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- Date Tuesday, 14 September 2010
- Venue 826 Government Ave Arcadia Pretoria
- Organisation TIPS - Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies
Introduction to Economy-Wide Policy Impact Analysis TIPS Workshop: 14-17 September, 2010 Pretoria Most economics curricula deal with macroeconomic tools for studying the economy as a whole and microeconomic tools for studying the behaviour of individual agents or markets. However, practical public and private sector economic analysts often…
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The Conference will be hosted by the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) As with most other emerging market economies, South Africa has not escaped the real economy effects of the global financial crisis. The impact on economic growth, foreign and domestic investment and…
- Date Friday, 23 April 2010
- Venue TIPS Offices, 826 Government Avenue, Corner of Percy, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Johann Fedderke
- Organisation TIPS
Professor Johann Fedderke Sustainable Growth in South Africa Chair: Alan Hirsch, The Presidency About Professor Johann Fedderke Johann Fedderke is a Professor at Pennsylvania State University. He holds the Helen Suzman Chair in Political Economy and a position in the Business School at the University of the Witwatersrand. He…
- Date Thursday, 20 May 2010
- Venue Premier Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact tanya@tips.org.za
- Organisation TIPS and TRALAC
The Southern African Development Research Network (SADRN) was launched in August 2007 as a broad-based policy and research network. The programme is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and managed by Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). SADRN was initiated with the purpose of capacity building with specific…
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- Date Friday, 16 April 2010
- Venue TIPS, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria (Entrance in Percy Street)
- Organisation TIPS
Professor Medhi Shafaeddin Experience of South-South Regionalism: The Case of East and South East Asia About Professor Medhi Shafaeddin Professor Mehdi Shafaeddin is a development economist and holds a D.Phil. from Oxford University. He is currently an international consultant affiliated to the Institute of Economic Research, University of Neuchâtel,…
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- Experience_of_East_Asia_in_S-S_cooperation.pdf (0 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 15 March 2010
- Venue 826 Government Avenue, Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact denves@xtra.co.nz
- Organisation Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies
Most economics curricula deal with macroeconomic tools for studying the economy as a whole and microeconomic tools for studying the behaviour of individual agents or markets. However, practical public and private sector economic analysts often need an economy-wide focus that combines the macroeconomics of the economy as a whole with…
- Date Tuesday, 09 September 2008
- Venue Silver Lakes Clubhouse, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Carlo Pietrobelli
- For enquiries or to register please contact Mmatlou@tips.org.za
SADRN contributed to some of regional integration efforts through a particular initiative by coordinating industrial policy workshop in South Africa on September�Â� 9 - 10, 2008. The initiative was closely linked to some of SADC's regional goals encompassed in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Programme and the broader vision of…
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- Date Thursday, 18 June 2009
- Venue La Pirogue Hotel, Mauritius
- For enquiries or to register please contact Mr Sawkut Rojid at sawkutrojid@yahoo.com
- Organisation TIPS and University of Mauritius
The "Services Sector Development" Thematic Working Group was launched on the 18th of June 2009 at La Pirogue hotel in Mauritius. The launch was coupled with a workshop on the same theme, whereby participants from several ESA countries discussed on potential and prospective research on the theme. SADRN has earmarked…
- Date Friday, 24 July 2009
Johan Fourie Tourism from a Trade Perspective: Sources of Comparative Advantages and Implications for South Africa and the Region About Johan Fourie Johan Fourie is lecturer in the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University. Johan is currently pursuing his PhD in Economic History at Utrecht University. His interests are wide…
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- Date Friday, 03 July 2009
Dr. Neil Rankin What Do We Know About South African Exporters From Micro-Data? About Dr. Rankin: Dr Neil Rankin is a Senior Lecturer and the founding Director of the African Microeconomics Research Umbrella (AMERU) in the School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Dr Rankin obtained…
