The effects of oil price uncertainty on economic activities in South Africa

This paper investigates the link between oil price uncertainty shocks and key macroeconomic indicators of a net oil importing country, South Africa. Monthly data covering the period 1990:01 to 2015:12 is used. The Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) methodology is applied incorporating realized...

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Main Authors: Junior T. Chiweza, Goodness C. Aye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2018.1518117