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Measuring Stimulus Effects Around Stock Road in Philippi in the Western Cape

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  • Rawane YASSER
  • Shamima VAWDA
  • Mélani PRINSLOO
  • Martin PRINSLOO

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The study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on the impact of social protection and employment stimulus measures on the formal and informal economies, by exploring shifts in purchasing behaviour between 2019 and 2022 among informal and small traders in a 3.5 km radius around Stock Road in Philippi in the Western Cape.We investigate the spending patterns of 30 social relief distress (SRD) grant recipients and 31 basic education employment initiative (BEEI) participants in the same area in order to reveal that the main linkage between formal and informal economies are hybrid wholesalers and supermarkets.

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  • Rawane YASSER & Shamima VAWDA & Mélani PRINSLOO & Martin PRINSLOO, 2023. "Measuring Stimulus Effects Around Stock Road in Philippi in the Western Cape," Working Paper 9c86f6f5-821a-45bb-a19a-d, Agence française de développement.
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    1. Rob Davies & James Thurlow, 2010. "Formal–Informal Economy Linkages And Unemployment In South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 78(4), pages 437-459, December.
    2. Naeem Ahmed & Matthew Brzozowski & Thomas Crossley, 2006. "Measurement errors in recall food consumption data," IFS Working Papers W06/21, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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