Publications & Presentations

DNA Economics’ research work has a strong focus on trade, industrial and regulatory policy issues.

UNDERSTANDING SOUTH AFRICA’S TRADE POLICY AND PERFORMANCE (2021)

By Matthew Stern and Yash Ramkolowan, published by Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA).

 

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CARBON TAX IN SOUTH AFRICA (2020)

By Brent Cloete published in the March/April 2020 edition of Taxtalk Magazine.

 
THE 2020 LIST OF OCCUPANTIONS IN HIGH DEMAND: A TECHNICAL REPORT | LABOUR MARKET INTELLIGENCE (2020)

By Fouché Venter and Michele Capazario

 

PERFORMANCE AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW: PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVES (2019)

By Brent Cloete, Fouché Venter and Samantha Munro, with technical input from Dereck Milburn. A report to GTAC, an agency of the National Treasury.

 

FLYER FOR CLIMATE-PROOFING SOUTH AFRICAN RETIREMENT FUNDS EVENT (2019)

Presentation by Brent Cloete

 

BARRIERS TO LOW CARBON FINANCE IN INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2018)

By Brent Cloete, Brett Cohen, Yvonne Lewis, Samantha Munro and Yash Ramkolowan – A working paper for the World Bank

 

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PHASE 1 CARBON BUDGETS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2017)

By Brent Cloete, Brett Cohen, Alex Child and Yash Ramkolowan – A report for DEA and GIZ

 

S/A JOINS GLOBAL IMPACT INVESTING BODY (2018)

An interview with Elias Masilela

 

SCOPING THE FEASIBILITY AND IMPLICATIONS OF A STABILISATION FUND FOR SACU (2018)

By Yash Ramkolowan

 

REPORT FOR THE WORLD BANK PARTNERSHIP FOR MARKET READINESS(2018)

By Vivid Economics, DNA Economics and Emily Tyler

 

SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG FOR GROWTH (2017)

By Elias Masilela

 

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POLICY MAINSTREAMING REPORT (2016)

By Brent Cloete, Tjasa Bole-Rentel, Brett Cohen, Alex Constantinou and Sifiso Mhlaba – A report for the Department of Environmental Affairs and GIZ.

 

PENSIONS,POWER & DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE (2016)

By Elias Masilela

 

SUSTAINABILITY OF NHI – DOES THE ECONOMY ADJUST OR DOES THE HEALTH SECTOR ADJUST ? (2016)

By Elias Masilela

 

TOWARDS AN IGFR SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NHI (2016)

Presented by Amanda Jitsing

 

LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING NHI (2016)

Presented by Fouche Venter

 

LIFT YOUR EYES TO THE HORIZON (2015)

An interview with Elias Masilela

 

REFLECTIONS ON “COMBINING PRICE & QUANTITY INSTRUMENTS: INSIGHTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA”

Published in Climate Policy, Vol. 15 issue 3
by Emily Tyler and Brent Cloete

 

OUR COLLECTIVE VISION FOR THE GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK SOUTH AFRICA (2015)

Global Compact Network SA Annual Members Meeting
By Elias Masilela

 

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE JOINT DURBAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS DINNER (2014)

By Elias Masilela

 

 

INVESTING FOR POST 2015 AGENDA – REALISING GROWTH AND MEETING SDGS (2014)

By Elias Masilela

 

 
ROLE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MINING IN AFRICA; MINING IS NOT ONLY ABOUT ENGINEERING (2014)

Speech presented at the occasion of the Zimbabwe Mining Indaba, Harare, Zimbabwe – Elias Masilela, COMMISSIONER, NPC and EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, DNA ECONOMICS

 

REGULATING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICES: BENCHMARKING OF APPROACHES, INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS (2013)

Towards the establishment of an Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) – By Carol Marshall and Amanda Jitsing

 

TRANSFORMING SOCIETY AND UNITING THE COUNTRY (2014)

Speech delivered at the Occasion of the Launch of the National Building and Social Cohesion Community Conversations University of Free State – Elias Masilela

 

 

DAR FORUM TRUMPS PRIVATE SECTOR ROLE (2014)

The private sector has been urged not to solely rely on profit maximisation but should rather also take part in helping the government to make policies that would lead to a good investment environment. – Elias Masilela

 

 

THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE NDP (2014)

Presentation at Ntataise ECD Conference on 18th August 2014 by Elias Masilela

 

 

MEGA-REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES (2014)

ECIPE Occasional Paper, funded by the ACP MTS programme. Peter Draper, Simon Lacey and Yash Ramkolowan

