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This paper argues that South Africa’s persistently high unemployment is in part explained by abnormally low levels of informal sector activity compared to other developing countries. Using cross-country data, it […]

Can South Africa’s segregation policies explain, at least partially, its current poor employment outcomes? To explore this question, we study the long-term impact of the forced resettlement of around 3.5 […]

Combining satellite data with FAO potential yields we provide a new measure of South Africa’s current and potential crop farming output. We find that field crop production is twice its […]

Ann Bernstein is the Executive Director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa. An independent think tank, CDE is South Africa’s leading development policy centre, with a special focus […]

For the past year, the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has been working on a major initiative, AGENDA 2024: Priorities for South Africa’s new government. It sets out to […]

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Researchers at the Growth Lab identify problems undermining inclusive growth: collapsing state capacity and spatial exclusion Cambridge, MA — A new report by Harvard’s Growth Lab finds that South Africa’s […]

The Growth Lab’s “Development Talks” is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working on economic growth and development in countries, regions, states and cities in the US and […]

The Growth Lab’s Development Talks is a series of conversations with policymakers and academics working in international development. The seminar provides a platform for practitioners and researchers to discuss both […]