Finance and banking

General equilibrium micro-founded macro model is now mainstream economics and it is important that the techniques of calibration/estimation of these models are acquired promptly among South African academics as well as MPhil and PhD students.

The financial system faces unprecedented change at a rapid speed. New technologies offer new opportunities for incumbents and disruptors alike, but can also pose new risks for regulators. The past few years were characterised by a Cambrian explosion of startups who challenge incumbent institutions...