Shawn Hagedorn
Shawn Hagedorn worked in banking, finance and capital markets in New York City and London before emigrating to South Africa. He holds degrees in finance, economics, and international business and his writing has appeared in a number of publications including Business Day, Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, and Politicsweb, amongst others.
Articles By This Author
Debate urgently needed on trade-offs between jobs and inequality
Our politics and economics will remain unaligned until we objectively assess how inequality and unemployment interact. The national dialogue can be meaningfully upgraded by developing
Solutions require situational awareness
Criticism of the ANC was quite restrained until about five years ago when evidence gushed forth of rampant patronage. Yet subsequent electoral loyalty seemed to
Understanding seventy-four million voters
Donald Trump’s personality disorders shouldn’t block our comprehending why so many Americans voted for him. To better appreciate how stoking politically combustible inequity narratives entrenches
Losing our way by indulging ideals
Future generations are unlikely to be impressed by how today’s global challenges are being navigated today. It will be noted that South Africa’s stumbling transition
Bold vision needed for South Africa to escape poverty
East Asians have shown that massive poverty can be eradicated in half the average human’s lifespan. Yet most South Africans are poor and this looks
Step one for fixing the economy
Fixing our economy is going badly because it isn’t just damaged. The underlying structure ensures decline. That this largely traces to enrichment of the politically
The cost of politicising race
The Covid-19 crisis offers abundant international examples of science being politicised. Here in South Africa, the straightforward mathematical calculations necessary to avoid a sovereign debt
The cost of politicising race
The Covid-19 crisis offers abundant international examples of science being politicised. Here in South Africa, the straightforward mathematical calculations necessary to avoid a sovereign debt
Protecting the vulnerable while fixing the economy
Will a generation be doomed by misguided efforts to protect the vulnerable? Or will we escape this surreal nightmare by dispatching delusions? Our politics have