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The ‘great regression’ and the protests to come in Latin America

Díaz Pabón, Fabio Andrés; Palacio Ludeña, María Gabriela (2020-08)

Latin America was in turmoil in 2019. Protests raged across different countries and against governments across the political spectrum. Widespread mobilisation from social organisations denounced corruption and voiced various ...
Information Flows in the South African Post-school Education and Training sector: a focus on university and government stakeholders

Branson, Nicola; Culligan, Samantha; Favish, Judy (2020-07)

The Post-school Education and Training (PSET) system in South Africa is comprised of a diverse range of education and training institutions, and institutional types. This study provides an overview of the state of data ...
The labor market and poverty impacts of covid-19 in South Africa

Jain, Ronak; Budlender, Joshua; Zizzamia, Rocco; Bassier, Ihsaan (2020-07)

We use newly-released South African data to present the first estimates of COVID-19-related employment and poverty impacts in a developing country. We observe a 40% decline in active employment. Half of this comprises job ...