Three Economics professors deliver inaugural lectures
Not one or two, but three Economics professors delivered inaugural lectures during the month of August this year. The first was by the faculty dean, Prof Ingrid Woolard (right in picture), on the topic, "Mind the gap: income inequality in post-apartheid South Africa", followed by Prof Guangling Liu (middle in picture), titled "Macro-prudential policy and financial stability: generic versus sector-specific rules". The final lecture was by Prof Ronelle Burger (left in picture) on "Amplifying the voices of our communities".
(Click on the individual titles for further details, including abstracts, bios and full video recordings.)
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19 Apr 2024There was good news for global growth this week – with China's Q1 GDP beating expectations (see international section) and the IMF lifting its global growth forecast for 2024 once more. SA economic data releases, however, were mixed, with a welcome downtick in CPI inflation but relatively poor internal trade data. Most of the world’s economic policymakers...
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BER Weekly
19 Apr 2024There was good news for global growth this week – with China's Q1 GDP beating expectations (see international section) and the IMF lifting its global growth forecast for 2024 once more. SA economic data releases, however, were mixed, with a welcome downtick in CPI inflation but relatively poor internal trade data. Most of the world’s economic policymakers...
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