Department of Economics celebrates top achievers

Posted on December 11, 2019

Top performing achievers in the fields of economics and econometrics were honoured when the Department of Economics hosted its annual awards ceremony recently. UP alumna Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, who is also the Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University and former Minister of Public Service and Administration, was the guest speaker.

Guest speaker Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

Two students from the Department also won the Economic Society of Southern Africa (ESSA) Founders’ Medal for 2018 in the best PhD thesis and the best honours script categories. Dr Tumisang Loate won in the PhD category, with her research topic titled ‘Essays on monetary policy and planning’. Carla Peyper was the winner in the honours category with the research topic ‘On the rand: determinants of the real effective exchange rate and misalignment’.

HOD Prof Steve Koch with ESSA Founders’ Medal winners Dr Tumisang Loate and Carla Peyper

Prize winners from second year to PhD Award winners: Genesis Analytics Prize for achievement in Economics – second-year level
Tichinashe Mabugu Ayrton Amaral Rian Botes
Award winners: Genesis Analytics Prize for achievement in Economics – third-year level
Eduard van der Merwe Luke Elliot
Award winners: Genesis Analytics Prize for achievement in Econometrics – honours level
Carla Peyper Daniel Brink
Bain & Company award winners – second-year level
Prize for achievement in Economics	Tichinashe Mabugu
Prize for achievement in Econometrics	Ayrton Amaral
Bain & Company award winners – third-year level
Prize for achievement in Economics	Eduard Van der Merwe
Prize for achievement in Econometrics	Luke Elliott
Bain & Company 2018 Prize for achievement in Econometrics at honours level
Carla Peyper
Quantec Enterprises (Pty) Ltd award winners – honours level
Prize for achievement in Econometrics	Carla Peyper
Prize for achievement in Econometrics research	Carla Peyper and Daniel Brink
PGF Consultants CC award winners – honours level
Prize for achievement in Economics	Noluthando Penellope Mngwengwe
Prize for achievement in Economics research	Benjamin Iyanu Oyebode
Quantec Enterprises (Pty) Ltd award winners – master's level
Prize for achievement in Econometrics	Chevaughn van der Westhuizen
Prize for achievement in Econometrics research	Chevaughn van der Westhuizen
South African Reserve Bank Chair award winners – honours and master's level
Prize for achievement in Macroeconomics at honours level	Daniel Brink
Prize for achievement in Macroeconomics at master's level	Portia Bele
Department of Economics Head of Department awards
Prize for achievement in Economics at master's level	Wilson Tanyaradzwa Donzwa
Prize for achievement in Economics research at master's level	Wilson Tanyaradzwa Donzwa
Prize for achievement in Economics research at doctoral level	Dr Lardo Stander

The Department congratulates all the winners and thanks the following sponsors for their contribution to the success of the event: Genesis Analytics (Zandile Shabangu), RBB Economics (Crystal Johnson), Quantec Enterprises (Mariette van der Merwe), SARB (Prof Nicola Viegi), PGF Consultants CC (Petro Gouws), and Bain & Company (Burnice Lange).

- Author Department of Economics

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