List of topics completed and ongoing

1. ‘n Ekonomiese ontleding van die finansies van plaaslike owerhede
2. ‘n Ekonomiese ontleding van sosio-politieke groepvorming met spesiale verwysing na die Afrikaner
3. ‘n Ontleding van die bronne van ekonomiese groei in Suid-Afrika
4. ‘n Ontleding van die problematiek van mannekragtekorte in Suid-Afrika
5. ‘n Vergelykende studie van produktiwiteit en winsgewendheid in die Suid-Afrikaanse fabriekswese-sektor
6. A comparison of youth unemployment within BRICS (1999-2019)
7. A cost function approach to certain energy input substitution responses in the South African commercial and industrial sector
8. A historical overview of monetary developments in Malawi (1870 - 1985)
9. A reconciliation of conservation and development objectives in South Africa
10. A review of economic impact studies and common problems encountered
11. A review of the link between electricity cost and economically efficient electricity pricing in South Africa
12. A short-cut method for the provision of regional input-output tables in South Africa
13. A study in the foundations of monetary theory
14. An allocation and pricing model for water in South Africa
15. An alternative approach to assessing the impact of African regional trade agreements on actual trade flows
16. An analysis of impact of taxation and expenditure police on income distribution in Namibia
17. An econometric analysis of the impact of import on inflation in Namibia
18. An economic analysis of electricity supply in South Africa
19. An economic analysis of the feasibility of a free education system in South African tertiary institutions
20. An economic analysis of the provision of electricity in South Africa
21. An economic analysis of the world chromium market
22. An economic study of the South African mohair industry
23. An in-depth analysis of BRICS trading patterns and the impact on employment
24. An in-depth qualitative analysis regarding neuroeconomics
25. Aspekte van die verbruik van energie in Suid-Afrika
26. Bank rate as an instrument of monetary policy in South Africa
27. Bank regulation, financial stability and economic performance in the Southern Africa development community
28. Behavioural and neoclassical economics: Towards an integration
29. Capital flight in middle-income countries
30. Capital markets development and economic growth in Africa: Evidence from SADC countries
31. Carbon emissions and economic growth in emerging economies
32. Causality between health and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
33. Competitiveness of small businesses owned by Asians and expatriate Africans in South Africa compared to those owned by indigenous citizens
34. Conditional cash transfers as a means of addressing poverty in South Africa
35. Cost effectiveness of universal test and treat programme in Sub-Saharan Africa
36. Debt dynamics and inflation in West African countries
37. Demand for international reserve: a case study of Ethiopia
38. De-risking renewable energy investment towards a low carbon pathway: The case of South Africa
39. Determinants of financial inclusion in Ethiopia: An assessment of financial systems in poverty alleviation programmes
40. Determinants of fiscal deficits in East Africa
41. Determinants of foreign direct investment in Namibia
42. Determining the optimal balance between self- regulation and prudential regulation in the South African banking sector
43. Development aid and its impact on poverty reduction in developing countries - a panel data analysis.
44. Die beginsel van subsidiëring van insette as 'n metode om ekonomiese ontwikkeling te stimuleer
45. Die dualistiese arbeidsmarkteorie
46. Die implikasies van die algemene owerheid se leningsbehoefte op die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie
47. Die invloed van buitelandse sanksies op die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie
48. Die monetêre benadering tot die betalingsbalans
49. Die ontwikkelingproblematiek rondom plaas- en mynwerkers op die Hoëveld
50. Die relatiewe belangrikheid van monetêre en fiskale beleidsmaatreels: 'n Empiriese toetsing
51. Die sosio-ekonomiese impak van demografiese faktore in Wes-Kaapland
52. Economic aspects concerning the development of a food and nutrition policy in South Africa
53. Economic dependence and third world underdevelopment.
54. Economic evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of HIV test and treat programs in South Africa
55. Economic sanctions against South Africa during the eighties
56. Effect of public capital expenditure on economic growth in South Africa
57. Effects of government expenditure on economic growth: The case study of South Africa
58. Effects of information and communication technology on intra-African trade
59. Energy consumption and the underdeveloped areas of the world
60. Energy interdependence and economic growth
61. Enterprise development and PPPs- a critical review of small and medium business support
62. Ex post project evaluation and the economic assessment of development projects in Southern Africa
63. Examining the effectiveness of the new Basel III banking standards: Experience from the South African customs union (SACU) banks
