Organisation Department of Economics
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Parent University of Botswana
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email econstaff@mopipi.ub.bw
Country Botswana
Location Gaborone
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Postal Address Private Bag UB 00704
Telephone +(267) 355 2151
Management u.r.l.  
Fax +(267) 397 2936
Sector Academic Research Institutes - General
Organisation Type African Public Sector
Status  
Stated Role The Department of Economics is one of the original and major Departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Botswana. It has an establishment of 25 members of Staff (lecturers to full professors). Almost half are senior members (Senior Lecturers, Associate Professors and Professors). Overall 16 of the members of staff have doctoral degrees and 5 are currently on study leave for the same.<P>
Activities Agricultural and food security; <P>Industrial Economics and Managerial Economics; <P>Resource and Environmental Economics; <P>Public Policy and Privatisation; <P>Labour market, unemployment, poverty and gender; <P>Money, banking and finance <P>Econometric and CGE modeling; <P>International trade including exchange rate <P>Health Economics including HIV/AIDS <P>Globalisation and Economic development
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Parent Tree University of Botswana
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Sibling Organisations Office of Research & Development
Department of Demography
National Institute of Development Research & Documentation
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Record last updated on 08 APR 2008