Staff profile

• 2021: Best Dissertation Prize, Economic Geography Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers:
• 2021: Knowledge Network Representative, United Nations, Office of the Special Adviser on Africa:
• 2019: Best Social Protection Papers of the Year, Tech and Financial Inclusion, World Bank Blogs:

Chapter in book

• James, D., Neves, D., & Torkelson, E. (in press). Savings, investment, borrowing: A South African perspective on thrift. In C. Alexander, & D. Sosna (Eds.), Thrift. Berghahn Journals

Journal Article

• Torkelson, E. (in press). Collateral damages: Cash transfer and debt transfer in South Africa. World Development, 126, Article 104711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104711
• Torkelson, E. (2022). Deserving and Undeserving Welfare States: Cash Transfers and Hegemonic Struggles in South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies, 48(1), 43 - 60. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2022.2004772
• Torkelson, E. (2021). Sophia’s choice: Debt, social welfare, and racial finance capitalism. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 39(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0263775820973680

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Philander, E., Crawford Cousins, C., Abrahams, J., & Torkelson, E. (in press). Grant grabs: Social grants and the EasyPay card. [[Media unknown]]

Other (Print)

• Torkelson, E., James, D., & Neves, D. (in press). Legal but reckless: Lending to social grant recipients
• Torkelson, E. (in press). Sophia's Choice: Farm worker has to decide which child to feed
• Torkelson, E. The World Bank's role in SA's social grants payment system
• Torkelson, E. (in press). Deductions from social grants: How it all works

Working Paper

• Marchant, M., May, A., Torkelson, E., & Mathe, Z. Digital Profiteers: Who Profits Next?
• James, D., Neves, D., & Torkelson, E. (in press). Social grants: Challenging reckless lending in South Africa
• Senona, E., Torkelson, E., & Zembe, W. (in press). Social protection in a time of Covid: Lessons for a basic income support