Ronelle Burger is a professor at the Economics Department of Stellenbosch University. Her research considers strategies to protect and empower vulnerable and poor individuals, households and communities. She is a fellow for the Partnership on Economic Policy at Nottingham University’s Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade. She serves as an associate editor for Health Economics and Development, Southern Africa, and is on the board of the Journal of Development Studies. She has consulted for the World Bank, UNICEF, and National Treasury.