Heinrich Bohlmann
Senior Lecturer
Department of Economics
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Dr. Heinrich Bohlmann holds a PhD in Economics from the Centre of Policy Studies in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria where he specialises in economic policy research using computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling methods. Dr. Bohlmann has also been contracted as an economic modelling consultant on various research and training projects to clients such as the World Bank, South Africa’s National Treasury, Gauteng Provincial Government, Eskom and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research via the University’s Department of Research and Innovation Support (DRIS) and Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd. Dr. Bohlmann’s academic and contract work has mainly focussed on macroeconomic planning, energy and environmental policy, and labour market topics.
Research Interest
His main research area are Computable General Equilibrium Modelling, Development Economics and Labour Economics.
Publications
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Kilimani N, van Heerden J, Bohlmann H. Water resource accounting for Uganda: use and policy relevancy. Water Policy. 2016 Feb 1;18(1):161-81.
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Walters L, Bohlmann HR, Clance MW. The Impact of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement on the South African Economy. 2016 Sep 13.
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Bohlmann JA, Bohlmann HR, Inglesi-Lotz R. An economy-wide evaluation of new power generation in South Africa: the case of Kusile and Medupi. 2015 Jun 9.
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Van Heerden J, Blignaut J, Bohlmann H, Cartwright A, Diederichs N, Mander M. The economic and environmental effects of a carbon tax in South Africa: A dynamic CGE modelling approach. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences. 2016;19(5):714-32.
