Department of Economics

The number of post-graduate students currently registered in the Department is as follows:

The research titles and output of the postgraduate students are as follows:

Current Research Title: Masters (M.Com)

	Candidate	Topic (Tentative)	Supervison(s)
1	M Maphosa	Determinants of FDI: A comparison of South Africa and Zimbabwe	M. Ncube
2	M Ngatiane	The Impact of Financial Liberalisation and Financial Reform on Growth in Zimbabwe	N.Odhiambo/P.Takaendesa
3	F Mahuni	Public Sector Efficiency: The Case of the Eastern Cape	P. Smit
4	S Malumisa	A Comparison of the Determinants of Private Investment in Zimbabwe and South Africa	A Tsegaye
5	P Makhetha	The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Economic Growth in South Africa	M. Ncube
6	N Dwesini	The Incidence of Poverty in the Eastern Cape.	M. Ncube
7	S Nyakudya	Does Public Investment Crowd out or Crowd in Private investment? A Case of Zimbabwe	N.Odhiambo/P.Takaendesa
8	K Stemele	Labour Demand in the South African Transport Sector	P. Smit

Research Output: Masters (M.Com)

	Candidate	Topic
1	U Masonda	Empirical Evidence on the Stability of Demand for Money in Zimbabwe: An Application of Co integration and Error-Correction Modelling
2	S Rukwava	Determinants of Investment and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe
3	S Muzamba	Determinants of Inflation in South Africa and Zimbabwe: A Comparative Analysis
4	P Takaendesa	Financial Development and Economic Growth: the case of Two Sub-Saharan African Countries
5	T Tokwe	The Determinants of Investment in Transport Infrastructure in South Africa (Pending)

Research Output: Honours (B.Com, Hons)

	Candidate	Topic
1	S. Nyakudya	Does public investment crowd out or crowd in private investment: A case study of Zimbabwe
2	N Hofert	Does Wagner’s Law Adequately Explain the Causal Effect Between Gross National Product and Government Expenditure in Post-Apartheid South Africa?
3	M Ngatiane	Impact of money supply growth on inflation: A case study of Zimbabwe
4	K Stemele	Labour demand in South Africa’s transport industry
5	TE Makhotla	The impact of foreign Aid on Economic Growth of Lesotho
6	M Maphosa	The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth of Zimbabwe
7	JK Khiba	The impact of inflation on economic growth of Lesotho
8	D Oyedemi	Causes of unemployment in Nigeria (Pending)
9	MA Obaray	Constraints on Small Enterprise Growth
10	MR Obaray	Employee Motivation and the Use of Incentives
11	G Parkin	Foreign Direct Investment and the value added in the Automotive Industry
12	D Hompashe	Production and Efficiency of Public Education Sector in South Africa
13	B Russel	The Relationship Between Resource Capacity and Learner Performance in Eastern Cape Public Schools
14	N Mathomane	The Impact of Investment on Transport Infrastructure and Equipment on Economic Growth
15	Z Ngxishe	Demand for Public Transport in the Eastern Cape (Fort Beaufort, Alice, King William’s Town and Bisho)
16	PM Makhetha	The Impact of Fuel Prices on Economic Growth in South Africa
17	LJ Mathebula	Demand for Cars in South Africa