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SEF Head of School
Uma Kollamparambil
Head of the School of Economics and FinanceProfessor
uma.kollamparambil@wits.ac.zaNew Commerce Building (NCB) 115
Research interests: Economics of wellbeing, migration, inequality and foreign direct investment -
SEF Economics Division
Prudence Kwenda-Magejo
Head of the SEF Economics DivisionNew Commerce Building (NCB) 226
Research interests: Labour, poverty and inequality issuesSedjro Alovokpinhou
Senior lecturer (Dr)
sedjro.alovokpinhou@wits.ac.za
+27 11 717 8190
New Commerce Building (NCB) 245
Research interests: Macroeconomics and Finance Related IssuesNasreen Ameen
TutorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 231Miracle Benhura
Associate ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 204Research interests: Labour and development (applied microeconomics)Fatima Bhoola
LecturerNew Commerce Building (NCB) 250Research interests: Economic growth and macroeconomic volatilityFrikkie Booysen
ProfessorPPS Chair in Health EconomicsNew Commerce Building (NCB) 242Research interests: Health Economics more generally, with a focus on health inequalities, the socio-economics of health, and family health and development.Daniela Casale
ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 248Research interests: Labour economics, economic demography, gender economics, early childhood developmentKenneth Creamer
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 257Research interests: Monetary policy, fiscal policy, macroeconomic policy, political economy, and international economicsChris Desmond
ProfessorDerek Schrier and Cecily Cameron Chair in Development EconomicsNew Commerce Building (NCB) 128Research interests: Human development, economic evaluation, and life course and health.Greg Farrell
Adjunct ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 228Research interests: Applied macroeconomics and time series econometricsIsmail Fasanya
Associate ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 134AResearch interests: Macroeconomic modeling with special interest in Energy Economics and FinanceUsanda Gqwaru
LecturerNew Commerce Building (NCB) 133Research interests: Development economics and industrial policyTendai Gwatidzo
Associate ProfessorCoordinator, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)New Commerce Building (NCB) 208Research interests: Capital structure, banking sector competition, efficiency in the banking sector and access to financeGilad Isaacs
Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 233Research Interests: South Africa, Financialisation, Labour Markets, Minimum Wages, MacroeconomicsCaro Janse Van Rensburg
LecturerNew Commerce Building (NCB) 201AResearch interests: History of Economic Thought, Economic History, Monetary Policy, and Feminist EconomicsRubina Jogee
LecturerNew Commerce Building (NCB) 129Research interests: Development economics, microeconomics and behavioural economicsLyndal Keeton
Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 200Research interests: Public economics, intergovernmental grants, economic history of Southern Africa, institutions, workers compensation and national lotteryDambala Kutela
Associate ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 203Research interests: Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Environmental Economics, and Economic TheoryJérôme Lange
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 243Research interests: Population and Development, History of Economic Thought, Economic Systems, African Economic Thought.Nyasha Mahonye
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 205Research interests: Debt, aid, institutions, financial and gender economicsChristopher Malikane
Associate ProfessorHead, The Macro-Finance Analysis Group (MFAG)New Commerce Building (NCB) 135Research interests: Macroeconomics and finance related issuesCyril May
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 249Research interests: International financeNobantu Mbeki
Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 253Research interests: Post keynesian pricing theory and post keynesian theory of the firmMthokozisi Mlilo
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 202Research interests: Macroeconomics, fiscal policy and public economicsLiberty Mncube
Associate ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 206AResearch interests: Competition policy, economics and industrial organisationLumkile Mondi
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 255Research interests: Development and financial economicsNimisha Naik
LecturerNew Commerce Building (NCB) 200AResearch interests: General macroeconomicsSibulele Nkunzi
LecturerProgramme Coordinator, Economic Policies in the Age of Globalisation (EPOG)New Commerce Building (NCB) 244Research interests: Industrial Policy, Industrialization, Political Economy of Development, The Role of the State in Economic Development, Qualitative Case Studies in the Manufacturing SectorAdeola Oyenubi
Associate ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 119Research interests: Programme evaluation, information theory, portfolio optimization and labour market researchDorrit (Dori) Posel
Distinguished ProfessorHelen Suzman Chair in Political EconomyNew Commerce Building (NCB)Research interests: Marriage and family formation, labour force participation, labour migration, economics of language and measures of wellbeingKate Rich
Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 201Research interests: Health economics, early childhood development, nutrition, economics of education, development economicsGareth Roberts
Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 132Research interests: Evaluation of education and employment interventions. Behavioural experiments on information avoidance or empathyAylit Romm
