Associate professor, Rhodes University
Michael Rogan is an Associate Professor in the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) within the Institute of Social and Economic Research at Rhodes University. Since 2011 he as been a research associate in the global research and advocacy network, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO). He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Development Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle. His research interests include: gender, informal employment, health, poverty and inequality, and education and skills development.
Mar 28, 2023 14:15 pm UTC| Economy Politics
In May 2022, the government in Ghana introduced a deeply unpopular tax on mobile money transactions, known as the e-levy. When it was introduced, the levy was structured as a 1.5% charge on all electronic and mobile money...
Informal economies are diverse: South African policies need to recognise this
Oct 16, 2018 14:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
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