Haroon Bhorat is the director of the development policy research unit at the University of Cape Town. Murray Leibbrandt is a professor in the department of economics at the University of Cape Town. Muzi Maziya is an independent researcher, specializing in labor markets and socioeconomic issues. Servaas van der Berg is a professor in the department of economics at the University of Stellenbosch. Ingrid Woolard is a senior lecturer in the department of economics and economic history at the University of Port Elizabeth.