The Macroeconomics Research Unit (MRU) is a research initiative within the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) School of Accounting, Economics and Finance comprising of research driven academics and postgraduate students. The Unit’s mission is to create knowledge through research that will consequently contribute to the development and enhancement of the macroeconomics field.
Since its inception in 2018 to date, MRU’s pioneering macroeconomics research continues to shape, advance and develop research in this field leading to well-informed policy decisions and implementation. This is achieved through the Unit’s researchers attending and presenting at national and international conferences resulting in their research being published in leading journals; and collaborating with the industry, leading to community driven research output that is consumption-ready.
The Unit actively collects and collates current data and examines global, national and regional trends of macroeconomic indicators as part of its vision and mission of producing high impact contemporary research to develop and enhance the macroeconomics field from a regional, national and international context.
Our vision is to be an internationally recognised research unit producing high impact contemporary research that provides solutions to Africa’s challenges.
We strive to create knowledge through research that will contribute to the development and enhancement of the macroeconomics field from a regional, national and international context.
We adhere to high ethical research standards in line with international academic values by creating an inclusive atmosphere that promotes the culture of respect, trust and diversity with the goal of fostering innovation, collaboration and multidisciplinary research.
