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The Evolution of Household Transport Spending in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1995-2015

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  • Adrienne Sutherland

    (Independent Researcher and former University of Cape Town honours economics student.)

  • Andrew Kerr

    (School of Economics and DataFirst, University of Cape Town)

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This paper uses nationally representative household survey data to examine changes in household transport expenditure in South Africa from 1995 to 2015. These data show a dramatic increase in transport expenditure, in both absolute terms and as a share of total expenditure, across all groups within the sample. By 2015, almost half of South African households allocated more than 10% of total expenditure towards transport. Black, Coloured and lower-quintile South African households experienced the largest increases in transport expenditure share over time. We undertake simple Engel curve analysis, to estimate expenditure elasticities for overall transport spending as well as for public and private transport.

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  • Adrienne Sutherland & Andrew Kerr, 2021. "The Evolution of Household Transport Spending in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1995-2015," SALDRU Working Papers 287, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
    • Handle: RePEc:ldr:wpaper:287
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