An EconoTimes perspective

Nimisha Naik

Lecturer in Economics, Macroeconomics and Mathematical Economics, University of the Witwatersrand

Lecturer in Economics, Macroeconomics and Mathematical Economics, University of the Witwatersrand Nimisha is an Economics lecturer. Lecturing in Macroeconomics and Mathematical Economics. Qualification: MCOM in Economics. Contributions made to the African edition of the Blanchard et al textbook: Macroeconomics: Global and Southern African Perspectives Interests in research are largely Macroeconomic issues. Current Research: -Researching the impact of foreign aid on Sub-Saharan African countries, specifically applying production theory with technical inefficiency estimations to establish whether foreign aid has a positive impact on output in countries. -Credit ratings agencies. The negative outlook of South African credit ratings has spurred on a number of questions pertaining to the relevancy etc of these ratings agencies.