Authored by Haroon Bhorat, Tim Köhler, Morné Oosthuizen, Ben Stanwix, François Steenkamp and Amy Thornton, this new working paper brings together a set of early impressions on the economics of the pandemic in South Africa, focused on several areas that are of key concern.

Prof. Haroon Bhorat, DPRU Director, has been invited to participate as a guest speaker in the first Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in partnership with Kaya FM 95.9 podcast which will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and “Economic Justice”, live this Wednesday, 13 May 2020 @ 10am.
Featuring DPRU Director Haroon Bhorat as one of the invited speakers, the webinar is scheduled for Thurs 23 April 2020, at 10:30 New York | 15:30 London | 16:30 Cape Town time
PhD bursaries for South African students within the fields of poverty, inequality, and labour markets: March 2020

Brookings AGI Working Paper: #25 "Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A methodological framework". The DPRU-authored paper is part of Brooking's reasearch workstream focusing on addressing Africa’s youth unemployment through 'industries without smokestacks'.
Applications are invited from South African citizens to apply for post-graduate bursaries and fellowships broadly within the fields of poverty, inequality, and labour markets.
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Development Policy Research Unit in 2020, we unveil our exciting new logo, and share the concepts behind the Unit's refreshed brand identity.
Call for Papers: 3rd IZA/World Bank/NJD/UNU-WIDER Jobs and Development Conference “Better Jobs for Development”
Inviting bids to conduct a research study on the Reporting by Business on Executive Pay Ratios.
Inviting bids to establish future-proof approaches to job creation in the primary agricultural sector in line with the National Development Plan targets.
Call for applications: Appointment of a Panel of pre-qualified researchers & related professionals to provide consultancy services to the Inclusive Growth Programme (IGP).
Call for applications: Appointment of a Panel of pre-qualified researchers & related professionals to provide consultancy services to the Inclusive Growth Programme (IGP).