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Development Economics II
This course is designed for students who have completed the first Development Economics graduate course in this department. It builds on the first course by :
- providing a wider set of readings, with less of a South African focus (e.g. Sen's approach to poverty)
- dealing with selected, more focused issues in development research (e.g. an institutional perspective on economic development)
- further developing technical skills for empirical development research
The desired outcomes from this course are
- a deepened understanding of the development process and different approaches to development
- an improved ability to read and interpret advanced readings in development economics
- developing empirical research skills in the development field.
Course instructor: Servaas van der Berg, Ronelle Burger, Dieter von Fintel and Marisa von Fintel
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11 June 2018Over the weekend, welcome news broke that the majority of public sector trade unions had signed a multi-year wage deal with the government. Unfortunately, the costs are significantly more than budgeted for by National Treasury in the February Budget. This means that the government is faced with some tough choices. The fact that GDP growth disappointed...
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BER Weekly
11 June 2018Over the weekend, welcome news broke that the majority of public sector trade unions had signed a multi-year wage deal with the government. Unfortunately, the costs are significantly more than budgeted for by National Treasury in the February Budget. This means that the government is faced with some tough choices. The fact that GDP growth disappointed...
Read the full issue