Senior Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 229Research interests: Decision theory, economics of uncertainty, retirement, savings and life cycle behaviours and topics analyzing microeconomic dataVolker Schöer
Associate ProfessorHead: African Microeconomics Research Umbrella (AMERU)New Commerce Building (NCB) 131Research interests: Job search and job matching, education intervention in primary schools and RCT in transport industryAldo Sitoe
Lecturer (Dr)New Commerce Building (NCB) 206Research interests: Public choice, organizational economics, fiscal federalism, theory of the firm and voting rules for an optimal provision of public goodsBruno Tinel
ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 207Research interests: Macroeconomics and finance: macro dynamics and public finance, public debt; History of economic thought, wage and labour relations, determinants of the division of labour, subcontracting relationsYuxiang Ye
Senior lecturer (Dr)
yuxiang.ye@wits.ac.zaNew Commerce Building (NCB) 246
Research interests: Energy economics, energy poverty, domestic energy demand -
SEF Finance Division
Chimwemwe Chipeta
New Commerce Building (NCB) 120
Research interests: Corporate finance, specifically mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, capital structure and dividend policy.Aneesa Adam
New Commerce Building (NCB) 126Christo Auret
New Commerce Building (NCB) 121Research interests: Investment theory - in particular empirical validation of internationally formulated investment theory, Market efficiency, Asset pricing, Market returns, Investment management, Share market studies, Corporate finance, Dividends, Corporate governance, Commodity futures marketsJames Britten
New Commerce Building (NCB) 127Research interests: Asset Pricing and factor investment.Associate ProfessorFirstRand Chair in Financial Data ScienceNew Commerce Building (NCB) 227Research interests: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Digital Asset Pricing, Financial Econometrics, Fintech.Lerato Mapela
Lecturer
lerato.mapela@wits.ac.zaNew Commerce Building (NCB) 254Douglas Mbululu
New Commerce Building (NCB) 122David McClelland
Lecturer
david.mcclelland@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) 126A
Research interests: Asset pricing, liquidity and portfolio management.Mosa Moletsane
Lecturer
mosa.moletsane@wits.ac.zaNew Commerce Building (NCB) 118Delane Naidu
LecturerNew Commerce Building (NCB) 125Research interests: International Finance and Corporate Finance, specifically ownership structures, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, and foreign direct investment.Daniel Page
New Commerce Building (NCB) 123Research interests: Asset Pricing, Asset Management, Investment Styles, Factor Modelling.Yudhvir Seetharam
New Commerce Building (NCB) 124
Research interests:Behavioural finance, asset pricing, FinTech, quantitative finance and risk management.Gary van Vuuren
ProfessorNew Commerce Building (NCB) 123Research interest: Quantitative finance (including financial risk measurement and management and portfolio analysis) -
Administration
Assistant to the Head of School
Ms Queelian Diphapo
+27 11 71 78082
queelian.diphapo@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) 115Academic and Administrative Enquiries
For 1st year and 3rd year Ecos:
Ms Thandi Chamane
+27 11 71 78084
thandi.chamane@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) 107For 2nd, 3rd year Finance, Hons Economics/ADE/Finance, Masters Ecos/Econ Sc/ADE/Health Ecos:
Ms Masego Kubu
+27 11 71 78004
masego.kubu@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) A3For 1st(theory) & 2nd year Ecos, Masters Finance and PhD (registered students only):
Mr Molefe Rampa
+27 11 71 78112
molefe.rampa@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) A5Postgraduate Administrator
Ms Ntomboxolo Duka
+27 11 71 78298
ntomboxolo.duka@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) A2Postgraduate Applications Enquiries
Ms Kamo Nhlapo
+27 11 71 78074
pgqueries.sef@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) A1Operations Manager
Ms Mamosa Moletsane
+27 11 71 78119
mamosa.moletsane@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) 113Senior Finance Officer
Mr Tebogo Mmolawa
+27 11 71 78121
tebogo.mmolawa@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) 118Finance intern
Ms Lerato Mapela
+27 11 71 78504
lerato.mapela@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB), West CampusLAN Administrator
Mr Lucas Nkuna
+27 11 71 78078
lucas.nkuna@wits.ac.za
New Commerce Building (NCB) 136 -
Economics Visiting Fellows
Economics visiting fellows Oluyele Akinkugbe
Visiting ProfessorResearch interests: Forensic Economics, International Finance, Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, and Development Policy AnalysisJohane Dikgang
Visiting Professor
johane.dikgang@wits.ac.za
Research interests: Environmental Policy, Environmental Valuation, Conservation Economics, Water Management and Policy, Energy and Development, Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, & Efficiency and Productivity AnalysisMarcel Gatto
Visiting Senior Fellow (Dr)
marcel.gatto@wits.ac.za
Research interests: Impact of agricultural innovations on farm-level outcomes, food security, poverty alleviation, conservation agriculture, and seed systems improvementNicolas Pons-Vignon
Visiting Senior Fellow (Dr)Laura Rossouw
Visiting Senior Research (Dr)Research interests: Economics of tobacco control, economic evaluations of health interventions, the economic impact of tobacco and alcohol use, demand-side factors related to health, and maternal, infant and child healthStefan Schirmer
Visiting Associate Professor -
Finance Visiting Fellows
Senior Research Fellow (Dr)Research interests: Financial Economics, Fintech, Green Finance, Applied Computational Finance, Applied MicroeconomicsSenior Research Fellow (Dr)