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Technical workshop
8 May 2024 / 10:00
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18:00
Climate and energy
On 8 May, SA-TIED hosted its first author work-in-progress workshop of the year for Workstream 5 at the Development Bank of Southern Africa in Midrand. The event brought together researchers who are in the final...
Working paper
Rising levels of income inequality and tight government budgets have spurred discussions in many developing nations about how to appropriately tax high-income earners. In this paper, we study taxpayer responses to an increase in the...
June 2024
Public revenue
News
The Presidency and National Treasury, in collaboration with the Southern Africa Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, hosted a successful two-day conference on Operation Vulindlela (OV) from 25 to 26 June. The conference, held under...
JUNE 2024
Reform implementation
News
An important contingent of UNU-WIDER supported research will be presented at the 80th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance held at the Prague University of Economics and Business in Czech Republic on...
August 2024
Public revenue
In the media
In his latest article covered by Business Live, Philippe Burger discusses tackling fiscal fatigue in South Africa. He examines government finances and fiscal policy, highlighting the factors behind rising public debt, including low GDP growth...
JUNE 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
News
An SA-TIED work-in-progress Working Paper was presented at the Conference of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE China 2024) from June 7 to June 9 by SA-TIED Research Fellow, Richard Kima. The working paper...
JUNE 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
In the media
The SA-TIED Working Paper titled " Watts happening to work? The labour market effects of South Africa's electricity crisis" has received significant media attention. This paper explores the impact of frequent electricity outages (load shedding)...
May 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
In the media
An SA-TIED research collaboration report on infrastructure needs amidst climate change has been highlighted by Engineering News. The report underscores the urgency for significant investment in climate-resilient infrastructure in South Africa. Key points include the...
MAY 2024
Climate and energy
Blog
In South Africa, the power grid undergoes rotational, scheduled outages—or rolling blackouts—most commonly referred to as load shedding. Load shedding is primarily a consequence of frequent breakdowns at the national utility. These are due to...
MAY 2024
News
The SA-TIED Working Paper " Watts happening to work? The labour market effects of South Africa's electricity crisis" was presented by Tim Köhler at the Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) webinar series on 31 May...
MAY 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
Blog
In 2024, central banks worldwide are confronted with the challenges of juggling inflation control , economic growth, and the preservation of financial stability. A new report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social...
MAY 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
Working paper
Multinational profit shifting is a major concern for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many have enacted anti-profit shifting rules in order to constrain this type of tax avoidance behaviour. Yet not much is known on...
MAY 2024
Public revenue
Technical workshop
8 May 2024 / 10:00
to
18:00
Climate and energy
On 8 May, SA-TIED hosted its first author work-in-progress workshop of the year for Workstream 5 at the Development Bank of Southern Africa in Midrand. The event brought together researchers who are in the final...
Working paper
We estimate structural, materials, and labour markups for the South African economy at the three-digit industry level for 2012–19. The fall in structural labour and materials markups found for the numerical majority of industries are...
MAY 2024
Enterprise development
Research seminar
30 Apr 2024 / 16:00
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17:00
Labour market and inequality
Join us for a session of the SA-TIED Seminar Series focusing on the topic of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Led by Maya Goldman and Brynde Kreft, this seminar will address their...
Working paper
Given the rise in the government debt level in recent times, this paper aims to examine the effect of an increase in government size on risk premium and its transmission in the economy. We jointly...
APRIL 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis