Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Research Papers

Cornerstone welcomes long term projects as we believe they are often more effective in bringing about meaningful institutional and social change. Below are some of the projects we’ve been involved in. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit Cornerstone Economic Research, and the source where the material appears. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact us via our contact page.

Research Paper 4 – Current government policy on menstrual health and hygiene in South Africa

Research Paper No.4 Key Takeaways The focus of the paper is analysing the recent Sanitary Dignity Framework and the progress of its implementation. The paper identifies five limitations of the Sanitary Dignity Framework: The paper recommends that the Sanitary Dignity Framework be redrafted based on credible evidence-based research and the updated Framework must include detailed […]

Read More

Research Paper 3 – The cost of managing menstruation in South Africa

Research Paper No.3 Key Takeaways Cornerstone Economic Research

Read More

Research Paper 2 – The case for collecting data on menstruation in South Africa

Research Paper No.2 Key Takeaways A new panel study should be conducted, with questions that relate to menstrual health and hygiene included. Cornerstone Economic Research

Read More

Research Paper 1 – Using models to cost government policies and programmes in South Africa

Research Paper No.1 The purpose of costing new and existing government programmes is to mobilise and systematise information in a way that presents different options for how to move forward. There has always been a need for such information, and this need is going to remain, given the imperatives to improve the allocation and application […]

Read More