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  • Outgoing Commercii committee passes on the baton to new leadership

    Posted on September 20, 2016

    The Economic and Management Sciences Faculty House Commercii welcomed its incoming Executive Committee (EC) on 16 September 2016. The inauguration ceremony was symbolic of the passing on of the baton from the previous EC, overseen by the Dean of the Faculty, Prof Elsabé Loots, who commended all...

  • UP academic considers cost of hosting Olympics on African soil

    Posted on August 31, 2016

    Dr Heinrich Bohlmann, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria, was recently interviewed on BBC's 'Focus on Africa' segment regarding the possibility of Africa hosting the Olympic Games and what the associated costs would be.

  • Department of Economics hosts Econometric Society

    Posted on August 12, 2016

    The Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences organised and hosted the Econometric Society Africa Region Meetings at the Protea Hotel Kruger Gate in the Kruger National Park from 25 to 29 July 2016.

  • 21st Century Challenges discussed at Elsevier’s Energy Systems Conference 2016

    Posted on July 22, 2016

    Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz of the Department of Economics presented her research paper at the Energy Systems Conference 2016, themed ‘21st Century Challenges’, held at Westminster, London, on 14 and 15 June.

  • Research on water tax featured as Editor's Pick on UNESCO forum

    Posted on May 24, 2016

    An article written by three staff members of UP's Department of Economics was featured as the Editor's Pick on the Global Water Forum, an online resource publishing concise, open-access articles from leading researchers on water governance, policy and science.

  • New head appointed in the Department of Taxation

    Posted on March 10, 2016

    Prof Theuns Steyn has been appointed as Head of the Department of Taxation, with effect from 1 March 2016.

  • Economics energy team attends International Renewable Energy Conference

    Posted on October 20, 2015

    Prof Roula Inglesi-Lotz, accompanied by her two PhD students Mrs Jessika Bohlmann and Mrs Amandine Nakumuryango, as well as Dr Heinrich Bohlmann, all from the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, attended the South African International Renewable Conference...

  • Paper on the effect of global capital flows receives award

    Posted on October 06, 2015

    Professor Nicola Viegi of the Department of Economics and his PhD student Haakon Kavli received the award for best paper in macroeconomics at the Economic Society of South Africa Conference, held in September 2015.

  • Economics student receives medal for research on renewable energy

    Posted on September 18, 2015

    Exceptionally relevant and important research regarding renewable energy in South Africa was recognised on national level when Mr Jaco Weideman received the Economic Society South Africa (ESSA) Founders Medal for Masters Research 2015 at ESSA’s Biennal Conference, held in September 2015 at...

  • Leadership development workshop

    Posted on August 24, 2015

    The Department Human Resource Management would like to invite all interested students to attend a leadership development workshop

  • Economics students visit Fordham University

    Posted on July 31, 2015

    The annual exchange of students between the University of Pretoria and Fordham University in New York continued this year with eight of the Department of Economics’ best and brightest completing two of the three modules in the Emerging Markets programme presented by Fordham. During August...

  • 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.

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