Hana Ross, Ph.D.

Dr. Hana Ross is Honorary Research Associate at the University of Cape Town and Senior Research Associate of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. She consults with the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the World Health Organization, among others, and supports research capacity building in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Dr. Ross has over 25 years of experience conducting studies on the economic impact of excise tax policies and other interventions focusing on reducing consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages. She also works on issues related to illicit trade in tobacco and alcohol, including measuring the size of tax gap and developing strategies to control the illegal cigarette and alcohol markets. 

Dr. Ross received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois Chicago.