2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 TRADE researchers and partners lift the lid on South Africa’s export and productivity constraints Prof Marianne Matthee and Ms Carli Bezuidenhout of the TRADE research entity have over the last 18 months been participating in…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 SARB/National Treasury/UNU-WIDER workshop On 7 June, Prof Marianne Matthee participated in and delivered a presentation at an SARB/National Treasury/UNU-WIDER workshop held at the South Africa Reserve Bank. The focus of…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Wits Business School public seminar Prof Marianne Matthee and Ms Carli Bezuidenhout from TRADE are part of a research group (including Prof Neil Rankin from Stellenbosch University) who participated in a public seminar at…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Research results on firm-level export activity published On 21 January at a function in Pretoria, Prof Marianne Matthee and Ms Carli Bezuidenhout from the TRADE research entity presented the first round of results from a…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Three more PhDs for the TRADE team Three TRADE staff members recently obtained their PhDs, bringing the total number of those holding a PhD within TRADE to 25 (both permanent staff and extraordinary appointments). Dr Alicia…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2/2016 Guest lecturers get TRADE staff and students thinking The NWU School of Economics, together with TRADE, are fortunate to be able to draw on a wide pool of contacts to deliver guest lectures to staff and students on…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…, 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…
2020-11-18NEWSLETTER 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…
2020-11-18 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…
