Welcome to Ersa
Economic Research Southern Africa is a research programme which is being funded by the National Treasury of South Africa and is hosted at the University of Cape Town in the School of Economics.
Workshops and Conferences
Empirical Evidence on Firms and International Trade, South African Reserve Bank Conference Centre, 29-30 March 2010
One of the most exciting developments in the field of international trade in recent years has been the increased attention given to the heterogeneity of firms. Empirical evidence has demonstrated that only a minority of firms are involved with international trade, and that the firms that do trade are different in significant ways from other firms. Theoretical models have been developed that incorporate different types of firm, and trade economists have considered how the distribution of firms changes as economies become more open to international trade. The purpose of the current workshop is to outline and review this body of work.
More information.
Reading List.
Papers for download
Firms and International Trade
Firms in International Trade
Comparative Advantage and Heterogeneous Firms
Multiple-Product Firms and Product Switching
In the Media
South Africa’s interest rate policy: Prudence demands a Bold Move
Industrial economies are experiencing a very fast and deep worsening of economic conditions. Attempts to stop the rot with massive injections of fiscal resources and easy money have been largely ineffective. Since the middle of October, the crisis has been transmitting rapidly to emerging countries via stock markets, commodity prices and demand for exports. Read more
Blogging Away
ERSA has its own blog. For up to date information, latest publications or if you want to comment about our site visit our blog.
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Latest News
ERSA Post-graduate Scholarships (2010)
ERSA is funding post-graduate scholarships for masters or doctoral study in economics in 2009. Closing date is 21 October 2009. Application Procedure. Download the Questionnaire.
ERSA Prizewinners 2009 - Monash South Africa
Latest Publications
Annual Report
ERSA Activity Report February 2007 - March 2008
Working Papers
Why Speed Doesn’t Kill: Learning to Believe in DisinflationEric Schaling and Marco Hoeberichts
Measuring Institutions: Indicators of Political Rights, Property Rights and Political Instability in Malawi
Johannes Fedderke and Julia Garlick
The Macroeconomic Impact of Skilled Emigration from South Africa: A CGE Analysis
Heinrich R Bohlman
Measuring Institutions: Indicators of Political Rights, Property Rights and Political Instability in Malawi
R. Seymore, M. Mabugu and J. H. van Heerden
Policy Papers
Health Insurance or Food for the Family? An Examination into Unintended Consequences
Olufunke Alaba and Steven Koch
Policy Change and Economic Growth: A Case Study of South Africa
David Faulkner and Christopher Loewald
Research Briefs
ERSA Policy Brief No. 10. - October 2009: How an electricity tax will affect the South African economy
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