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I am a senior research officer in the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town. I hold MCom and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Cape Town and a BSc degree in statistics from Addis Ababa University.

My research focuses on Land tenure systems and rural livelihoods, urbanization and development, social cohesion and inequality, and the analysis of poverty and inequality.

I have worked as a statistician for the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) between 2003 and 2008 and gained a valuable experience in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination techniques. In addition, I teach postgraduate level courses on complex surveys and measuring poverty and inequality in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town.