Bank of Namibia
February 2020 - presentSenior Economist
• Co-developed Namibia’s benchmark Quarterly Projection Model (QPM) which currently serves as the core tool for the country’s forward-looking monetary policy formulation and analysis.
• Constructed and operated Growth-at-Risk models to assess tail risks to the domestic economy and house prices.
• Devised strategies to improve foreign reserve interest income under low yield environment constraints.
• Regularly presented global/domestic price and credit developments/forecasts to Senior Management (Monetary Policy Committee) at the Bank, which were integral in informing its policy decisions.
• Drafted research reports relating to broad global/domestic macroeconomic trends and policy implications.
Teachme2
January 2019 - December 2020Tutor
Tutored microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics courses to undergraduate students at Stellenbosch University