Development Dialogue Seminar series and the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE)

  • Date: Wednesday, 02 September 2015

Public seminars held during APORDE 2015 

1. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY CHALLENGES OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Speakers: Christopher Cramer and Mushtaq Khan

Date:     Wednesday 2 September 2015                 

Time:    From 18:30

Venue:  CCRED Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, 5 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank

Organised by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED)

For more information download African development and the political economy challenges of industrial policy

2. INNOVATION AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Speakers: Ha-Joon Chang; Neva Makgetla; Imraan Patel

Date: Thursday 3 September 2015

Time: 09:30 – 13:00 (followed by lunch)

Venue:  Kingdom Caterers, 317 Tram Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria

Organised by the Department of Trade and Industry

For more information download Innovation and industrial policy

3.  MINERAL RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Speaker:  Paul Jourdan

Date:     Thursday 3 September 2014                                                                       

Time:    From 18h30

Venue:  IDC Conference Centre; 19 Fredman Drive, Sandton

Co-host:  Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)

For more information download Mineral resources and industrial policy

4. LABOUR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Speakers:  Ben Fine and Nicolas Pons-Vignon

Date:     Monday 7 September 2015                                                                        

Time:    From 18h30

Venue: SEBS seminar suite, 1st Floor – New Commerce Building, West Campus, Wits University

Co-host: Independent World of Work

For more information download Labour and economic development

5.  CHINA, INDIA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AFTER THE CRISIS

Speaker:   Jayati Ghosh

Date:  Tuesday 8 September 2015                                                                           

Time:  From 18h00 (refreshments from 17:30)

Venue: C-Ring 315, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, University of Johannesburg

Co-host: University of Johannesburg, Department of Economics

For more information download China, India and the global economy after the crisis

6. TRANSFER PRICING AND TRADE MISPRICING

Speakers: Jonathan di John, Paul Jourdan and Kathy Nicolaou-Manias

Date: Wednesday 9 September 2015

Time: 09:00 – 12:00 (followed by lunch)

Venue:  Southern Sun Pretoria, corner Steve Biko and Pretorius Street, Arcadia

Co-host: TIPS

For more information download Transfer pricing and trade mispricing

Presentations:

Jonathan Di John: Transfer Pricing in Export Processing Zones

Paul Jourdan: Transfer Pricing in Extractive Industries

Kathy Nicolaou-Manias: Understanding Trade Mispricing in South Africa