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Economic Notes

Discover our Economic Notes. These articles offer insightful analyses of economic research and policy, distilled for clarity and published to encourage dialogue and engagement. The views expressed in these economic notes are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of Economic Research Southern Africa. Economic notes are by invite-only.

Guangling Liu

November 19, 2025

Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Role of Backed vs Unbacked Public Debt

Brent Cloete

August 25, 2025

Growth in the 21st century

Jing ChienLawrence Edwards

South Africa Exports at Risk as US Tariff Hiatus Nears End

Andrew NellIvan TurokJustin Visagie

Puzzling Over Business Turnover in South Africa: Creative Destruction or Simple Reshuffling?

Matthew Stern

The Potential Impact of Trump Tariffs on South Africa: A Tale of Two Products

Stefan Dercon

February 25, 2025

Can South Africa Gamble on Growth and Development?

Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Role of Backed vs Unbacked Public Debt

Growth in the 21st century

Jing Chien Lawrence Edwards

South Africa Exports at Risk as US Tariff Hiatus Nears End

Andrew Nell Ivan Turok

Puzzling Over Business Turnover in South Africa: Creative Destruction or Simple Reshuffling?

The Potential Impact of Trump Tariffs on South Africa: A Tale of Two Products

Can South Africa Gamble on Growth and Development?

National economic policy must embrace SA’s cities

Anchoring Hope: Thinking about South Africa’s Fiscal Strategy

Fouché Venter Mark Paterson

Enhancing Data-Driven Decision-Making for Urban Development: A Call to Action

Jing Chien Lawrence Edwards

Where’s the Evidence? The Case for a Bold Export Strategy in South Africa

Ekaterina Pirozhkova Giovanni Ricco

Monetary Policy in South Africa: stabilizing the economy, managing the risk

Christopher Loewald

Why South Africa’s Economic Growth is Stalled

Changing international views of the role of government and fiscal policy in economies and the nature of the South African approach

Christopher Loewald

Lower inflation to help unlock credit

Christopher Loewald

The Decade of Distraction: The impact of capital flows on economic policy making