I32 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: I32

Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

Place-based economic policies: international lessons for South Africa

Discussion Document 11 Place-based policies are designed to support...

Harris Selod, Claus Rabe

Discussion Document

The effects of technology intensity in manufacturing on CO2 emissions: Evidence from de...

Industrialisation is recognised as important for developing countri...

Fiona Tregenna, Elvis K. Avenyo

Working Paper

Impact of Social Transfers on Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from the South African Old ...

We study the effect of income receipt in form of Old age pension (...

Joseph Ajefu, Adeola Oyenubi

Working Paper

Does Child Support Grant incentivise childbirth in South Africa?

We consider the perverse incentive that can be created for poor hou...

Umakrishnan Kollamparambil, Adeola Oyenubi

Working Paper

Black living standards in South Africa before democracy: New evidence from heights

Very little income or wage data was systematically recorded on the ...

Kris Inwood, Johan Fourie, Bokang Mpeta

Working Paper

Effects of wildlife resources on community welfare: Income, poverty and inequality

This paper demonstrates the importance of wildlife in the portfolio...

Edwin Muchapondwa, Herbert Ntuli

Working Paper

Recurrent Property Rates - The Search for a Fair Tax Conducive to Economic Growth

The conflict between the need to attend to acute poverty in the pre...

David Garber

Policy Brief

Heights and development in a Cash-Crop Colony: Living standards in Ghana, 1870-1980

While Ghana is a classic case of economic growth in an agricultural...

Jörg Baten, Gareth Austin, Alexander Moradi

Working Paper

The wealth of the Cape Colony: Measurements from probate inventories

The stylized view of the Dutch Cape Colony (1652-1795) is of a poor...

Johan Fourie

Working Paper

What are the Distributional Implications of Halving Poverty in South Africa when Growth...

The South African government has set a target of halving poverty by...

Fiona Tregenna

Working Paper

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

The wealth of some and the poverty of Sub-Saharan Africa

Policy Paper (Interest) 20 The economic growth performance of Sub S...

John M. Luiz

Policy Paper