Impact of Nobel laureates’ work is felt by SA’s youth and kids in our classrooms 29th Oct 201930th Jan 2022Kim Ingle 2019’s Economics Nobel laureates are Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. A recent Sunday Times article by Murray Leibbrandt and Laura Poswell explains how J-PAL Africa and SALDRU are proud to have worked with all three laureates to bring appropriate use of the tools they have developed and popularised to South Africa and the region. In the Media
Can Ramaphosa Do It? 27th May 201930th Jun 2021Kim Ingle By Andrew Donaldson, Senior Research Officer, SALDRU Following South Africa's recent parliamentary election, President Cyril Ramaphosa has a long economic reform agenda and a public impatient for results. He will need both skill and statesmanship to overcome the corruption and bureaucratic inertia holding back the country's economy. In the Media
South Africa at a Glance, Looking Back at 10 Years and 5 Waves of NIDS 28th Feb 201914th Mar 2019Charmaine Smith The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) has been interviewing the same 28 000 people, and the people that they live with at the time, since 2008. In this video, some of the findings after five waves of NIDS are explored. In the MediaVideos
Illicit Cigarettes Undermine Government’s Public Health and Fiscal Agenda 28th Feb 201914th Mar 2019Charmaine Smith By Corné Van Walbeek, Nicole Vellios, Hana Ross and Laura Rossouw In a recent op-ed published in 'Business Day', members of the Economics of Tobacco Control Project argue that the multinational corporations have, over a long period, created the incentives for competitors to enter the market by aggressively increasing the retail price of cigarettes by substantially more than the increase in the excise tax. In the Media
Why is South Africa’s Unemployment Rate so High? 28th Feb 20191st Dec 2022Charmaine Smith By Vimal Ranchhod Vimal Ranchhod considers potential explanations for why South Africa has such a persistently high unemployment rate in an op-ed in 'GroundUp'. He points to historical factors, a struggling educational system, the need to encourage investments, a highly concentrated market structure, and the costs of living in a low trust society In the Media
Renewed Media Interest in SALDRU’s Income Comparison Tool 21st Dec 201821st Dec 2018Fazila Farouk December saw renewed media interest in SALDRU’s Income Comparison Tool with three popular publications including Times Live, City Press and Daily Vox publishing articles about it from varying perspectives. SALDRU is pleased to see that the continued media interest. The tool is one of the most striking demonstrations of the economic challenge facing SA. In the Media
Watch: Leibbrandt Talks to eNCA about Innovative Policy and Research Integration Initiative 26th Nov 201827th Nov 2018Fazila Farouk SA-TIED is a partnership between government and the research community targeting inclusive economic growth. Through it, government officials study towards PhDs. SALDRU's Murray Leibbrandt is a senior SA-TIED economist. eNCA TV channel caught up with him to learn more. In the Media
How to take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to close the vertical pay gap in South Africa 31st Oct 201829th Jun 2020Fazila Farouk By Ruediger Helm (Daily Maverick) Due to the overvaluation of “white work” and the undervaluation of “black work” during and before apartheid, the vertical pay gap is massive, the Report of the Labour Market Commission under President Nelson Mandela noted. In the Media
How to Build a Future for SA’s Youth 27th Sep 201829th Jul 2020Fazila Farouk By Lauren Graham, Leila Patel, Ariane de Lannoy & Murray Leibbrandt (Mail & Guardian) The success of any youth employment project depends on well co-ordinated interventions between policymakers, employers, educators and trainers, and young people themselves, Saldrupians and University of Johannesburg colleagues write in the Mail & Guardian. In the Media
SALDRU study finds cigarette market increasing in Africa 29th Aug 201830th Aug 2018Fazila Farouk Tobacco companies are thriving on the continent due to the weak anti-tobacco and tax laws in many African countries, a study conducted by SALDRU's Nicole Vellios and Hana Ross finds. They call for better data collection in Africa to support evidence-based policy. In the Media
