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Mind the gap, South Africa
Our political economy path to economic growth is clear but fragile
Apr 6
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Fear of the box
Starlink and the lesson from apartheid South Africa
Apr 2
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Johan Fourie
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The preacher's assistant
What South Africa should learn from the people already using AI
Mar 30
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Johan Fourie
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The ruinous growth of sports betting in South Africa
Jun 9, 2025
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Johan Fourie
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Fourie vs StatsSA
Jul 4, 2025
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Johan Fourie
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Why America wants Afrikaners
Feb 10, 2025
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Johan Fourie
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The battle for Botmaskop
May 5, 2025
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Johan Fourie
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Neoliberal what what
Jun 23, 2025
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How I use AI
Sep 5, 2025
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The invisible hand at the crease
Why Gautam Gambhir's favourite cricket strategy is a myth
Mar 27
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First of December
Karen Jenning's new South African historical fiction is worth the wait!
Mar 26
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Johan Fourie
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'South Africa is this underexploited source of insight'
My interview with Tyler Cowen
Mar 24
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Johan Fourie
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Our scientific future
With great power comes great responsibility
Mar 23
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Johan Fourie
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The Cape's colonial elites
And how they preserved power
Mar 19
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Johan Fourie
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When does marriage stop making economic sense?
Alessandra Voena on household bargaining power, bride price, and why family economics matters for growth
Mar 17
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Johan Fourie
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Uninvited
Five million jobs and not a labour economist in sight
Mar 16
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Johan Fourie
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Clans, corporations ... and clones
A third path to prosperity?
Mar 13
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Johan Fourie
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What to ask Tyler Cowen
Send me your questions
Mar 10
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