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Environmental Economics - ...f this module is to provide you with an introduction to and an overview of environmental economics. Keep in mind, however, the interdisciplinary natur...(relevance=15.9)

Economics 381 - ...ule has three parts, namely Institutional Economics, Public Economics, and Environmental Economics:   Economic research is showing increasing...(relevance=9.0)

Thomas Fagart joins Centre for Competition Law and Economics - ...n this work, Dr Fagart focused on topics such as pre-emption, uncertainty, environmental impacts of investment, and collusion. He joins a number of ot...(relevance=6.9)

Economics 348 - ...ent, the distribution problem, distribution via the budget, social policy, environmental policy, policy options for industrial growth and competition ...(relevance=5.9)

WP04/2019 - Title: Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation: Investigating the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve for local and global pollutants i...(relevance=5.5)

Economics 388 - This is a module in applied economics and does not form part of Economics taken as a major subject. It is particularly useful as a precursor to gradua...(relevance=4.7)

Centre for Competition Law and Economics - The newly established Centre for Competition Law and Economics within the Department of Economics has recently launched its own website - click here t...(relevance=4.7)

Economics of Education I - The aims of this course are to provide students with the tools to analyse education from an economic perspective. For this purpose, the course introdu...(relevance=4.5)

Economics 288 (Arts and Social Sciences) - This is a wide-ranging course in Economics stretching over two semesters, aimed at students who desire a broader background in Economics, without the ...(relevance=4.5)

Top economics students recognised - The Department recently recognised the achievements of the best students in Economics at its annual prizegiving ceremony at Moore's End in the Dwarsri...(relevance=4.4)

Media Economics 2015 - The Department of Economics at Stellenbosh University will host the 13th Annual Media Economics Workshop, 6-7 November. The workshop deals with all as...(relevance=4.4)

Monetary Economics - Monetary economics studies the role of money and monetary authorities in a modern economy. We approach the topic in two sections: (i) monetary policy ...(relevance=4.4)

Stellenbosch Monetary Economics Research Group - The Stellenbosch Monetary Economics Research Group has been established within the Department of Economics to facilitate research and discussion in th...(relevance=4.4)

Economics 244 - International Trade This section considers the interaction between our economy and that of the rest of the world. From our knowledge of macroeconomic...(relevance=4.3)

Financial Economics - Welcome to the webpage of the Financial Economics research group....(relevance=4.3)

SU Honorary Doctorate Recipient and Research Collaborator Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics - We congratulate Prof James Robinson, who has worked with members of the Department of Economics, and who have been awarded an honorary doctorate degre...(relevance=4.3)

National Research Foundation renews Chair in the Economics of Social Policy - The Department of Economics will host the Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy for a further five years after the National Research Found...(relevance=4.3)

Mathematical Methods for Economics - Mathematical economics is a key building block of modern economic teaching. This course (together with the pre-course or "bootcamp") aims to ...(relevance=4.3)

Top Economics students awarded prizes - For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Economics was able to hold a prize giving function in person to honour our top under...(relevance=4.3)

Centre for Competition Law and Economics -   (Monetary and history pages start with the rationale for their fields here, thus start with some bold statement about competition here) CCLE ...(relevance=4.2)

Advanced Development Economics (for Master's only) - This module is designed for students who have completed the first Development Economics graduate module in this department. It builds on the first mod...(relevance=4.2)

Economics Department Annual Prize-Giving Ceremony - The Department of Economics hosted its annual welcoming and prize-giving ceremony on the 18th of March 2025. The event was aimed at giving recognition...(relevance=4.2)

Laboratory for the Economics of Africa's Past (LEAP) launched at Stellenbosch - ​South African research into economic history has gained momentum with the launch of the Laboratory for the Economics of Africa's Past (LEAP) at Stell...(relevance=4.2)

Stellenbosch to host Economics postgraduate student conference 2009 - The University of Stellenbosch's Department of Economics is proud to host the annual Western Cape Economics Postgraduate Student Conference on the 15t...(relevance=4.1)

Cobras player graduates with Honours degree in Economics - Omphile Ramela, a cricket player for the Cape Cobras, was one of the Honours (Economics) students to graduate at the December graduation ceremony ye...(relevance=4.1)

