Dr Emma Whitelaw
University of Cape Town
Emma Whitelaw is a Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), based in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town. In 2023, she graduated with a PhD in Economics from the University of Cape Town, having worked on topics related to inequalities in post-school education in South Africa, especially student funding, access, and success. Emma continues this work, contributing to studies falling under the Siyaphambili Initiative, a hub for post-schooling information and research in South Africa. Her current work extends to inequality dynamics, with special interest in the nexus of education, labour markets, and other social outcomes in South Africa and Ghana.