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- Rankin_presentation_TIPS_July2009.ppt (1266 Downloads)
- Date Wednesday, 10 June 2009
- Venue 826 Government Avenue, Arcadia (entrance at the corner of Percy & Government Avenue)
TIPS has the pleasure to invite you to the following Development Dialogue Seminar: Professor Albert Berry on What Can Developing Countries Learn About Curbing Inequality From The Record Of Industrial Countries? About Professor Albert Berry: Albert Berry is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Research Director of the Programme on Latin…
- Date Friday, 08 May 2009
TIPS has the pleasure to invite you to the following Development Dialogue Seminar: Dr.Veena Jha India Emerging: Reality Checks in a Globalizing Economy About Dr. Jha Dr. Veena Jha is a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Advanced studies, University of Warwick, UK, and a research fellow at the…
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- Jha_Poverty_and_Growth_in_India.pdf (1367 Downloads)
- Date Friday, 15 May 2009
Nicola Viegi (UCT) Ben Smit (BER & Stellenbosch) & Christopher Loewald (National Treasury) South Africa and the Credit Crunch. About the panel members: Dr Christopher Loewald was appointed Deputy Director-General of the new Economic Policy Division of the National Treasury in March 2006. He ran the 2006 Budget as Acting…
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- Date Friday, 27 March 2009
Dr. Neva Makgetla Moving Away from Resource Dependence. About Dr. Neva Makgetla: Dr Neva Makgetla is lead economist for research and information at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which she joined in October 2008. She is seconded part-time as Sector Strategies Co-ordinator for the Presidency. From 2006 to…
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- Moving_from_resource_dependence_for_TIPS_march_2009.pdf (1380 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 09 February 2009
- Venue Balalaika Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Main Speakers Mmatlou Kalaba
- Organisation Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub
The Regional Forum on Enhancing Competitiveness in Southern Africa: Roadmap to Success was organised by Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub from 9th to 10th of February 2009 in Johannesburg South Africa. It was attended by government officials and members of the business community in the region. There were guests from…
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- Date Tuesday, 03 March 2009
- Venue Hilton Hotel, Rivonia, Sandton
- For enquiries or to register please contact jabu.mabaso@fabcos.co.za or marius.louw@fabcos.co.za
- Organisation FABCOS
INVITATION TO A PUBLIC DISCUSSION FORUM: THE IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND FUEL PRICES ON SMALL BUSINESS Tuesday 3 March 2009, 09:45 to 13:10 The President of the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (FABCOS) , Mr Mxolisi Zwane, invites you and representatives of your company/institution to a public…
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- Date Tuesday, 03 March 2009
- Main Speakers Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence
Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence Recent Trends in International Trade and the Impact of the Financial Crisis on International Trade and the Southern Africa Region. Chair: Alan Hirsch About Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence Professor Robert Lawrence is Professor of International Trade and Investment at John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.…
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- Trends_in_Global_Trade.pdf (1418 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 03 September 2009
- Venue Durban, South Africa
We are pleased to announce that the 2009 African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) will be held in Durban (South Africa) from the 3rd to the 17th of September. Building on the success of the first two editions of APORDE, in 2007 and 2008, we are seeking applications from…
- Date Monday, 23 February 2009
- Venue Pretoria
Most economics curricula deal with macroeconomic tools for studying the economy as a whole and microeconomic tools for studying the behaviour of individual agents or markets. However, practical public and private sector economic analysts often need to focus on the industry/sector or meso level of economic activity. Key sector analysis,…
- Date Monday, 08 December 2008
- Venue TIPs/ Commark Offices - 826 Government Avenue, Arcadia
You are kindly invited to the following Development Dialogue Seminar: Prof. Carlo Pietrobelli The Logic & the Method of Industrial Policy: Concepts & Practices. Note that a light lunch will be provided afterwards. About Prof. Carlo Pietrobelli : Carlo Pietrobelli is Professor of International Economics at the University of Rome…