Economic Research Southern Africa

Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) is a platform that supports the development of economic policy by connecting economic research to national policy debate and identifying areas of future research. Our network draws a broad and ...more

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July 10, 2020 00:36:51
Prof. Estian Calitz on Fiscal Sustainability in South Africa: what are the shortcomings we face?

Prof. Estian Calitz on Fiscal Sustainability in South Africa: what are the shortcomings we face?

Shortly after the Minister of Finance gave his Supplementary Budget Speech, ERSA’s host, Margaux G met up with Prof. Estian Calitz, an Emeritus Professor...

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June 26, 2020 00:18:45
Dr David Fowkes on QE and central bank balance sheet policies: Does South Africa have ‘magic money’?

Dr David Fowkes on QE and central bank balance sheet policies: Does South Africa have ‘magic money’?

Shortly after the Governor of the SARB gave his speech about the future of Monetary Policy in South Africa, ERSA’s host Margaux G met...

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May 29, 2020 00:24:01
Prof Johannes W. Fedderke on the South African – US sovereign bond spread: how is this associated with macroeconomic variables?

Prof Johannes W. Fedderke on the South African – US sovereign bond spread: how is this associated with macroeconomic variables?

In this podcast, Prof. Johannes W. Fedderke, the Director of ERSA speaks to our host, Margaux G about his research on the South African...

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April 30, 2020 00:30:55
Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell on the Fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: spending 10% of GDP

Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell on the Fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: spending 10% of GDP

In this podcast Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell, a Policy Associate at ERSA and Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, discusses how...

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April 15, 2020
Manoel Bittencourt on COVID-19 Economic Facts in South Africa

Manoel Bittencourt on COVID-19 Economic Facts in South Africa

In this insightful video, Prof. Manoel Bittencourt, from Wits University’s Department of Economics and Finance, discusses the latest figures relating to the Coronavirus pandemic...

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April 15, 2020 00:20:04
Alex van den Heever on South Africa’s public healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic: learning from TB, SARS and MERS?

Alex van den Heever on South Africa’s public healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic: learning from TB, SARS and MERS?

In this podcast Prof. Alex van den Heever, the Chair of Social Security at the Wits School of Governance discusses how South Africa’s public...

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