School of Economics/Economic Society of South Africa Seminar: Justin Lin

School of Economics and Economic Society of South Africa

SEMINAR

The School of Economics at the University of Cape Town in partnership with the Economic Society of South Africa invites staff, students and members of the public to attend the following seminar:

GUEST SPEAKER

Justin Lin, Chief Economist, World Bank.

TOPIC

"Food price spikes or long-term challenges and opportunities in rural development."

About the Speaker

Justin Yifu Lin is Professor and Founding Director of the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University and will become the World Bank's Chief Economist and Senior Vice President on May 31, 2008. He has served on several national and international committees, leading groups, and councils on development policy, technology, and environment including: the United Nations Millennium Task Force on Hunger; the Eminent Persons Group of the Asian Development Bank; the National Committee on United States-China Relations; the Hong Kong-U.S. Business Council; the Working Group on the future of the OECD; and the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee. Prof. Lin will be the World Bank's first chief economist from a developing country. The Chief Economist guides the Bank's intellectual leadership and plays a key role in shaping the research agenda of the institution.

DETAILS

Date: Monday, 9 June 2008
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3
Wilfred and Jules Kramer Building
Cross Campus Road
Middle Campus
Rondebosch

Time: 16:00-17:30 Guests to be seated by 15:45

Please note: The venue can only accommodate 170 seats, therefore seating will NOT be reserved and will be strictly allocated on a first come first served basis.

Posted on 06/06/2008 by Lawrence Edwards