Associates

Our core team has substantial experience in economic, business and development consulting. Where DNA Economics does not have the requisite skills in-house, we bring in world experts through our network of associates, our close links with regional academic institutions and our strategic partners abroad.

Prof. Channing Arndt >

DNA Associate and a Visiting Professor within the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen

Prof. Channing Arndt >

DNA Associate and a Visiting Professor within the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen

Channing Arndt currently manages a long term capacity building and policy analysis project in Mozambique. He has published extensively in leading academic journals. His research program has focused on trade policy, the evolution of poverty, the implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, technological change, infrastructure investment, and climate variability in agriculturally dependent economies. He has taught courses in quantitative methods at Purdue University, in the USA, and has played a key role in the extension of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) to Africa. He is currently a Visiting Professor within the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen and an Associate with the Development Economics Research Group. Channing holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.

Nadira Bayat >

DNA Associate and independent gender and trade expert

Nadira Bayat >

DNA Associate and independent gender and trade expert

Nadira Bayat is a Gender and Trade Expert with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), where she leads the approach to gender mainstreaming in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) National Strategies. Nadira has served in various roles in other United Nations (UN) agencies, including at the International Court of Justice, UN Transitional Administration in East Timor and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; as well as at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Prior to joining ECA, Nadira was Programme Director at Global Economic Governance (GEG) Africa — a policy research and stakeholder engagement programme, focusing on sustainable development priorities in Africa. She has also held senior positions in the South African Government, including as Counsellor: Multilateral at the Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC. Nadira has a background in international law. She holds two LLMs - the most recent in International Legal Studies from American University Washington College of Law.

Liz Dartnall >

DNA Associate and Executive Director of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

Liz Dartnall >

DNA Associate and Executive Director of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

Liz Dartnall is a health policy specialist with strong research, public policy and project management experience. She was a researcher at the Center for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; has worked for the Health Department's of both Western Australia and South Africa; and was Senior Programme Manager for AMREF South Africa. Liz has a Post-graduate Degree in Psychology from Curtin University in Australia and a Masters in Science (Medicine) from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is the Executive Director of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative - the world’s largest network on research on violence against women and violence against children.

Prof Lawrence Edwards >

DNA Associate and Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town

Prof Lawrence Edwards >

DNA Associate and Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town

Lawrence Edwards is a Professor in the School of Economics, University of Cape Town. Lawrence graduated with a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1998. He completed his PhD in Economics at the University of Cape Town in 2003. Lawrence's research falls within the field of international trade with a specific focus on international trade and labour, the determinants of trade flows and economic adjustments to trade liberalisation. He has published in a number of international and local journals including World Development, Journal of International Development, South African Journal of Economics and Journal of Studies in Economics and Econometrics. He has also consulted widely with the World Bank, the National Treasury, the Department of Trade and Industry and is currently a member of the South African Growth Project managed by the Centre of International Development at Harvard University.

Prof Frank Flatters >

DNA Associate and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Queens University, Canada

Prof Frank Flatters >

DNA Associate and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Queens University, Canada

Frank Flatters (PhD) is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Queens University, Canada, where he taught from 1971 to 2002. He also has taught at the University of Chicago, The Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Essex, and has held research posts at Harvard University, the London School of Economics and University College London. He has published five books and written numerous monographs and articles. Frank has extensive experience on trade policy issues in Southern Africa - as an adviser to SADC, USAID, the World Bank, the Government of Mozambique, and the National Treasury of South Africa. His work in the region has focused on tariff reform, trade facilitation and industrial development; including assessments of particular sectors and regulatory distortions. You can learn more about Frank at www.frankflatters.com.

Ciska Kruger >

DNA Associate and DNA Representative in Cape Town

Ciska Kruger >

DNA Associate and DNA Representative in Cape Town

Ciska is a lawyer and member of the New York State Bar and The Cape Law Society. She completed a LLM in International & Comparative Law focused on Environmental Law at Georgetown UV Law Centre (Washington DC) and a Master of Science in Sustainability Management at Columbia University’s Earth Institute (New York). Most of her professional career has been in senior management and management consultant roles. Her areas of focus is Sustainability, Environmental and Energy related strategy development. Her expertise and experience includes research and evaluating new business opportunities in the Waste Economy, Solar PV, biomass, ocean wave energy, desalination, clean fuels, energy efficiency products and sustainability advisory (reporting, education and strategy development). Currently she focuses on bespoke ESG related research, advisory and projects (incl. Waste Characterization, REIPPP social impact, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Social Standards and Responsible Investment advisory), transformation strategy development driven by B-BBEE Codes and business case analysis for Creating Shared Value through implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals within large corporates.

Volker Schöer >

DNA Associate and Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand

Volker Schöer >

DNA Associate and Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand

Volker Schöer is an Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. Volker holds a MA (Economics) from the University of Cape Town and a PhD (Economics) from the University of the Witwatersrand. Volker is the director of the African Micro-Economic Research Unit (AMERU) at the University of the Witwatersrand which focuses on quantitative impact evaluations. He has investigated active labour market policies and interventions in the education sector using experimental and quasi-experimental designs. While Volker’s research has covered a wide range of micro-economic issues in economic development (trade flows and policy, industrial policy, competition policy, labour markets, and firm dynamics), his current research focus lies predominantly within the field of quantitative education research. He has published in a number of international and local journals including International Journal of Educational Development, Journal of International Development, Review of Development Economics, South African Journal of Economics, and the South African Journal of Education. He has also consulted and collaborated widely with the World Bank, the IMF, the Swiss National Science Council, the National Treasury, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR), the Department of Basic Education, and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).

Associates

Prof. Channing Arndt >

Nadira Bayat >

Liz Dartnall >

Prof Lawrence Edwards >

Prof Frank Flatters >

Ciska Kruger >

Volker Schöer >

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