Completed Projects Activate! A network of young leaders equipped to drive change for the public good across South Africa. The project aims to connect youth who have the skills, sense of self and spark to address tough challenges and initiate innovative and creative solutions that can reshape our society. Analysis of Social Grants SALDRU has done a range of work on social grants over the last few years, resulting in the production of four papers on the child support grant and cash transfers in relation to schooling and nutrition. Analytical Reports for the OECD Three reports compiled for the OECD on youth unemployment in SA, trends in income distribution and poverty as well as labour markets, poverty and inequality since the fall of apartheid. Carnegie Conferences In September 2012, over 500 people gathered at the University of Cape Town for a five-day conference entitled, “Towards Carnegie3: Strategies to Overcome Poverty & Inequality”. The conference launched the Carnegie3 Inquiry, at the request of the National Planning Commission. Chinese Competition and the Restructuring of South African Manufacturing This project analyses the impact of Chinese competition on South African manufacturing, including the impacts of bilateral trade and Chinese competition. Data Quality Project The Data Quality Project was a joint project between SALDRU and DataFirst intended to improve the quality of the analyses produced in South African household studies. Demand for Tertiary Education in South Africa since 2000 Objectives This project was undertaken for CHET Trust. The major aim of this research project was to see what South African household surveys Economics of Alcohol Control The study aims to provide the WHO with a deeper understanding of the relationship between alcohol excise taxes, alcohol prices and alcohol consumption, for various categories. Economics of Tobacco Control Project The Economics of Tobacco Control Project (ECTP) aimed to expand current research efforts in the economics of tobacco control and to enhance the knowledge of economic and tax issues among tobacco control advocates and policymakers to strengthen support for tobacco tax and price increases in sub-Saharan Africa. Since July 2019 it has become an independent URC-accredited research unit, called Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP). Environment and Poverty Project The developmental goal of EPRU will be to bring about poverty reduction through sustainable development. EPRU's immediate goal will be to promote quality and innovation in the teaching, research and advisory services on environmental policy in South Africa. Evaluation of the Public Works Programme This research focuses on the question of state intervention to promote employment and reduce poverty through public works, and encompasses three strands of work. It examines the nature and impact of public works programmes in Africa, especially, SA. Family Support This project brought together researchers from the United States and South Africa to analyze patterns of family support and intergenerational transfers in South Africa. Fertility Timing and Women’s Economic Outcomes in South Africa Building on 15 years of collaboration between the principal investigators, this project uses unique longitudinal data to analyse the impact of fertility timing on women’s long-run economic outcomes in South Africa. Fertility, Intergenerational Transfers and Economic Development in South Africa This project brought together economists and demographers from the University of Cape Town and the University of Michigan to analyse the links between fertility, intergenerational transfers and economic development in South Africa. Financial Diaries Project The objective of the financial diaries was to develop a multi-dimensional, comprehensive set of data on household financial management that was both qualitative and quantitative. Malnutrition and Socioeconomic Status of South African Children This project will take advantage of the new longitudinal National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) together with other South African datasets to investigate a range of issues around the links between malnutrition and socioeconomic status. Matched Employee-Employer Panel Data for Labour Market Analysis in Zimbabwe This initiative enables a new body of evidence on how past structural changes in the Zimbabwean economy during the period of economic crisis affected labour markets, as well as how future growth and structural change link to labour market outcomes. National Income Dynamics Study – NIDS The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) is the first national household panel study in South Africa, which started in 2008 with a sample of 28000 people. The first five iterations or "waves" of NIDS were implemented by SALDRU. NOPOOR NOPOOR aims to build new knowledge on the nature and extent of poverty in developing countries to provide policymakers with a broader understanding of poverty. The project identifies key mechanisms that explain the persistence and exacerbation of poverty. Poverty and Inequality Node This project seeks to understand the causes of structural poverty as opposed to transitory poverty or increased vulnerability to becoming poor, the role of access to social networks or social capital, migration and inter-generational transmission of poverty. Quality of Life Most land reforms occur during epochs of social strife and political upheaval, and in countries where land reforms are undertaken during periods of relative normality, participation by the beneficiaries is often selective. How does one go about isolating the impact of land transfers using non-experimental data? Scholarly Communication in Africa Project The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) was a three-year initiative aimed at increasing the publication and visibility of African research through harnessing the potential for scholarly communication in the digital age. Social Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South Africa Little is known about whether each rand of social grant receipt generates more than immediate income relief. Specifically, do these income flows help vulnerable individuals and households successfully integrate into the labour market so that the poverty trap is broken? South Africa Persistent Inequality Research South Africa Persistent Inequality Research (SAPIR) seeks to shed light on the factors that account for persistently high inequality. Its goal is to build an integrated body of research on the mechanisms underlying the persistence of inequality in South Africa. South Africa’s Unfolding Human and Social Dynamics This project aims to ensure that the rich panel data available in CAPS and NIDS are used to their best advantage by putting in place and building the capacity of a core group of senior, middle and emerging researchers to undertake the foundational research that these data make possible. Wage Subsidy Project This project for the Department of Social Development evaluated the merits of a wage subsidy programme to promote employment in SA. A primary intention was to provide a framework that could be used to evaluate the appropriateness of wage subsidy schemes and the design and practical implementation of a wage subsidy programme in SA.
