Staff Profiles
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Haroon Bhorat Director Expertise: Labour Economics, Poverty, Income Distribution, Inclusive Growth, Minimum Wages. |
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Morné Oosthuizen Deputy Director Expertise: Labour markets, poverty, inequality, prices, and economic demography. |
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Zaakhir Asmal Researcher Expertise: Labour Economics, Development Economics, Competition and Regulatory Economics, Poverty and Inequality, Education and Skills Development. |
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Arabo Ewinyu Senior Researcher Expertise: Regulatory Economics, Applied BEE, Small Business Development and Education |
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Toughedah Jacobs Programme Manager Expertise: Project Management, Labour Market Profiles, Poverty, Inequality, Development |
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Safia Khan Researcher Expertise: Poverty and Inequality, Labour Markets, Policy, Development |
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Mumbi Esther Kimani Senior Researcher Expertise: Education, Labour, Development, Environmental and Resource Economics |
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Adaiah Lilenstein Junior Researcher Expertise: Economics of Development, Behavioural Economics, Analysis of Survey Data, Survey Design and Implementation. |
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Kezia Lilenstein Researcher Expertise: Labour Economics, Analysis of Survey Data, Development Economics. |
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Jabulile Monnakgotla Intern Researcher Expertise: Macroeconomics, Finance, International Trade, Development and Growth. |
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Christopher Rooney Junior Researcher Expertise: Economics of Education, Behavioural Economics and Development Economics. |
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Benjamin Stanwix Senior Researcher Expertise: Applied Economics, Labour Economics, Economic and Social History. |
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Francois Steenkamp Researcher Expertise: International trade (Export patterns and dynamics), Economic development, Self-employment. |
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Amy Thornton Junior Researcher Expertise: Labour Economics, Development Economics, Behavioural Economics, Economics as a Social Science. |
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Derek Yu Senior Researcher Expertise: Labour Economics, Development Economics, Household Survey Analysis and Economic Education. |
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Sarah Marriott Communications Manager Expertise: Publishing, Communications, Marketing, PR and Media Liaison. |
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Fatima Samsodien Administrative Officer Expertise: Administration, Finance (Projects and Fund Management), Contracts, Procurement and HR. |
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Waseema Petersen Administrative Officer Expertise: Office Administration, Events, Web and Research Administration. |
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Wadia Joseph Receptionist (Temporary) Expertise: Reception, Administration, Events Assistance. |
DPRU Research Affiliates | |
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Karmen Naidoo Senior Researcher - currently studying PhD abroad Expertise: Development Economics, Financial Sector, Financial Inclusion, Small & Medium Size Enterprise (SME) Financing, Growth & Development, and Economics of Education. |