Dorrit Posel is a Professor of Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand and she specialises in applied micro-economic research, exploring the interface between households and labour markets. She is an elected member of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa, a fellow of the Centre of Excellence in Human Development, and an associate editor of the journal Feminist Economics. She has published widely on issues related to marriage and family formation, labour migration, labour force participation and the gender division of labour, the economics and demographics of language use, and measures of well-being.
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