H54 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: H54

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock

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

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

Public Infrastructure Provision and Ethnic Favouritism: Evidence from South Africa

Does ethnic favouritism in administrative governments affect public...

Leoné Walters, Manoel Bittencourt, Carolyn Chisadza

Working Paper

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

Fiscal stimulus in a global zero lower bound environment

This paper investigates the effect of fi scal stimulus from an emer...

Guangling Liu, Fernando Garcia-Barragan

Working Paper

The Nexus between Infrastructure (Quantity and Quality) and Economic Growth

This paper examines the growth effects of infrastructure stock and ...

Chengete Chakamera, Paul Alagidede

Working Paper

Does Infrastructure Really Explain Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?

In the light of Africa’s palpable deficit in public infrastructure,...

Odongo Kodongo, Kalu Ojah

Working Paper

The Experience of Private Investment in the South African Water Sector: The Mbombela Co...

South Africa is a water-stressed country that over a protracted per...

Sugen Chetty, John M. Luiz

Working Paper

Infrastructure development and economic growth in South Africa: A review of the accumul...

Policy Paper 12 This paper provides a broad overview of the relatio...

Johannes W. Fedderke, Rob Garlick

Policy Paper

International benchmarking of South Africa’s infrastructure performance

Policy Paper 07 The paper provides a first systematic, comprehensiv...

Johannes W. Fedderke, Željko Bogetic

Policy Paper

Forecasting Investment Needs in South Africa’s Electricity and Telecom Sectors

The paper uses a 52-country panel-data for the period 1980-2002 to ...

Johannes W. Fedderke, Željko Bogetic

Working Paper