64. Examining the role of small and medium firms in economic growth and development
65. Exchange rate variability and the South African economy 1973 to 1985
66. External financing in Sub-Saharan Africa countries: Implication for growth and development
67. FDI inflows and economic growth in Southern Africa: A panel data approach
68. Financial development and economic growth: A comparative study between Cameroon and South Africa
69. Financial development and economic growth; new evidence from nine countries
70. Financial development and inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is inflation threshold noteworthy?
71. Financial development: Trade openness and growth in selected African countries
72. Financial innovation and its implications for monetary policy in South Africa
73. Financial liberalization and sustainable economic growth in ECOWAS countries
74. Finding evidence of relationship banking and its impacts on SME growth in South Africa
75. Fiscal behaviour and fiscal sustainability in South Africa: A Markov-switching approach
76. Foreign aid and growth in Africa: Evidence from panel data
77. Foreign direct investment and its importance to the economy of South Africa
78. Foreign direct investment and poverty reduction: Evidence from selected African countries
79. Foreign direct investment: Its determinants and relevance to developing countries
80. From aid to trade: A review of aid exit strategies
81. Gender dimensions of public work programmes in South Africa
82. Good governance and inequality
83. Government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa: Causality and cointegration nexus
84. Health insurance and the financing of healthcare in Zimbabwe: Evaluating inclusive mechanisms
85. Health sector reforms in the SADC region: An analysis of financing, access and efficiency
86. Higher education expansion and inequalities in Zimbabwe: An empirical analysis
87. Human capital development in South Africa: Perspectives on education in the post-Aparthied era.
88. Impact of competition policy on the construction industry in South Africa
89. Impact of foreign private investment on economic growth in Nigeria
90. Impact of infrastructure investment on unemployment in South Africa between 1989 and 2016
91. Impact of investment in human capital on economic growth in the democratic republic of Congo 1990-2016
92. Impact of wage rates on inflation, gross domestic product and revenue
93. Inflation and economic growth: a panel data analysis in selected east African countries.
94. Inflation targeting policy: An appropriate framework for monetary policy?
95. Is foreign direct investment the answer to South Africa's high unemployment woes?
96. Maatskappybesparing en die investeringsbesluit
97. Macroeconomic determinants of domestic private investment: A comparative analysis of three Southern African countries
98. Macroeconomic determinants of foreign direct investments in West Africa monetary zone
99. Macroeconomics without laws: Methodological and theoretical aspects
100. Modelling exchange rate volatility in South Africa.
101. Monetary integration in East Africa
102. Monetary policy and output effects: Lessons from East-African countries
103. Monetary policy and uncertainty in South Africa
104. New chapter for Africa's development: The democratic state development capitalism and structural transformation in Ethiopia
105. Oil price and economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries: Empirical evidence from oil importing countries
106. Output volatility in developing countries
107. Overseas remittances and economic growth in Ethiopia
108. Policy reforms and economic development: An institutional perspective on the Nigerian experience (1986 to 1993)
109. Poverty reduction strategies in South Africa
110. Privatisation of ports
111. Public and private investment and economic growth: The tale of four Southern African countries
112. Public debt and economic growth in SADC countries
113. Real exchange rate and economic growth in Southern African development community (SADC) countries
114. Remittance and economic growth in African countries: An empirical investigation
115. Review of unemployment, poverty and inequality in South Africa: 2000-2010.
116. Rural development outcomes and policies in South Africa's Limpopo province
117. Rural poverty reduction policies and programmes in South Africa
118. Saving of non-financial sector corporations in the national accounts of South Africa and the interaction with gross fixed capital formation and bank credit
119. Savings and economic growth in the CMA countries
120. Savings and economic growth: Empirical evidence from selected Southern African countries
121. Self-employed small business earnings and poverty in the Nigerian informal sector
122. South Africa’s readiness for the fourth industrial revolution
123. South Africa's outward foreign direct investment in Southern African development community
124. South Africa's social security system: An analysis from rural to urban perspective
125. Special economic zones in South Africa: a review of investment, trade and employment generation
126. Stagflation - a theoretical perspective
127. The causal link between foreign direct investment, domestic investment, foreign debt, exchange rate and economic growth in South Africa
128. The causal relationship between construction investment and economic growth in South Africa
129. The determinants of economic growth in SADC countries
130. The determinants of government expenditure in South Africa: An empirical analysis
131. The determinants of import demand in African countries
132. The determinants of inflation in South Africa: An empirical analysis
133. The determinants of short-term interest rates
134. The determinants of stock market development: Experience from selected Asian countries
135. The determinants of the quality of education in Zimbabwe
136. The determination of dumping and the use of anti-dumping measures in international trade
137. The economic benefits of education in South Africa
138. The economic effects of the local content programme for heavy commercial vehicles in South Africa
139. The economic implications of a universal basic income and unemployment caused by the mass automation of jobs
140. The economics of gold mining taxation
141. The effect of changes in the exchange rate on dumping in South Africa
142. The effect of common currencies on trade
143. The effect of economic policy on economic growth in the city of Tshwane
144. The effect of inflation on private savings in South Africa
145. The effectiveness of tax incentives in attracting foreign direct investment: The case of the Southern African development community
146. The effects of financial liberalisation in emerging market economies
147. The effects of the national health insurance scheme on healthcare utilisation, financial protection, health status and productivity
