The Department
Marianne Wanamaker
Email: [protected email address]
Research interests:
Labor economics and workforce development, education, American economic history and demography
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Upcoming Seminars
Monday 02 June 202512:00-13:00
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"
12:00-13:00
Dr Neil Rankin: Ceo Of Predictive Insights & Stellenbosch University
Topic: "TBC"
BER Weekly
30 May 2025 SARB sees scope to cut the repo rate, while some of Trump’s tariffs are put on holdLocally, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to cut the repo rate by 25bps to 7.25% (prime to 10.75%). The dovish tilt with all six members voting for a cut (and one even preferring a 50bps cut) was surprising – but welcome. Furthermore, the clear signalling around moving to a 3% inflation target is positive and...
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Upcoming Seminars
Monday 02 June 202512:00-13:00
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"
12:00-13:00
Dr Neil Rankin: Ceo Of Predictive Insights & Stellenbosch University
Topic: "TBC"
BER Weekly
30 May 2025 SARB sees scope to cut the repo rate, while some of Trump’s tariffs are put on holdLocally, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to cut the repo rate by 25bps to 7.25% (prime to 10.75%). The dovish tilt with all six members voting for a cut (and one even preferring a 50bps cut) was surprising – but welcome. Furthermore, the clear signalling around moving to a 3% inflation target is positive and...
Read the full issue