H50 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: H50

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

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

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 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

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

Prof Johannes W. Fedderke on the South African – US sovereign bond spread: how is this ...

In this podcast, Prof. Johannes W. Fedderke, the Director of ERSA s...

Margaux Giannaros, Johannes W. Fedderke

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

The origin of extractive states in Africa: The case of the British Cape Colony, 1834-1909

The majority of African states continue to be regarded as extractiv...

Johan Fourie, Abel Gwaindepi

Working Paper

Anatomy of the Southern African Customs Union: Structure and Revenue Volatility

This paper studies the evolution of the Southern African Customs Un...

Harold P. E. Ngawala

Working Paper

Fiscal incentives for research and development

Policy Paper 03 It is often argued that since the social return to ...

Bruce G. Teubes, Johannes W. Fedderke

Policy Paper