More about the
DPRU
The Development Policy Research
Unit (DPRU) is part of the School of Economics at the
University of
Cape Town. We conduct research in the fields of labour markets, poverty and inequality. |
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Research
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Most
recently, and ongoing, the DPRU is involved
with JIPSA (the
Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition) which is a working project in
support of ASGISA (Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa).
This was initiated by
the Deputy President.
The DPRU is also involved in the
Employment
Promotion Programme.
Current
activities also include work on alternative ways of measuring poverty and
inequality, exploring key factors that affect educational outcomes, regular
labour market reviews and an analysis of the national school feeding scheme.
Most work is
undertaken for government departments from the National and Provincial
Treasuries to the Departments of Labour, Trade and Industry, Education and
Social Development. |
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Publications |
The DPRU has a number of online
publications. Most of our research is published as working papers and policy
briefs. These publications are available to order as hard copies, or to download
from our web site.
Many research reports have been published in journals such as Development
Southern Africa, Studies in Economics and Econometric and the South African
Journal of Economics. Some of the research have also been published as books and
as chapters in books (follow the publications link for more information).
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Media |
Our research has been covered by various radio
programmes, television programmes and newspapers. See here for more information. |
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E-mail Circulation List |
This list is used to inform our research network about new publications,
workshops and conferences.
Join our e-mail list
on our web site and stay informed. |
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Conferences |
The DPRU convenes annual conferences and workshops on topics related to
labour market issues in South Africa and have since expanded into the rest
of Africa with the joint DPRU/TIPS/Cornell Forum in 2004.
Conference 2006:
The 2006 Conference on Accelerated and Shared Growth in South Africa:
Determinants, Constraints and Opportunities was again jointly hosted by he
Development Policy Research Unit and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies.
This years conference looked in detail at the concept of accelerated and
shared growth and, specifically, how the poor are to be engaged in
development, covering areas ranging from small business development, trade
and industrial concentration, to quality education, skills development and
youth unemployment.
Conference 2005:
The Development Policy Research Unit and Trade and Industrial Policy
Strategies, in association with the World Institute for Development
Economic Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), is once
again hosting a joint annual forum.
Conference 2004:
Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), and Trade and Industrial Policy
Strategies (TIPS), in association with Cornell University, hosted a
joint conference in 2004. The conference for 2004 took place, at the
Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. It was held
over three days during the week of 13 - 15 October 2004. The theme to
the conference was on African Development and Poverty Reduction: The
Macro-Micro Linkage.
Conference 2003:
This year the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) joined the Trade
and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) who hosted its seventh annual
forum in September 2003. The annual forum serves as a platform for
researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders to discuss ongoing
research and to enter into dialogue on policy-relevant issues resulting
from research. This years forum focused on SAs progress in addressing
growth and poverty since democracy and the challenges it still faces in
these areas.
Conference 2002:
Our second annual conference was held from 22-24 October 2002 at
Glenburn Lodge.
Conference 2001:
We hosted a conference in conjunction with FES from the 15 to 16
November 2001. The conference was titled Labour Markets and Poverty in
South Africa. |
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Workshops |
The DPRU continues to
be involved with training workshops:
I n
2006 the DPRU
presented a workshop on
Poverty Reduction
and Social Security for the National Treasury.
The four-day workshop aimed to provide theoretical background and
facilitate discussion on the various complex issues surrounding poverty,
inequality, social security, public spending and poverty, and the labour
market.
The following courses were hosted by the DPRU over the period
2002-2004:
A
Two day Extension
Course in Labour Economics and Labour Market Policy
in 2002 and 2004. The course is designed for policy makers, implementers
of policy and other industrial relations practitioners. It provides a
comprehensive snapshot of the most critical issues confronting the
labour market in South Africa.
The Technical Assistance Course in Analysis and Measurement
of Poverty and Inequality in
2003
and
2004.
Papers were presented at the DPRU's Second Research-in-Progress Workshop
in 2000. Some of these papers should be printed out from and read from
the PDF files as the on screen viewing is not possible. Please contact
the authors of those papers with abstracts only. |
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