148. The effects of the national minimum wage on the formal and informal sectors of the Limpopo province.
149. The evolution of thought on the availability of non-renewable natural resources in the long run
150. The financing of a non-pure public good: The case of roads
151. The forward exchange policy of the South African reserve bank
152. The impact of a value added tax change on aggregate consumption in South Africa
153. The impact of big retail stores on the township economy of Ekhuruleni metro municipality
154. The impact of business environment on firms’ decision to formalize: Evidence from Zimbabwe and selected African countries.
155. The impact of China's regional growth and development in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
156. The impact of economic and financial development on carbon emissions: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
157. The impact of education expenditure, tertiary enrolment, school enrolment, innovation and social infrastructure investment on economic growth in South Africa
158. The impact of education on economic growth in the Northern Cape from 1983-2017 using an econometrics approach
159. The impact of exchange rate on South Africa's automotive manufactured exports
160. The impact of external shocks on monetary policy effectiveness in non-UEMOA West Africa
161. The impact of financial development on investment: indications from Southern Africa
162. The impact of fiscal policy on economic growth in South Africa
163. The impact of foreign debt on poverty: A case study of Zimbabwe
164. The impact of foreign direct investment on Ethiopia’s economic growth
165. The impact of inflation on private consumption expenditure and economic growth in South Africa
166. The impact of oil endowment and human capital investment on economic growth in Nigeria
167. The impact of oil price shock on economic growth in South Africa 1980-2017. A macroeconomic analysis
168. The impact of public and private healthcare financing on life expectancies: A panel approach from selected Sub-Saharan African countries
169. The impact of real interest rate on private saving in South Africa for the period 1994 – 2016
170. The impact of regional integration on socio-economic development in Southern African customs union countries
171. The impact of regional trade agreements on trade growth: A case of South Africa and its BRICS membership
172. The impact of regulation of the South African asset management industry
173. The impact of the utilisation of natural gas resources on the South African economy
174. The impact of trade liberalization on economic growth in South Africa
175. The impact of unemployment on economic growth in South Africa
176. The implications and developments of labour market policies and government reform style on youth unemployment in South Africa.
177. The importance of regional economic integration in Africa
178. The institutional determinants of financial development: evidence from SADC
179. The link between inequality and economic growth: a national and provincial review in South Africa
180. The missing link: Fiscal sustainability in South Africa.
181. The nature and extent of intra-industry trade in South Africa
182. The portfolio behaviour of South African banking institutions
183. The potential application of Post-Keynesian theories to policy formulation
184. The privatisation of the telecommunications industry in South Africa
185. The productivity paradox: Information technology and productivity
186. The relationship between derivative markets and economic growth
187. The relationship between inflation and economic growth in Ethiopia
188. The relationship between inflation targeting and economic growth in South Africa and Brazil: A comparative study
189. The relationship between market structure, efficiency and profitability of financial institutions in Ethiopia: the case of the banking and insurance sector
190. The relationship between public debt and the organisational performance of Eskom
191. The role of development corporations in the national states of Southern Africa. A normative approach with particular reference to Lebowa
192. The role of innovation in economic development
193. The role of minimum wages in South Africa’s agricultural sector
194. The role of minimum wages in South Africa's agricultural sector
195. The role of monetary theory in the development of a new macroeconomic paradigm
196. The size of the informal sector and non-observed activities of South Africa by industry
197. The skill intensity of export growth in South Africa
198. The South African over-the-counter credit derivatives market: 2005 to 2015
199. The South African used motor car industry: An economic analysis
200. The transmission of economic shocks in Ghana
201. Towards a descriptive approach to economic explanation
202. Trade and economic development in relation to Southern African development community (SADC)
203. Trade effects of non-tariff measures in Sub-Saharan Africa
204. Trade facilitation and export performance in Ethiopia
205. Trade liberalization and economic growth in Zimbabwe. An empirical analysis (1980-2015)
206. Trade openness and economic growth: experience from SACU countries
207. Transfer pricing regulation and profit-shifting in developing countries
208. Trends and determinants of private sector credit extension: An econometrics dissection of South Africa, 1999q1-2018q3
209. Urban black commuter subsidisation and economic policy issues
210. Voluntary household saving in South Africa: 2005-2015

Suggested table layout: Could we perhaps filter by year, supervisor and/or RFA?