I10 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: I10

Health: General

Forest commons, vertical integration and smallholder’s saving and investment responses:...

As the result of prohibitively high transaction costs, smallholder ...

Dambala Gelo

Working Paper

Optimal Targeted Lockdowns in a Multi-Group SIR Model

We study targeted lockdowns in a multi-group SIR model where infect...

Michael D. Whinston, Victor Chernozhukovz, Iván Werning, Daron Acemoglu

Working Paper

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

The effect of price and non-price policies on cigarette consumption in South Africa

The health consequences of smoking are quite enormous and have been...

Ernest N. Tingum, Noreen Mdege, Alfred K. Mukong

Policy Brief

Can paid maternity leave improve childhood health?

Evidence from California shows that paid maternity leave leads to i...

Neryvia Pillay Bell

Policy Brief

Parental bargaining and rural-urban child health differential in Tanzania

This paper extends the empirical analysis of child health by simult...

Justine Burns, Alfred K. Mukong

Policy Brief

Does the Equivalence Scale Matter? Equivalence and Out-of-Pocket Payments

We evaluate the effects of different equivalence scale parameter es...

Steven F. Koch

Policy Brief

Peer Networks and Tobacco Consumption in South Africa

This paper deepens the empirical analysis of peer networks by consi...

Alfred K. Mukong

Policy Brief

The Impact of Obesity on Employment in South Africa

Obesity is a growing health problem in South Africa. This health pr...

Abieyuwa Ohonba, Naiefa Rashied, Modeste Some

Working Paper

Effects of Social Norms on Multiple Partnerships: Evidence from Young Adults in the Met...

Even though antiretroviral treatment is becoming more efficient and...

Byela Tibesigwa, Martine Visser

Working Paper

‘Know Your Epidemic’: The Effects of Expected Health and Contextual Health Uncertainty ...

This study measures the link between expected health and contextual...

Mintewab Bezabih, Martine Visser, Byela Tibesigwa

Working Paper

Assessing regional variation in the effect of the removal of user fees on institutional...

This paper examines regional differences in the effect of user fee ...

Steven F. Koch, Chitalu M. Chama-Chiliba

Working Paper

A parsimonious model of subjective life expectancy

This paper develops a theoretical model for the formation of subjec...

Alexander Zimper, Alexander Ludwig

Working Paper