Research Briefs . . .

Please Note:   Files have been saved in pdf format and you need adobe reader to view it. All files have been zipped in order to ensure faster downloading. Acrobat reader is freely available on the web. Click on the icon to download the software.     ERSA Policy Brief No 1. - February 2009: Higher levels of tax evasion in a corrupt economy, encourage policy making that hinders the functioning of private financial markets by Rangan Gupta and Emmanuel Ziramba   ERSA Policy Brief No 2. - February 2009: South Africa can reduce its crude oil import risk by Hammed Amusa, Njeri Wabiri and Krish Chetty   ERSA Policy Brief No 3. - March 2009: Deriving a theoretically defensible measure of risk by Johannes Fedderke and Neryvia Pillay   ERSA Policy Brief No 4. - March 2009: State pension payouts boost migrant job prospects for household members   ERSA Policy Brief No. 5. - April 2009: Who would eat more with a food voucher programme in South Africa?   ERSA Policy Brief No. 6. - August 2009: Inflation targeting: how the SARB is succeeding in anchoring of inflation expectations   ERSA Policy Brief No. 7. - August 2009: Free public healthcare does not remove inequality of healthcare access   ERSA Policy Brief No. 8. - August 2009: South Africa’s inflation target band is appropriate – if judged against the implied welfare costs of inflation at these levels   ERSA Policy Brief No. 9. - October 2009: The private sector has a role to play in cash transfers programmes in Africa   ERSA Policy Brief No. 10. - October 2009: How an electricity tax will affect the South African economy