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📢 Journal Publication Update! Haroon Bhorat & Tim Köhler's #SATIED Working Paper, 'Watts Happening to Work?', is now published in Energy Economics! 📽️ Watch the video for highlights and access the full study here ➡️ go.unu.edu/D8hpz

From 2-4 April, SALDRU will be hosting the SA@30 Conference, where we will bring together policymakers, economists, academics, business & civil society to discuss the past present & future of SA's policy landscape. See the programme & register to attend! saldru.uct.ac.za/sa30

We’re excited to host Dr. Köhler, who will present "The Labour Market Effects of the SRD Grant." 📅 Date: 13 March 2025 ⏰ Time: 12:30 - 14:00 (SAST) 🌍 Format: Hybrid Event 🔗 Register now: wits-za.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Very grateful to be in beautiful Maastricht🇳🇱 today to present some work at United Nations University - MERIT. Thanks for having me! If you’re interested in attending in-person or online: go.unu.edu/9zq7Q

BOOK ALERT! Africa’s growing labor force needs productive jobs. Can “industries without smokestacks” deliver? Find the answers in a new edited volume by experts from the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative and across Africa: brookings.edu/books/new-path…

How have the returns to education evolved during the post-Apartheid era in South Africa?🇿🇦 Read all about it in a new short Econ3x3 blog below, summarizing a 2024 RESEPgroup paper of mine referenced in the next Tweet! 🔗: econ3x3.org/article/how-ha…

'Compliance with labor laws in developing countries' by Haroon Bhorat Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), Ravi Kanbur Cornell University and Benjamin Stanwix UCT: Labor regulations affect employment and economy—yet enforcement and compliance with these regulations remain critical. wol.iza.org/articles/compl…

First one of our spring 2025 Visiting Scholars to be introduced is Tim Köhler. Coming from Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), he is a micro-economist focused on labour markets, social protection, and policy evaluation in lower-income countries. Meet our visitors: go.unu.edu/D0wIP

South Africa 🇿🇦: 30 years post #democracy - Economic opportunities/challenges (Evergreen Lifestyle Villages) - Prof Haroon Bhorat, Director Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) on Day 2 of #WCPDF2025 #SouthAfrica #economy #business #construction #propertydevelopment #propertyinvestment

An exciting workshop at UNU-WIDER this week, as researchers gathered to finetune their research plans and both hear and provide expert feedback. Follow the project, a part of Schmidt Sciences initiative on AI at work: go.unu.edu/5OVXX

Powerful insights to kick off the WIDER Development Conference! 3 key takeaways that resonated deeply: ☂️ Social protection is foundational 💼 Employment is the engine of development 💡 We need transformative thinking go.unu.edu/1bvUf #WIDERDevConf2025

Fascinating research presented by WIDER Visiting Scholar Tim Köhler on South Africa's social relief grant. The paper reveals cash transfers to the unemployed boosted 🔎job search 📦business attempts 💼employment though long-term effects aren't universal #WIDERDevConf2025

The 2025 UNU-WIDER Summer School wraps up today in Helsinki! A huge thank you to all participants, especially the emerging scholars tackling intergenerational social mobility. Stay tuned for their research on ensuring societies Leave No One Behind. More: go.unu.edu/P8JTH

Join eNCA tonight at 8pm for an episode of The People's Court. Amongst the experts featured on tonight’s show will be Prof Haroon Bhorat, the Director at the Development Policy Research Unit based at the School of Economics, University of Cape Town Haroon Bhorat Tim Köhler

Local government’s punitive municipal bylaws put up high barriers for informal traders Haroon Bhorat Tim Köhler businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/col…

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How to lift jobs gloom businesslive.co.za/fm/fm-fox/2025… # via BusinessLIVE

HAROON BHORAT (Haroon Bhorat, our colleague at Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU)): Getting the numbers right on the informal economy businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

IEA World Congress 2026, Belgrade | Call for papers Submission of papers for the upcoming IEA World Congress to be held in Belgrade on June 22-26, 2026 is open as of today.

UNU-WIDER invites original research submissions for the 2026 WIDER Development Conference in New Delhi. The conference convenes experts to discuss growth, governance, and geopolitics. Check the details and send your submission by Sept 1st 👉 go.unu.edu/hdUtm