member country is perceived as getting more than its share of the benefits. Most non-SACU SADC economies would not be able to export to a newly opened South African market, so ...
  • Ordinary Shareholders' Rights Protection in Botswana 
    Sedimo, Ratang; Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This study seeks to examine institutional frameworks that exist in Botswana to protect the rights of ordinary shareholders. There is no literature on the subject matter in the context of Botswana; hence this study attempts ...
  • Targeting Effectiveness of Social Transfer Programs in Botswana 
    Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    Botswana has an extensive social protection system aimed at improving the welfare of poor and vulnerable groups. We evaluate the targeting effectiveness of 15 social transfer programs using targeting performance indicators ...
  • Characteristics of Firms in Botswana's Informal Economy 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    Botswana has a large informal economy which continues to grow at a rapid rate. The Government recognises the importance of the sector in reducing unemployment and poverty. However, not much is known about informal firms ...
  • Financing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Botswana Through the Capital Market 
    Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    In her quest to further graduate to the high-income status, Botswana seeks to invest more in infrastructure development for both productive and social use. An efficient and effective infrastructure provision is fundamental ...
  • Youth Employment in Botswana: Comparative Analysis of 2009/10 and 2015/16 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    The study examines determinants of youth unemployment in Botswana by comparing two different datasets- (2009/10 Botswana Core Welfare Indicator Survey (BCWIS) and 2015/16 Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BMTHS)). ...
  • Structural Transformation and Fiscal Policy in Botswana 
    Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    This paper analyses impacts of fiscal policy on structural transformation in Botswana using structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model over the period of 1990 to 2015. The study uses an inclusive sustainable ...
  • Determinants of Informal Sector Business Success in Botswana 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The informal sector plays a critical role in many countries as it provides alternative sources of employment and economic diversification. This paper investigates the determinants of the success of the informal sector ...
  • Impacts of Access to ICTs on Employment Status in Botswana 
    Tshukudu, Masedi K. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    It is clear that technology has brought about significant changes in the livelihoods of people, creating new forms of employment and advancing the traditional forms of employment for individuals. Many countries continue ...
  • Determinants of Self-Employment in Botswana 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The global market is rapidly recognizing the importance of entrepreneurship and self employment, especially in growing the economy, creating jobs and reducing poverty. This paper employs the logit regression model to ...
  • The Relationship Between Electronic-Money Penetration and Household Consumption: VECM Granger Causality Analysis 
    Tshukudu, Masedi K. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The development and use of Electronic Money (e-money) remain one of the most discussed topics in developing countries, yet literature on the relationship between e-money penetration and household consumption remains ...
  • Financing SMEs In Botswana: Factors Influencing Access to Credit 
    Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    This study examines factors influencing access to credit by SMEs in Botswana. Using the 2010 World Bank Enterprise Survey, and employing logit model for analysis, we find that access to credit is influenced by gender, ...
  • The Long Term Impact of Structural Economic Change on Government Spending 
    Jefferis, Keith (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999-07)
  • "TO PRIVATISE" WHAT IS & HOW? 
    Gergis, Abdalla (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-08)
    This paper draws on lessons of experience and existing knowledge on privatisation, briefly addressing the main issues and describing how the privatisation process can be planned and implemented successfully. Privatisation ...
  • COMPETITION , PRODUCTIVITY AND PRIVATISATION: Seminar Summary Report 
    Gergis, Abdalla (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis & Botswana National Productivity Centre, 1997-04)
    This report is a summary of proceedings and presentations during a policy seminar on "Competition, Productivity and Privatisation" organised by Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) and Botswana ...
  • The impact on Southern Africa of the financial crises in Asia and Russia 
    Harvey, Charles (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999-06)
    The countries of southern Africa have not suffered seriously from "financial contagion" which is the short-term and sometimes devastating impact of financial crises in other countries. The first stage of financial contagion ...
  • CITIZEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN BOTSWANA: Concepts & Principles 
    Gergis, Abdalla (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999)
    This paper attempts to clarify the concepts and principles of citizen economic empowerment. Empowerment has been at the centre of a shift in thinking about economic development as a re sponse to the failure of modernisation ...