Astrid is an independent feminist urban economist, whose work spans research and practice, focusing on supporting cities, in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with strategy and governance related to financing and funding and public infrastructure and services. Astrid currently has appointments as the Chair of the Board of the Mawazo Institute, as a Research Associate at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town and ODI; as well as an Extraordinary Lecturer at the African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria. She holds an MSc in Public Financial Management from SOAS, University of London and an MA in International Economics and International Development from Johns Hopkins University.
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