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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
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BER Weekly
6 July 2020The main domestic data event over the past week was the release of the 2020Q1 GDP figures. Although not as poor as feared, the data still highlighted just how weak the SA economy was even before the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis hit with full force in 2020Q2. In other domestic news, a heated debate is raging about the fiscal consolidation outlined in...
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BER Weekly
6 July 2020The main domestic data event over the past week was the release of the 2020Q1 GDP figures. Although not as poor as feared, the data still highlighted just how weak the SA economy was even before the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis hit with full force in 2020Q2. In other domestic news, a heated debate is raging about the fiscal consolidation outlined in...
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