SA-TIED programme looks at ways to support policy-making for inclusive growth and economic transformation in the southern Africa region, through original research conceived and produced in collaboration between United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), National Treasury, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and many other governmental and research organizations in South Africa and its sub-region. A key aspect of the programme is to encourage networking and discussion amongst people involved in policy processes across the participating organizations and civil society aiming to bridge the gap between research and policy-making.
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Journal Article
The impact of agricultural minimum wages on worker flows in South AfricaARTICLE ON EARLY VIEW This article is the first to provide estimates of how minimum wages affect worker flows and employment growth rates in an employment scarce developing country context. We investigate the effects of a large, exogenous increase in...
Blog
Georgina Ryan – paving the path in economic policy and inclusivity
As part of the SA-TIED ‘Breaking Barriers, Building Economies: Women in Economic Policy' initiative, Georgina Ryan emerges as a visionary force...
Blog
Celebrating gender diversity and leading with impact
In celebration of South Africa's Women's Month, SA-TIED is spotlighting the women driving change within the field of economics. Through the ‘Breaking...
Blog
My journey from research assistant to the World Bank and Yale: How SA-TIED transformed my career
When I began my role as a research assistant for the SA-TIED programme in January 2020, I didn’t know that it would lead me to such prestigious...
Blog
Carol Newman's journey in economics and advocacy for gender diversity
In celebration of South Africa's Women's Month, SA-TIED is spotlighting the women driving change within the field of economics. Through the ‘ Breaking...
Working Paper
Time-varying fiscal multipliers for South AfricaA critical requirement for efficient fiscal policy is a reliable understanding of its impact on the aggregate economy for different policy instruments and under different economic conditions. Indeed, there is strong evidence to suggest that fiscal...
Working Paper
Fiscal anchors and sustainable fiscal policyThis paper discusses the rationale and options for a fiscal anchor for South Africa and its potential for restoring and maintaining fiscal sustainability. It argues that a well designed fiscal anchor can be useful in the current fiscal milieu, but...
Blog
Addressing poverty and unemployment in South Africa’s townships
Nearly half the working-age population and nearly two-thirds of the unemployed live in areas designated as townships under apartheid spatial laws...
Blog
Unlocking efficiency – overcoming challenges in South Africa's rail freight sector
The South African rail freight sector is currently facing a crisis of operational efficiency, which is having a significant economic impact. In the...
Working Paper
A deep learning approach to estimation of the Phillips curve in South AfricaIn this study, we provide a comprehensive estimation of the contemporary Phillips curve relationship in the South African economy using a novel deep learning technique. Our approach incorporates multiple measures of economic slack/tightness and...