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
Ada Jansen presents SA-TIED Working Paper, "A Reform Option for Pension Fund Contribution as Tax Expenditure in South Africa," at the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) Conference from August 21-23, 2024, in Prague. The...
JUNE 2024
Public revenue
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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
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
News
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Richard Kima, presents his work in progress Working Paper titled "Estimating the Macroeconomic Costs of Power Outages in South Africa" at the South African Reserve Bank Research Seminar on April 11, 2024...
April 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
News
Carol Newman , co-academic lead for SA-TIED's Workstream 1 on Enterprise development for job creation and growth, will present an SA-TIED Working Paper titled "Worker mobility and productivity spillovers: An Emerging Market Perspective" at the...
April 2024
Enterprise development
News
The European Union (EU) has allocated EUR 2 million to the Southern Africa Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, significantly boosting its support for evidence-based policymaking in South Africa. This financial backing was announced at...
March 2024
News
Marvelous Kadzima, a research assistant on the SA-TIED programme, has earned the Best Paper Award at the British Accounting Review's (BAR) Inaugural Annual Conference held at the University of Cape Town on December 8-9, 2023...
January 2024
News
To support evidence-based policymaking across southern and east Africa, UNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the National Treasury of South Africa, the Spatial Economic Activity Data South Africa (SEADsa), and the SA-TIED programme, successfully organized a capacity...
December 2023
News
SA-TIED representatives recently participated in the Inequality, Work, and Nature Conference , held on 8 and 9 November 2023. This collaborative effort, led by The Presidency, The EU, and the African Centre of Excellence for...
November 2023
Climate and energy
Reform implementation
News
Richard Kima, a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER / SA-TIED, will present research at the Academic Seminar Series that will be held on 6 November, 2023 at the University of Pretoria. His paper, "Estimating the Macroeconomic...
November 2023
Climate and energy
News
Nomvuyo Guma, Chief Director for Microeconomic Policy at the National Treasury, and policy lead on SA-TIED work stream 6 recently presented a research paper at the International Winelands Conference hosted by Stellenbosch University. The conference...
October 2023
Reform implementation
News
SA-TIED marked a significant milestone on 13 October 2023, by hosting an inaugural National Treasury Secure Data Facility (NTSDF) data lab roadshow at the University of Pretoria . The event featured a presentation by the...
October 2023
Enterprise development
Public revenue
Labour market and inequality
Macro-fiscal analysis
Climate and energy
Reform implementation
News
SA-TIED hosted a special session at the Economic Society of South Africa's 2023 Biennial Conference, held from the 12th to the 14th of September at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria. This event was a...
SEPTEMBER 2023
News
SA-TIED researcher Mthokozisi Tshuma actively contributed to a panel discussion at the inaugural Public Economics Conference held from 6 – 7 September 2023. The conference aimed to spotlight government’s initiatives to boost job creation and...
September 2023
News
August holds special significance in South Africa, marked by Women's Day on the 9th. It is a time to honour women's extraordinary courage and resilience in the struggle for equality and freedom. During this month...
AUGUST 2023