Bruce McDougall

Bruce McDougall

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  • About me

    Data Developer at United Nations University - WIDER

  • Education

    • University of Cape Town

      2016 - 2017
      Masters in Applied Economics Economics
    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

      2017 - 2017
      Non-Degree PHD Student Economics GPA is 3.67

      One semester of PhD classes in macroeconomics, microeconomics and land reform. Professors were Sam Bowles, Robert Pollin, Gerald Epstein and Mwangi wa Githinji

    • University of Cape Town

      2011 - 2014
      Honours Degree Economics
  • Experience

    • OLRAC SPS South Africa

      Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
      Intern
    • DataFirst, University of Cape Town

      Jul 2018 - Dec 2022
      • Lecturer

        Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Data Analyst and Lecturer

        Jul 2019 - Dec 2021
      • Research Assistant

        Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
    • Firdale Consulting

      Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
      Data Analyst
    • UNU-WIDER - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research

      Jan 2023 - now
      Data Developer

      I am part of the UNU-WIDER team that manages and provides access to the secure data lab in the National Treasury. The lab primarily houses administrative tax datasets, collected from South African firms and individuals. As a developer my core function is to improve data quality by checking input quality, harmonizing and combining datasets, creating documentation and metadata, and being as transparent as possible throughout. I also specialize in the protection of our data subjects' personal information through the science and statistics of disclosure control. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IBM Certified Specialist - SPSS Modeler Professional v3

      IBM Software and Systems
      Aug 2015
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