Research Programmes

Monetary & Fiscal Policy

Trade, Industrial & Competition Policy

Environmental Policy

Human Capital Policy
Publications

Working Papers

Welcome to our repository of working papers. Our repository offers a...

Policy Insights

Welcome to ERSA’s repository of policy insights. Our repository features...

Annual Reports

Annual Report 2023 Director’s Statement I joined ERSA as Executive...

All Resources

Welcome to ERSA’s complete repository of economic research publications. Delve...

Call for Work

We invite you to submit your papers for any of...
Events & Training

Upcoming events

Below, we share our upcoming events ERSA is preparing. These...

Conferences & Seminars

Welcome to our repository of past and upcoming conferences and...

Training opportunities

Below, we share our upcoming and past training opportunities that...

Economic Students Awards & Gallery

Every year, ERSA rewards economics students that excel in their...

Events Calendar

Below, we share our upcoming events that ERSA is preparing....
Economic Notes
Multimedia

Conference & Seminar Videos

Below you can find the video footage generated from past...

Podcasts

ERSA’s podcast series explores topical economic developments that have piqued...

Media Highlights

Welcome to our digital media repository where we share the...
Projects

UK – SA International Economic Partnership 

The International Economic Partnership (IEP) is a programme which works...

PSG ThinkBigSA

THINK BIG SOUTH AFRICA In collaboration with ERSA (Economic Research...

Research Projects
SAMNet

Author

Derek Yu

Derek Yu is a professor of Economics at University of the Western Cape and a part-time researcher for the DPRU at UCT. He completed his doctorate degree in Economics at the Stellenbosch University. His research interests include Labour Economics, Development Economics, Household Survey Analysis, and Economic Education.

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