Wealth Taxes VI: Land Tax

This is the sixth brief of a seven part series and it considers land tax a possible form of wealth tax in South Africa.

Wealth Taxes VII: Lessons For South Africa

This is the last brief of a seven part series and it considers lessons in wealth tax for South Africa.

What Can We Expect From The Economy In 2021?

This brief explores what economic drivers lie behind the economic growth projections from various international organisations, South African official sources ...

When the United States Economy Sneezes... The likelihood of a “V-shape” Recovery in the United States

The United States generates more than 20 percent of the world's total output and the dollar is the global reserve currency. What happens to its economy will ...

Who Are The Hungry Children? And How Far Can Increases In Social Grants Help Them? Evidence From The 2019 General Household Survey.

Hunger, and particularly child hunger, have been discussed recently as a justification for extending the social grant system. This brief probes the ...

Whom The Gods Would Destroy They First Make Mad

How to achieve redistribution with growth in a period of economic decline is difficult and the beginning of wisdom is to avoid actions which make things worse ...

Why Is Burger King Proving a Hard Sell?

This brief explores the legal basis for the Competition Commission prohibiting the purchase of Burger King by Emerging Capital Partners, and argues that it was ...

Zimbabwe I - Demography & Economy

This, the first of two briefs examining the prospects for Zimbabwe following the presidential succession, will consider the demographic and economic context. ...