Blog
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 Barriers, Building Economies: Women in Economic Policy’ campaign, we highlight their achievements, challenges...
August 2023
Blog
When I began my role as a research assistant on the Southern Africa Towards Inclusive Economic Development SA-TIED programme in January 2020, I didn’t know that it would lead me to such prestigious institutions like...
AUGUST 2023
Blog
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 Barriers, Building Economies: Women in Economic Policy’ campaign, we highlight their achievements...
August 2023
News
The SA-TIED programme, in collaboration with the National Treasury , recently wrapped up an intermediate Stata training course. Held from 29–31 August 2023, this training was exclusively tailored for SA-TIED programme partners, a group that...
AUGUST 2023
Blog
Nearly half the working-age population and nearly two-thirds of the unemployed live in areas designated as townships under apartheid spatial laws. Originally developed as “labour dormitories”, they have been challenging to develop as more vibrant...
JULY 2023
Labour market and inequality
Blog
The South African rail freight sector is currently facing a crisis of operational efficiency, which is having a significant economic impact. In the bulk mineral corridors, reduced rail capacity has prevented South Africa from benefiting...
JULY 2023
Reform implementation
In the media
South Africa witnessed a stimulating policy debate as the inaugural event of the SA-TIED (Sothern Africa Towards Inclusive Economic Development) and Econ 3X3 and policy debate series took place, focusing on rethinking traditional approaches to...
June 2023
News
June 2023
Labour market and inequality
Blog
Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with two experts from the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Mamiky Leolo and Pumla Bam. Leolo serves as the Executive Manager of the Macro Economic Research unit within...
May 2023
Blog
Tim Köhler , Haroon Bhorat , Robert Hill , 26 May 2023 About three years have passed since the South African government introduced the COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) in response to the pandemic...
MAY 2023
News
Carol Newman who serves as co-academic lead for SA-TIED´s Workstream 1 on Enterprise development for job creation and growth, presented her paper titled " Spillovers from extractive industries" at the Irish Economics Association conference held...
MAY 2023
Enterprise development
News
SA-TIED researchers will take part in the Nordic Conference in Development Economics, NCDE 2023, organized by the University of Gothenburg. The event will take place 13-15 June in Gothenburg, Sweden. The NCDE 2023 conference serves...
MAY 2023
Blog
South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world . This income inequality is mostly due to high unemployment and large differences in wages. In South Africa today, economists and policymakers typically...
January 2023
Labour market and inequality
News
On 4 May 2023, representatives from the European Union , the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the South African Revenue Services (SARS) visited South Africa's National Treasury (NT) to learn more about the...
MAY 2023
News
On April 4th, the SA-TIED team had the pleasure of meeting with Nelson Muffuh, the UN Resident Coordinator in South Africa, to discuss joint efforts aimed at promoting inclusive economic growth in the region. The...
April 2023
News
To mark International Women’s Day (IWD), the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) is supporting this year’s United Nations Observance of IWD, DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality , through a...
March 2023