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Crime: A policy-oriented survey

Discussion Document 9 South Africa has a reputation for having high...

Sebastian Galiani

Discussion Document

Big data forecasting of South African inflation

We investigate whether the use of machine learning techniques and b...

Rulof P. Burger, Neil Rankin, Kevin Kotze, Byron Botha

Working Paper

Government religious preference and intrastate conflict

Understanding the causes and consequences of conflicts continues to...

Matthew W. Clance, Eduard van der Merwe, Carolyn Chisadza

Working Paper

Dr Matthew Stern on understanding South Africa’s trade policy and performance

An issue often overlooked in many discussions is that of exports an...

Margaux Giannaros, Matthew Stern

Podcast

Part 3: International perspectives and South Africa’s trade policy

The discussion is based on two papers: and Understanding South Afr...

Sherman Robinson, Montford Mlachila, Matthew Simmonds, Marianne Matthee, Matthew Stern

Dialogue

‘Learning to export’ and ‘learning to innovate’: Revisiting the relationship between in...

This paper examines the relationship between innovation and export ...

Fiona Tregenna, Elvis K. Avenyo, Kwanele Ngwadleka

Working Paper

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...

Margaux Giannaros, Isaah Mhlanga

Podcast

Impact of Crime on Firm Entry: Evidence from South Africa

In this paper, we analyse the relationship between crime and the en...

Lawrence Edwards, Godfrey Mahofa, Asha Sundaram

Working Paper

The effects of terrorism, crime and corruption on tourist arrivals

There are many reasons why visitors travel to different countries, ...

Jaume Rosello-Nadal, Maria Santana-Gallego, Johan Fourie

Policy Brief

Globalisation and Conflicts: A Theoretical Approach

This paper is aimed at providing insights into the interplay betwee...

Matthew W. Clance, André C. Jordaan, Bonginkosi Mamba

Working Paper

Democratisation in Africa: The Role of Self-Enforcing Constitutional Rules

Following several decades during which violent civil conflict was c...

Krige Siebrits, Ada Jansen, Sophia du Plessis

Working Paper

Democratisation in Africa: The Role of Self-Enforcing Constitutional Rules

Following several decades during which violent civil conflict was c...

Krige Siebrits, Ada Jansen, Sophia du Plessis

Working Paper

The Good African Society Index

This paper constructs a Good Society Index for 45 African countries...

Ferdi Botha

Working Paper

The Good African Society Index

This paper constructs a Good Society Index for 45 African countries...

Ferdi Botha

Working Paper

The Legacy of Historical Conflict Evidence from Africa

This paper exploits variation between and within countries to exami...

Marta Reynal-Querol, Timothy Besley

Working Paper

Social capital as an engine of growth: Multisectoral modelling and implications

We propose a multisector endogenous growth model incorporating soci...

Youyou B. Bofota, Raouf Boucekkine, Alain P. Bala

Working Paper

Reducing illegal immigration to South Africa: A dynamic CGE analysis

South African authorities are attempting to limit inflows of illega...

Heinrich R. Bohlmann

Working Paper

A Dynamic Model of Mesh Size Regulatory Compliance in Fisheries

The violation of fishing regulations is a criminal activity that le...

Wisdom Akpalu

Working Paper

Higher levels of tax evasion in a corrupt economy, encourage policy making that hinders...

When amplified levels of corruption and reduced penalties for illeg...

Rangan Gupta, Emmanuel Ziramba

Policy Brief

Temporal association, the dynamics of crime, and their economic determinants: A time se...

Policy Paper (Interest) 12 The paper examines the association betwe...

John M. Luiz

Policy Paper