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Researching the fields of labour markets, inequality and poverty |
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Researching the fields of labour markets, inequality and poverty |
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Short Bio...Carlene van der Westhuizen |
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Carlene
van der Westhuizen joined the Development Policy
Research Unit in February 2005 in the position of Senior
Researcher. Her current projects include a Situational
Analysis for the Western Cape Provincial Governments
Skills Development Strategy. Her previous involvement as a researcher was with the Budget Information Service at IDASA where she conducted budget and policy analysis on the impact of government budgets on the poor in South Africa. Specific research areas included national budget and policy analysis, sectoral provincial budget analysis, local government budget analysis, as well as monitoring of revenue collection and some basic tax research. She also spent time at WESGRO (The Western Cape Investment and Trade Promotion Agency) as Trade Economist, Regional Economist, Research Assistant and Acting Information Services Officer. |
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Recent Publications |
2007 Welfare Shifts in the Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Comprehensive Measurement of Changes. (Co-authored with Bhorat, H. & Goga, S.). DPRU Working Paper 07/128
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