Professor Moinak Maiti, holds the FirstRand Foundation Chair in Financial Data Science at the Wits School of Economics and Finance. The Chair drives innovation and excellence in finance, data science, and business, collaborating with industry and mentoring future leaders. Professor Maiti tells us more about this journey of discovery and innovation in financial data science.
Wits PPS Chair in Health Economics
Professor Frikkie Booysen, Wits PPS Chair in Health Economics, researches health inequalities and access to healthcare. The Chair aims to inform policy and practice to improve global health and well-being, with a focus on the Global South.
Chair in Development Economics
The Derek Schrier and Cecily Cameron Chair in Development Economics promotes research on South Africa’s transition, focusing on sustainable development, democracy, macroeconomic policy, and corporate transformation.
Wits PPS Chair in Health Economics
Professor Dorrit (Dori) Posel, Helen Suzman Chair in Political Economy at Wits, specialises in applied microeconomic research, exploring the interface between households and labour markets. Her work examines issues such as marriage and family formation, labour migration, gender disparities in the labour market, language and economic outcomes, and measures of well-being.