Professional Profile
Joseph Gozoya’s work involves analyzing tax and firm-level data, contributing to economic policy analysis, data quality assurance, and research support. His research focuses on development economics, particularly addressing inequality, labor market access, and marginalized communities.
Through his work, Joseph aims to provide data-driven insights that inform policy solutions for economic inclusion and sustainable development.
Core Expertise & Impact
- Big Data Management: Managed the SA-TIED administrative tax dataset, one of Africa’s largest, processing over 10 million records.
- Capacity Building: Transformed research support at the University of Pretoria by upskilling over 3,000 students in statistical analysis and academic writing.
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced expertise in Econometrics, SQL, Stata, R, and Microsimulation (SOUTHMOD).
Research Interests
- Economic Inequality & Poverty Reduction
- Climate Change & Labour Market Resilience
- Administrative Data for Public Policy