DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE SEMINAR: The SACU Revenue Sharing Formula - Looking Backwards & Thinking Forwards

Start: 
07/05/2010 - 13:00
End: 
07/05/2010 - 14:30
Contact: 

RSVP by email: Ipeleng [at] tips [dot] org [dot] za to confirm attendance. Some snacks will be served after the seminar. Directions to our offices can be accessed at: http://www.tips.org.za/about/contact

Venue: 
TIPS Offices, 826 Government Avenue, Corner of Percy, Pretoria
Organisation: 
TIPS
Main speakers: 
Dr. Matthew Stern and Prof. Roman Grynberg

Dr. Matthew Stern & Prof. Roman Grynberg

The SACU Revenue Sharing Formula: Looking Backwards & Thinking Forwards

Chair: Xavier Carim, ITED (the DTI)

 

Xavier Carim is deputy director-general of International Trade & Economic Development at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). He was previously chief director in the ITED division responsible  for negotiating bilateral and regional trade agreements as well as negotiating at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Professor Roman Grynberg is a trade economist currently Research Fellow at Bostwana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA). He is the former head of the Trade and Regional Integration Section and Deputy Director of the Economic Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat. He has worked extensively on trade issues confronting Pacific Island countries. Generally, Roman has a passion in helping the development of small states. In 2006, he published WTO at the Margin, Small States of the Trading Systems, Cambridge University Press. In 2007, he published Commodity Prices and Development (with S. Newton), at Oxford University Press, USA.

Dr. Matthew Stern is a trade economist with a wide range of public and private sector experience. He has worked for First National Bank; the South African Department of Trade and Industry; the National Treasury of South Africa; and the World Bank. He is the founder and a Director of Development Network Africa Economics (DNA Economics), a private economic consulting company based in Pretoria. Matthew holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Sussex.

Please note: Professor Grynberg's presentation will be uploaded shortly.
 

Dr. Matthew Stern's presentation is based on the following publication:

  • Flatters, F., and M. Stern (2006). ‘SACU Revenue Sharing: Issues and Options’. Policy Brief. Washington, DC: USAID/SEGA

http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/faculty/flatters/writings/ff&ms_sacursf_2006.pdf 

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This event is part of a series:

Development Dialogue Seminar Series

The Development Dialogue Seminar series is a Seminar Series hosted by TIPS. The Seminars offer a platform to share views and ideas on specific development issues and alternative policy strategies.

Though the Seminar programme has been designed for government officials for whom the themes tackled are of relevance, the Seminar in fact focuses on a wide range of topical development issues. The themes covered by the series span the informal economy, specific trade negotiation challenges, etc. The seminar series also attempts to offer perspectives from other countries in the region and beyond.

The Seminars are generally be held in the afternoon of the last Friday of the month. They will start at 14h00 and conclude at 15h30 though discussions can continue after 15h30. However, for international speakers, the seminars could be held on other days. Please refer to the programme on the home page.

Who can attend?

Government officials and others who contribute to policy are targeted by the Seminar series but all are welcome though places are limited.

If you would like to attend please contact ipeleng [at] tips [dot] org [dot] za. Please specify food allergies if any, as a light lunch will be served prior to the seminar.

 

Other events in this series:

Economic Regulation