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The Policy Brief initiative is aimed at creating a wider audience for the research of the Department of Economics. The policy briefs are intended to be a jargon-free summary of a selection of research studies that are policy-relevant or closely linked to public debates. As a rule, the research would be recent work that is not yet published in a journal or a book.
For any queries regarding a specific policy brief, please contact Ronelle Burger (rburger@sun.ac.za) or the authors of the research.
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BER Weekly
25 Apr 2025 Budget 3.0 loading; Trump starts to walk back tariff threats and Fed bullying (for now)This week was marked by policy reversals and clarifications both in SA and abroad, as policymakers confronted the consequences of their decisions. In the US, the administration softened its previously hardline stance on tariffs and downplayed earlier critiques of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At home, SA’s National Treasury retracted its VAT increase...
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BER Weekly
25 Apr 2025 Budget 3.0 loading; Trump starts to walk back tariff threats and Fed bullying (for now)This week was marked by policy reversals and clarifications both in SA and abroad, as policymakers confronted the consequences of their decisions. In the US, the administration softened its previously hardline stance on tariffs and downplayed earlier critiques of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At home, SA’s National Treasury retracted its VAT increase...
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