South Africa’s Evolving Language Policy: Educational Implications

The Value of Free Water: Analyzing South Africas Free Basic Water Policy

This paper analyzes South Africa’s Free Basic Water Policy, under which households receive a free water allowance equal to the World Health Organization’s recommended minimum of 6 kiloliters per month. I structurally estimate residential water demand, evaluate the welfare e¤ects of free water, and provide optimal price schedules derived from a social planner’s problem. I use a unique dataset of...

Can South Africa Afford to Become Africas First Welfare State?

This paper assesses the economy-wide impact of implementing and financing a universal or basic income grant (BIG) in South Africa. The various financing scenarios suggested by the proponents of the grant are presented, and these are compared using an applied general equilibrium model for the South African economy. The results indicate that the required changes in direct and indirect tax rates n...

Some Implications of Current Policy for Educational Measurement

South-North Migration and Trade: Survey and Policy Implications

This paper surveys aspects of the relationship between trade policy and South-North migration, and derives a number of policy implications. It first reviews the theory and evidence of that relationship in order to ascertain whether trade and migration are complements or substitutes, distinguishing between North-North and North-South migration. It then reviews the literature on the welfare impac...

Food inflation in South Africa: some implications for economic policy.

This paper analyses the trends in food price movements in South Africa between 1980 and 2008. There are three main results emanating from the analysis in this paper. Firstly, food price movements have played a large role in generating inflationary episodes in South Africa. Secondly, while external influences do matter, South African food price movements are mainly due to domestic influences. Th...