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.
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A rural development index for South Africa: construction and application |
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Gender norms, intrahousehold bargaining and financial decision-making: Evidence from South Africa (2008-2018) |
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Financial inclusion and poverty alleviation in Ethiopia |
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Fiscal Federalism in Ethiopia: a comparative review |
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The effect of Covid-19 on poverty, inequality and unemployment in the North West Province of South Africa |
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Migration and remittances for development: The role of European Union |
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Examining the impact of higher education on economic growth and alleviating unemployment in South Africa |
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Financial Development and Monetary Policy Transmission Dynamics: Evidence from Emerging Africa |
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The asymmetric effects of economic policy on stock market prices in South Africa |
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The effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policy on economic growth: A case of Namibia |
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Capital inflow, governance and economic growth in SACU Countries |
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Financial integration, institutional advancement and total productivity nexus in SADC |
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Inflation and economic growth: Empirical evidence from selected East African Countries |
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The Role of Bank Supervision on Banking System Performance: A Cross-Country Study |
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Human capital formation in Ethiopia and its impact on poverty alleviation |
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The impact of external shocks on monetary policy effectiveness in Non-UEMOA West Africa |
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Embeddedness, resilient networks and the likelihood of demand inducement behaviours in the South African private healthcare market |
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Effect of Energy Infrastructure on Manufacturing Output Growth in Kenya |
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Analyzing the relationship between energy consumption, carbon emissions and mitigating strategies in Ghana |
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An Analysis of Energy Transition Pathways and Economic Growth in Ghana |
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The relationship between energy cost and the cost of doing business in South Africa: A case study of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises in Gauteng Province |
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Does financial inclusion promote income inequality and poverty reduction in South Africa? |
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Business Cycle: A Cross Country Analysis |
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Determinants of banks¿ credit to the private sector in Ghana: A diagnostic panel data analysis |
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A Comprehensive Examination of the Impact of External Shocks on Macroeconomic Performance in Ghana |
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Impact of microcredit on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Estimating the cost of load-shedding (electricity blackouts) in South Africa |
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Macroeconomic Impacts of the African Continental Free Trade Area on Ethiopia |
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Implications of universal free education policies on Public and Household education expenditure in Tanzania |
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The dynamics of preferential rules of origin on trade in industrial/manufactured product in Africa: The case of EAC |
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The relationship between market structure, efficiency and profitability of financial institutions in Ethiopia: The case of the Banking and Insurance Sector |
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Artificial Intelligence (AI), employment, manufactured exports and foreign direct investment: Firm level analysis in Africa |
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Monetary-fiscal policy interactions in Ghana over the period 1980 - 2020 |
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Technological Innovation and Carbon Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moderating role of Global Uncertainty |
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Government Expenditure, Public Debt and Poverty Reduction in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) |
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The impact of government debt and the tax burden on consumption expenditure: Covid-19 and the South African economy |
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Electricity accessibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: The relevance of international remittances, income inequality and governance quality |
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Economic effects of political instability in Ethiopia: An empirical application |
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Nexus between financial development and income inequality in Sub-Saharan African countries |
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Decentralisation, education service delivery and poverty reduction in Uganda |
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Regime switching dynamics in fiscal-monetary interactions in South Africa: Three essays |
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Higher education expansion and income inequalities in Zimbabwe: an empirical analysis |
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The effectiveness of depreciation tax allowances in boosting mining output, investment, and employment in South Africa |
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Barriers to mineral beneficiation in selected African states, with a specific focus on South Africa and Tanzania |
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The Impact of mineral extraction on social wellbeing in South Africa |
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Understanding productivity growth in Africa and how the continent can accelerate its income growth |
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The Effect of Public Financial Incentives on the Innovation Behavior of US Medicare Advantage Plans |
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Economic diversification: the case of South Africa North West Province |
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Poverty among rural women in South Africa |
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An economic analysis of the feasibility of free tertiary education for South Africa |
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E-commerce and taxation in developing countries: the South African case |
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The relationship between economic growth and unemployment: investigation of Okun's Law in South Africa |
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Youth unemployment and crime in Nigeria: Discovering the extent to which youth unemployment contributes to crime |
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The relationship between financial system and economic growth in South Africa |
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The relationship between economic growth and public expenditure in Eswatini |
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The impact of monetary policy on income inequality and inflation in South Africa |
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Implications of social and economic infrastructure on productivity in South Africa |
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The impact of income distribution on government expenditure and revenue in South Africa, 1995-2022 |
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Analysis on the Economic Effects of Energy Supply in Southern Africa and Strategies to close the Demand Gaps |
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The Institutional Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Africa |
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The impact of trade liberalisation on economic growth: Case of South Africa |
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Labour market dynamics and wage inequality in the industrial sector of South Africa |
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The role of SACU integration on the economic development of its member countries |
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Evaluating the Involvement of women in the mining sector to achieve economic empowerment |
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The impact of household debt levels in determining household consumption expenditure patterns in South Africa in 2023 |
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An analysis of manufacturing sector as an engine of growth in South Africa economy |
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Russian-Ukraine 2022 war: The effects of the war on the South African economy |
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The impact of electricity prices on manufacturing sector output: A case study of South Africa |
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Trade facilitation measures and economic development in the African union: An empirical analysis |
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The impact of Covid-19 pandemic to the informal economic sector in Gauteng: Opportunities, constraints and policy gaps facing informal street traders |
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Aftermath of greylisting on the Financial Sector and South Africa’s economic development and growth |
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The bond market and economic growth nexus in South Africa: 2007 to 2022 |
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The Impact of Fintech on the South African Banking Sector: An economic perspective |
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Empirical analysis of public expenditures on economic growth in South Africa |
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Economic growth and unemployment: a study examining Okun's Law applicability to the South African economy |
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Free State economic outcomes as a function of deteriorating public infrastructure |
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The impacts of inflation on consumers employed in the public sector |
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An empirical analysis on the effects of inflation, unemployment and interest rates on economic growth of South Africa |
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Asymmetric analysis between energy consumption and population growth on CO2 emissions |
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Factors impacting electricity consumption in South Africa: Analysis of customer data and economic variables for improved predictive modelling and effective risk mitigation |
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The Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and economic growth in South Africa |
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Measuring the macroeconomic effects of inflation targeting in South Africa: A Factor Augmented Vector Auto Regression (FAVAR) approach |
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The effect of Exchange rate volatility on Trade flows in South African |
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The effect of population growth on economic growth in South Africa for the period of 1950 to 2020 |
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Effect of monetary policy on business cycle: South Africa |
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Analysis of South Africa's trade with BRICS and Western Countries |
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The link between financial development and poverty reduction in South Africa |
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Impact of trade policy on environmental quality: The case of Sub-Sarahan Africa |
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Quantitative analysis of the causes of Exchange rate volatility in South Africa during the global COVID-19 pandemic and the role of fiscal and monetary pol |
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Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Investment in South Africa: An Empirical Analysis |
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The nexus between trade liberalisation and poverty reduction in South Africa |
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The impact of renewable energy consumption on South African economic growth |
Last modified: 2024/11/08