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Call for papers: 2nd ERSA/CEPR Workshop on Macroeconomic Policy in Emerging Markets

Conference Date and Location: 25-26 January 2024, Pretoria, South ...

Submit paper: 15 July 2022

Published: 24 October 2023

Call for Papers

International Lending Channel, Bank Heterogeneity and Capital Inflows (Mis)Allocation

This paper explores the role of banks’ heterogeneity in internation...

Published: 16 August 2023

Working Paper

Workshop on Financial Technology and Development

Financial technology has developed rapidly in many developing count...

Published: 15 June 2023

Seminar

Call for Application: 2023 Advanced Empirical Methods in Finance and Economics Course

This is not an Econometrics Course – it is an advanced course...

Submit paper: 9 July 2023

Published: 14 June 2023

Call for Application

2023 Advanced Empirical Methods in Finance and Economics Course

This is not an Econometrics Course – it is an advanced course...

Submit paper: 9 July 2023

Published: 9 June 2023

Course

Call for Papers: Workshop on Financial Technology and Development

Financial technology has developed rapidly in many developing count...

Submit paper: 14 July 2023

Published: 4 May 2023

Call for Papers

Demographic changes and asset prices in an overlapping generations model

We examine the effect of demographic shifts on asset prices in an o...

Published: 6 March 2023

Working Paper

Virtual CDE Workshop on SA Cities and Growth

Urban economics has provided powerful insights into how the charact...

Published: 12 December 2022

Workshop

Economic impacts of FATF recommendations and grey-listing announcement

Discussion Document 05 This Discussion Document summarises the rece...

Published: 3 November 2022

Discussion Document

Characteristics of the South African retirement fund industry

Using administrative data, we examine three characteristics of the ...

Published: 11 September 2022

Working Paper

South African Modelling Network (SAMNET) Virtual Workshop: Emerging Markets back in the...

Background and Objective: Emerging markets have been out of the new...

Published: 27 June 2022

SAMNet Workshop

Call for papers: Emerging Markets back in the spotlight - Risks and policy options

Background and Objective: Emerging markets have been out of the new...

Submit paper: 15 July 2022

Published: 6 April 2022

Call for SAMNet Papers

Advanced Empirical Methods in Finance and Economics Online Course

This is an advanced course in empirical microeconomic methods in fi...

Published: 11 August 2021

Graduate Training

Household debt and consumption dynamics: A non-developed world view following the ﬁnanc...

According to recent macroeconomic evidence (Bosch and Koch 2020b; F...

Published: 30 July 2021

Working Paper

Understanding South Africa’s trade policy and performance

Policy Paper 26 South Africa’s exports have lagged behind the rest ...

Published: 28 June 2021

Policy Paper

Fiscal risks and their impact on banks’ capital buffers in South Africa

South Africa’s fiscal balances have deteriorated significantly over...

Published: 11 June 2021

Working Paper

Isaah Mhlanga on permanent spending habits: what to listen for while politicians campaign

It is not often that a country has an opportunity to allocate windf...

Published: 30 April 2021

Podcast

Isaah Mhlanga on SA Budget 2021: Good news from SA’s 2020 Monetary and Fiscal Policy De...

Joining ERSA’s host in this podcast is Isaah Mhlanga, a Chief Econo...

Published: 19 February 2021

Podcast

The transmission of monetary policy via the banks’ balance sheet - does bank size matter?

We study the credit channel of monetary policy in South Africa betw...

Published: 29 January 2021

Working Paper

Dr Biniam Bedasso on managing Public Finances: where does a quarter of the IMF’s Capaci...

In this podcast, ERSA’s host speaks to Dr Biniam Bedasso about Publ...

Published: 21 December 2020

Podcast

Indebted Demand by Amir Sufi

The topic for the third virtual meeting is ‘Indebted Demand&#...

Published: 28 October 2020

Webinar

Part 4: Towards a fiscal policy that supports economic recovery while achieving sustain...

Drawing on the discussions in the previous 3 sessions, session 4 wi...

Published: 7 September 2020

Dialogue

Part 3: The role of fiscal policy in the post-Corona economic recovery

South Africa has a comparably large government sector, and the choi...

Published: 28 August 2020

Dialogue

Part 2: Financing the budget in the post-Corona world

Matthew delves into what financing the budget deficit in the post-C...

Published: 26 August 2020

Dialogue

Prof. Estian Calitz on Fiscal Sustainability in South Africa: what are the shortcomings...

Shortly after the Minister of Finance gave his Supplementary Budget...

Published: 10 July 2020

Podcast

Late colonial antecedents of modern democracy

Some of the most contested questions in political science and polit...

Published: 3 July 2020

Working Paper

Contagion without deposit insurance: The South African small bank crisis of 2002/3

Following the failure of Saambou bank in February 2002, another sev...

Published: 30 June 2020

Working Paper

Financial Statecraft: Government Choice of Debt Instruments

We explore the diversity of means by which governments borrow ̵...

Published: 24 June 2020

Working Paper

Prof Johannes W. Fedderke on the South African – US sovereign bond spread: how is this ...

In this podcast, Prof. Johannes W. Fedderke, the Director of ERSA s...

Published: 29 May 2020

Podcast

Nicola Viegi on the South African economic response to the Coronavirus: policies and pr...

Nicola Viegi, Deputy Director of ERSA, talks with Margaux G on the ...

Published: 8 April 2020

Podcast

The optimal monetary and macroprudential policies for the South African economy

We investigate the optimal design and effectiveness of monetary and...

Published: 7 February 2020

Working Paper

“BigTech’s Foray Into Finance - Opportunities and Challenges Ahead”

The financial system faces unprecedented change at a rapid speed. N...

Published: 7 January 2020

Workshop

Macroeconomic and Financial Modelling for Economic Policy

The 7th Annual Monetary Economics workshop will be dedicated to the...

Published: 9 September 2019

Workshop

Access to micro and informal loans: evaluating the impact on the quality of life of poo...

Since the early 1980s, many governments have investigated the possi...

Published: 30 April 2019

Policy Brief

Access to micro – and informal loans: evaluating the impact on the quality of life of p...

Background: Since the early 1980s, many governments have investigat...

Published: 12 March 2019

Working Paper

Measuring the Financial Cycle in South Africa

We measure the financial cycle in South Africa using three differen...

Published: 2 March 2018

Policy Brief