Three Economics professors deliver inaugural lectures

Posted by Melt van Schoor on 2019-09-04

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".

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