Robert Hill

Expertise: Labour economics, economics of education, occupational relatedness and tasks, labour market impacts of automation and AI, skills and skill gaps.​

Robert is a Research Officer in the DPRU and a part-time lecturer in the School of Economics. He holds a M.Com in Applied Economics , with an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics. Robert is currently registered for his PhD in Economics, under the supervision of Professors Corné van Walbeek and Justine Burns. His research focusses on the impact of curriculum change on prosocial behaviours, academic intervention and throughput in the economics discipline. Robert’s research interests further extend to labour market impacts of automation and AI; the economics of education; occupational relatedness and task- or activity-based networks; identification of skills gaps and subsequent reskilling of workers.

Robert is actively involved in both research pursuits and teaching for the School of Economics at UCT. He has lectured courses ranging from introductory microeconomics to Honours-level mathematics and labour economics courses. He also currently lectures both undergraduate and postgraduate econometrics at UCT.