Making connections on the African continent with energy economics workshop

Posted on September 10, 2023

The University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Energy Economics Unit in the Department of Economics hosted an energy economics and econometrics workshop at the beginning of August 2023. The event was organised by the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and funded by the Norwegian...

Just energy transition is contentious but common ground is possible

Posted on August 17, 2023

Several areas of commonality came to light during a public lecture and panel debate held at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus, UP's pan-African platform for collaborative research, on Friday, 4 August.

UP Economics researcher joins 2023 cohort of PEP Research Fellows

Posted on August 17, 2023

Dr Eleni Yitbarek, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been awarded the 2023 Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Research Fellowship. The research and work undertaken by PEP through its programmes and thematic areas seeks to...

Third Annual UP-SU PhD Workshop in Economics Held

Posted on July 21, 2023

Close to 30 submissions were received this year. Of these, the workshop accepted eight papers by PhD students and postdocs from universities across the country, spanning a range of topics in health economics, macroeconomics, finance, and labour economics.

PhD student wins Econometric Society's Best Paper Award

Posted on June 26, 2023

Nyemwererai Matshaka, a PhD student in the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, won the Econometric Society, Africa Region's Young Economist Best Paper Award at the Africa Meeting of the Econometric Society. The conference,...

UP EXPERT OPINION: A Just Energy Transition must incorporate a Just Technology Transition

Posted on June 14, 2023

Researchers in the University of Pretoria's Energy Economics Unit write that for South Africa to transition to renewable energy, a technological transition that is equitable must be factored in.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance

Posted on May 18, 2023

Dr Sansia Blackmore of the African Tax Institute writes that elected government representatives need to be accountable to taxpayers. “They owe us much by way of transparency — explaining themselves and spending our hard-earned taxes carefully, in the interest of the people,” she...

UP’s Economics PhD students present at international energy economics conference

Posted on April 24, 2023

Three PhD candidates in the University of Pretoria's Department of Economics recently participated in the 44th Annual International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference, which took place from 4 to 9 February 2023 in Saudi Arabia.