H12 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: H12

Crisis Management

Isaah Mhlanga on a positive MTBPS: getting to know Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

After our new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his first...

Margaux Giannaros, Isaah Mhlanga

Podcast

Part 4: Building back for a sustainable future

The discussion is based on two papers: , by Channing Arndt, Robert ...

Wandile Sihlobo, Tendai Gwatidzo, Ann Bernstein, Witness Simbanegavi, Matthew Simmonds, Channing Arndt

Dialogue

Dr Matthew Stern on understanding South Africa’s trade policy and performance

An issue often overlooked in many discussions is that of exports an...

Margaux Giannaros, Matthew Stern

Podcast

Part 3: International perspectives and South Africa’s trade policy

The discussion is based on two papers: and Understanding South Afr...

Sherman Robinson, Montford Mlachila, Matthew Simmonds, Marianne Matthee, Matthew Stern

Dialogue

Prof Andreas Wörgötter on addressing current and persisting challenges in South Africa’...

At a time when tensions are rising due to growing inequality and un...

Margaux Giannaros, Andreas Wörgötter

Podcast

Part 2: Recovery policies and labour utilization

The discussion is based on two research papers: and Addressing low...

Matthew Simmonds, Witness Simbanegavi, Sherwin Gabriel, Romain A. Duval, Murray Leibbrandt, Andreas Wörgötter

Dialogue

Prof Nicola Viegi on evaluating the near future of monetary policy in SA: Sailing into ...

Only three times in the last century has monetary policy been re-ev...

Margaux Giannaros, Nicola Viegi

Podcast

Part 1: Monetary policy and Covid-19 in South Africa

The discussion is based on Sailing into the Wind: evaluating the (n...

Matthew Simmonds, Nicola Viegi, Mamokete Lijane, Konstantin Makrelov, Gina Schoeman

Dialogue

Timothy Köhler on SA’s labour market: is a national lockdown as severe as we think?

It is just over a year since South Africa had to succumb to what wa...

Margaux Giannaros, Timothy Köhler

Podcast

Isaah Mhlanga on permanent spending habits: what to listen for while politicians campaign

It is not often that a country has an opportunity to allocate windf...

Margaux Giannaros, Isaah Mhlanga

Podcast

Isaah Mhlanga on SA’s Budget Speech: adopting a business-friendly approach

After the challenges raised by Covid-19 and the increasing risks co...

Margaux Giannaros, Isaah Mhlanga

Podcast

Isaah Mhlanga on SA Budget 2021: Good news from SA’s 2020 Monetary and Fiscal Policy De...

Joining ERSA’s host in this podcast is Isaah Mhlanga, a Chief Econo...

Margaux Giannaros, Isaah Mhlanga

Podcast

Part 4: Towards a fiscal policy that supports economic recovery while achieving sustain...

Drawing on the discussions in the previous 3 sessions, session 4 wi...

Matthew Simmonds, Ricardo Hausmann, Laurence Harris, Johannes W. Fedderke, Federico Sturzenegger, Abebe Selassie

Dialogue

Part 3: The role of fiscal policy in the post-Corona economic recovery

South Africa has a comparably large government sector, and the choi...

Christopher Loewald, Matthew Simmonds, Xavier Debrun, Mamokete Lijane, Gilad Isaacs, Federico Sturzenegger, Andrew Donaldson

Dialogue

Part 2: Financing the budget in the post-Corona world

Matthew delves into what financing the budget deficit in the post-C...

Brian Kantor, Matthew Simmonds, Xavier Debrun, Tshepiso Moahloli, Owen Willcox, Mamokete Lijane, Lucio Castro, Ian Stuart

Dialogue

Part 1: Understanding the concept of "fiscal sustainability" in the post-Corona world

Debt sustainability is equivalent to government solvency and from a...

Tshepiso Moahloli, Owen Willcox, Ian Stuart, Mamokete Lijane, Brian Kantor, Xavier Debrun, Lucio Castro

Dialogue

Prof. Estian Calitz on Fiscal Sustainability in South Africa: what are the shortcomings...

Shortly after the Minister of Finance gave his Supplementary Budget...

Margaux Giannaros, Estian Calitz

Podcast

Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell on the Fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa:...

In this podcast Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell, a Policy Associate at ERSA ...

Margaux Giannaros, Neryvia Pillay Bell

Podcast

Alex van den Heever on South Africa’s public healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandem...

In this podcast Prof. Alex van den Heever, the Chair of Social Secu...

Margaux Giannaros, Alex van der Heever

Podcast

Nicola Viegi on the South African economic response to the Coronavirus: policies and pr...

Nicola Viegi, Deputy Director of ERSA, talks with Margaux G on the ...

Margaux Giannaros, Nicola Viegi

Podcast

Nicola Viegi on the potential impact of the Coronavirus on South Africa: policy co-ordi...

In this podcast, Prof. Nicola Viegi, the Deputy Director of ERSA an...

Margaux Giannaros, Nicola Viegi

Podcast