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  • Competitiveness of ACP Sugar Exports in the Global Market 
    Seleka, Tebogo B.; Dlamini, Thulani S. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    We employ the Normalized Revealed Comparative Advantage (NRCA) index on data for the period 1961-2013 to examine the competitiveness of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in the global sugar market. ...
  • Revealed Comparative Advantage in the Global Citrus Market and Implications for South Africa 
    Seleka, Tebogo B.; Obi, Ajuruchukwu (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    This paper adopts the Normalized Revealed Comparative Advantage (NRCA) index and data for the period 1961-2013 to examine comparative advantage among the leading citrus exporters in the global market and draws implications ...
  • Effects of Input Subsidies on Subsistence Crop Acreage Diversity in Botswana 
    Seleka, Tebogo B.; Mmopelwa, David (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    We investigate the patterns and determinants of subsistence acreage diversity in Botswana for the period 1978/79-2013/14, focusing on the role of input subsidies. Results suggest that acreage diversity declined during ...
  • The Role Of Macroeconomic Policy Towards Food Security In Botswana 
    Moepeng, Pelotshweu (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2003-06)
    Macroeconomic policy plays an important role towards the attainment of food security in Botswana because the country is a high cost production area, due to very low, erratic and unreliable rainfall and soils generally not ...
  • Export Competitiveness of Botswana’s Beef Industry 
    Seleka, Tebogo B.; Kebakile, Pinkie G. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2015-08)
    We investigate Botswana’s beef export competitiveness using indices of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and data for the period 1961-2011. Results indicate that Botswana has been the most competitive SADC beef ...
  • Factors Underlying Communal Beef Cattle Marketing Decisions In Botswana: The Role Of Public And Private Transfers 
    Mmopelwa, David; Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2011-08)
    This article examines factors underlying communal beef cattle marketing at a household level in Botswana, with emphasis placed on the role of public and private transfers. Results show that public and private transfers ...
  • Poverty Assessment and Poverty Alleviation in Botswana 
    Ditlhong, Molapisi (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-07)
    This paper examines the nature and extent of poverty using the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 1984/85 and 1993/94 and goes on to give a synoptic view of Government's poverty alleviation strategies in which six ...
  • Determinants of Household Welfare and Poverty in Botswana, 2002/03 and 2009/10 
    Lekobane, Khaufelo R.; Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2014-05)
    This paper investigates household determinants of welfare and poverty in Botswana. Using the 2002/03 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) and the 2009/10 Botswana Core Welfare Indicator Survey (BCWIS), and ...
  • Examining Evidence of Feminization of Poverty in Botswana 
    Lekobane, Khaufelo R.; Mooketsane, Keneilwe S. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2015-10)
    Poverty in Botswana is more pronounced in female-headed households (FHHs) especially those residing in rural areas where employment opportunities are limited. Similarly, the proportion of the FHHs to the total poor increased ...
  • Do Public Transfers Discourage Farmer Participation in Subsistence Crop Production? Empirical Evidence from Botswana 
    Lekobane, Khaufelo R.; Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2011-08)
    We analyze the impact of public food and cash transfers on farmer participation in Botswana’s subsistence arable agriculture. The results indicate that publicly provided social pensions and food packages (rations) reduce ...
  • Public Transfers and Subsistence Producer Disincentives in Botswana 
    Seleka, Tebogo B.; Lekobane, Khaufelo R. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2014-03)
    This paper investigates the disincentive effects of public transfers on subsistence producers in Botswana. Comparative statics analyses indicate that public transfers would not affect farm production when profit and utility ...
  • CHALLENGES FOR AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION IN BOTSWANA UNDER THE PROPOSED SADC-EU ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA) 
    Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2005-11)
    Botswana has been pursuing the economy-wide objective of economic diversification for the past three ecades. This paper examines the challenges Botswana’s Agriculture is likely to face under the EU/ACP Economic Partnership ...
  • Welfare Impacts of Import Controls in Botswana’s Horticulture 
    Seleka, Tebogo B. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2005-06)
    An import demand equation is estimated to capture the impact of import controls on horticultural imports (oranges and potatoes) in Botswana. Elasticity esti mates are then employed to endogenously compute Nominal Protection ...
  • Financial Inclusion and its Impact on Employment Creation in Botswana 
    Molefhi, Koketso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    The study examines the impact of financial inclusion on employment creation in Botswana using quarterly time series data for the period 2004-2016. Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, we find that ...
  • Unemployment in the SADC Region 
    Motsatsi, Johane Moilwa (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    The objective of this study is to estimate the determinants of unemployment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region using annual data from 2000 to 2016. Given the characteristic of the data, the ...
  • The Impact of Infrastructure on Economic Growth in Botswana 
    Raboloko, Mpho (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    The study determines the impact of infrastructure on economic growth in Botswana. The study employs an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) estimation technique to determine how infrastructure affects economic growth ...
  • The Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Capital Market Development in Botswana’s Economy 
    Molefhi, Koketso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    The study examines the impact of macroeconomic variables on stock and bond markets development in Botswana using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL)-Bounds Test. The results indicate that macroeconomic variables have ...
  • Analysis of Tax Performance in Botswana: Tax Effort Index Approach 
    Motsatsi, Johane Moilwa (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    This study estimates the impacts of different economic sectors and other determinants on tax revenue in Botswana using Two Stage Least Squares (TSLS) estimation procedure and quarterly data for the period 1994/95 ...
  • Determinants of Tourism Demand in the SADC Region 
    Motsatsi, Johane Moilwa (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    This study estimates the determinants of tourism demand in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region using Generalised Least Squares (GLS) estimation procedure and panel data for the period 1997-2015. The ...
  • Determinants of Service Sector Growth in Botswana 
    Raboloko, Mpho (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    This study examines the factors affecting service sector growth and development in Botswana. Using annual time series data from 1980 to 2015, the study employs the auto regressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimation ...

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