An empirical analysis of the asset price monetary policy transmission channel in South Africa
- Authors: Du Preez, Wilhelmus Petrus
- Date: 2021-10
- Subjects: Monetary policy South Africa , Banks and banking, Central South Africa , Transmission mechanism (Monetary policy) South Africa , Capital assets pricing model , Securities South Africa , Stocks Prices South Africa , Repurchase agreements South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190318 , vital:44983
- Description: The asset pricing channel of monetary policy transmission breeds an interesting study. There has been an ongoing debate to determine whether monetary policy committees should directly influence the asset pricing channel through changes in the central bank control interest rate or whether monetary policy committees should refrain from targeting the asset pricing channel to meet their policy objectives. The study aims to critically analysis the asset pricing channel, firstly on a global context to set the scene and then to critically focus on the study performed by Muroyiwa et al. (2017) who conducted a study on the South African monetary policy and its interdependence on the stock market through utilisation of an SVAR model. It was concluded that monetary policy does significantly influence stock prices. The purpose of this study is to build on the results which have been formed by Muroyiwa et al. (2017) and to expand on the period under analysis which encapsulates 1999:01 to 2007:12 in order to conclude whether there are conflicting conclusions or conclusions which build on what has already been done. The results from the research shows that when the monetary policy committee decides to influence changes in the repo rate, the repo rate will have a direct effect on the asset markets, the indexes that were used to represent the asset market are the all share index, industrial 15 index and the financial 15 index. Furthermore. The study which has expanded the period under analysis has supplemented and built on the results provided by Muroyiwa et al. (2017). , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Commerce, Economics and Economic History, 2021
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2021-10
Is there an inverse-u relationship between financialisation and investment?: South Africa’s stock market capitalisation in comparative perspective
- Authors: Owen, Michael Robert
- Date: 2021-10
- Subjects: Monetary policy South Africa , Globalization , Economics South Africa , Capital movements South Africa , Stock exchanges South Africa , Investments South Africa , Economic development South Africa , South Africa Economic conditions 1991-
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191084 , vital:45058
- Description: In recent decades, the growth and fluctuations in the financial sector have become increasingly disjointed from events in the real economy. There has been a dramatic increase in global market integration and globalisation since the 2008 financial crisis. The argument presented in the thesis shows perspective from the two general debates in Economics. The Orthodox view, which suggests there is an efficient flow of resources between people and institutions over time, supports the argument that there is a positive relationship between financialisation and economic growth. Alternatively, the Heterodox view argues that financial liberalisation fails to anticipate market effects and requires intervention in order to limit negative consequences. More recent studies have proposed an inverse-U theory between financialisation and investment, which suggests that there is a threshold, above which further financial development and financial globalisation has detrimental effects on the real economy. With South Africa being a developing country that is highly reliant on capital inflows to finance the economy, there is space for more acute research to investigate whether South Africa has surpassed this threshold. This study focusses on one aspect of this relationship, namely the relationship between Stock Market Capitalisation and Investment. It uses panel data analysis and other methods to explore whether such an inverse-U relationship exists internationally, and whether South Africa is suffering from the effects of financialisation. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Commerce, Economics and Economic History, 2021
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2021-10