The department currently has approximately 90 masters and doctoral students at different stages in the postgraduate programmes. The research topics vary,from monetary economics to development economics.
Below is a list of current research being undertaken. For a detailed collection of completed dissertations and theses, please browse the Unisa library collection.
| Student | Topic |
| Mr Oyesanya | Economic dependence and third World underdevelopment |
| Ms Phiri | Gender dimensions of public work programmes in South Africa |
| Mr Mira | Carbon emissions and economic growth in emerging economies |
| Mr Bandura | Financial development and inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa: is inflation threshold noteworthy |
| Mr Mawala | The implications and developments of labour market policies and government reform style on youth unemployment in South Africa |
| Ms Chomela |
Is foreign direct investment the answer to South Africa's high unemployment woes? |
| Ms Mondlane | Energy interdependence and economic growth |
| Mr Mhere | Health sector reforms in the SADC region: an analysis of financing, access and efficiency |
| Mr Hlongwane | Enterprise development and PPPS- a critical review of small and medium business support |
| Mr Netshivhodza | The effects of the national minimum wage on the formal and informal sectors of the Limpopo Province |
| Mr Van Wyk | A comparison of youth unemployment within BRICS (1999-2019) |
| Mr Lefoka | The impact of exchange rate on South Africa's automotive manufactured exports |
| Mr Marema | The impact of real interest rate on private saving in South Africa for the period 1994 - 2016 |
| Mr Sonyoni | The impact of education on economic growth in the northern cape from 1983-2017 using an econometrics approach |
| Mr Potye | Special economic zones in South Africa: A review of investment, trade and employment generation |
| Mr Mathebula | Trends and determinants of private sector credit extension. An econometrics dissection of South Africa |
| Ms Mdingi | The link between inequality and economic growth: A national and provincial review in South Africa |
| Ms Mnqayi | Impact of wage rates on inflation, Gross domestic product and revenue |
| Mr Maluleke | The causal relationship between construction investment and economic growth in South Africa |
| Mr Kangudia | An alternative approach to assessing the impact of African regional trade agreements on actual trade flows |
| Mr Kebbebaw | Demand for international reserve: A case study of Ethiopia |
| Ms Nesongozhe | The skill intensity of export growth in South Africa |
| Ms Zidlele | Effects of information and communication technology on intra-African trade |
| Ms Moletsane | The impact of a value added tax change on aggregate consumption in South Africa |
| Mr Zimucha | An economic analysis of the feasibility of a free education system in South African tertiary institutions |
| Ms Rabuma | South Africa's social security system: an analysis from rural to urban perspective |
| Ms Maluleke | The impact of fiscal policy on economic growth in South Africa |
| Mr Ruiters | The effect of inflation on private savings in South Africa |
| Mr Cronje | Finding evidence of relationship banking and its impacts on SME growth in South Africa |
| Ms Oseghe | The impact of inflation on private consumption expenditure and economic growth in South Africa |
| Ms Iwegbunam | Modelling exchange rate volatility in South Africa |
| Student | Topic |
| Mr Sekyi | The effects of the national health insurance scheme on healthcare utilisation, financial protection, health status and productivity |
| Ms Mutanga | De-risking renewable energy investment towards a low carbon pathway: the case of South Africa |
| Mr Van Biljion | The economic implications of a universal basic income and unemployment caused by the mass automation of jobs |
| Mr Woldemedhin | The impact of foreign direct investment on Ethiopia’s economic growth |
| Mr Asnake | Trade facilitation and export performance in Ethiopia |
| Mr Stevens | The relationship between derivative markets and economic growth |
| Mr Gama | Capital markets development and economic growth in Africa: evidence from SADC countries |
| Ms Isaac | Transfer pricing regulation and profit-shifting in developing countries |
| Mr Munyai | The impact of oil price shock on economic growth in South Africa 1980-2017. A macroeconomic analysis |
| Mr Loloh | The transmission of economic shocks in Ghana |
| Mr Siwisa | The effect of economic policy on economic growth in the city of Tshwane |
| Ms Hendricks | External financing in Sub Saharan Africa countries: Implication for growth and development |
| Mrs Stroebel | South Africa’s readiness for the fourth industrial revolution |
| Mr Workneh | Overseas remittances and economic growth in Ethiopia |
| Ms Nkosi | The relationship between public debt and the organisational performance of Eskom |
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