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  • Child Sexual Abuse in Botswana 
    Samboma, Thabile A. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022-11)
    ABSTRACT Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Botswana, is a big social problem with proven lifelong effects on the victims. Botswana has established various child protection institutions (CPI) and amended children’s protection ...
  • Understanding the Firm-Level Export Diversification Characteristics in Botswana 
    Kebakile, Pinkie Gertrude (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2023)
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY prerequisite for sustained economic growth in the country. • The growth and diversification of Botswana’s export bundle is undermined by the exporters’ inability to break into new export markets. • ...
  • Barriers to Effective Whistleblowing in Botswana 
    Omotoye, Marumo (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022)
    dopting Botswana’s construction industry as a case study, this Policy Brief examines key barriers to effective whistleblowing in Botswana. Data were drawn from 117 construction firms and interviews with regulators of ...
  • Predictors of Human-Wildlife Fatalities 
    Gaodirelwe, Ikanyeng; Masole, Charity; Blackie, Israel R. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022-10)
    ABSTRACT The paper investigates predictors of the increased probability of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) fatalities from attacks on humans. The study uses data from 137 HWC victims in the six wildlife districts of ...
  • 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 ...
  • Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict in Botswana Through Social Protection 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This brief is based on a national tracer study covering 66 villages in Botswana. The main aim of the study was to ascertain the magnitude and social impacts of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) on victims and their families. ...
  • Ordinary Shareholders' Rights Protection in Botswana 
    Sedimo, Ratang; Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This policy brief seeks to examine the institutional frameworks that exist in Botswana to protect the rights of ordinary shareholders. Findings reveal that , in Botswana, existing institutional frameworks are not adequate ...
  • 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 ...
  • Key Drivers of Industrial Growth 
    Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    manufacturing sector value added as the proxy for industrial growth. It employs the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration approach using annual time series data for the period 1983 to 2015. Empirical results ...
  • 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 ...
  • How Non-Diamond Exports Respond to Exchange Rate Volatility in Botswana 
    Motsatsi, Johane (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This paper estimates the impact of exchange rate volatility on non-diamond exports in Botswana using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. The model used quarterly data for the period 1995-2018, to estimate ...
  • Male-Female Wage Differentials in Botswana 
    Motswapong, Masedi (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This paper examines the wage differential between males and females in Botswana. It uses two methods; the quantile regression model and the unconditional quantile decomposition method. Using the quantile regression models, ...
  • Old Wine in a New Bottle? 
    Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This paper estimates the impact of the ISPAAD input subsidy program on cultivated area, output and productivity in Botswana’s subsistence economy, using panel data for five agricultural regions and the cropping seasons ...
  • Whistleblowing in Botswana's Construction Industry 
    Omotoye, Marumo (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020-03)
    The construction industry (CI) is considered one of the most corrupt both internationally and regionally. Therefore, this study examined the views and attitudes of professionals in Botswana’s CI towards the role ...
  • Fiscal Transparency and Participation in Botswana's Budgetary Process 
    Kaboyakgosi, Gape (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2000-03)
    The major objective of this proposal is to look at the budgetary process in Botswana in order to assess how that process fits into the new governance paradigm that encourages transparency and participation. A great part ...
  • Economic Development and the Water Situation in Southern Africa 
    Isaksen, Jan; Leiman, A; Semboja, H; Werner, W (Global Water Partnership and Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999-06)

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