The Department
Stan du Plessis
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Office: Administration Buildings
Research interests:
Sociology of Economics (citation analyses; departmental rankings; etc.), Econometric and Statistical Methods: General, Econometric Methods: Single/Multiple/Simultaneous Equation Models, Model Construction and Estimation; Model Evaluation and Testing, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics: General, Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes measurement and data), Monetary Policy (Targets, Instruments, and Effects), Central Banks and Their Policies (organization, case studies), Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government , Law and Economics: General and Constitutional Law, Economic History: General
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25 Apr 2025 Budget 3.0 loading; Trump starts to walk back tariff threats and Fed bullying (for now)This week was marked by policy reversals and clarifications both in SA and abroad, as policymakers confronted the consequences of their decisions. In the US, the administration softened its previously hardline stance on tariffs and downplayed earlier critiques of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At home, SA’s National Treasury retracted its VAT increase...
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BER Weekly
25 Apr 2025 Budget 3.0 loading; Trump starts to walk back tariff threats and Fed bullying (for now)This week was marked by policy reversals and clarifications both in SA and abroad, as policymakers confronted the consequences of their decisions. In the US, the administration softened its previously hardline stance on tariffs and downplayed earlier critiques of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At home, SA’s National Treasury retracted its VAT increase...
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