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Analysing monetary policy communication in South Africa
Katrien Smuts
In monetary policy communication, every word carries weight. Consider this scenario: the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) articulates its stance to anchor inflation expectations , yet this message undergoes subtle transformations when translated by the...
April 2024
Working paper
Importer price effects of tariffs in the context of preferential trade agreements
Jing Woei Chien, Lawrence Edwards and Ayanda Hlatshwayo
Using highly disaggregated customs-transaction-level data, we study the importer price effects of tariffs in the context of preferential trade agreements for South African imports of frozen bone-in chicken. We focus first on the firm-level impact...
March 2024
Enterprise development
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Data Analytics Student Programme
SA-TIED
Opportunity: Data Analytics Student Programme Closing date: 31 May 2024 Background The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT) is seeking postgraduate students...
March 2024
Opportunities
Opportunity: Master´s thesis research projects using tax data
SA-TIED
Opportunity: Master´s thesis research projects using tax data Closing date: 10 May 2024 Background The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT) is...
March 2024
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Is South Africa caught in a fiscal trap?
Hylton Hollander and Roy Havemann
Over the past decade, the interest rate that South Africa pays on its debt has consistently been above the economic growth rate. Mathematically, this means that debt grows as a percent of GDP. It becomes...
March 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
Policy dialogue
Financing infrastructure development in the context of climate change
18 Mar 2024 / 14:00 to 16:00
Climate and energy
Join us for a policy debate in which leading experts and policymakers explore the future of South Africa's infrastructure in the context of climate change. This discussion will focus on the impact of climate change...
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SA-TIED Working Paper gains media traction
SA-TIED
An SA-TIED Working Paper was recently spotlighted in Business Times . Authored by Roy Havemann and Hylton Hollander, the article critically examines South Africa's fiscal landscape over the past decade, exploring key challenges faced by...
March 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
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Data access for economic growth in Africa
Aimable Nsabimana and Abena Larbi-Odam
Sub-Saharan Africa has abundant natural resources and a substantial market, with an estimated population of 1.2 billion . The population is projected to grow by nearly 80% and reach almost 2 billion people by 2043...
February 2024
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Gender pay gaps on the rise in South Africa
Michelle Pleace, Matthew Clance, and Nicky Nicholls
New analysis of income data in South Africa shows the gender pay gap—how much more men earn than women—has increased. According to findings from a study conducted on the SA-TIED programme, in 2021, women in...
January 2024
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High wage inequality in South Africa – are employers to blame?
Shakeba Foster
South Africa ranks as the world’s most unequal country by income. This is largely due to high wage inequality, given that wages are the main income source for the majority of the working population. Exploring...
January 2024
Labour market and inequality
Report
South Africa’s water sector investment requirements to 2050
A partnership between the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), National Treasury’s (NT) SA TIED research projects, the National Planning Commission (NPC), and the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) was formed to assess what level of...
December 2023
Climate and energy