SENBANK PRIZE
FOR HONOURS STUDENTS

The Senbank Prize is awarded as an incentive to honours students in economics.  The award is made annually to a bona fide honours student in economics at a South African university.  The award consists of a bronze medal.

Entries for the Prize will take the form of an essay not exceeding 6 500 words.  The subject of the essay is the choice of the candidate.  One entry is allowed per department per university.  Entries must be sent to the Honorary Secretary of the Society, c/o PO Box 1234, Halfway House, 1685.  The closing date for entries is 25 March of the year that follows directly on the year in which a particular candidate was registered as an honours student at a university.

The Central Council appoints an adjudicator to nominate the winner.  The adjudicator is asked to use the following criteria as guidelines:

• The essay should testify to independent research although an original contribution to the subject is not a prerequisite.

• The essay must be systematic and well presented.

• The essay can be analytical as well as descriptive in nature but should in any case form a logical unit.

• The essay is original and could possibly be published in a journal.

 Entries and winners

2000

• Calder, S.  An assessment of the degree of European financial integration:  Classical and Institutional approaches.  Supervisor:  Prof H Nel.  Rhodes University.

• Kooy, Z. W.  Efficiency of worker participation - a political analysis.  Supervisor:  Dr AP de Villiers.  University of Stellenbosch.

• Malikane Christopher.  Financial instability in an extended Goodwin Model of the growth cycle:  A catastrophic approach. Supervisor:  Dr A Adelzadeh.  University of the Witwatersrand.

Winner:  S Calder

1999

• Benade, I.  The Efficiency of the South African Capital Market, Potchefstroom University.

• Bezuidenhout, A.  Developing a Market in Mortgage and Asset-backed Securities:  Impact on the South African Economy, University of Pretoria.

• Casale, D.  Gender Discrimination and the Determination of Wages in the South African Labour Market, University of Natal.

• Oosthuizen, MJ.  The Role of International Trade in Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Stellenbosch.

• Tyler, E.  The Economics of Orchestras:  A Theoretical Analysis and South African Application, UCT.

Winner:  D Casale

1998

• Heynis, Jessica.  Domestic Saving in South Africa: An Investigation, WITS

• Rankin, N.  Does the level of financial development have implications for economic growth, UCT. 

• Van Wyk, JT.  VIGS en die Suid-Afrikaanse Ekonomie, University of Stellenbosch. 

Winner: J Heynis

1997

• Pienaar, N.  Neoclassical Treatment of Technology, Wits 

• Tavill, S.  An Empirical Investigation to Ascertain Whether A Small Fund Effect Exists Among South African General Equity Unit Trusts, UCT. 

Winner: A Tavill

SENBANKPRYS
VIR HONNEURSSTUDENTE

Die Senbankprys word uitgeloof as ‘n aansporing vir honneursstudente in die ekonomie en word jaarliks toegeken aan ‘n honneursstudent wat ‘n bona-fide student in die ekonomie aan ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse universiteit is.  Die toekenning bestaan uit ‘n bronsmedalje.

Inskrywings vir die Prys sal die vorm aanneem van ‘n opstel wat nie meer as 6 500 woorde beslaan nie.  Die keuse van die onderwerp berus by die kandidaat wat vir die Prys inskryf.

Een inskrywing per departement per universiteit word toegelaat.  Inskrywings moet aan die Eresekretaris van die Vereniging gestuur word, p/a Posbus 1234, Halfweghuis, 1685.  Die sluitingsdatum vir inskrywings is 25 Maart van die jaar wat direk volg op die jaar waarin die betrokke kandidaat ‘n geregistreerde honneursstudent aan ‘n universiteit was.

Die Sentrale Raad benoem ‘n beoordelaar om die pryswenner te nomineer.  Die beoordelaar neem die volgende kriteria as riglyne in aanmerking:

• Die opstel moet van selfstandige ondersoek getuig, dog ‘n selfstandige bydrae tot ‘n vakrigting is nie ‘n voorvereiste nie.

• Die opstel moet sistematies goed versorg wees.

• Die opstel kan analities sowel as beskrywend van aard wees, maar dit moet in elk geval ‘n logiese geheel vorm.

• Die oorspronklikheid van die opstel en die moontlikheid om dit te publiseer.

 Inskrywings en wenners

 2000

• Calder, S.  An assessment of the degree of European financial integration:  Classical and Institutional approaches.  Supervisor:  Prof H Nel.  Rhodes University.

• Kooy, Z. W.  Efficiency of worker participation - a political analysis.  Supervisor:  Dr AP de Villiers.  University of Stellenbosch.

• Malikane Christopher.  Financial instability in an extended Goodwin Model of the growth cycle:  A catastrophic approach. Supervisor:  Dr A Adelzadeh.  University of the Witwatersrand.

Wenner:  S Calder

1999

• Benade, I.  The Efficiency of the South African Capital Market, Potchefstroom University.

• Bezuidenhout, A.  Developing a Market in Mortgage and Asset-backed Securities:  Impact on the South African Economy, University of Pretoria.

• Casale, D.  Gender Discrimination and the Determination of Wages in the South African Labour Market, University of Natal.

• Oosthuizen, MJ.  The Role of International Trade in Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Stellenbosch.

• Tyler, E.  The Economics of Orchestras:  A Theoretical Analysis and South African Application, UCT.

Wenner:  D Casale

1998

• Heynis, Jessica.  Domestic Saving in South Africa: An Investigation, WITS 

• Rankin, N.  Does the level of financial development have implications for economic growth, UCT. 

• Van Wyk, JT.  VIGS en die Suid-Afrikaanse Ekonomie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch. 

Wenner: J Heynis

1997

• Pienaar, N.  Neoclassical Treatment of Technology, Wits 

• Tavill, S.  An Empirical Investigation to Ascertain Whether A Small Fund Effect Exists Among South African General Equity Unit Trusts, UCT. 

Wenner: A Tavill