Marisa Von Fintel
Biographic Data
| ID | 81678 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marisa Von Fintel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Von Fintel |
| SIGNATURE | VON FINTEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2390-8586 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The mental health impact for adolescents ageing out of South Africa’s child support grant
While the benefits of cash transfers are well documented, little attention has been given to the negative effects of their cessation, particularly on mental health. We examined this question using South African longitudinal survey data comprising 7899 unique adolescents tracked as they age out of the Child Support Grant , the country’s largest cash transfer. We find that loss of the Child Support Grant leads to a decline in mental health equivale…
Exploring on- and off-site waste management practices of informal dwellers in South Africa
Household waste is a major contributor to environmental pollution and health issues. This article explores waste management practices at the household level in low-income informal housing areas in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The data collection consisted of a waste baseline assessment of household waste management and mapping and analysing illegal dumping spots in the immediate vicinity of the informal areas. Data…
Voting and protest tendencies associated with changes in service delivery
Existing literature highlights the complexities of the relationship between voting, protest action and service delivery within Southern African democracies. We explore the relationship between these variables for South Africa by generating a new dataset from various sources. Although this relationship has been explored before, the existing evidence is mixed. The results from this study therefore bring a fresh perspective, especially at a time dur…
Inequalities in Water Insecurity in Kenya: A Multidimensional Approach
Water insecurity is a global concern likely to be compounded by increases in population and climate change. Existing water insecurity measurement methods capture multidimensional deprivation only at regional or sub-regional levels. Such estimates do not capture heterogeneous household experiences of water supply, proximity to water sources and affordability, which can vary substantially from regional averages. Accurate measurement requires a meth…
Relative Standing and Political Participation
The significance of absolute income has consistently been highlighted in the literature as an important factor shaping individuals' propensity to engage in political participation. However, considerably less research has been done on the relationship between relative income and individuals' propensity to engage in both conventional and unconventional forms of political participation. Using relative income to quantify relative standing, this paper…
Chronic Child Poverty and Health Outcomes in South Africa Using a Multidimensional Poverty Measure
Household Social Mobility for Paid Domestic Workers and Other Low-Skilled Women Employed in South Africa
This paper explores the theme of patronage by examining how the social mobility prospects of paid domestic workers differ from other vulnerable low-skilled black and colored women in post-apartheid South Africa. The literature provides contradictory predictions about the effects of a relationship with an affluent employer on a vulnerable employed woman and her household. Using data from the 2002–8 General Household Survey, this study uses propens…
Income Dynamics, Assets and Poverty Traps in South Africa
This paper examines income dynamics and the existence of poverty traps in South Africa between 2010 and 2012 using panel data from the first three waves of the National Income Dynamics Study. In order to separate structural trends in income from stochastic shocks and measurement error, the paper makes use of an asset-based approach to estimate the shape of structural income dynamics in order to test for the existence of one or more dynamic equili…
The Dynamics of Child Poverty in South Africa Between 2008 and 2012
Relative Standing and Political Participation
The significance of absolute income has consistently been highlighted in the literature as an important factor shaping individuals' propensity to engage in political participation. However, considerably less research has been done on the relationship between relative income and individuals' propensity to engage in both conventional and unconventional forms of political participation. Using relative income to quantify relative standing, this paper…
Household Social Mobility for Paid Domestic Workers and Other Low-Skilled Women Employed in South Africa
This paper explores the theme of patronage by examining how the social mobility prospects of paid domestic workers differ from other vulnerable low-skilled black and colored women in post-apartheid South Africa. The literature provides contradictory predictions about the effects of a relationship with an affluent employer on a vulnerable employed woman and her household. Using data from the 2002–8 General Household Survey, this study uses propens…
Income Dynamics, Assets and Poverty Traps in South Africa
This paper examines income dynamics and the existence of poverty traps in South Africa between 2010 and 2012 using panel data from the first three waves of the National Income Dynamics Study. In order to separate structural trends in income from stochastic shocks and measurement error, the paper makes use of an asset-based approach to estimate the shape of structural income dynamics in order to test for the existence of one or more dynamic equili…
The Dynamics of Child Poverty in South Africa Between 2008 and 2012
The Dynamics of Child Poverty in South Africa Between 2008 and 2012
Income Dynamics, Assets and Poverty Traps in South Africa
This paper examines income dynamics and the existence of poverty traps in South Africa between 2010 and 2012 using panel data from the first three waves of the National Income Dynamics Study. In order to separate structural trends in income from stochastic shocks and measurement error, the paper makes use of an asset-based approach to estimate the shape of structural income dynamics in order to test for the existence of one or more dynamic equili…
Household Social Mobility for Paid Domestic Workers and Other Low-Skilled Women Employed in South Africa
This paper explores the theme of patronage by examining how the social mobility prospects of paid domestic workers differ from other vulnerable low-skilled black and colored women in post-apartheid South Africa. The literature provides contradictory predictions about the effects of a relationship with an affluent employer on a vulnerable employed woman and her household. Using data from the 2002–8 General Household Survey, this study uses propens…
Chronic Child Poverty and Health Outcomes in South Africa Using a Multidimensional Poverty Measure
Voting and protest tendencies associated with changes in service delivery
Existing literature highlights the complexities of the relationship between voting, protest action and service delivery within Southern African democracies. We explore the relationship between these variables for South Africa by generating a new dataset from various sources. Although this relationship has been explored before, the existing evidence is mixed. The results from this study therefore bring a fresh perspective, especially at a time dur…
Inequalities in Water Insecurity in Kenya: A Multidimensional Approach
Water insecurity is a global concern likely to be compounded by increases in population and climate change. Existing water insecurity measurement methods capture multidimensional deprivation only at regional or sub-regional levels. Such estimates do not capture heterogeneous household experiences of water supply, proximity to water sources and affordability, which can vary substantially from regional averages. Accurate measurement requires a meth…
Relative Standing and Political Participation
The significance of absolute income has consistently been highlighted in the literature as an important factor shaping individuals' propensity to engage in political participation. However, considerably less research has been done on the relationship between relative income and individuals' propensity to engage in both conventional and unconventional forms of political participation. Using relative income to quantify relative standing, this paper…
Exploring on- and off-site waste management practices of informal dwellers in South Africa
Household waste is a major contributor to environmental pollution and health issues. This article explores waste management practices at the household level in low-income informal housing areas in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The data collection consisted of a waste baseline assessment of household waste management and mapping and analysing illegal dumping spots in the immediate vicinity of the informal areas. Data…
The mental health impact for adolescents ageing out of South Africa’s child support grant
While the benefits of cash transfers are well documented, little attention has been given to the negative effects of their cessation, particularly on mental health. We examined this question using South African longitudinal survey data comprising 7899 unique adolescents tracked as they age out of the Child Support Grant , the country’s largest cash transfer. We find that loss of the Child Support Grant leads to a decline in mental health equivale…
Economics (7 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Poverty (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works)