BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//TERMINALFOUR//SITEMANAGER V7.3//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180416T180000 LOCATION:Braamfontein Campus East Senate Room, 2ndFloor, Solomon Mahlangu House DESCRIPTION:Professor Imraan Valodia, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management will present his inaugural lecture.In his inaugural lecture Valodia will reflect on the role of an economist in shaping policies aimed at reducing inequality. He will focus on three policy issues that have played some role in guiding ‘academic discussions’ to actual policy recommendations. These are the proposal for a National Minimum Wage in South Africa; the proposed amendments to the Competition Act; and finally, the proposal to increase the rate of VAT from 14% to 15%. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Professor Imraan Valodia, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management will present his inaugural lecture.
In his inaugural lecture Valodia will reflect on the role of an economist in shaping policies aimed at reducing inequality. He will focus on three policy issues that have played some role in guiding ‘academic discussions’ to actual policy recommendations. These are the proposal for a National Minimum Wage in South Africa; the proposed amendments to the Competition Act; and finally, the proposal to increase the rate of VAT from 14% to 15%.
SUMMARY:Economics in the real world: Reflections on three policy engagements END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR