Posted on March 13, 2023
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Rangan Gupta has been named the best scientist in the field of economics and finance in South Africa in the latest World Online Ranking of Best Economics & Finance Scientists report.
Posted on February 27, 2023
UP researchers in the Energy Economics Unit write that the proposed incentives for renewable energy and rooftop solar mentioned in the 2023 Budget Speech, could deepen the South African economy’s inequalities.
Posted on January 11, 2023
Dr Jesse Naidoo of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences writes that economic growth in South Africa can reduce poverty in the country.
Posted on December 14, 2022
Economists from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Dr Eleni Yitbarek and Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz, participated in the recent World Science Forum (WSF) 2022, which took place in Cape Town from 6 to 9 December 2022.
Posted on November 28, 2022
The research team of the Energy Economics Unit in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences has completed a study funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on South Africa’s just energy transition and its economic implications.
Posted on November 18, 2022
Academics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently honoured at the annual EMS awards ceremony, which recognises excellence in teaching and learning, research and media engagements.
Posted on November 03, 2022
Reigning Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri was recently welcomed back to her alma mater, the University of Pretoria. UP’s Future Africa campus rolled out the black carpet for Nokeri for an interview and lunch with Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe and University officials.
Posted on October 12, 2022
Profs Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Heinrich Bohlmann and Dr Jessika Bohlmann, all of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, presented the preliminary results of their study on the economic impact of the South African energy transition to key stakeholders in energy and...
Posted on September 06, 2022
Dr Nara Monkam, who joined the Department of Economics on 1 August 2022 as an Associate Professor of Economics, brings with her more than 16 years' worth of experience in public policy and public economics.
Posted on August 09, 2022
Every August, South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, with Women’s Day being commemorated on 9 August as it marks the anniversary of the 1956 march undertaken by some 20 000 women to protest the apartheid’s regime’s pass laws.
Posted on June 29, 2022
The second annual University of Pretoria PhD workshop in Economics was held on June 21st.
Posted on June 07, 2022
Various electricity pricing structure reforms, including an increase in the price of electricity, are required if Eskom is to be financially sustainable and for consumers to receive a stable supply of electricity.
Posted on May 27, 2022
UP’s Alumni Relations Office recently hosted the latest instalment in its LeadUP: Thought Leadership series, this time addressing the thorny issue of state capture and its implications for South Africa.
Posted on May 16, 2022
Professor Sijbren Cnossen is recognised as an international authority in the field of public finance and taxation, and previously held the position of extraordinary professor at UP's African Tax Institute.
Posted on April 21, 2022
Analysis by Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz of UP and master’s student Tichinashe Mabugu suggests policy will need to ensure that electricity demand can rise enough to facilitate economic growth while ensuring supply is always higher than demand.
Posted on March 24, 2022
Prof Elsabé Loots explores how the sanctions against Russia following its invasion of the Ukraine could be the new impetus for the Chinese yuan to move up the reserve currency ladder.
Posted on March 18, 2022
Mzuvukile Skwatsha, a PhD student in the Department of Economics, was elated when he was named second runner-up in the postgraduate category of the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition.
Posted on January 20, 2022
“I just love doing research, asking questions and looking for answers. With economics not being a lab-focused discipline, I need to ensure that the research that I do adds value not only to the discipline, but also possibly to economic agents such as policy makers and investors,” says...
Posted on November 16, 2021
Clarivate has recognised UP researchers Profs Rangan Gupta and Mike Wingfield as Highly Cited Researchers 2021, as demonstrated by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1%.
Posted on October 11, 2021
The ‘thrill’ experienced when overcoming the many challenges life throws our way, has always and continues to motivate esteemed alumnus Ayrton Amaral. He is currently studying for his Master’s degree in Economics at the University of Amsterdam.
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