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Enterprise development for job creation and growth
In this work stream, researchers from UNU-WIDER, NT and the South African Revenue Service (SARS), will build and expand the tax administrative and other micro enterprise data available in South Africa, thereby developing these research tools to be even richer and more versatile resource for researchers and policy makers.
Understanding the opportunities and constraints to private sector development and productivity growth is key for the design of effective policies that deliver on job creation and economic growth more broadly. The recent availability of tax administrative and other micro-data on enterprises in South Africa provides a valuable resource for policy-relevant academic research that allows for a deeper understanding of the functioning of the private sector, and the mechanisms through which government policy and globalization impact on economic growth and development.
The efforts under this work stream will be directed to further expand and develop the available data and supporting policy-relevant academic research based on the data covering topics such as worker mobility, innovation, and access to credit.
Vacancy
UNU-WIDER is hiring a datalab assistant to support the data work and research efforts under the SA-TIED programme, a new data lab facility at the National Treasury of South Africa in Pretoria has been set...
Closing date is 26 April 2019. 23:59 UTC+3
Enterprise development
Public revenue
Inequality
Research seminar
8 Mar 2019 / 11:00
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12:00
Enterprise development
As a part of the SA-TIED Seminar Series, Professor Carol Newman will present the research findings of her team's work on the impact of resource misallocation on total factor productivity within and between firms in...
Project meeting
29 Jan 2019 / 08:30
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17:30
Enterprise development
Researchers from the Enterprise development for job creation and growth work stream will meet in Pretoria to share their works in progress. The annual work in progress meeting provides an opportunity for researchers to share...
Working paper
Globally, the largest 0.001 per cent of firms earn roughly one-third of all corporate profits. Nonetheless, there is little understanding of how profit shifting differs across firm size. Using South African corporate tax returns from...
December, 2018
Enterprise development
Working paper
This paper provides the first direct systematic evidence of profit shifting through transfer mispricing in a developing country. Using South African transaction-level customs data, I directly test for transfer price deviations from arm’s-length pricing. I...
November, 2018
Enterprise development
Vacancy
Station: National Treasury, Pretoria, South Africa.
Closing date is 31 October, 2018, 23:59 GMT+2
Enterprise development
Public revenue
Inequality
Working paper
This paper uses administrative tax data in South Africa to answer questions about which types of firms employ relatively large numbers of young people. The policy objective of this exercise is to use these insights...
August 2018
Enterprise development
Working paper
This paper examines the distribution of firms by size and growth in the South African economy. It explores the relationship between firm size and firm growth over time, with a particular focus on the highest...
July 2018
Enterprise development
Working paper
This paper makes use of the administrative panel data for the years 2011 to 2015 to explore whether there is a wage penalty for employees in the labour broker sector, examining both the base wage...
May 2018
Enterprise development
Working paper
This paper aims to enhance our understanding of the dynamics of innovation practice and technology absorption in South Africa at the firm level by estimating the returns to R&D expenditure in the manufacturing sector. This...
March 2018
Enterprise development
Working paper
Since the start of sharp electricity tariff increases in 2008, South African household demand for electricity has not been significantly affected. However, the combination of economic realities and ongoing electricity tariff increases will eventually compel...
March 2018
Enterprise development
Working paper
While much research has been done on the economic impacts of load-shedding in South Africa, fewer studies have focused on the effects of the rapidly rising electricity tariffs. The issue of tariff increases has now...
March 2018
Enterprise development