Steven Koch

Position: Professor of Economics

Institution: University of Pretoria

Expertise: Applied Microeconomics, Health Economics, Household Economics

Steve Koch currently works at the Department of Economics, University of Pretoria. Steve does research in Health Economics, Energy Economics, Development Economics and Econometrics.

Creating jobs, reducing poverty I: Why the informal sector should be taken seriously and enabled properly

Why are foreign-run spaza shops more successful? The rapidly changing spaza sector in South Africa

What is the role of manufacturing in boosting economic growth and employment in South Africa?

Who are the middle class in South Africa? Does it matter for policy?

Informal settlements: poverty traps or ladders to work?

How much is inequality reduced by progressive taxation and government spending?

Adcorp’s employment and unemployment figures are not taken seriously by researchers – yet they can do much harm

How high is graduate unemployment in South Africa? A much-needed update

Who creates jobs, who destroys jobs? Small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity

A job in the informal sector reduces poverty about as much as a job in the formal sector