C68 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: C68

Computable General Equilibrium Models

A Sequence to Reverse Poverty: Institutions, State Capacity and Human Empowerment

This paper explores the fundamental or deep causes of poverty persi...

Sansia Blackmore, Reneé van Eyden

Working Paper

A fiscus for better economic and social development in South Africa

After showing that the bulk of government expenditure is unproducti...

Francois J. Stofberg, Jan H. van Heerden, Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Working Paper

Regional economic effects of changes in South Africa's electricity generation mix

This paper examines the long-run regional economic effects within S...

Jonathan M. Horridge, Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Heinrich R. Bohlmann, Lardo Stander, Elizabeth L. Roos

Working Paper

National minimum wage in South Africa: A Computable General Equilibrium Model Analysis

This paper analyses the economy-wide impact of the national minimum...

Jean L. Erero

Policy Brief

The Impact of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement on the South African ...

This paper analyses the effects of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite F...

Heinrich R. Bohlmann, Matthew W. Clance, Leoné Walters

Working Paper

Effects of Increases in Value Added Tax: A Dynamic CGE Approach

This paper analyses the effects of increases in value added tax (VA...

Jean L. Erero

Working Paper

An Economy-Wide Evaluation of New Power Generation in South Africa: The Case of Kusile ...

The South African economy has suffered over the past decade due to ...

Heinrich R. Bohlmann, Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Jessika A. Bohlmann

Working Paper

How do we explain the persistently high rate of unemployment in South Africa? Exploring...

Our research attempted to quantify the magnitude of shifts in indus...

Marthinus C. Breitenbach, Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Policy Brief

The Short Term Economic Impact of Levying E-Tolls on Industries

TERM[1] is used to analyse the short term regional economic impact ...

Francois J. Stofberg, Jan H. van Heerden

Working Paper

A Simple Method for Computing Equilibria when Asset Markets Are Incomplete

The problem of computing equilibria for general equilibrium models ...

Wei Ma

Working Paper

The Impact of the 2014 Platinum Mining Strike in South Africa: An Economy-Wide Analysis

In this paper we measure the economy-wide impact of the 2014 labour...

Maureen T. Rimmer, Peter B. Dixon, Jan H. van Heerden, Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Working Paper

Effects of reducing tariffs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): A CGE analysis

In this paper, the effects of reducing tariffs are analysed through...

Jean L. Erero, Daniel D. Pambudi, Lumengo Bonga-Bonga

Working Paper

Water Taxation and the Double Dividend Hypothesis

The double dividend hypothesis contends that environmental taxes ha...

Nicholas Kilimani

Working Paper

Construction of a Social Accounting Matrix for Chad

The use of Applied General Equilibrium (AGE) models to contribute t...

David S. Garber

Working Paper

A Historical CGE Simulation of the South African Economy from 2006–2013: Analysing Chan...

This paper uses a dynamic CGE model to help explain some apparent c...

Marthinus C. Breitenbach, Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Working Paper

Dynamic CGE Modelling Training Workshop

A five day intensive course in dynamic CGE modelling will be presen...

Peter Dixon, Maureen Rimmer

Workshop

Land use in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

This paper examines the effects of land use in the DRC through the ...

Bonga B. Lumengo, Jean L. Erero, Daniel D. Pambudi

Working Paper

Wage subsidy in the DRC: A CGE analysis

This paper analyses wage subsidies on lower-skilled formal workers ...

Jean L. Erero, Daniel D. Pambudi, Lumengo Bonga-Bonga

Working Paper

Advanced CGE Modelling Course

ERSA and the Department of Economics at The University of Pretoria ...

University of Pretoria, ERSA

Workshop

Reducing illegal immigration to South Africa: A dynamic CGE analysis

South African authorities are attempting to limit inflows of illega...

Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Working Paper

The Macroeconomic Impact of Skilled Emigration from South Africa: A CGE Analysis

South Africa faces the dual problem of large inflows of illegal imm...

Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Working Paper

Evaluating the general equilibrium effects of a wage subsidy scheme for South Africa

Unemployment among semi- and unskilled workers has reached severe p...

Lawrence Edwards, Kalie Pauw

Working Paper

Introduction to Economy-Wide Impact Analysis and Modelling

TIPS will hold a workshop combining both Economy-Wide Policy Impact...

ERSA

Workshop

Who would eat more with a food voucher programme in South Africa

What might seem like a good idea for satisfying the hungry is likel...

Jan H. van Heerden

Policy Brief

National Treasury-World Bank-ERSA Policy Modelling using Computable General Equilibrium...

We are pleased to announce a policy seminar on the practical applic...

World Bank, National Treasury, ERSA

Workshop