What We Do

RESEP is a group of researchers in the Department of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch. It developed around a long-term research focus on issues of poverty, income distribution, social mobility, economic development and social policy. This was further stimulated when Servaas van der Berg in 2008 became the South African National Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy, financially supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This led to further consolidation of research work in this area.

Most RESEP researchers are full-time researchers or research students, though some are employed within the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University, or even at other universities. Funding for RESEP comes from a variety of sources. The funds obtained from the NRF through the Research Chair and from other funded research is supplemented through research consultancies for various institutions, including government and international organizations such as the World Bank, Unicef, NGOs, private sector corporations, think tanks, etc.

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Our Team

Management

Servaas van der Berg
South African National Research Chair In The Economics Of Social Policy

Researchers

Cobus Burger
Researcher
Ronelle Burger
Researcher
Rulof Burger
Researcher
Carmen Sue Christian
Researcher
Nicola Deghaye
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Carol Nuga Deliwe
Chief Director of Sector Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation at DBE and PhD Candidate
Tina Fransman
PhD Candidate 
Trust Gangaidso
Researcher and PhD Candidate
 
Joel Gondwe
Researcher 
Martin Gustafsson
Researcher and Advisor to the Department of Basic Education
Pamela Halse
PhD Candidate
Heleen Hofmeyr
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 
Dumisani Hompashe
Researcher
Jesal Kika
PhD Candidate
Michael Kilumelume
PhD Candidate
Adaiah Lilenstein
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Nwabisa Makaluza
Research Associate
Kholekile Malindi
Researcher
Martina Mchenga
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Herman Meyer
Consultant to RESEP
Nompumelelo Moholwane
Researcher and PhD Candidate
 
Jaah Mkupete
Researcher
Eldridge Moses
Researcher
Nangamso Mtsatse
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Martin Mwale
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Poppie Ntaka
PhD Candidate
Marlies Piek
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Dineo Seabe
Research Associate
Rebecca Selkirk
Researcher and PhD Candidate
Debra Shepherd
Researcher
Anja Smith
Researcher
Nic Spaull
Research Fellow 
Lunga Swelindawo
PhD Candidate
Chris van Wyk
Researcher
Dieter von Fintel
Researcher
Marisa von Fintel
Researcher
Gabrielle Wills
Researcher 
Tia Linda Zuze
Researcher

Support and Administration

Silke Rothkegel van Velden
Project Manager
Carine Brunsdon
Administrator