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South Africa Growth Initiative
Project Description
The Center for International Development has convened a panel of international experts from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and other institutions to work with South African economists to study that country's constraints to and opportunities for accelerated growth. This multi-year project is an initiative of the National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa within the government's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (ASGI-SA), which seeks to consolidate the gains of post-transition economic stability and accelerate growth in order to create employment and improve the livelihoods of all South Africans. For more details, please send an e-mail to cid_southafrica@hks.harvard.edu.
"Final Recommendations of the International Panel on ASGISA"
Ricardo Hausmann (Chairman)
"Reconfiguring Industrial Policy: A Framework with an Application to South Africa"
Ricardo Hausmann, Dani Rodrik, and Charles F. Sabel
[Corresponding policy brief]
"Two Policies to Alleviate Unemployment in South Africa"
James Levinsohn
[Corresponding policy brief]
"Examining Beneficiation"
Ricardo Hausmann, Bailey Klinger, and Robert Lawrence
[Corresponding policy brief]
"Is Black Economic Empowerment a South African Growth Catalyst? (Or Could it Be...)"
Matthew Andrews
"Estimating SARB's Policy Reaction Rule"
Alberto Ortiz and Federico Sturzenegger
[Corresponding policy brief]
"SACU Tariff Policies: Where Should They Go From Here?"
Lawrence Edwards and Robert Lawrence
[Corresponding policy brief]
"The Cyclicality of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in South Africa since 1994"
Stan du Plessis, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger
[Corresponding policy brief]
"Identifying Aggregate Supply and Demand Shocks in South Africa"
Stan du Plessis, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger
[Corresponding policy brief]
"Procurement Issues in South Africa that Affect Growth and Development"
Steven Kelman
"Through the Pass-Through: Measuring Central Bank Credibility"
Roberto Rigobon
"On the Rand: Determinants of the South African Exchange Rate"
Jeffrey Frankel
[Corresponding policy brief]
"South Africa: Macroeconomic Challenges after a Decade of Success"
Jeffrey Frankel, Ben Smit, and Federico Sturzenegger
[Corresponding policy brief]
"Understanding South Africa's Economic Puzzles"
Dani Rodrik
"Competition and Productivity Growth in South Africa"
Philippe Aghion, Matias Braun, and Johannes Fedderke
[Corresponding policy brief]
"South Africa's Export Predicament"
Ricardo Hausmann and Bailey Klinger
"Crime, Justice, and Growth in South Africa: Toward a Plausible Contribution from Criminal Justice to Economic Growth"
Christopher Stone
"Why Has Unemployment Risen in the New South Africa?"
Abhijit Banerjee, Sebastian Galiani, Jim Levinsohn, and Ingrid Woolard
"South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance & Trade Policy"
Lawrence Edwards and Robert Lawrence
[Corresponding policy brief]
In the News
"South Africa: MPs Urged to Consider Wage Subsidies for Unemployed Youth," BuaNews (Tshwane), 05/30/2008
"A New Trade Plan," Mail & Guardian, 05/22/2008
"Focused Leadership is Cornerstone of Growth," Pretoria News, 05/22/2008
"A Klap for Government Policy," Mail & Guardian, 05/20/2008
"Time for Debate," Cape Times, 05/15/2008
"Harvard Group Suggests Ways to Make BEE Live," Business Day, 05/12/2008
"Harvard Voice," Business Day, 05/12/2008
"Beneficiation: 'Minerals Don't Give Advantage'," Business Report, 05/09/2008
"Export Sector is Key to Creating Jobs," Business Report, 05/09/2008
"Good Industrial Policies Require Coordination, Feedback," Business Report, 05/09/2008
"Manuel's Policy Gambit," Business Report, 05/09/2008
"Panel Report to Face Tough ANC Scrutiny," Business Report, 05/09/2008
"Exports for Jobs - The Way to Shared Growth in SA," Business Day, 05/09/2008
"SA Cannot Grow Faster Than 3.5% - US Group," Business Day, 05/09/2008
"SA Volg 'Verkeerde' Groei-Pad," Sake24, 05/08/2008
"South Africa: Successful Growth Would Give the Experts Lots to Chew On," Business Day, 06/19/2007
"Cut the Mark-Up," Financial Mail, 10/06/2006
"From Gear to Asgi," Mail & Guardian, 08/28/2006
"With its Need for Growth, SA Does Not Need a Fiscal Surplus Now," Business Day, 08/22/2006
"Harvard Teams Warns on Growth Without Clearer Industrial Policy," Business Day, 08/06/2006
"Foreign Experts 'Have No Political Baggage'," Business Report, 02/03/2006
Authors
- Philippe Aghion
- Abhijit Banerjee
- Matias Braun
- Lawrence Edwards
- Johannes Fedderke
- Jeffrey Frankel
- Sebastian Galiani
- Ricardo Hausmann
- Bailey Klinger
- Robert Lawrence
- Jim Levinsohn
- Dani Rodrik
- Ben Smit
- Christopher Stone
- Federico Sturzenegger
- Ingrid Woolard
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