Economic Policy Research Institute: Papers

EPRI Downloadable papers

Below is a list of selected research papers published by EPRI that can be downloaded. For shortened versions of research papers, see the media section, where EPRI research findings published as newspaper articles can be also be downloaded.

Title	EPRI Research	Date

The Social and Economic Impacts of South Africa Child Support Grant (Extended Version)	Paper #39	6 November 2007
The Social and Economic Impact of South Africa’s Social Security System	Paper #37	30 September 2004
The fundamental determinants of the rand exchange rate: a historical and forward-looking analysis	Paper #36	17 November 2003
The volatility of the rand and its impact on the manufacturing sector: the impact on exporters and investors	Paper #35	1 October 2003
South Africa’s Tax Capacity: A Developing Country Analysis	Paper #28	31 May 2002
Linkages between Poverty and the Environment: Evidence from Cross-country Studies and the 1999 October Household Survey	Paper #29	25 March 2002
Poverty, HIV/AIDS and Social Security	Paper #30	27 January 2002
Research Review on Social Security Reform and the Basic Income Grant for South Africa	Paper #31	21 January 2002
Capital/skills-intensity and Job Creation: an Analysis of Policy Options	Paper #18	10 September 2001
Investigating Incomes and Living Conditions of Farm Workers in the Rural Western Cape: A Case Study on Social Policy and Methodological Issues	Paper #33	31 August 2001
The Socio-economic Impact of "Workfare": Welfare Reform Lessons from the United States and other International Experiences	Paper #26	3 August 2001
Disability, Poverty and Social Security	Paper #27	31 July 2001
AIDS, Poverty and Malnutrition	Paper #34	30 June 2001
The Impact of Social Security on School Enrolment in South Africa	Paper #25	15 June 2001
Social Security Take-up and the Means Test in South Africa	Paper #24	15 June 2001
Methodological Issues in evaluating Poverty Policy	Paper #23	15 June 2001
The Fiscal Impact of a Basic Income Grant in South Africa	Paper #22	15 June 2001
The Economic Impact of a Basic Income Grant in South Africa	Paper #21	15 June 2001
The Social Impact of Reform Options in South Africa: The Universal Child Support Grant and the Basic Income Grant	Paper #20	15 June 2001
The Impact of the Social Security System on Poverty in South Africa	Paper #19	15 June 2001
Investigating the Potential for Job Creation in the Tourism Industry with particular reference to Disadvantaged Communities	Paper #13	18 March 2001
An Economic Appraisal of Arguments For and Against South Africa’s Proposed Capital Gains Tax Legislation	Paper #14	29 December 2000
Gender Equality and Comprehensive Social Security Reform	Paper #12	1 December 2000
Macroeconomic Options for Job Creation and Social Development	Paper #15	15 November 2000
The macroeconomics of job-creating growth	Paper #10	11 September 2000
An Appraisal of the Health and Welfare System and its Reform	Paper #11	31 May 2000
The Macro-economic Implications of Poverty-reducing Income Transfers	Paper #9	26 April 2000
Re-orienting Monetary and Financial Policy towards Job Creation and the Interests of the Poor	Paper #8	26 September 1999
Poverty-eradicating Job Creation	Paper #7	6 August 1999
South Africa’s Arms Acquisition Package: An Analysis of the Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits	Paper #5	27 July 1999
Social Investment, Economic Growth and Redistribution: Implications for South Africa’s Policy Dilemmas	Paper #4	16 October 1998