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Honours Programmes in Economics (2023 and 2024)
Pure economics stream (credits in parentheses)
Compulsory modules
Course outlines of modules can be found here
Research Assignment (30) - Semesters 1 and 2
Macroeconomics (12) - Semester 2
Microeconomics (12) - Semester 1
Mathematical Methods for Economics (14) [preceded by a 3 week intensive mathematics course] - Semester 1
Introductory Econometrics (12) - Semester 1
Electives (At least 4 electives must be taken. Not all these modules are necessarily available every year. All modules listed below count for 10 credits each)
| 2023 | 2024 (preliminary, subject to change) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Development Economics | Economics of Education I | Development Economics | Economics of Education I |
| Economic History | Financial Economics | Economic History | Financial Economics |
| Public Economics | Industrial Organisation | Public Economics | Industrial Organisation |
| Monetary Economics | Monetary Economics | ||
| Behavioural Economics | Behavioural Economics | ||
| International Finance | International Finance | ||
| International Trade Theory and Policy | International Trade Theory and Policy | ||
| Capita Selecta | Capita Selecta | ||
| Not offered every year | |||
| Economics of Discrimination | Labour Economics | Institutional Economics | |
| Health Economics | |||
| Economics of Technological Change | |||
Information specific to this programme can be found here:
- General information on admission and selection requirements for this programme can be found here.
- The Financial Economics stream is a second option within this programme.
Alternatively please visit the page for the Economics and Mathematical Statistics programme.
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Upcoming Seminars
Monday 26 May 202512:00-13:00
Prof Simon Franklin: Queen Mary University In London
Topic: "No Place Like Home? The Causal Effect of Housing Clearances in Central Addis Ababa"
12:00-13:00
Dr Dawie van Lill: South African Reserve Bank & Stellenbosch University
Topic: "TBC"
12:00-13:00
Prof Hylton Hollander: University Of Cape Town
Topic: "TBC"
BER Weekly
16 May 2025 Trade truce lifts markets, SA braces for winter load-shedding and budget reckoningThis week, data showed that South Africa’s unemployment rate rose in 2025Q1, with net job losses compared to 2024Q4. Meanwhile, mining output improved in March but declined overall for the quarter. In the US, inflation eased to a four-year low, while Germany’s economic sentiment rebounded sharply. The UK economy posted impressive growth in Q1; however,...
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Upcoming Seminars
Monday 26 May 202512:00-13:00
Prof Simon Franklin: Queen Mary University In London
Topic: "No Place Like Home? The Causal Effect of Housing Clearances in Central Addis Ababa"
12:00-13:00
Dr Dawie van Lill: South African Reserve Bank & Stellenbosch University
Topic: "TBC"
12:00-13:00
Prof Hylton Hollander: University Of Cape Town
Topic: "TBC"
BER Weekly
16 May 2025 Trade truce lifts markets, SA braces for winter load-shedding and budget reckoningThis week, data showed that South Africa’s unemployment rate rose in 2025Q1, with net job losses compared to 2024Q4. Meanwhile, mining output improved in March but declined overall for the quarter. In the US, inflation eased to a four-year low, while Germany’s economic sentiment rebounded sharply. The UK economy posted impressive growth in Q1; however,...
Read the full issue