The Department
Sophia du Plessis
Email: [protected email address]
Phone: +27 (0)21 808 2204
Office: Schumann 517
Research interests:
Institutional Economics, Traffic Policy in South Africa, Economic growth and development in Sub-Saharan Africa, African Economic history
Courses lectured:Economics 114 (Micro economics), Economics 381 (Institutional Economics), Institutional Economics 771
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BER Weekly
30 March 2020Late Friday night, Moody's downgraded SA's foreign and local currency sovereign credit rating to Ba1 - one notch below investment grade - following a scheduled ratings review. Tragically, SA also recorded its first COVID-19 deaths and cases surged to over 1 200 during the week.In financial markets, the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) announced it would start...
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BER Weekly
30 March 2020Late Friday night, Moody's downgraded SA's foreign and local currency sovereign credit rating to Ba1 - one notch below investment grade - following a scheduled ratings review. Tragically, SA also recorded its first COVID-19 deaths and cases surged to over 1 200 during the week.In financial markets, the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) announced it would start...
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