Servaas van der Berg

Emeritus Professor
 
Title: Prof
Email: [protected email address]
Phone: +27 (0)21 808 2239
Office: Schumann 513
 
Research interests:
Economic development, Poverty, Income distribution, Social policy, Education
 
Courses lectured:
Economics 348 (Poverty and Distribution), Development Economics 771 & 871, Economics of Education 771 & 871

BER Weekly

18 Jul 2025 Encouraging data, but messy politics while US tariff deadline looms
The big global data prints of the week came on Tuesday, with better-than-expected Chinese GDP growth for Q2 and US core CPI coming in lower than expected, but still (finally) reflecting some signs of tariffs being passed on to consumers. Locally, the uptick in mining production and retail sales was positive for Q2 GDP dynamics. In addition to the data,...

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