Events Archive
- Date Monday, 01 July 2002
- Venue Cape Town
- For enquiries or to register please contact Lawrence Edwards; E-mail: Ledwards@commerce.uct.ac.za
The School of Economics at the University of Cape Town and the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) ran an intensive computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling course in Cape Town between 1 July - 12 July. Professor Rob Davies from the University of Zimbabwe lectured the course.
- Date Monday, 10 March 2003
- Venue Johannesburg, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk Ernst van Seventer; Telephone: 011 6456404; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
The use of economic modelling techniques that capture economy-wide impacts of policy changes is growing in the South African academic, consulting and research circles. To cater for this increased demand, the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town in conjunction with the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)…
- Date Monday, 30 June 2003
- Venue UCT, Cape Town
- For enquiries or to register please contact Lawrence Edwards; E-mail: Ledwards@commerce.uct.ac.za
The use of economic modelling techniques that capture economy-wide impacts of policy changes is growing in the South African academic, consulting and research circles. To cater for this increased demand, the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town in conjunction with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) are…
- Date Monday, 29 March 2004
- Venue WITS University Gauteng
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…
- Date Sunday, 04 July 2004
- Venue Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk Ernst van Seventer
The School of Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) are running their fourth annual short course on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling course in Johannesburg from 4/5-16 July 2004. The IT revolution has allowed techniques that were once the preserve…
- Date Tuesday, 29 June 2004
- Venue Cape Town, South Africa
Over recent years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the scope and level of protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs), including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and geographical indications. This trend has generated new opportunities, but also new tensions around key public policy concerns such as public health, food security, education,…
- Date Monday, 04 April 2005
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…
- Date Thursday, 27 October 2005
- Venue Gallagher Estates, Midrand.
- For enquiries or to register please contact Thembi Mlangeni; E-mail: Thembim@thedti.gov.za
The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations is underway at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). With no prospect of a successful conclusion of the negotiations by the agreed deadline of 1 January 2005, the WTO General Council agreed in July 2004 to adopt a work programme that seeks to accelerate…
- Date Saturday, 17 February 1996
- For enquiries or to register please contact Owen Willcox; Telephone: 012 431 7900; E-mail: owen@tips.org.za
Due to high demand in South and Southern Africa, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is running their annual short course on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling course in Gauteng from 17-24 February 2006. The course is targeted at those who wish to develop professional expertise in the area, as…
- Date Sunday, 04 June 2006
- Venue TIPS Offices, 814 Church Street Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Owen Willcox; E-mail: owen@tips.org.za
Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…
- Date Wednesday, 18 October 2006
- Venue Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact dpruconf@commerce.uct.ac.za
More than ten years have passed since the advent of democracy in South Africa. Over this period, economic growth has been robust and employment has expanded. Nevertheless, unemployment has risen substantially and improvements in terms of poverty and inequality have been slow to materialise. It has therefore become increasingly clear…
- Date Monday, 01 January 2007
- Venue Cape Town, South Africa
- For enquiries or to register please contact Kennedy Mbekeani (BIDPA); E-mail: kennedym@bidpa.bw
Description Aimed at Researchers and Policy-Makers, this was an applied trade bargaining course developed to fulfil the role of preparing countries for the new round of trade negotiations. Participants were given readings to familiarise them with the WTO, its processes and the issues that will be negotiated. Abstract The World…
- Date Monday, 18 March 2002
- Venue Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk Ernst van Seventer; E-mail: dirk@tips.org.za
A short course presented by TIPS & UCT School of Economics Whilst most economic course work focuses either on macroeconomic relationships or on their micro foundations, at the practical level of public sector policy analysts and policy makers, considerable attention is paid to the intermediate or meso level of economic…
- Date Tuesday, 01 January 2002
- Venue Glenburn Lodge, Johannesburg
- For enquiries or to register please contact Rashad Cassim; E-mail: rashad@tips.org.za
The aim of the Annual Forum was to focus on major economic problems in the region and to evaluate the role of global integration therein. Taking stock of the economy is an important starting point for any serious discussion of globalisation. The Annual Forum will focussed primarily on the South…
- Date Thursday, 08 March 2007
- Venue Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), 814 Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa
Course Leaders: Dirk Ernst van Seventer (dirk@tips.org.za) | Rob Davies (rdavies@hsrc.ac.za) Course Material: The course was taught using a mixture of lectures and hands-on computer lab exercises. Because the emphasis was on developing an understanding of CGE modelling as a practical tool, many sessions involved both lectures and exercises. We…