Unizulu collaborates with other universities to study government’s response to the pandemic
Research collaboration and affiliation among professors from the universities of Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, and Fort Hare reveal the introduction of Covid-19 relief funds yielded positive results within KCD.
TO help understand and evaluate the impact of the government’s social protection and economic interventions on South African households in King Cetshwayo District (KCD) during the coronavirus pandemic, academia finds a shred of corroborative evidence.
Research collaboration and affiliation among professors from the universities of Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, and Fort Hare reveal the introduction of Covid-19 relief funds yielded positive results within KCD.
“Regression results show individuals who received the government interventions were at low probability of experiencing income and consumption reductions,” reads the study.
“For instance, receiving a Covid-19 grant acted as a cushion against reduced consumption for the household. This means the grant helped households sustain themselves through the crisis.”
Source: Unizulu Department of Business Management
Under the mentioned study, various research methodologies were used to put together well-researched data which involved collecting and analysing both quantitative and qualitative data concurrently.
The major findings of the study stated that policy interventions used by the government were in line with interventions used in other emerging and advanced economies.
“However, the magnitude of the interventions was small in developing countries, including South Africa, compared with advanced economies such as the USA or Canada.
“Even though these interventions were small, they had a positive impact on households’ welfare and survival,” said the research.
