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Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU)

The Development Policy Research Unit is a University-recognized research unit located within the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town. The DPRU specialises in socio-economic research with a core focus on the areas of labour markets, poverty and inequality. Through the application of economic and statistical techniques, our aim is to produce academically credible and rigorous policy analysis.

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Wage Subsidies and COVID-19: The Distribution and Dynamics of South Africa’s TERS Policy

Tim Köhler, Robert Hill – 29 November 2021
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Can Cash Transfers Aid Labour Market Recovery? Evidence from South Africa’s Special COVID-19 Grant

Tim Köhler, Haroon Bhorat – 28 June 2021
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COVID-19 and the Labour Market: Estimating the Employment Effects of South Africa’s National Lockdown

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The Potential Employment Implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies: The Case of the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector

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Understanding Economic Complexity: An Application to the MER Sector

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The Impact of the National Minimum Wage in South Africa: Early Quantitative Evidence

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Job Quality in South Africa: A Proposed Index for Ongoing Monitoring of Job Quality

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Employment Creation Potential, Labor Skills Requirements, and Skill Gaps for Young People: A South African Case Study

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Mind the Gap: The Distributional Effects of South Africa’s National Lockdown on Gender Wage Inequality

Tim Köhler, Robert Hill – 25 January 2021
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South Africa’s Special COVID-19 Grant: A Brief Assessment of Coverage and Expenditure Dynamics

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Social Assistance during South Africa’s National Lockdown: Examining the COVID-19 Grant, Changes to the Child Support Grant, and Post-October Policy Options

Tim Köhler, Haroon Bhorat – 18 October 2020
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The Employment Tax Incentive Scheme in South Africa: An Impact Assessment

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COVID-19, Social Protection and the Labour Market in South Africa: Are Social Grants being Targeted at the most Vulnerable?

Tim Köhler, Haroon Bhorat – 3 August 2020
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Social Assistance Amidst the Covid-19 Epidemic in South Africa: An Impact Assessment

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The Economics of COVID-19 in South Africa: Early Impressions

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Jobs and COVID-19: Measuring Work-Related Physical Interaction

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Measuring Multidimensional Labour Law Violation with an Application to South Africa

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Crime And Inequality In South Africa: Non-Linear Outcomes Under Extreme Inequality

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Building Economic Complexity in the South African Fibrous Plant Economy

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An Initial Assessment of Biodiversity-Related Employment in South Africa

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Economic Complexity and Employment Expansion in Africa

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Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market: the Case of Mauritius

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Understanding and Characterizing the Services Sector in South Africa: An Overview

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SMMEs in South Africa: Understanding the Constraints on Growth and Performance

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An Overview of The South African Labour Market for the Year Ending 2017, Quarter 2

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