Reneé van Eyden is a Professor of Economics at the University of Pretoria and a researcher with academic expertise in developing, presenting, and coordinating courses in economics and econometrics. She has served as secretary of the African Econometric Society and has been appointed to Skills Development Projects for the United Nations (Project LINK), the German Development Agency GIZ, Economic Research Southern Africa, South African Reserve Bank, and Enterprises at UP. Her research experience includes applied macroeconomic analysis, macroeconomic modeling, and development economics, with a special interest in the role of human empowerment and institutional quality in economic development, prosperity, and liberal democracy.