Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA)

Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) is a research programme which is being funded by the National Treasury of South Africa and is hosted at the University of Cape Town in the School of Economics. The primary objectives of this research programme are:

• To provide for the management of a research programme focused on growth, employment and broadening participation in the South African economy
• To create a network of economic researchers based in South African universities and to deepen economic research capacity in Southern Africa
• To expand and broaden economic research capacity in Southern Africa, train and mentor young economists and create a supportive network to link Southern African economic researchers.
• To draw a broad and representative range of South African economists into a programme of policy-oriented research, and to encourage independent and expert economic research.

Please visit the ERSA website at http://www.econrsa.org  to learn more about the research programme and to access a wide selection of working papers, policy papers, occasional papers and research briefs. The website also contains information on economic research workshops and conferences hosted by ERSA.