DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE SEMINAR: Sustainable Growth in South Africa

Start: 
23/04/2010 - 13:00
End: 
23/04/2010 - 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: 
Johann Fedderke

 

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 is also the Director of Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA). Professor Fedderke’s research interests centre on the determinants of economic growth, with a special focus on the role of institutions in long run economic development.


Professor Fedderke has an MPhil and PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and has held tenured positions at the City University of London, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of Cape Town. He has served as Visiting Professor at the RAND Graduate School, Oxford, and the University of the Witwatersrand.


Professor Fedderke has published extensively and made substantial empirical and theoretical contributions to the field of economics in South Africa and beyond providing cross-country, panel and country specific time series evidence on the interaction of growth and institutions.

To download Professor Fedderke's presentation click here.

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