Newsletter Issue #2H ERSA
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 ERSA workshop On 22 January, Prof Derick Blaauw and Dr Carike Claassen attended an ERSA (Economic Research Southern Africa) workshop in Cape Town, the title of which was: ‘What church records can tell us about economic development’. During the colonial era, there was a dearth of reliable information about the…
Newsletter Issue #2H AW
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Ms Ali Parry On 24 February, Ms Ali Parry (director of Trade Matters (Pty) Ltd and an extraordinary research scientist in the TRADE research entity) spoke to the School of Economics' Honours students on the theme: ' Writing - where science meets art '. Ali offered insights into the changing…
Newsletter Issue #2H SG
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Dr Sonja Grater On 19 May, Dr Sonja Grater delivered a guest lecture to the final year Engineering students at the NWU. In her lecture, she focused on some important introductory concepts pertaining to international trade, and specifically Incoterms, so that the students would have a better…
Newsletter Issue #2H PI
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Dr Paul Ingenbleek On 19 January, Dr Paul Ingenbleek of the Wageningen University in the Netherlands visited the NWU School of Economics and the TRADE research entity. Dr Ingenbleek is involved in various research projects in Africa, focusing in particular on the role of strategic marketing in…
Newsletter Issue #2H GB
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Dr Gustav Brink On 29 February, Dr Gustav Brink, an expert on WTO dispute resolution from XA Consultants, delivered a guest lecture as part of the ECON 616 International Trade Theory and Policy course. In his lecture he focused on trade remedies and the dispute settlement process at the WTO. The…
Newsletter Issue #2H PW
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Mr Philip Wylie On 4 March, Mr Philip Wylie, a freight and logistics specialist and consultant, delivered a guest lecture to the Economics Honours class. Philip focused on the state of infrastructure in southern Africa and, using specific country examples, highlighted the crucial role that…
Newsletter Issue #2H PD
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Mr Peter Draper On 21 April, well-known trade expert Mr Peter Draper of Tutwa Consulting addressed students and staff at the NWU School of Economics on the current state of SA-US trade relations and what the future holds - particularly in the light of the fractious run-up to the renewal of AGOA…
Newsletter Issue #2H NT
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecture by Prof Nik Theodore On 17 March, Prof Nik Theodore from the University of Illinois in Chicago, USA, visited TRADE and delivered a lecture at a ‘brown bag’ lunchtime seminar on: ‘Exploring frontier zones of the South African economy: Migration and day labour in Tshwane’. In his lecture, Prof Theodore…
Newsletter Issue #2I
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Recent outputs from TRADE TRADE prides itself on being highly responsive to local and international developments in the economics and trade spheres – as evidenced in its many timely and high-quality outputs, including journal articles, conference papers, economic analyses, industry reports and policy briefs. A…
Newsletter Issue #2J
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Upcoming events Name of event: 2016 TRADE-WTO awards ceremony Date: 21 July 2016 Details: WTO awards to recognise and encourage excellent scholarship and WTO-related research at TRADE Enquiries: trade@nwu.ac.za Name of event: NWU Postgraduate Open Day Date: 13 August 2016 Details: An opportunity for prospective…, NWU Intercampus discussions, Date: 29 August 2016 Details: Discussions between the different NWU campuses regarding collaborative research and teaching Enquiries: trade@nwu.ac.za Name of event: GTAP introductory workshop Date: 6-8 September 2016 Details: An introductory workshop for staff and students at TRADE on the use of the Global Trade and Analysis Project (GTAP)…
Newsletter Issue #1
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 Welcome from Prof Wilma Viviers, Director of TRADE I am delighted and proud to bring you the first newsletter of TRADE, a research entity at the North-West University in South Africa. Our choice of the name TRADE (which is an acronym for Trade and Development) stems from our long-held belief that international…
Newsletter Issue #1A
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO honours the North-West University In 2014, following a rigorous global selection process, the North-West University was awarded a prestigious WTO Chair by the World Trade Organisation, joining the ranks of universities from selected countries that were singled out by the global body for their valued…
Newsletter #1A WCL
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO Chair launch The World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva has awarded one of its prestigious Chairs for 2014 to Prof Wilma Viviers of the North-West University. Viviers, whose ground-breaking research has propelled her to the top echelons of her profession by redefining the way local exporters assess foreign…
Newsletter Issue #1A WCP
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO Chairs Programme The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) aims to enhance people’s knowledge and understanding of the multilateral trading system by awarding research Chairs to selected universities and/or research institutions in developing and least-developed countries. In 2014, Prof Wilma Viviers, director of the…
Newsletter Issue #1B
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO-TRADE roundtables on Global Value Chains bring together government, business and academia During 2015, the TRADE research entity convened two roundtables on the theme of Global Value Chains (GVCs) as part of the WTO Chairs Programme (outreach component). The first WTO-TRADE roundtable , which took place in…
Newsletter Issue #1B WTR1
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO-TRADE roundtable #1 The first WTO-TRADE roundtable on Global Value Chains (GVCs) and trade facilitation was convened by the TRADE entity on 19 March 2015 at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. Attended by members of the TRADE research team as well as colleagues from the university’s Business…
Newsletter Issue #1B WTR2
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO-TRADE roundtable #2 The second WTO-TRADE Global Value Chains roundtable took place on 5 June 2015 at the TRADE research entity. Several themes were discussed in separate focus groups which concentrated on: the implications of Global Value Chains for the policy/regulatory and business environments; the power…
Newsletter Issue #1C
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 TRADE team showcases research findings at WTO Aid for Trade Conference, Geneva Prof Wilma Viviers and two colleagues from the TRADE team were invited to present a paper at the World Trade Organisation’s 5 th Global Review of Aid for Trade , which took place from 30 June–2 July 2015 at the WTO’s headquarters in…
Newsletter Issue #1D
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015 WTO-TRADE policy brief series gets underway The TRADE research entity has commenced a process of writing policy briefs, aimed at debating meaty economic and trade issues confronting South Africa today and recommending appropriate courses of action from trade policy makers. The first policy brief in the series,…