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- Date Tuesday, 11 August 2015
- Venue VENUE: The Sheraton Hotel, 643 Cnr Stanza Bopape/Wessels Streets, Arcadia, Pretoria
- Organisation Organised by UCT Graduate School of Development Policy & Practice, DPRU and co-hosted with UNU-WIDER and TIPS
You are invited to the Pretoria launch seminar of The Oxford Companion to the Economics of South Africa Edited by: Haroon Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, Ravi Kanbur and Mthuli Ncube 52 entries by leading economists from within and working on South Africa bringing together perspectives on a range…
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- oup_book_launch_invite_pretoria_11_august_2015.pdf (2446 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 09 November 2015
Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling with GAMS 9-13 November 2015 Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is pleased to announce a workshop Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium Modelling with GAMS, to be held in Pretoria from 9-13 November 2015. For details of the workshop, see the…
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- application_cge_gams_workshop_nov_913_2015.docx (1826 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 02 November 2015
Introduction to Economy-wide Modelling for Policy Analysis 2 - 6 November 2015 Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is pleased to announce a workshop on Introduction to Economy-Wide Modelling for Policy Analysis, to be held in Pretoria from 2 – 6 November 2015. For details of the workshop,…
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- Date Monday, 13 April 2015
TIPS is pleased to announce a workshop on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling Pretoria from 13 – 17 April 2015 CGE modelling is one of a number of approaches to economy-wide analysis that have become accessible and practicable as data and computer based techniques have developed. An increasing number of…
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- ewpia-cge_workshop_april_2015_application_form.docx (1829 Downloads)
- Date Wednesday, 04 March 2015
TIPS is pleased to announce a workshop on Green Economy: Principles and Practices Pretoria 4 – 5 March 2015 Have you ever wondered: What is a green economy? Why is a green economy necessary? What are the intellectual origins of the concept of green economy? How is green economy related…
- Date Monday, 27 October 2014
- Venue TIPS offices: 227 Lange St, Niew Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling Workshop, 27-31 October 2014, Pretoria CGE modelling is one of a number of approaches to economy-wide analysis that have become accessible and practicable as data and computer based techniques have developed. An increasing number of economists use this framework to analyse real…
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- ewpia-cge_workshop_october_2014_application_form.docx (1912 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 24 March 2014
- Venue TIPS offices: 227 Lange St, Niew Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Introduction to Economy-Wide Policy Impact Analysis Workshop, 24-28 March 2014, Pretoria Most economics curricula deal with macroeconomic tools for studying the economy as a whole and microeconomic tools for studying the behaviour of individual agents or markets. However, practical public and private sector economic analysts often need to focus…
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- ewpia_workshop_mar2014_application_form.docx (1921 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 11 November 2013
- Venue 227 Lange St, Niew Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Dirk Ernst van Seventer, Rob Davies
Introduction to Economy-wide Modelling for Policy Analysis: 11-15 November, 2013 TIPS is pleased to announce a workshop on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, to be held in Pretoria. CGE modelling is one of a number of approaches to economy-wide analysis that have become accessible and practicable as data and computer…
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- Date Sunday, 12 May 2013
- Venue Johannesburg
- Main Speakers Ha-Joon Chang (Cambridge), Mushtaq Khan (SOAS) and Gabriel Palma (Cambridge)
- Organisation Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa (the dti), The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
- Date Thursday, 25 April 2013
- Venue Mauritius
- For enquiries or to register please contact rvsan@uom.ac.mu or b.seetanah@uom.ac.mu. The deadline for submitting proposals is May 15, 2013. Selected researchers will be notified by June 15, 2013.
- Organisation Organized by the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP)
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- call_for_research_paper_2013.pdf (1882 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 02 May 2013
- Venue Lagoon Beach Hotel, Cape Town
PEP general meetings are international events that gather hundreds of participants – development researchers, practitioners, lead experts and policy stakeholders - from around the world, who travel to learn and share knowledge on the most recent methodologies, concepts and findings in the analysis of policy issues related to poverty, economic…
- Date Wednesday, 04 September 2013
- Venue Mauritius
- Organisation Organized by the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP)
CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Conference on International Trade and Investment Special Conference Theme: 'Non-tariff measures, the new frontier of trade policy?' 4-6 September 2013, Mauritius Organized by the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) Even though import tariffs have declined globally owing to the demands…
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- Date Monday, 13 May 2013
- Venue 227 Lange St, Niew Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Dirk Ernst van Seventer, Rob Davies
ANNOUNCEMENT Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling with GAMS Workshop Trade and Industry Policy Strategies (TIPS) 13-18 May, 2013 Pretoria Most economics curricula deal with macroeconomic tools for studying the economy as a whole and microeconomic tools for studying the behaviour of individual agents or markets. However, practical…
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Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is pleased to announce a short workshop on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, to be held at the TIPS offices in Pretoria from 5-9 March 2012. It will be restricted to 16 participants. The IT revolution has allowed techniques that were once the preserve…
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- CGE_March_2012.pdf (0 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 24 July 2012
- Venue TIPS Offices, 826 Government Avenue, Entrance at the Corner of Percy, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Prof. Wilma Viviers; Dr. Ermie Steenkamp
- For enquiries or to register please contact RSVP by email: Ipeleng@tips.org.za to confirm attendance
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- Book_Launch_24th_July.pdf (0 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 21 August 2012
- Venue Emperors Palace, Jones Road, Kempton Park, Gauteng
- Main Speakers Ms Dipuo Peters; Ms Phindile Nzimande; Sh. P.K. Bishnoi
- Organisation National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) announces the first South African Economic Regulators Conference. On 21-22 August 2012 the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) will host the Economic Regulators Conference to be held at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the conference is to…
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- South_African_Economic_Regulators_Conference_(SAERC).pdf (0 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 15 October 2012
- Venue TIPS Boardroom
- Main Speakers Dirk Ernst van Seventer, Rob Davies
- For enquiries or to register please contact Dirk Ernst van Seventer via Email: denves@xtra.co.nz / Rob Davies via Email: robdavieszim@gmail.com
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is pleased to announce a short workshop on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, to be held in Pretoria from 15-19 October 2012. The IT revolution has allowed techniques that were once the preserve of a handful of leading theoreticians to become part of the…
- Date Wednesday, 24 October 2012
- Organisation University of Mauritius (UoM) and the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP)
Call for Papers The organizing committee invites abstract submission (Max 300 words) from researchers and practitioners in the field of international trade, finance and investment. All abstracts should be formatted to facilitate the review process. Author's names and details, including names of all co-authors plus affiliations and addresses for general…
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The deadline for submission of paper outlines is 25 April 2012. Successful authors will be notified by 30 April 2012 and will receive a £4,000 (Four thousand UK pounds sterling) commissioning fee, which will be paid upon submission of the finalised paper on 1 June 2012.
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- Date Thursday, 06 January 2011
- For enquiries or to register please contact http://pedl.cepr.org/
- Organisation CEPR, Department for International Development, UKAid
You can now apply for an Exploratory Research Grant under a new CEPR – DFID research initiative on private enterprise development in low-income countries. Over the next five years, Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) will pursue a research agenda that aims to better understand what determines the strength…
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- Call_for_proposals_‰ÛÒ_Exploratory_Grants.pdf (0 Downloads)