Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED)
SA-TIED programme is a programme intended to support policymaking in the Southern Africa region by working closely with researchers to close knowledge gaps crucial to the achievement of inclusive growth and economic transformation. Through SA-TIED, researchers have access to the comprehensive anonymised tax data made available by the National Treasury of South Africa and supported by United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and many other governmental organisations in South Africa and its sub-region. SA-TIED research is intended to inform policymakers and help deliver frontier solutions to the region’s economic and development problems.

SA-TIED programme looks at ways to support policy-making for inclusive growth and economic transformation in the southern Africa region, through original research conceived and produced in collaboration between United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), National Treasury, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and many other governmental and research organizations in South Africa and its sub-region. A key aspect of the programme is to encourage networking and discussion amongst people involved in policy processes across the participating organizations and civil society aiming to bridge the gap between research and policy-making.

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    Working Paper
    Economic impacts of electricity supply shortages in South Africa

    This study examines the sectoral impacts of electricity supply shortages in South Africa, using the cost share information available from the 2015 social accounting matrix. A simulation conducted under each of two technological assumptions, Cobb...

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    Distributional impacts of global food price shocks in South Africa

    The world has faced an increasing number of global shocks that have resulted in large and unpredictable changes in global prices, particularly of food. These increases, coupled with the negative impacts of shocks to economic growth, have had damaging...

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    The firm-wage gender gap and formal sector churn over the life cycle

    We find that women sorting into lower wage firms explains nearly half of the gender wage gap in South Africa, using matched employer-employee panel data covering the universe of formal sector workers. Sorting varies considerably over the life cycle...

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    Donations and tax incentives

    This study examines the impact of tax incentives on charitable donations within South Africa, with a focus on donations declared on individuals’ tax returns. Leveraging the universe of South African tax administrative data spanning over a decade...

    Policy seminar
    electricity poles Powering economic recovery: Lessons from South Africa’s electricity crisis
    Fri, 29 November 2024
    Origins Centre, University of the Witwatersrand , Corner of Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Vacancies
    Research Assistant (Administrative tax data | Big Data)

    UNU-WIDER is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Research Assistant, based in Pretoria, South Africa, to support the SA-TIED programme. This role involves managing and enhancing tax datasets, assisting researchers, and ensuring high...

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    Blog
    South Africa’s new retirement savings system: will it reshape financial security?

    Launched on 1 September 2024, South Africa's two-pot retirement system is designed to offer greater flexibility in managing retirement savings. This...

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    Spillover effects of the recent US monetary policy shocks on the South African economy

    This study examines how different policy mix regimes affect the impact of recent US contractionary monetary policy on South Africa’s inflation and business cycles. The study uses a small open economy New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General...

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    South Africa’s emergency social grant proves to be a critical tool in the fight against poverty — it should be expanded

    South Africa's unemployment rate stands at a staggering 32.1%—one of the highest in the world. Coupled with an alarming poverty rate, where nearly...

    Request for research proposals
    Enterprise development for job creation Public revenue mobilization Structural transformation and inequality

    The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive...

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    Justin van Dijk is a lecturer in Social and Geographic Data Science at the Department of Geography, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. Prior to joining UCL in 2018, he obtained a PhD from Stellenbosch University, South Africa...

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    A tale of two cities: Can electricity supply save lives without deepening divides?
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    On 25 May 2023, three-year-old Neyamiah James died after extended electricity outages in Johannesburg caused her home oxygen machine to run out of...

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    The economic ripples of rising government debt

    In recent years, governments worldwide witnessed a surge in debt levels. According to the Institute of International Finance, global debt reached a...

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    Wait no more: how the administration of VAT refunds impacts firm behaviour

    Refunds are an essential feature of well-functioning VAT systems and take up a sizeable portion of government spending. In South Africa, refunds amount to 50 percent of gross VAT collection, representing a substantial transfer from the government to...

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    Tax financing options for new social protection instruments

    In this paper, we use a static fiscal incidence analysis model to evaluate the poverty and inequality impacts of using fiscal policy to finance expanded social spending in South Africa. We assess three methods to enhance the social protection system...

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    Income inequality in South Africa

    We use individual-level tax administrative data to estimate personal income inequality among the tax-compliant population in South Africa over the period 2011–21. Our results indicate that inequality of this population rose slightly over the period...

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    Theme: 2014-18, Transformation