Postgraduate conference held at Stellenbosch University
Posted by Johan Fourie on 2012-04-18
On Wednesday, 18 April, Stellenbosch University hosted the 2012 post-graduate Economics student conference. Eleven students from the universities of Stellenbosch, the Western Cape and Cape Town presented their research to a large audience of students and staff. Deon Botha (pictured) was one of the Stellenbosch graduates in action, presenting his "Hedge fund risk appetite: A prospect theory perspective" to attentive listeners.
Papers for the conference can be downloaded here.
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