Economics 281 - Large differences in income levels within and between countries are a characteristic of the world we live in. Also in South Africa, with one of the mo...(relevance=4.1)

Bridging Academia and Industry: New Initiatives for Postgraduate Economics Students - Professional Engagement Series Launches Successfully The Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University is proud to announce an initiative connec...(relevance=4.1)

Department hosts first ever Economics PhD conference - The recently held two-day Economics PhD conference hosted by the Department and the Stellenbosch branch of the Economic Society of SA (ESSA) saw 23 ...(relevance=4.1)

Economics 214 - Macroeconomics The modern approach to macroeconomic theory is underpinned by microeconomic fundamentals; as such, this module utilizes a more modern ...(relevance=4.1)

Welcome to the Department of Economics - We are one of the oldest Economics departments on the continent and one of the largest in the university. We are dedicated to quality research and tea...(relevance=4.0)

Economics 318 - This module (from 2022 onwards) consists of three parts:   1. Introduction to Econometrics Attention is given to statistical concepts, th...(relevance=4.0)

Honours Programmes in Economics (2023 and 2024) - The Honours programme in Economics is a rigorous, one-year programme aimed at providing students with a thorough and balanced grounding in the theory ...(relevance=4.0)

Honorary doctorate in economics and chancellor's award celebrated - (Photo, from left to right: Hylton Hollander, Willem Boshoff, Neil Rankin, Debra Shepherd, Johan Fourie, Ingrid Woolard, Stan du Plessis, Deirdre McCl...(relevance=4.0)

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 govern...(relevance=4.0)

Economics 144 - The following themes are discussed, with a specific focus on South Africa: how the aggregate economy is measured and functions (including the multi...(relevance=4.0)

Economics lecturer nominated for G20 Youth Summit - Kholekile Malindi, a Junior Lecturer at the Economics Department, has recently been nominated and selected to represent Stellenbosch University at t...(relevance=4.0)

Fifth Annual UP-SU PhD Workshop in Economics Held - This year's annual Pretoria-Stellenbosch PhD Workshop in Economics was hosted by Stellenbosch University and took place on Wednesday, November 5th, 20...(relevance=3.9)

Two Stellenbosch students awarded ESSA Founder's Medal Awards - ...the 2018/2019 year. His research project was entitled "Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation: Investigating the Existence of the Environmental...(relevance=3.9)

Economics Society of South Africa (ESSA) biennial conference 2025 - The Economics Society of South Africa (ESSA)hosted its biennial conference at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West this year. The gathering also ma...(relevance=3.9)

Chair in the Economics of Social Policy​​ renewed - The NRF has recognised the excellent results of Prof Servaas van der Berg and his research group by renewing funding for his research chair in the eco...(relevance=3.9)

Economics Department in partnership to offer free coding in Cape Schools - WeCode24, a fun computer programming platform founded by Prof Rachel Jafta of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic Management and Sc...(relevance=3.9)

Fourth Annual Pretoria-Stellenbosch PhD Workshop in Economics - The fourth annual Pretoria-Stellenbosch PhD Workshop in Economics took place on 9 July 2024 at the University of Pretoria. Ten PhD students and postdo...(relevance=3.9)

Best Economics students receive awards - Several prizes were handed out on Tuesday night at the annual graduate awards ceremony at Moore's End in the beautiful Dwarsrivier Valley. Alexandra...(relevance=3.9)

Michael Jordaan: 'Economics needs new theories that try to incorporate free' - Michael Jordaan, former CEO of FNB and now honorary professor in the Department, gave his first public lecture on Thursday night in the Department o...(relevance=3.9)

Three Economics professors deliver inaugural lectures - Not one or two, but three Economics professors delivered inaugural lectures during the month of August this year. The first was by the faculty dean, P...(relevance=3.9)

Economics lecturers honoured - The First Year Academy held a prestigious event at Neethlingshof in honour of the top 30 first year students from all the faculties of the University ...(relevance=3.8)

Economics Honours students win Schroders awards - As part of a collaboration between Schroders, a London-based asset management company, and the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Stell...(relevance=3.8)

