Econ3x3
The changing landscape of sustainable finance
22nd April 2022 The global climate effects of rising carbon emissions are fast becoming too costly to ignore. However, mitigating these effects also carry risks... →
The Russia-Ukraine war will hurt SA investment ambitions: lessons from nine wars
4th April 2022 Lessons from nine wars since the early 1970s, and the Brexit vote, show that global foreign direct investment inflows generally decline during the... →
Social stratification around the NSFAS threshold: A dynamic approach to profiling the missing middle
24th March 2022 In 2018, government announced that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) would fund all eligible post-school students whose household... →
Basic income support is unavoidable, but making it work requires political courage
8th February 2022 As government gears up to announce its programme for the next year, through the State of the Nation address and the Budget, it seems certain that... →
The politics of economic change
21st January 2022 The political settlement forged around South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy created the conditions for a corporate restructuring... →
The MTBPS makes a start: now we need the policies for growth
2nd December 2021 South Africa’s national budget is one of the most redistributive in the emerging markets, but our rising debt to GDP ratio threatens future... →
The case for a Universal Basic Income Grant
29th November 2021 The Covid pandemic has greatly exacerbated existing poverty and unemployment in South Africa. What are the best policies to alleviate it? Targeted... →
The MTBPS clears some fiscal space but it is still a path through a swamp
18th November 2021 Treasury did the best it could in this month’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Half the revenue windfall was used for fiscal consolidation and... →
COVID-19: the measure of learning losses
11th November 2021 How much learning did primary school children in poorer schools lose due to the lockdowns resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic? Three different... →
The EU Green Deal: how will it impact South African agricultural exports?
27th October 2021 The European Union (EU) is the second most important market for South Africa's agricultural products, accounting for 27% of the country's total... →
