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Economywide consequences of attaining Millenium Development Goals in South Africa'

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  • Helene Maisonnave

    (EDEHN, Universite du Havre and PEP network)

  • Ramos Mabugu

    (Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa)

  • Margaret Chitiga

    (SPMA, University of Pretoria, South Africa)

Abstract

South Africa has committed to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030 in its National Development Plan. To realise this, it will be critical to make strides in attaining the Millennium Development Goals. This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model to show the complexities of trade-offs between attaining these goals and their financing. There are clear spillover benefits from attaining goals such as universal primary education, and combating HIV-AIDS that the model takes into account. The conclusions point to the need for weighing up merits of different policies against their cost.

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  • Helene Maisonnave & Ramos Mabugu & Margaret Chitiga, 2015. "Economywide consequences of attaining Millenium Development Goals in South Africa'," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(2), pages 1118-1127.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-14-00978
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    1. Margaret Chitiga & Ramos Mabugu & Hélène Maisonnave & Véronique Robichaud & Bernard Decaluwé, 2009. "The Impact of the International Economic Crisis in South Africa," Cahiers de recherche 0952, CIRPEE.
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    1. Vusi Gumede, 2021. "Revisiting Poverty, Human Development and Inequality in Democratic South Africa," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 15(2), pages 183-199, August.

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    Keywords

    Computable General Equilibrium Model; Millennium Development Goals; South Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
    • O2 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy

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