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Public Economics
The goals of the module are to develop an understanding of the various views on the role of the government in an economy; study the theories of government expenditure, taxation and loan finance (debt) by the state, and thereby to master the principles of public economics; and study the influence of public sector activities on the economy, both macro- and microeconomically, with special reference to South Africa.
Module presenters: Krige Siebrits, Ada Jansen and Andreas Freytag
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5 December 2022Shock waves reverberated through SA last week after an independent panel report found that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have violated his oath of office in handling a theft at his Limpopo farm. While the Phala Phala saga will drag on this week, there are also some important local data releases, including the 2022Q3 real GDP figures (tomorrow) and the...
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BER Weekly
5 December 2022Shock waves reverberated through SA last week after an independent panel report found that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have violated his oath of office in handling a theft at his Limpopo farm. While the Phala Phala saga will drag on this week, there are also some important local data releases, including the 2022Q3 real GDP figures (tomorrow) and the...
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