Danae Govender joined TIPS as an Economist in September 2024. Prior to joining TIPS, he served as an Economics Researcher at a consulting firm, where he participated in assignments related to market access, international trade policy analysis, South African economic governance, and economic empowerment initiatives. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where his dissertation examined the impact of trade openness on economic growth and the role of good institutions within this nexus, focusing on a panel of emerging market economies. During his postgraduate studies, Danae earned Certificates of Merit for Honours courses in Econometrics, Microeconomics, and Environmental Economics, as well as for Master’s courses in Econometrics and Sustainable Resource Usage. He is also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, having been invited in 2019.