Stellenbosch students win prizes for Budget Speech Essay competition

Posted by Melt van Schoor on 2022-03-23

Two students from the Department of Economics, Tiaan de Swardt and Ryan Young, did exceptionally well in the Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition this year, with Tiaan's final-round entry being awarded first prize in the postgraduate category and Ryan third place in the undergraduate category. Read a full story on the faculty's website. The full essays are available here:

Determining the risks of a sovereign debt default in South Africa, and the consequences thereof; an international overview (Tiaan de Swardt)

South Africa’s Public Sector Wage Bill and its impact on fiscal sustainability (Ryan Young)

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