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In the media
An expert with the SA-TIED programme was interviewed on an eNCA national news broadcast as the results of a recent SA-TIED Working Paper on widespread poverty and inequality cause concern in the country. Professor Murray...
28 August 2019
In the media
Murray Leibbrandt, who co-leads the SA-TIED work stream on Turning the tide on inequality, was interviewed by Financial Mail this week for a feature on poverty, inequality, and social mobility in South Africa. He was...
August 2019
Labour market and inequality
In the media
Channing Arndt, an expert in our SA-TIED programme and divisional Director of Environmental and Production Technology at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), appeared on SABC following a policy workshop in Pretoria on 28-29...
August 2019
In the media
A working paper from the SA-TIED programme is the basis for an article on the gender wage gap in South Africa. The paper, titled 'Distributional changes in the gender wage gap in post-apartheid South African...
August 2019
Labour market and inequality
In the media
Another working paper from the SA-TIED programme has been the subject of a Financial Mail feature. The full coverage is available online as 'SAs VAT hike under scrutiny' with the byline, "New research suggests SA...
July 2019
Public revenue
In the media
A recent working paper from the SA-TIED programme’s body of new research has been featured in the largest business weekly in South Africa. The Financial Mail’s feature is headlined: “Reserve Bank vindicated — the critics...
3 July 2019
In the media
A study by Simone Schotte, Rocco Zizzamia, and Murray Leibbrandt was cited in The Economist, 25 April 2019 print edition; the article is available online under the title Cyril Ramaphosa faces a daunting task if...
3 May 2019
In the media
A new paper from the SA-TIED programme by University of Cape Town researcher Jacqueline Mosomi was the subject of an article first appearing on BusinessLive. The work sheds light on the difference between what men...
2 April 2019
Labour market and inequality
In the media
A new working paper from the SA-TIED programme on the costs of substituting coal-fired power with renewable energy in order to meet global goals on climate change has made headlines in South Africa. The first...
Climate and energy
In the media
On 31 January, the SA-TIED programme hosted a research results meeting and a poster presentation by SA-TIED's Young Scholars in Pretoria, South Africa. The day started with a very fruitful conversation on tackling unemployment and...
1 February, 2019
In the media
New working papers from SA-TIED on profit shifting and transfer mispricing have made headlines in South Africa. The research has renewed the ongoing conversation about the fair and effective taxation of multinational enterprises. To find...
15 January 2019
In the media
SA-TIED researcher, Ludvig Wier, has featured in multiple South African news outlets explaining new research findings from the programme. Wier was invited to speak to anchors from South Africa’s national news channels, SABC and eNCA...
3 January 2019
In the media
“This programme was conceived as a comprehensive research, policy formulation, and capacity-building initiative with a number of South African partners and international partners. The idea was that we would try to get prepared for having...
26 October 2018
In the media
SA-TIED economist, Murray Leibbrandt, appeared on a South African national broadcast Wednesday, where he spoke to anchor, Shahan Ramkissoon about the SA-TIED programme and its ongoing work. Murray Leibbrandt is a leader in SA-TIED's Turning...
24 October 2018
In the media
South Africa's Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni lifted up the SA-TIED programme in his maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Speech in parliament on Wednesday. Mboweni highlighted the crucial role of strong partnerships in South Africa and...
24 October 2018
In the media
SA-TIED operational programme manager, Finn Tarp, was featured on South African national broadcasting where he spoke to anchor, Nzinga Qunta, about the SA-TIED programme's ongoing work. As the Director of UNU-WIDER, one of SA-TIED's programme...
24 October, 2018