Steven Katende is a Researcher at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Makerere University, Uganda's leading economic policy think tank. He is also a professionally certified Education Officer (Teacher, Mathematics Major). He previously taught at secondary schools in Uganda before transitioning to the research career. He is a member of the Econometric Society and a Certified Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) accredited by the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI). He holds an MSc in Quantitative Economics and a BSc in Quantitative Economics both from Makerere University, as well as a Diploma in Education from Kyambogo University, Uganda. His research interests span development economics, education economics, and applied econometrics. He has researched and published in the areas of Poverty alleviation, Food security, Education, Urbanisation and Economic growth.
