BIDPA Space

Recently added

Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis: Recent submissions

  • 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 ...
  • Financial Development and Economic Growth in Botswana 
    Sekakela, Kedibonye (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The study examines the interrelationships between financial development, economic growth, capital accumulation and productivity growth in Botswana over the period 1980-2014. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag ...
  • Financing Primary Education for All: Public Expenditure and Education Outcomes in Botswana 
    Lisenda, Lisenda (Institute for Development Studies(IDS), 2004-01)
  • Botswana Financial Services 
    Gabaraane, Magdeline (Southern Africa Trade Research Network(SATRN) and Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2003-01)
  • Assessment of Botswana’s Services Sector 
    te Velde, Dirk Willem; Calì, Massimiliano (Overseas Development Institute, 2007-03)
  • Inflation Dynamics in Botswana and Bank of Botswana's Medium-Term Objective Range 
    Taye, Haile (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2013-02)
    This study is motivated by the high and unpredictable episodes of inflation in Botswana over the last 20 years. This is despite the Bank of Botswana's concerted effort to keep inflation at its minimum and stable over time. ...
  • Determinants of Non-Mining Private Investment in Botswana 
    Kgakge, Grace Goitsemodimo (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2002-02)
    The paper seeks to identify factors influencing and determinants of non-mining private investment in Botswana. It presents various studies conducted in other countries with modified assumptions to suit Botswana economy. ...
  • Impact of HIV/AIDS and Options for Intervention Results of a Five Company Pilot Study 
    Greener, Robert (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-08)
    The paper presents the results of a study of the impact of HIV/AIDS on a sample of five companies in Botswana. It shows that the impact to date has been small, as a result of the fact that the HIV epidemic in Botswana is ...

Search BIDPA Space

Browse

My Account