Economics professor wins Outstanding Alumnus award - Professor Rachel Jafta of SU's Department of Economics and founder of Rachel's Angels was the guest speaker at the Rector's Awards For Outstand...(relevance=3.8)

BER and Department of Economics double event - The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and the Department of Economics recently hosted an event with two parts: A presentation by the Organisation for...(relevance=3.8)

Economics of Technological Change - Technological change in its many facets is central to an understanding of economic growth; yet, it was not always recognised as such. This module aims...(relevance=3.8)

Economics department's newly appointed HOD - Prof. Sophia du Plessis is a well-established academic in the Economics Department at Stellenbosch University. Over the past three decades she has wor...(relevance=3.8)

Laboratory for the Economics of Africa's Past (LEAP) - The study of African economic history is overdue for revival. During the last 50 years much has been said and written about underdevelopment and pover...(relevance=3.8)

Institutional Economics - Numerous theories have been constructed to provide reasons for economic growth differences between countries. As data became more readily available, c...(relevance=3.8)

Economics of collusion discussed at ERSA workshop - Prof Willem Boshoff organized an ERSA-sponsored workshop on industrial organization on 7 and 8 September in Constantia. The keynote speaker was Prof J...(relevance=3.7)

13th Annual Media Economics Workshop - November 6-7, 2015 Stellenbosch, South Africa   The Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University is proud to host the 13th Annual Media ...(relevance=3.7)

Stellenbosch Economics graduate voted AU Commission Deputy Chair - Recently, in an African Union summit (held online due to COVID19), one of our Department's graduates, Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, was elected as Deputy...(relevance=3.6)

Stellenbosch Hosts Third Pretoria-Stellenbosch PhD Workshop in Economics - Thamsanqa Nhlapo (University of Pretoria) presenting his paper “Minerals, Sectoral Linkages and Structural Transformation in a Small Open Econ...(relevance=3.5)

Economics 114 - The following five broad themes are studied:• Problems economists address: inequality, poverty, economic growth, sustainability, scarcity, choice...(relevance=3.5)

WP07/2021 - ...ronmental Kuznets Curve, Decoupling, Waste Economics, Regression Analysis, Environmental Economics JEL Classification: C01, C13, C32, F63, F64, G18, O...(relevance=3.4)

Labour Economics - Module presenters: Dieter von Fintel, Debra Shepherd and Kholekile Malindi Course outline Please note that this module is not presented every year, ...(relevance=3.4)

Economics of Discrimination - Module presenters: Eldridge Moses, Debra Shepherd and Olivia Ezeobi Course outline...(relevance=3.4)

Economics of Education II - Module presenters: Servaas van der Berg and Pierre de Villiers The course outline is finalised in consultation with students....(relevance=3.4)

Development Economics I - Economic development is a process of structural change that facilitates a sustained rise in the living standards of the population as a whole. From th...(relevance=3.4)

Behavioural Economics - Module presenter: Rulof Burger Course outline...(relevance=3.4)

Health Economics - Module presenters: Ronelle Burger, Anja Smith and Cobus Burger Course outline Please note that this module is not presented every year, but in alter...(relevance=3.4)

Financial Economics (Honours only) - Module presenter: Nico Katzke Course outline...(relevance=3.4)

New Book by Prof Sampie Terreblanche - ...ainability of the Western empires, as they end up with growing inequality, environmental damage and unmanageable financial market risks. The book is ...(relevance=3.3)

Top performing Economics students recognized - The Department recently celebrated the achievements of its top students of the previous year by awarding a number of prizes at a function held at the ...(relevance=3.3)

Macro research team members at the 5th macro and monetary economics workshop - Last week some members of our macro research team, accompanied by the team leader Prof. Guangling Liu, attended the 5th macro and monetary economics w...(relevance=3.3)

Data Science for Economics and Finance (Master's only) - Module presenters: Nico Katzke and Dawie van Lill Course outline...(relevance=3.3)

Why you need to do a postgraduate degree in Economics at Stellenbosch University - Current students give their perspective on a postgraduate degree at Stellenbosch University. ...(relevance=3.3)

WP12/2008 - ... the development of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the global environmental treaty – the Kyoto Protocol – has brought with it the potenti...(relevance=3.3)

