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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

Welcome to Economic Research Southern Africa's (ERSA) economic policy collaboration...
SAMNet

Publications

Welcome to Economic Research Southern Africa's (ERSA) comprehensive repository of economic research and publications. Explore our extensive collection of working papers, policy papers, and policy briefs, all designed to provide in-depth insights and inform policy decisions. You can also access our annual reports to learn more about ERSA's past activities and achievements.

Working papers

ERSA working paper series holds an in-depth range of economics research and disseminates it to the wider Economics community to encourage comments and discussion. Papers posted here are in progress and considered to be pre-publication versions of academic journal articles, book chapters, or reviews. The Working Paper Series is also available on the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) website.

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Policy Paper

Policy Papers are in-depth research reports, typically ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 words, that draw on academic and grey literature, as well as secondary data. Their primary goal is to propose policy options for specific economic challenges or to analyse the risks and opportunities associated with current policy considerations. These papers aim to offer risk-mitigation strategies and ways to capitalize on opportunities, providing valuable insights and recommendations for policymakers. To consolidate our resources, ERSA’s legacy research outputs previously categorised as discussion documents or occasional papers have been reclassified as policy papers.

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Policy Brief

Policy briefs extract the primary insights from complex research studies to clarify concepts and policy implications. They are generally shorter report of no more than three pages that can be easily understood and quickly absorbed by the media, civil society and policymakers.