The Development Policy Research Unit team conducted a complexity methodology workshop on the 31st of January 2019. The workshop aimed to, firstly: equip researchers doing research using complexity analytics, and secondly: provide a description of the methodology to the engineering teams involved in the broader project - and thus cross-disciplinary research synergies.
The call for papers for the 2019 Jobs and Development Conference in Washington DC, “Improving Jobs Outcomes in Developing Countries”, is now open.
Dr Daniel Kaufmann presented "State Capture & the Challenge of Governance around the World", on Friday 21 September, as part of the UCT School of Economics seminar series.
The DPRU hosted a half-day workshop on Building Economic Complexity for Inclusive Growth in South Africa, on Monday 23rd July in Johannesburg. The event featured a presentation from Prof Haroon Bhorat (DPRU Director) and DPRU Researcher, François Steenkamp, as well as a panel with Nimrod Zalk (The dti) and Wandile Sihlobo (Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz)).
The DPRU hosted a half-day workshop on the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, on Tuesday 19th June in Johannesburg. Featuring presentations from Fiona Tregenna (University of Johannesburg) and DPRU Researchers, Chris Rooney and Safia Khan.
DPRU Director, Prof Haroon Bhorat gave an address to the FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference on the 2nd February 2018, which has been included in an official publication.
DPRU Director, Prof Haroon Bhorat, is included in a short film describing the background to the #StockholmStatement, its main messages as well as give guidance to how it could be used.
The #Jobs4Dev2018 Conference is being held in Colombia this weekend - let the co-hosts and NJD members, including the DPRU's Director, Prof Haroon Bhorat - welcome you to follow the event, via live screening or on social media.
Following the success of the 2016 #Jobs4Dev Conference in Washington D.C., IZA – Institute of Labor Economics with the World Bank Jobs Group and the Network on Jobs and Development, will be hosting a 2-day conference at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, in May 2018.
The World Economic Forum’s Transformation Map on South Africa, authored and co-curated by the DPRU, is now live and accessible to the 30,000 or so Forum constituents and the 18,000 or so public users, who have signed up since the public launch in November 2017.
Just published: The African Economic Outlook, bridging a critical knowledge gap on the diverse socio-economic realities of African economies through regular, rigorous, and comparative analysis. It provides short-to-medium term forecasts on the evolution of key macroeconomic indicators for all 54 regional member countries, as well as analysis on the state of socio-economic challenges and progress made in each country.
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