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Emily van der Merwe
Former Researcher, The Brenthurst Foundation
South Africa
Emily recently completed an MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change at the London School of Economics. Prior to this she graduated from Stellenbosch University with an undergraduate degree in Law, and an Honours in Economics as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar.
Before joining the Brenthurst Foundation, she worked for the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy at Chatham House in London, and as a research assistant for the Transition Pathways Initiative at the Grantham Research Institute. She is also a graduate of the Programme for African Leadership at LSE.
Content by Emily van der Merwe
NEWS
SOE overhaul, the Ethiopian way
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
19 Feb 2020
AUDIO
The Asian Aspiration Book Podcast
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Emily van der Merwe
PUBLICATIONS
Where the Rubber Hits the Road - The Future Of African Cities
Olusegun Obasanjo, Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno, Dickie Davis, David Kilcullen, Emily van der Merwe, Archimedes Muzenda, Dianna Games, Nicola Doyle, Sarah Calburn, Nchimunya Hamukoma, Ray Hartley, Greg Mills
27 Jan 2020
NEWS
Move quickly or be damned: The imperative of African competitiveness
Greg Mills, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Emily van der Merwe
20 Jan 2020
NEWS
Lesotho at the crossroads: New engines are needed to drive growth
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Emily van der Merwe, Greg Mills
26 Nov 2019
NEWS
Beyond hooking up: Attracting long-term investment requires a different approach
Greg Mills, Ray Hartley, Emily van der Merwe
18 Oct 2019
NEWS
Kenya Makes A Big, Risky Bet On A Railway Project
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
8 Oct 2019
NEWS
This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang, but a whimper
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
27 Aug 2019
NEWS
'Don't be an instant noodle': Small is beautiful in Taiwan
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
19 Aug 2019
NEWS
Aid to Africa: Don't Be A Cheap Date
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
12 Aug 2019
NEWS
South Africa must rev up its motor manufacturing engine or miss the bus
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
5 Aug 2019
NEWS
The Malaysian Saga — It's the Political-Economy, Stupid!
Greg Mills, Emily van der Merwe
1 Jul 2019