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Working paper
The effects of minimum wages on workers and firms depend on enforcement and compliance. While most research examines local determinants, this paper explores whether international market enforcement influences minimum wage impacts. In South Africa farmers...
March 2025
Enterprise development
In the media
As discussions around VAT policy resurface in the lead-up to the 2025 Budget, SA-TIED research has been highlighted in Times Live and Business Live. The articles draw on findings from an SA-TIED Working Paper by...
March 2025
Public revenue
Macro-fiscal analysis
Blog
With just days to go before the rescheduled 2025 Budget Speech, South Africa faces a ZAR 60 billion revenue shortfall amid slowing economic growth and diminishing international aid. The initial proposal to increase VAT from...
March 2025
Public revenue
Blog
The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set ambitious goals for equality, development, and peace for women worldwide. Endorsed by 189 countries, it reaffirmed that women’s rights are human rights and called for their...
March 2025
In the media
South Africa’s R60 billion revenue shortfall has reignited debate on VAT policy ahead of the rescheduled 2025 Budget Speech. A News24 article explores findings from an SA-TIED Working Paper, “ A reform option for pension...
March 2025
Public revenue
Macro-fiscal analysis
Blog
South Africa’s energy sector is undergoing a transformation. The suspension of load shedding—planned, rolling power outages to prevent grid collapse — for over 300 days signals progress in stabilizing electricity supply. However, rising electricity prices...
February 2025
Climate and energy
Working paper
The objective of this paper is to consider whether the inflation target of the South African Reserve Bank, which is currently between 3% and 6%, should be lowered to something closer to that of South...
February 2025
Macro-fiscal analysis
Technical workshop
31 Mar 2025 / 10:00
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4 Apr 2025 / 18:00
Macro-fiscal analysis
SA-TIED will host a one-week training course on time-series econometrics from 31 March to 4 April 2025. Led by Prof. Ruthira Naraidoo, the training will provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge in time-series econometrics...
Working paper
Aggregate consumption typically exceeds 60 per cent of GDP and should be pivotal in central bank policy models. Most use semi-structural macro-models, yet consumption is usually inadequately specified. We use a systems approach to estimate...
February 2025
Macro-fiscal analysis
Blog
In recent years, UNU-WIDER has partnered with sub-Saharan African governments to establish secure data labs that provide researchers with access to anonymized administrative tax data for economic research. Two notable examples are the Uganda Revenue...
February 2025
Enterprise development
Public revenue
Labour market and inequality
Technical workshop
17 Feb 2025 / 09:00
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19 Feb 2025 / 16:00
Public revenue
SA-TIED will host the second round of Personal Income Tax Microsimulation Model (PITMOD) training from 17 to 19 February 2025, designed for personnel at the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Led by Prof. Michael Noble...
Research seminar
20 Feb 2025 / 15:00
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16:00
Labour market and inequality
Join us for a session of the SA-TIED Seminar Series featuring Maya Goldman and Ntuthuko Hlela, who will present their research on the fiscal implications of financing social protection in South Africa. Their Working Paper...
Journal article
Frequent electricity outages threaten to impede the benefits of expanded access achieved by many developing countries in recent decades. A large literature documents these negative effects, however almost none consider labour market effects. This paper...
January 2025
Macro-fiscal analysis
News
An SA-TIED work-in-progress Working Paper will be presented on 23 January 2025, at the African Development Bank’s Research Seminar by SA-TIED Researche Fellow Aimable Nsabimana. The Working Paper, titled "How does Automation Affect Firms and...
January 2025
Labour market and inequality
In the media
An article based on an SA-TIED Working Paper was recently featured in The Conversation Africa. The research highlights that increasing the size of the grant is more effective at reducing extreme poverty than expanding eligibility...
December 2024
Labour market and inequality
News
From 2 to 6 December 2024, SA-TIED hosted a capacity development initiative on Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) modelling in Pretoria. The initiative brought together researchers, postgraduate students, and policymakers, reflecting ongoing efforts to strengthen...
DECEMEMBER 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis