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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.
 
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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
 
 

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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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