Department of Economics

Prof SY Ho

College of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Economic and Financial Sciences
Department: Economics
Associate Professor
Tel: 012 433 4693
E-mail: hosy@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • MEcon, University of Hong Kong
  • PhD (Economics), Unisa

NRF Rating

C2

Currently teaching

  • Macroeconomics (ECS4861)
  • Advanced International Economics (ECS4865)

Field of Specialisation

  • Financial Economics
  • International Economics
  • Development Economics

Journal articles

  1. “The impact of financial inclusion on financial stability: Review of theories and international evidence”, 2024, Development Studies Research, 11(1), 2373459, co-authored with M Damane
  2. “Inflation and economic growth trends: Global and South African Perspectives”, 2023, Acta Economica, 21(39), 91-109, co-authored with SMT Mandeya
  3. “A comprehensive overview of small, medium and micro enterprises development in South Africa”, 2023, Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica19(5), 215-240, co-authored with N.P. Vacu-Ngqila
  4. “Income inequality and economic growth: An empirical investigation in South Africa”, 2023, Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023, 11: 2230027, co-authored with K Mdingi
  5. “Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty and the Economic Growth Nexus: A Review of the Literature”, 2022, Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, Vol.22, No. 1, 172-190, co-authored with SMT Mandeya
  6. “Exchange rate exposure in the South African stock market before and during the COVID-19 pandemic”, 2021, Finance Research Letters, Vol 43, 102000, co-authored with BN Iyke
  7. “Inflation, inflation uncertainty and the economic growth nexus: An impact study of South Africa”, 2021, MethodsX, Vol.8, 101501, co-authored with SMT Mandeya
  8. “Literature review on income inequality and economic growth”, 2021, MethodsX, Vol.8, 101402, co-authored with K Mdingi
  9. “Stock return predictability over four centuries: The role of commodity returns”, Finance Research Letters, 2021, 40 (May), 101711, co-authored with BN Iyke
  10. “Investor attention on COVID-19 and African stock returns”, 2021, MethodsX,8, 101195, co-authored with BN Iyke
  11. “Short- and long-term impact of trade openness on financial development in sub-Saharan Africa”, The Journal of Developing Areas, 2021, Vol.55, No.1, 107-123, co-authored with BN Iyke
  12. “Consumption and exchange rate uncertainty-evidence from selected Asian countries”, The World Economy, 2020, Vol.43, No.9, 2437-2462, co-authored with BN Iyke
  13. “The effects of transitory and permanent inflation uncertainty on investment in Ghana”, Economic Change and Restructuring, 2020, 53, No.1, 195-217, co-authored with BN Iyke
  14. “The macroeconomic drivers of stock market development: Evidence from Hong Kong”, Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2020, 12, No.2, 185-207, co-authored with NM Odhiambo
  15. “The determinants of economic growth in Ghana: New empirical evidence”, Global Business Review, 2020, Vol.21, 3, 626–644, co-authored with BN Iyke
  16. “An empirical assessment of the macroeconomic determinants of stock market development in South Africa”, International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2019, Vol.14, No.2, 322-342
  17. “The macroeconomic determinants of stock market development in Malaysia: An empirical analysis”, Global Business and Economic Review, 2019, Vol.21. No.2, 174-193
  18. “Unemployment and inflation: Evidence of a nonlinear Phillips Curve in the Eurozone”, Journal of Developing Areas, 2019, Vol.53, No.4, 151-163, co-authored with BN Iyke
  19. “Determinants of economic growth in Hong Kong: The role of stock market development”, Cogent Economics and Finance, 2018, Vol.6, No.1, 6: 1510718
  20. “Analysing the sources of growth in an emerging market economy: The Thailand experience”, International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 2018, Vol.10, No.4, 340-359
  21. “Nonlinear effects of exchange rate changes on the South African bilateral trade balance”, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2018, Vol.27, No.3, 350-363, co-authored with BN Iyke
  22. “Analysing the macroeconomic drivers of stock market development in the Philippines”, Cogent Economics and Finance, 2018, 6:1451265, co-authored with NM Odhiambo
  23. “Finance-growth-poverty nexus: A reassessment of the trickle-down hypothesis in China”, Economic Change and Restructuring, 2018, Vol.51, Iss.3, 221-247, co-authored with BN Iyke
  24. Real exchange rate volatility and domestic consumption in Ghana. The Journal of Risk Finance. Vol. 19 No. 5, 2018, 513-523, co-authored with BN Iyke
  25. “On the causal links between the stock market and the economy of Hong Kong”, Contemporary Economics, 2017, Vol.11, No.3, 343-362, co-authored with BN Iyke
  26. “The real exchange rate, the Ghanaian trade balance, and the J-curve”, Journal of African Business, Vol.18, No.3, 380-392, co-authored with BN Iyke
  27. “Income inequality and growth: New insights from Italy”, 2017, Economia Internazionale, Vol.70, No.4, 419-442, co-authored with BN Iyke
  28. “Monetary uncertainty and the demand for money in Ghana”, 2017, The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol.51, No.4, 1-13, co-authored with BN Iyke
  29. “Does financial development lead to poverty reduction in China? Time series evidence”, Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 2017, Vol.9, No.1, 99-112, co-authored with BN Iyke
  30. “Empirical reassessment of bank-based financial development and economic growth in Hong Kong”, Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, 2017, Vol. 12, Iss.1(47), 145-159, co-authored with BN Iyke
  31. “Determinants of stock market development: A review of the literature”, Studies in Economics and Finance, 2017, Vol.34, No.1, 143-164, co-authored with BN Iyke
  32. Exchange rate uncertainty and domestic investment in Ghana." Cogent Economics & Finance, 2017, Vol.5, Iss.1, 1362157, co-authored with BN Iyke
  33. “Global economic and financial crisis: Exploring the transmission channels and impacts on sub-Saharan African Economies”, Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions, 2016, Vol.6, No.4 Fall, 
  34. "Stock market performance in Hong Kong: An exploratory review", Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 2015, Vol. 29, No.1, 47-61, co-authored with NM Odhiambo
  35. “Stock market development in the Philippines: The past and the present,’ Philippine Journal of Development, 2014-2015, Vol.41-42, co-authored with NM Odhiambo
  36. “Banking sector development and economic growth in Hong Kong: An empirical investigation”, International Business and Economic Research Journal, 2013, Vol.12, No.5, 519-532, co-authored with NM. Odhiambo
  37. “Stock market development and economic growth in Hong Kong: An empirical investigation”, International Business and Economic Research Journal, 2012, Vol.11, No.7, 795-808, co-authored with NM. Odhiambo
  38. “Finance and poverty reduction in China: An empirical investigation”, International Business and Economic Research Journal, 2011, Vol.10, No.8, 103-114, co-authored with NM. Odhiambo
  39. “Renewable energy policy landscape in South Africa: Moving towards a low carbon economy”, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2011, 14, 265-276, co-authored with G. Nhamo

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Women in Research Leadership Award; University of South Africa, 2024
  • Teaching and Learning Award; University of South Africa, 2023
  • Engaged Scholarship Award; University of South Africa, 2023
  • Academic Citizenship Award; University of South Africa, 2023
  • Dean’s Award for Research Excellence; University of South Africa, 2021
  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research; University of South Africa, 2020
  • Highly Commended Paper Emerald Literati Award; Emerald Publishing, 2018
  • Women in Research Emerging Researcher Award; University of South Africa, 2018
  • Community Engagement Award; University of South Africa, 2013