Trade and Industrial Policy Studies “Who we are and what we do”

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Trade and Industrial Policy Studies “Who we are and what we do” Evans Chinembiri Third Annual Congress Public Sector Economists Forum 29 November 2011

Outline What TIPS is about and what TIPS does Courses offered at TIPS TIPS contact details

What TIPS is about Courses offered at TIPS TIPS contact details Who we are & what we do… Independent not for profit economic research institution active in South Africa and the region, established in 1996. TIPS facilitates policy development and dialogue in the pursuit of sustainable equitable growth through the provision of a range of services to government and regional bodies, across the following pillars Trade African economic integration Industrial development Inequality and economic marginalisation Sustainable growth and Rural development

What TIPS is about Courses offered at TIPS TIPS contact details Who we are & what we do… TIPS core competences that have been built over time include: Policy development Conducting and commissioning research Research dissemination Technical Assistance Database management Project design and management Capacity building

What TIPS is about Courses offered at TIPS TIPS contact details TIPS course offerings TIPS has run regular workshops in economy wide modelling over the past decade in cooperation with the University of Cape Town and the International Food Policy Research Institute, however since 2005 TIPS has taken the lead in the running these courses TIPS runs regular 4-7 day workshops in economy wide modelling, with attendance restricted to 16 participants per workshop. Courses are run on a cost recovery basis and participation fees have been around R1000 per day TIPS has trained over 260 people, 30% were international participants, 50% from the public sectors, 25 % from Universities and research institutions and less than 10% from South African Provincial Public sectors

What TIPS is about Courses offered at TIPS TIPS contact details TIPS course offering Two modelling workshops are run each year Economy-wide Policy Impact Analysis Introductory course that deals with multipliers using Input -Output tables; Supply Use tables and a Social Accounting Matrix All applications are carried out in MS Excel Introduction To Computable General Equilibrium Modelling Introductory course that builds up a full static CGE model, culminating in the IFPRI Standard Model All applications are done in GAMS. TIPS also runs ad hoc advanced modeling workshops targeted at advanced modelers. We are at an advanced stage of developing a third programme that focuses on the users of modeling analysis as opposed to modelers emphasizing on the economics and less on the techniques of programming and is scheduled to begin in 2012 In addition to this TIPS has in the past tailored specific workshops at the request of a client modeling needs.

What TIPS is about Courses offered at TIPS TIPS Contact details Contact us!! Contact details Evans K. Chinembiri or Ipeleng Mohlala Tel: 012 431 7900 Fax: 012 431 7910 Address: 826 Government Avenue, Arcadia, Pretoria Postal Address: P.O. Box 11214, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028 Email: info@tips.org.za Website: www.tips.org.za