Witness Simbanegavi is currently the director of research at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He was previously chief director in the Microeconomic Policy and Analy...view moreWitness Simbanegavi is currently the director of research at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He was previously chief director in the Microeconomic Policy and Analysis Unit of the South African National Treasury and has published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of International Money and Finance and the Journal of African Economiesview less