UP students top the list

Posted on May 25, 2015

The University of Pretoria is proud that two of its students took top spots at the bursary awards ceremony of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), in association with the Shanduka Foundation.

Economics professor attends the G200 Youth Forum 2015

Posted on May 13, 2015

Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz from the Department of Economics took part in the G200 Youth Forum 2015 that took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from 29 April to 3 May 2015.

UP economist ranked ninth among global young economists

Posted on April 30, 2015

Prof Rangan Gupta of the Department of Economics was recently ranked ninth globally among young economists who received their PhD degrees less than 15 years ago. The pool of eligible candidates included more than 28 500 economists.

Budget Speech 2015: Electricity levy increase: What are the consequences for the economy?

Posted on March 06, 2015

As in every year’s budget speech, the increases in taxes and levies drew the attention of especially consumers and small enterprises that usually get affected more severely.

Connecting with international colleagues in the French Alps

Posted on February 16, 2015

Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, and Prof André Jordaan, professor in the Department of Economics, attended the Winter Global Business Conference in Tignes, France from 2 to 6 February 2015. The focus of the conference, hosted by the Innovation Institute...

Research on SA economics presented in Greece

Posted on January 27, 2015

Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz of the Department of Economics visited the University of Macedonia in Greece and presented her current research. The topic of her presentation was “Environmental Kuznets Curve in South Africa: to confirm or not to confirm?”.

Economics PhD recipient appointed at the University of Chicago

Posted on April 10, 2014

Dr Jacques Ngoie Kibambe, who received his MPhil (2005) and his PhD (2009) in Economics from the University of Pretoria, has recently been offered the opportunity to join the Becker-Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago, as a research fellow. Du

UP Economics students awarded prestigious scholarships

Posted on March 20, 2014

Two postgraduate students of the Department of Economics were awarded Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) scholarships. ERSA is a research programme which is being funded by the National Treasury of South Africa. What makes this achievement so remark