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Professor of Economics, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Free State
2016/17 Fulbright Research Scholar at Center for Sustainable Development, Earth Institute, at Columbia University
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) for SA-TIED prgramme 2022-2024
Areas of research focus: macroeconomics, fiscal policy, public finance, public-private partnerships
2009 Visiting scholar at IMF
Three stints of two months each in 2007, 2010 and 2012 seconded to OECD
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I bring more than 25 years of extensive experience in leading urban strategy, governance and development, policy and project formulation, implementation, infrastructure and program management, and poverty alleviation. I have led and worked with teams in the UN, World Bank, and USAID. My current assignment is leading a 200-member team as the Director of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), the urban think tank of the Government of India.
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Senior economist at the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank. I have a Ph.D in Economics from UCLA and have been working as a professor of economics at Universidad de los Andes for the past 11 years. My areas of expertise are fiscal policy, insurance and innovation
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Fan Zhou is Professor of Management (Organizational Studies) at Zhejiang University, China. He was awarded his PhD from the Peking University, China. His organizational research includes cross-cultural management, occupational safety and health. His work is published in a range of journals such as Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, International Journal of Conflict Management, Journal of Business and Psychology, Asian Pacific Journal of Management, as well as in edited books. [Email: frankzhoufan@hotmail.com]
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Professor Janet Clinton is a Professor of Evaluation at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne. Janet is an internationally recognised expert in Evaluation, Education and Assessment. She has worked in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA, and has been a principal investigator on many large complex evaluations and research projects. She has led over 120 international evaluation and research projects across multiple disciplines, particularly in Education and Health.
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Deputy Director of Science, Technology and Innovation at National Planning Department. My professional career has allowed me to develop skills in communication, leadership, networking, teamwork, management, diplomacy, and organizational tasks. As a researcher, I have focused on educational management, and I have skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods. My interests are aimed at building better conditions for people’s education. I hold a Phd in Education at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Banaras Hindu University, Kamachha, Varanasi, Uttar-Pradesh, India. I have been working in the field of Special and Inclusive Education since 2002. Almost i have 21 Yrs. experience. My specialization is Visual-Impairment. I work as teacher educator for teaching of children with visually impaired at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I also supervise doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) students. Till date, there is 8 students awarded Ph.D. students under my supervision. I am associated with national and international institution as NCERT, IGNOU, ICEVI etc
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Doctoral Fellow at King's College London. I am a dedicated Ph.D. fellow in Public Policy at Kings College London, possessing robust academic credentials and a proven track record in policy research. My experience at a prestigious policy research institution has cultivated my passion for shaping inclusive policies. Motivated by an unyielding commitment to enhancing policy research and implementation. My academic foundation, coupled with a drive to contribute to evolving knowledge, equips me to meaningfully impact the realm of policy-making.
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Professor at Western University. Anders Holm is an economist who teaches and researches social stratification and inequality in health. He builds on the quantitative methods used in economics to study analysis of causal effects in sociology. He has published on results of education interventions, family income and parental benefits, factors affecting cognition, and on quantitative methods. Dr. Holm's current project is working to develop infrastructure for collaborative research with administrative data.
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I am an economist by training and work as an analyst at an independent, non-profit foundation dedicated to examine the challenges and sustainability of the Danish wellfare state.