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Research seminar
SA-TIED Seminar Series: How is automation shaping South Africa's manufacturing sector and workforce?
31 Oct 2024 / 15:00
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Join us for a session of the SA-TIED Seminar Series focused on the effects of automation in the manufacturing sector on firm performance and labor market outcomes in South Africa. Led by Michael Kilumelume and...
News
As we mark UN Day, we reflect on the importance of partnerships and research in driving inclusive economic growth in South Africa. Through the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, UNU-WIDER, National...
October 2024
Vacancies
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong data skills, commitment and potential to contribute to the SA-TIED programme. Closing date 21 November 23:59 (GMT +2) Background Through the collaboration of UNU-WIDER, the National...
October 2024
Blog
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 half of the population lives below the poverty line, the socioeconomic...
October 2024
Labour market and inequality
Technical workshop
4 Nov 2024 / 09:00
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8 Nov 2024 / 17:00
Macro-fiscal analysis
SA-TIED, in partnership with the University of Pretoria, will host the National Treasury Time Series Econometrics Workshop from 4 to 8 November 2024. This workshop is the first in a two-part series aimed at developing...
Technical workshop
26 Nov 2024 / 09:00
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28 Nov 2024 / 17:00
Public revenue
SA-TIED will host a Personal Income Tax Microsimulation Model (PITMOD) training event from 26 to 28 November 2024 for personnel at the South African Revenue Service (SARS). This intensive three-day workshop, delivered by experts from...
Research seminar
18 Oct 2024 / 16:00
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17:00
Macro-fiscal analysis
Join us for a session of the SA-TIED Seminar Series focused on the economic and health effects of reducing load shedding in Cape Town. Led by Joshua Budlender from the Southern Africa Labour and Development...
Request for research proposal
Background 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...
October 2024
Enterprise development
Public revenue
Labour market and inequality
Working paper
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 per cent of gross VAT collection, representing a substantial transfer...
SEPTEMBER 2024
Public revenue
Blog
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 backup power. On 4 March 2023, Yengiwe Mthimunye died after being turned...
SEPTEMBER 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
Working paper
In this paper, the authors 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. They assess three methods...
SEPTEMBER 2024
Labour market and inequality
Technical workshop
16 Sep 2024 / 10:00
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17 Sep 2024 / 18:00
SA-TIED will host a two-day introductory workshop on 16 and 17 September 2024, offering participants an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the R programming language, thematic mapping, and basic spatial modeling techniques. This workshop...
In the media
A working paper from SA-TIED, " Tax Financing Options for New Social Protection Instruments," was recently featured by Bloomberg Law. The study challenges traditional views on VAT increases, suggesting that when the additional revenue is...
September 2024
Vacancies
UNU-WIDER is hiring a Partnerships and Programme Assistant in Pretoria, South Africa.As Partnerships and Programme Assistant you would work on a wide spectrum of project support functions for the SA-TIED Programme. To access the full...
SEPTEMBER 2024
In the media
An article based on the SA-TIED Working Paper ' Taxing Top Incomes in the Emerging World' was recently featured in Business Times. The article examines the impact of South Africa’s 2017 top marginal tax rate...
AUGUST 2024
Public revenue
Working paper
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...
SEPTEMBER 2024
Labour market and inequality