Margaret Chitiga

Prof. Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu is an economist and current Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria. She was previously the Director of the School for Public Management and Administration in the Faculty. Before she re-joined the University of Pretoria, she was the Executive Director of Economic Performance and Development at the Human Sciences Research Council. Prof. Chitiga-Mabugu conducts research on economic developmental issues and is mainly interested in analysing the impact of policies on society and the economy at large.

She serves on several advisory councils and networks, including the Stockholm Environment Institute’s Science Advisory Council, the Academy of Science of South Africa’s Standing Committee on Reduction of Poverty and Inequality, the Southern Africa–Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, and the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) network.

Fields of specialization

Poverty and inequality

Projects

Title	Country	Themes
Support for Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Reform: How can MDBs better support green energy transition and financing in the Global South?”	South Africa	Climate change
Empirical review of Youth Employment Policies in South Africa	South Africa	Gender & women’s empowerment , Education and training , Labour markets and employment , Youth and children , Entrepreneurship
Southern Researchers Marginalisation at the Global, Regional and National Economic Development Consulting Business	South Africa	Globalization and trade
Assessment of the welfare, employment and gender impacts of policy options for renewable energy financing in Nigeria	Nigeria	Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment
Can a Wage Subsidy be used to Improve Women’s Formal Employment in Zambia?	Zambia	Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment
Simulating the distributive impacts of different growth strategies in China	China	Poverty and Inequality
Simulating the Distributive Impacts of Different Growth Strategies in Pakistan	Pakistan	Fiscal policy
Simulating the Distributive Impacts of Different Growth Strategies in the Philippines	Philippines	Fiscal policy
The impact of the economic crisis in South Africa	South Africa	Poverty and Inequality , Labour markets and employment , Globalization and trade
Impacts of Infrastructure Investment in South Africa: A Dynamic CGE Analysis	South Africa	Fiscal policy
Poverty and Inequality Impacts of Trade Policy Reforms in South Africa	South Africa	Poverty and Inequality , Globalization and trade
Textiles Protection and Poverty in South Africa	South Africa	Poverty and Inequality
Does Trade Liberalisation lead to Poverty alleviation' A CGE microsimulation approach for Zimbabwe.	South Africa	Poverty and Inequality , Globalization and trade
Fiscal Policy Design in South Africa : An Intertemporal CGE Model with Perfect Foresight	South Africa	Poverty and Inequality , Fiscal policy , Globalization and trade
Computable General Equilibrium Micro-Simulation Analysis of the Impact of Trade Policies on Poverty in Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Poverty and Inequality , Globalization and trade

Details

Professor Margaret Chitiga
Dean of the Faculty of Econonomic and Management Sciences
University of Pretoria

Contact information:

South Africa
margaret.chitiga@up.ac.za