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
Introduction to Economy-Wide Impact Analysis and Modelling, TIPS Office, Pretoria, 15-26 March 2010
TIPS will hold a workshop combining both Economy-Wide Policy Impact Analysis (Part I) and CGE modelling (Part II). The workshop is structured so that participants can select whether to attend the whole workshop, to complete only that part dealing with Economy-Wide Policy Impact Analysis or, if they have the background, to attend only the latter part dealing with CGE models. The workshop is designed and presented by experts in the field of economy-wide policy modelling. It integrates theory, real world data, hands-on computer work and real world application. More information
Workshop on Spatial Regression Discontinuity, University of Stellenbosch, 4-5 March 2010
This workshop will cover theory and applications of traditional Regression Discontinuity with Jeremy Magruder. Jeremy Magruder is a recent PhD graduate from Yale University, who has worked extensively on South African research questions. More information.
Impact of the Current Crisis on Development Thinking, Wits University, 22 February 2010
Prof Bheki Sibiya, Director and Head of Wits Business School, cordially invites you to a discussion on the Impact of the Current Crisis on Development Thinking with Prof. John Williamson, Creator of the Washington Consensus. This event is sponsored by ERSA. More information.
Monetary and Financial Integration in Africa, University of Fort Hare, 3rd and 4th of February 2010
ERSA is organising a two-day workshop to examine critically the challenges of monetary and financial integration in Africa. The workshop will examine the challenges and opportunities of financial integration in African, review the state of existing research and identify areas for future analysis. The workshop will feature invited papers, a guest lecture and roundtable discussion of the issues. More information.
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
Patterns of co-movement between a developed and emerging market economy: The case of South Africa and Germany
Alain Kabundi and Elsabé Loots
Three Cycles: Housing, Credit and Real Activity
Deniz Igan, Alain Kabundi, Francisco Nadal De Simone,
Marcelo Pinheiro, and Natalia Tamirisa
The harmonic sequence paradox reconsidered
Alexander Zimper
An Economic Analysis of Sports Performance in Africa
John Luiz and Riyas Fadal
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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