Two Economics students awarded prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship - The Department wishes to congratulate Jonathan Reader and Dale Anthony van der Lingen on this achievement. Please read the entry on the University's b...(relevance=3.2)

Economics department hosts alumni events in New York and Boston - The Department will host two events for Stellenbosch alumni in July. The first will be held on 26 July at the ING office in New York. The second, on 3...(relevance=3.2)

Apply now for Honours and Master's degree studies in economics commencing in 2013 - If you are interested in studying for an Honours or Master's degree in 2013, please note that applications must be received by the end of October 2012...(relevance=3.2)

WP10/2020 - ... in Singapore: a replication study Keywords: endogeneity robust inference, environmental economics, health economics, instrument invalidity, sensitivi...(relevance=3.1)

Economics research featured in 2013 Research Report - Research by Rulof Burger, Servaas van der Berg and Dieter von Fintel (How Education Policies Added to Joblessness) and Marisa Coetzee and Ronelle Burg...(relevance=2.9)

Ada Jansen new chair of Department - ...ed the Department in July 2004. Although her initial field of interest was Environmental Economics – with her paper on 'Water demand and the urb...(relevance=2.8)

Shepherd, Debra - Debra Shepherd debrashepherd@sun.ac.za Research interests: Micro-econometrics, Development Economics, Economics of Education, Labour Economics, Strati...(relevance=2.0)

Siebrits, Krige - Krige Siebrits krigesiebrits@sun.ac.za Research interests: Fiscal Policy; Public Economics; Institutional Economics; Economic Policymaking Courses lec...(relevance=1.9)

de Villiers, Pierre - Pierre de Villiers apdv@sun.ac.za Research interests: Mathematical methods and Programming, Microeconomics - Welfare Economics, State and Local Govern...(relevance=1.8)

Nieuwoudt, Liezl - Liezl Nieuwoudt lnieuw@sun.ac.za Research interests: Economics Education and Teaching of Economics, Analysis of Education, Educational Finance Courses...(relevance=1.7)

Ezeobi, Olivia - Olivia Ezeobi olivia@sun.ac.za Research interests: Feminist Economics. Health Economics (Mental Health). Intersectionality of inequalities for working...(relevance=1.7)

Postgraduate Student Conference 2012 - ...frica (Abstract | Full-text) Diana Nyabongo: Trade liberalisation and its environmental impact in South Africa: An empirical analysis (Abstract | Ful...(relevance=1.7)

von Fintel, Marisa - Marisa von Fintel marisavonfintel@sun.ac.za Research interests: Impact Evaluation, Health Economics, Economics of Education, Government Accountability...(relevance=1.7)

Essop, Hassan - Hassan Essop hessop@sun.ac.za Research interests: Innovation and Technology, Local Economic Development, Public Economics, General. Courses lectured:...(relevance=1.6)

du Plessis, Sophia - Sophia du Plessis sophia@sun.ac.za Research interests: Institutional Economics, Experimental Economics Courses lectured: Economics 381 (Institutional ...(relevance=1.6)

Jansen, Ada - Ada Jansen ada@sun.ac.za Research interests: Public Economics, Taxation. Courses lectured: Economics 381 (Public Economics), Public Economics 771...(relevance=1.5)

Jafta, Rachel - Rachel Jafta rccj@sun.ac.za Research interests: International Trade, Industrial Organisation and Competition issues, Technological Change and R&D, Aff...(relevance=1.5)

Recent Publications (2009) - ...sessment of cumulative effects in socioeconomic impact studies. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 2009; 11(2) : 311-329. DE V...(relevance=1.5)

Reid, Monique - Monique Reid mreid@sun.ac.za Research interests: Macroeconomic policy, Monetary economics, Financial economics Courses lectured: Macroeconomics (Honou...(relevance=1.5)

Ngwenya, Mosima - Mosima Ngwenya mosima@sun.ac.za Research interests: Health economics Courses lectured: Economics 114; Economics 144...(relevance=1.5)

WP25/2011 - Title: Low quality education as a poverty trap Keywords: school quality, poverty, inequality, South Africa JEL Classification: I21, I24, J31 Abstract:...(relevance=1.4)