Economic indicators - Monitoring SA economy
The course in Economic Indicators focuses on the available data sources and appropriate techniques to measure the macroeconomic performance of the South African economy.
Learning outcomes:
The course takes place in a computer lab.
After completion of this short course, delegates will be able to:
- extract and analyse meaningful information on the macroeconomic performance of the South Africa economy
- identify and collect the relevant data, apply various data manipulation techniques and interpret the data to reach informed conclusions regarding the economic issue at hand.
A certificate will be awarded upon compliance of the following requirements: successful completion of the closed-book evaluation, successful completion of all assignments and full attendance of the programme.
Course content:
The short course covers the following topics:
1. Description of context and basic techniques in economic analysis
2. Analysis of aggregate production, income and expenditure: selected national accounts information
3. Economic growth
4. Business cycles
5. Inflation
6. Balance of payments data and international indicators (exchange rates, terms of trade, etc)
7. Employment and unemployment data and related concepts
8. Income distribution and various measures of welfare
9. Financial indicators
10. Fiscal indicators
Entry requirements:
Matric or Grade 12 with experience in economic analysis.
Time: 07:30 - 16:00
Venue: University of Pretoria, Main Campus, Pretoria
Cost: R13,700
More info:
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