TRADE & INDUSTRIAL POLICY STRATEGIES
What is TIPS?
TIPS is an independent, non-profit economic research institution active in South Africa and the region. The organisation facilitates policy development and dialogue in pursuit of sustainable and equitable growth in Africa. TIPS works across six theme areas or policy pillars: Trade, African Economic Integration, Industrial Development, Inequality and Economic Marginalisation, Sustainable Growth and Rural Development. Its working model integrates research, policy development, advice, disseminating information, capacity building, technical support and programme design and management.
Executive Director's Announcement
We wish you a joyful and prosperous new year for 2012!!
Recent Publications / Research Papers
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(Publication)
(2011). Green Jobs - An estimate of direct employment potential of a greening South African economy
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(Research Report)
(2011). Assessment of crèches supported by the Bohlabela Community Work Programme October 2011 by Lima Rural Development Foundation
- (Research Report) (2011). A qualitative evaluation of the Community Work Programme - Umthwalume CWP October 2011 by Thutong Training and Development
- (Research Report) Cochrane, M. (2011). Studying the impact of the Community Work Programme on its participants – Matric geography project 2011 Bohlahela CWP
- (Small grant) Mashiane, J. (2011). Trade Liberalisation, Prices and the Skill Premium in South Africa
Forthcoming TIPS Events
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05/03/2012 (All day) to 09/03/2012 (All day)TIPS Offices, 826 Government Avenue, Corner of Percy, PretoriaDirk Ernst van Seventer and Rob Davies
Other Events
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01/03/2012 - 08:00 to 06/04/2012 - 17:00University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands
Vacancies / Grants
The post will be based at TradeMark Southern Africa in Pretoria but will report to the Programme Manager who will report directly to DFID Southern Africa.
The post is advertised in the link below:
Under a new BNPP/World Bank project we are seeking to sponsor around six research papers on managing the impacts of external shocks on African countries. A common feature of the proposed policy papers will be their use of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to identify impacts across sectors and\or household groupings. Examples of shocks include changes in food prices or food output; changes in other commodity prices; trade policy reforms; changes in remittance or aid flows; macro-economic; and financial flows.
The Development Policy Research Unit, a division of the School of Economics within the Faculty of Commerce, seeks to appoint a qualified, creative and highly motivated individual to join the team by overseeing the communications sphere within the Unit.
