I25 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: I25

Education and Economic Development

Prof Andreas Wörgötter on addressing current and persisting challenges in South Africa’...

At a time when tensions are rising due to growing inequality and un...

Published: 23 July 2021

Podcast

Part 2: Recovery policies and labour utilization

The discussion is based on two research papers: Recovering from COV...

Published: 16 July 2021

Dialogue

Financial development and income inequality: a nonlinear econometric analysis of 21 Afr...

A panel data analysis of financial inequality was conducted using t...

Published: 15 February 2021

Working Paper

The eﬀect of colonial and pre-colonial institutions on contemporary education in Africa

This paper argues that contrary to previous ﬁndings, present-day ed...

Published: 1 February 2021

Working Paper

How Buoyant Is the South African Tax System? An ARDL Approach

This study aims to scrutinize the responsiveness of the South Afric...

Published: 22 September 2020

Working Paper

A Sequence to Reverse Poverty: Institutions, State Capacity and Human Empowerment

This paper explores the fundamental or deep causes of poverty persi...

Published: 3 September 2020

Working Paper

Consumer Preferences for Genetically Modified Organisms in Cape Town: A Choice Experime...

This paper reports a study done on Cape Town consumers, with the ai...

Published: 31 July 2020

Working Paper

The impacts of unconditional cash transfers on schooling in adolescence and young adult...

I study an expansion of a South African social grant program that p...

Published: 28 May 2020

Working Paper

Motivating teachers in rural Zambia using a monetary incentive

Like many developing countries, the achievement gap between rural a...

Published: 5 March 2019

Policy Brief

Teacher pay and educational outcomes: Evidence from the rural hardship allowance in Zambia

This paper studies the effect of unconditional teacher salary incre...

Published: 8 October 2018

Working Paper

Emigration and education: the schooling of the left behind in Nigeria

The potential effects of migration on the welfare of the left behin...

Published: 7 August 2018

Policy Brief

Private schools and student learning achievements in Kenya

This papers examines the effect of private schools on literacy and ...

Published: 15 June 2017

Policy Brief

The effect of education on a country’s energy consumption: Evidence from developed and ...

Education has been regarded throughout history as one of the main d...

Published: 8 May 2017

Working Paper

The Impact of Basic and Social Infrastructure Investment on Economic Growth and Social ...

Basic and social infrastructure investment can assist in addressing...

Published: 27 October 2016

Policy Brief

The Fertility Transition: Panel Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

We investigate the effects of different socioeconomic indicators on...

Published: 7 July 2016

Policy Brief

How Does Human Capital Shape the Social Contract?

This research brief presents the key findings and potential policy ...

Published: 13 October 2015

Policy Brief

College Major Choice, Spatial Inequality and Elite Formation: Evidence from South Africa

This paper explores the determinants of college major choice in the...

Published: 29 September 2015

Policy Brief

When selection trumps persistence: The lasting effect of missionary education in South ...

To estimate the long-term, persistent effects of missionary educati...

Published: 26 January 2015

Working Paper

Democracy and Education: Evidence from the Southern African Development Community

In this paper I investigate whether democracy in the Southern Afric...

Published: 23 May 2014

Working Paper

The Impact of the Slave Trade on Literacy in Africa: Evidence from the Colonial Era

Recent studies have highlighted the importance of Africa’s hi...

Published: 7 October 2013

Working Paper

Does Famine Matter For Aggregate Adolescent Human Capital Acquisition In Sub-Saharan Af...

To the extent that in utero and childhood malnutrition negatively a...

Published: 7 December 2012

Working Paper

Slave numeracy in the Cape Colony and comparative development in the eighteenth century

The lack of accurate measures of human capital formation often cons...

Published: 25 September 2012

Working Paper

Measuring the impact of educational interventions on the academic performance of academ...

This paper analyses the impact of educational interventions made in...

Published: 23 September 2012

Policy Brief

From uneducating to educating South Africa: Some thoughts on new policy imperatives in ...

Policy Paper (Interest) 08 This paper examines the policy implicati...

Published: 27 September 2001

Policy Paper