ERSA is interested in promoting economic research in all areas of the discipline with particular emphasis being given to proposals in the following areas:
Economic Growth
Growth & infrastructural investment
Growth & foreign direct investment
Savings & investment
Growth & human capital
Growth & market efficiency
The role of the informal economy
International Integration of the South African economy
Social Expenditure and its Impact
Labour Market Analysis
Tax Policy
Data Quality Issues
Policy Analysis
Mechanism
ERSA will accept submission of complete Working Papers that have not already appeared in another Working Paper series. Such submissions will be subject to peer review.
On acceptance of a submission the paper will appear as an ERSA Working or Policy Paper in return for a payment of R10000.
Where the paper is subsequently published in a peer reviewed journal an additional payment may be made on the following scale:
SA recognised journals – an additional R10000
ISI ranked journals – from 200-100 an additional R20000
ISI ranking from 100 – 30 an additional R40000
ISI top 30 an additional R70000
The ISI ranking will be on the total citations criteria in the Economics subject Category.
The latest available on line ISI ranking will be utlised in assessing the journal.
It is incumbent on authors to notify ERSA of the publication of the article in a relevant journal.
Copyright responsibilities vest in the author of the paper.
Researchers may submit their completed Working Papers to the ERSA administrator: Gloria Halland.