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...

Published: 22 May 2023

Discussion Document

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

Industrialisation is recognised as important for developing countri...

Published: 15 January 2021

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 (...

Published: 20 October 2020

Working Paper

Does Child Support Grant incentivise childbirth in South Africa?

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

Published: 30 September 2020

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 ...

Published: 23 February 2017

Working Paper

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

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

Published: 27 September 2016

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...

Published: 26 March 2014

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...

Published: 15 January 2013

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...

Published: 25 September 2012

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...

Published: 23 September 2012

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...

Published: 27 September 2009

Policy Brief

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

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

Published: 27 September 2001

Policy Paper