 

 

PROVOCATEUR BRIEFING REPORT, FORUM ON DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATION: TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY (2014)

Yash Ramkolowan

 

 

THE USE OF EVALUATION RESULTS IN GOVERNMENT: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T AND WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED? (2013)

Amanda Jitsing

 

 

THE ROLE OF SOUTH AFRICAN INVESTMENT IN AFRICA (2012) – A STUDY FOR NEDLAC (FRIDGE)

Yash Ramkolowan, Matthew Stern, Bobby Berkowitz (TNS Surveys) and Melissa Webb (TNS Surveys)

 

THE INTERFACE BETWEEN A CARBON BUDGET APPROACH AND A CARBON TAX (2013)

Brent Cloete,Emily Tyler, Alex Constantinou and Yash Ramkolowan

 

 

COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE: HOW MIGHT “GREEN” GROWTH FACILITATE OR HINDER SA’S DEVELOPMENTAL OBJECTIVES? (2012)

Dr Nick Segal, Brent Cloete

 

 

A SYNTHESIS OF CLIMATE FINANCE (2011) – REPORT PREPARED FOR THE DBSA

Brent Cloete, Yash Ramkolowan and Emily Tyler

 

BASELINE STUDY OF THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY – INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL LIQUOR ACT 59 OF 2003

Sarah Truen, Yash Ramkolowan, Joanne Corrigall (UCT) and Richard Matzopoulos (UCT)

 

CARBON TAX DESIGN OPTIONS – A DISCUSSION DOCUMENT

Brent Cloete and Emily Tyler

 

CARBON LOCK-IN: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT RESEARCH PIECE – NPC LOW CARBON ECONOMY WORK PROGRAMME

Brent Cloete

 

ABILITY OF FIRMS TO ADJUST TO HIGHER ENERGY COSTS

Brent Cloete, Stephen Chisadza and Yash Ramkolowan (DNA Economics)Brett Cohen, Kyle Mason-Jones and Cornelia Ras (The Green House)

 

SADC TRADE IN SERVICES: NEGOTIATING THE NATIONAL INTEREST

Matthew Stern, Sarah Truen and Yash Ramkolowan

 

APPROACHING THE ‘WHY, WHAT AND HOW’ OF LOW-CARBON PLANNING IN SOUTH AFRICA

WWF, The Green House and DNA Economics

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Niall Condon, Matthew Stern & Sarah Truen

 

A MEMORANDUM ON THE NEED FOR REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN TOLL ROAD PRICE DECISIONS

By Sarah Truen

 

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) IN INCREASING TRADE FROM LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

By Niall Condon and Matthew Stern

 

INCREASING TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA

By DNA Economics and AMERU

 

CARBON TAXES IN SOUTH AFRICA: MOTIVATION AND LIKELY IMPACTS

by Brent Cloete

 

THE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS OF UNTIED AID: SOUTH AFRICA CASE STUDY

by Yash Ramkolowan and Matthew Stern

 

TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA (2008)

by Frank Flatters and Matthew Stern

 

GERMAN AID FOR TRADE: PAST EXPERIENCE, LESSONS LEARNT AND THE WAY FORWARD – COUNTRY CASE STUDY MOZAMBIQUE

Nial Condon and Matthew Stern

 

SKILLS SHORTAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

By Amanda Jitsing

 

TRADE AND TRADE POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA

by Matthew Stern and Frank Flatters

 

THE ECONOMICS OF MIDP AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN MOTOR INDUSTRY

by Frank Flatters

 

TRADE AND POVERTY CASE STUDY: SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

by Taz Chaponda and Matthew Stern

 

TRADE AND POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA: LESSONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

by Lawrence Edwards and Matthew Stern

 

SACU REVENUE SHARING: ISSUES AND OPTIONS

by Frank Flatters and Matthew Stern

 

SADC CUSTOMS UNION STUDY – MAIN REPORT

SADC CUSTOMS UNION STUDY – POLICY BRIEF

VAT PRACTICES WITHIN SACU AND POSSIBILITIES FOR HARMONISATION

Amanda Jitsing and Matthew Stern

 

MOVING MEDICS: A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICA

Matthew Stern

APROS FOUNDATION, SOUTH AFRICA, 2018

DNA Economics developed a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for the APROS Foundation. The framework provided guidance on how the organisation would carry out its monitoring and evaluation functions over the life span of its programmes and projects. The M&E framework allows the Foundation to track and measure progress on the implementation of its programmes and provide information to management and funders about the performance of the projects.

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