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The impact of monetary policy on household consumption in South Africa

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  • Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere

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The monetary policy committee of South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) has had to increase the repurchase rate on three consecutive occasions within a short period of time. The repo rate was increased by 25 basis points in July 2015 and again by 50 basis points in January 2016. The third increase was by another 25 […]

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  • Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere, 2016. "The impact of monetary policy on household consumption in South Africa," Working Papers 81, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    Cited by:

    1. Rangan Gupta & Emmanuel Ziramba, 2008. "Costly Tax Enforcement and Financial Repression," Economic Notes, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, vol. 37(2), pages 141-154, July.
    2. Rangan Gupta & Cobus Vermeulen, 2010. "Private and Public Health Expenditures in an Endogenous Growth Model with Inflation Targeting," Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF, vol. 11(1), pages 139-153, May.

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    Keywords

    Household Survey; Monetary Policy; South Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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