Qualifications: 
BSc. (Hons) in Economics summa cum laude (UKZN); M.Com in Econometrics (University of Pretoria). 

Other positions held: 
Junior Research Officer, Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP); Data Analyst, DataFirst; Research Intern, United Nations University – WIDER. 

Research:
Work on tobacco and alcohol taxation, cigarette price measurement, illicit trade, tax administrative dataset and household survey analysis in South Africa. 

Professional work: 
Economic analysis supporting excise tax policy, revenue modelling, and public health research; development of tax simulation models; data quality and survey methodology. 
Research Interests: 
Health economics; excise taxation (tobacco and alcohol); household survey analysis;; microeconometrics; public revenue mobilisation.