The Bank's research outputs are coordinated by the Research Department. The aim is to support economic policy formulation by providing accurate economic information and well-considered research and recommendations. The current research areas are :
- Potential growth and the neutral interest rate
- Macro policy coordination
- Improving forecast and modelling capabilities
- Climate change and central banking
- Micro policy interventions and their impact on inflation
- Macroprudential regulation and its impact
- Impact of financial sector competition and innovation
The South African Reserve Bank holds a biennial conference with the next conference scheduled to take place in 2021. The bank has a research fellowship programme to support its research agenda. The programme is open to experienced economists as well as recent PhD graduates.
