Tim Köhler
@TimothyKohler
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Development microeconomist. Research Fellow @DPRU_UCT🇿🇦, Visiting Scholar @UNUWIDER🇫🇮, Consultant @WorldBank, Research Associate @RESEPgroup, PhD @UCT_news
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined August 2010
A great way to end the year 🎉. My paper, co-authored w/ @HaroonBhorat, on the labour market effects of SA’s🇿🇦 SRD grant is now published in World Development. We began this work back in 2020. So happy it found a good home!. Full (OA) paper here: 🧵below
🚨New working paper!🚨. We estimate the labour market effects of South Africa’s🇿🇦 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, the country’s first unconditional cash transfer explicitly targeted to the unemployed. @HaroonBhorat @DPRU_UCT. 📄: 🧵below. 1/n
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Huge congrats, @apvjustino! 👏👏👏.
We're thrilled to announce @apvjustino as the next Director of UNU-WIDER starting May 1, 2026! 🎉 . As the first woman in this role, she brings 20+ years of expertise in inequality, governance, and inclusive development. Congrats! 👏 . Read more:
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Great to be here and catch up with old colleagues and meet new ones! Thanks to the @UNUWIDER #SATIED team for having me.
Bridging the gap between research & policy is at the heart of #SATIED!. Day 1 of our Work-in-Progress Workshop brings together early-stage findings on jobs, tax, labour, and inequality. 🎥Watch researchers share what their work explores. ▶️
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RT @UNUWIDER: 40 years of building a global network 🌐🧑🔬. UNU-WIDER operates globally through a network of expert partners. As Joseph Stigl….
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RT @gamblingondev: Are you an African economist living in Africa? We have funding available for African speakers attending the March 2026 C….
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RT @kateorkin: Recruiting for 3 posts: 1) Nairobi based research assistant, 2) Joburg based research assistant, both (stata/econ background….
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RT @vox_dev: 🆕 Can governments promote long-term employment through wage subsidies? Lessons from North Macedonia. Today on VoxDev w/ @ARMAN….
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A government-led programme in North Macedonia combined wage subsidies with matching services to decrease long-term unemployment among vulnerable jobseekers. Experimental evidence indicates that the...
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RT @OppInsights: 📢 Just a few weeks left! Submit your paper by Aug 1st to be part of our 4th Annual Conference on Economic Opportunity (Oct….
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RT @UNUWIDER: UNU-WIDER invites original research submissions for the 2026 WIDER Development Conference in New Delhi. The conference conven….
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Very grateful to be in Senegal 🇸🇳 for the first time this week for @JPAL_Africa’s Summer School on advanced randomised evaluation design. Many thanks to J-PAL, CESAG, @AFD_France, and others for hosting me!
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RT @DPRU_UCT: IEA World Congress 2026, Belgrade | Call for papers. Submission of papers for the upcoming IEA World Congress to be held in B….
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RT @UNUWIDER: How can social protection strengthen societies during crises, tackle inequality, and foster inclusive growth?. This June, 160….
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RT @SALDRU1: HAROON BHORAT (@HaroonBhorat, our colleague at @DPRU_UCT): Getting the numbers right on the informal economy. .
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It is wrong to assume that what is true at the local level must translate to a 1:1 relationship at national level
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RT @DPRU_UCT: Local government’s punitive municipal bylaws put up high barriers for informal traders @HaroonBhorat @TimothyKohler . https://….
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Local government’s punitive municipal bylaws put up high barriers for informal traders
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RT @green_pippa: @HaroonBhorat of @DPRU_UCT on unemployment and the informal sector. Crucially, while SA has one of the highest unemplo….
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RT @DPRU_UCT: Join eNCA tonight at 8pm for an episode of The People's Court. Amongst the experts featured on tonight’s show will be Prof Ha….
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RT @UNUWIDER: Next, we are happy to introduce our Visiting Scholar, @AbhiroopMukho! A Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute in Delh….
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Grateful to be attending the 2025 @UNUWIDER Development Conference here in Helsinki, which explicitly focuses on the role of social protection in driving growth and equality. Only Day 1 and I’ve learnt so much from everyone’s impressive work already!.
Fascinating research presented by WIDER Visiting Scholar @TimothyKohler on South Africa's social relief grant. The paper reveals cash transfers to the unemployed boosted. 🔎job search. 📦business attempts. 💼employment. though long-term effects aren't universal. #WIDERDevConf2025
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RT @UNUWIDER: Next, we are happy to introduce our Visiting Scholar, Gabriel Cepaluni! An Associate Professor at @Unesp_Oficial, Gabriel exa….
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