Latest Episodes
April 30, 2020
Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell on the Fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: spending 10% of GDP
In this podcast Dr Neryvia Pillay Bell, a Policy Associate at ERSA and Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, discusses how...
00:30:54
April 15, 2020
Alex van den Heever on South Africa’s public healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic: learning from TB, SARS and MERS?
In this podcast Prof. Alex van den Heever, the Chair of Social Security at the Wits School of Governance discusses how South Africa’s public...
00:20:03
April 08, 2020
Chris Loewald on the Monetary Policy response to the Coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: why buffers matter
Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic and an economic downgrade, we speak to Dr Chris Loewald shortly after the Monetary Policy Review. As the Head of...
00:24:37
April 08, 2020
Nicola Viegi on the South African economic response to the Coronavirus: policies and protection
Nicola Viegi, Deputy Director of ERSA, talks with Margaux G on the South African economic response to the Coronavirus. Health intervention and household support...
00:23:44
April 08, 2020
Nicola Viegi on the potential impact of the Coronavirus on South Africa: policy co-ordination and resilience
In this podcast, Prof. Nicola Viegi, the Deputy Director of ERSA and SARB Chair in Monetary Policy Studies at the University of Pretoria, discusses...
00:30:33
April 08, 2020
Prof. Johanne Fedderke on the differential impact of the Coronavirus as of end of March 2020: learnings from Germany and South Korea
Professor Johannes W. Fedderke, the Director of ERSA speaks to our host, Margaux G about the initial impact of the Coronavirus on the world....
00:28:46