FOUNDERS’ MEDAL FOR HONOURS DEGREE ESSAY

A bronze-plated medal is awarded annually to the winning candidate whose essay is submitted for an honours degree at a South Africa university in partial fulfilment of the degree.

The essay must be submitted by the university’s department (or school) of economics or branch of economics, e.g. department of economic history, department of agricultural economics. Each department may make one submission annually. A submission fee is payable, determined annually by Council. The candidate’s promoter should submit a formal recommendation why the essay should be considered for the award.

The essay should be approximately 6 000 words. It should testify to independent research although an original contribution to the subject is not a prerequisite. The essay must be systematic and well presented. It may be analytical as well as descriptive in nature but should form a logical unit.

The closing date for submissions is 30 April of each year. The essays that are eligible for submission are those from the honours classes of the previous academic year.

The medal cannot be awarded to the same person twice.

The essay must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Office Word or PDF. In addition two hard copies of the essay are required. The copies will remain the property of the Society.

If no essay of sufficient merit is submitted, no award shall be made for that year.

If two or more essays of sufficient merit and equally deserving of an award are submitted in any one year, the Council may, at its discretion, make arrangements appropriate to the circumstances.

Address for entries:        The Secretary
Economic Society of South Africa
PO Box 73354
Lynnwood Ridge
0040
South Africa

E-mail:                          saje@up.ac.za

Closing date:                 30 April of each year.

Previous Winners  

2009

• Van Rensburg, Melissa The demand for test match – and one day international cricket in South Africa – an economic analysis Stellenbosch

2008

• Finn, Arden The role of education in labour market inequality in South Africa : A ten year analysis of employment and earnings changes Cape Town

2007

• Burger, Cobus Sample Selection Bias and the South African Wage Function Stellenbosch

     AND  

• Visagie, Justin Paul Estimating poverty in South Africa since the fall of Apartheid: An analysis of survey based versus national accounts based measures KwaZulu-Natal

2006

• Von Fintel, D Interval-coding Obstacles in the Earnings Framework - How Sharp are the Tools in the Shed?

2005

• Breier, M. Making water work for rural communities: a game-theoretic analysis

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