New model predicts future poverty trends to help South Africa design effective policies ‘Income deprivation measures alone are not enough to plan around poverty, a multi-dimensional analysis is needed’ Johannesburg, South Africa: 20 March 2024 – Poverty, in all its...
Go BIG or go home? New report suggests government should invest in basic income grants – BIGs – to fight poverty and help economic growth Johannesburg, South Africa – December 12, 2023: IN A highly unequal society like South Africa, with half the population or...
Economic Modelling Academy links with GIBS to capacitate current, new generation of modellers Executive modelling provides positive policy-altering pathways both government and business can use, say partners LOW growth shouldn’t equal low ambition for South Africa....
Mini-budget raises questions about SA’s growth prospects The Mail & Guardian’s Sarah Smit interviews South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on the 2023 medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) and other economists, including the Economic...
Economy is stuck in crises because government keeps doing the same thing Neoliberal economic policy for 25 years has made the country the most unequal in the world Heterodox economic views and policies helped the ANC formulate and advance its popular vision for...