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Mr. Tendai Makova

Lecturer

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Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Economics, UZ; MSc Economics, UZ

Research Interests: Industrial Economics, Competition Economics, Public Finance, Development  Economics.

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Biography:

Mr Makova joined the Department on 1 November 2004 as a teaching assistant, a position he held until April 2008 when he was appointed a temporary-full time lecturer. In April 2009, his appointment was upgraded to permanent full-time lecturer status. Mr Makova teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics and Industrial Economics. He is in the process of introducing Competition Economics, a new optional course. Since 2009, Mr Makova has provided post-budget analysis support to various portfolio committees in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. Some of the committees he worked with include Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism; Education, Sport, Arts and Culture; and Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services. He was involved in the constitution making process as a data analyst on behalf of UNDP. He has reviewed a Principles of Economics module for the Women’s University in Africa. Mr Makova has worked on a couple of projects with fellow academics from the University of Cape Town. He is pursuing his Dphil studies focusing on performance in the telecommunications sector.

 

Publications

  1.  Muhoyi, E., Mukura T. J. and Makova, T. (Forthcoming), The Impact of Multi-currency System on Poverty in Zimbabwe, in Makochekanwa and Manyeruke (Forthcoming), The Impact of Dollarization on Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe Publications, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  2. Makova T., Kadira G., Muhoyi E., Ndedzu D. and Mukura T. J. (2014) Impact of Capital Flight on Economic Growth in Zimbabwe (1980-2010), University of Zimbabwe Business Review Journal, UZBR 2014 No. 1 (Accepted for Publication)
  3. Muhoyi E., Mukura T. J., Ndedzu D., Makova T. and Munamati O. (2014) Determinants of Household Food Security in Murehwa District, Zimbabwe, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp 84-92, ISSN 2222-1700
  4. Ndedzu D., Ketero V., Mukura T., Makova T. and Muhoyi E. (2014) Determinants of Tobacco Output in Zimbabwe, International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics, Vol. 4, No. 2, ISSN 2231-4245
  5. Mukura, T. J., Chikwekwete, P., Makova, T., Ndedzu, D. And Muhoyi, E. (2012) Technical Efficiency of Model A2 Tobacco Farmers in Centenary District, Zimbabwe, Zambazia, Vol .39 No. 2, pp 72-86
  6. Makova, T. (2012), Tracking Zimbabwe’s Performance Before and During Dollarisation, Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2012 ISSN 2076-6645
  7.  Rwaveya, E. and Makova, T. (2011), The Economics of Occupational Safety and Health Practice in Business, On Guard: An Aid to Occupational Safety and Health, National Social Security Authority
  8. Zivengwa, T., Mashika, J., Bokosi, F. K. and Makova, T. (2011), Stock Market Development and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe, International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 3, No. 5. ISSN 1916-971X (Print), ISSN 1916-9278 (Online)
  9. Makova, T., Muhoyi, E. and Nyamadzawo, J. (2011) External Debt, FDI and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe, Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8454-3054-6
  10. Makova, T. (2010), Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe: An ARDL Bounds Test Approach, Journal of Strategic Studies, ISSN 2076-664

Dr Carren Pindiriri

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Carren Pindiriri

Qualifications: BSc (hons) Economics, UZ; MSc Economics, MPhil, (Oslo)(DPhil Student)

Research Interests: Growth, Poverty, Trade, Agricultural Technologies, Developmental, Environmental and Health Economics.

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Biography

Carren Pindiriri is a Lecturer and a researcher in the Department of Economics, University of Zimbabwe. In the lecturing position, Carren teaches econometrics, mathematics, microeconomics, international trade, growth and development economics. Before joining the University of Zimbabwe, Carren worked for the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe as a business development officer. He holds BSc. and MSc. in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe and an MPhil in Development Economics from Oslo University. He specializes in applied econometrics. His research interests include growth and technological adoption by farmers in Africa, environmental economics, growth and trade, and industrialization of African economies. Currently, Carren Pindiriri is in the finishing stage of his DPhil in the economic costs of extreme weather events to smallholder farmers and how modern technology adoption could be used to mitigate these costs. Through his research, Carren has gained much experience in the problems faced by rural farmers, in particular, limited access to finance to improve their technologies. Carren has been involved in a number of researches; among them are: 1) Tariff regime and competitiveness of the business sector in Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC)/ITC), 2) Positioning the private sector in TFTA (ZNCC), 3) Zimbabwe mining revenue transparency initiative (World Bank, Ministry of Finance), 4) Economic costs of biofuels in Zimbabwe (UNWIDER), 5) Value chains and youth employment in Zimbabwe (SNV), 6) Measuring business confidence in the manufacturing sector of Zimbabwe (Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI)/ITC), 7) Strategies for Spatial Development Initiatives in Zimbabwe (Ministry of Industry and Commerce/ADB), 8) Poverty in Zimbabwe (AGRODEP), 9) Economic section of Zimbabwe Environment Outlook (EMA), 10) Mapping of women business associations in Zimbabwe (ITC) and many other University community researches.

Publications

  1. Pindiriri, C.S (2017). Breaking the Traditional Trap: Assessing Drivers of Modern Technology Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe.

  2. Pindiriri, C. (2016) “The Economic and Environmental Costs/Benefits of Green Fuels: The Case of Chisumbanje.” African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Special Paper No. 50, Nairobi.

  3. Pindiriri, C. (2015) “Modeling Determinants of Poverty in Zimbabwe”. AGRODEP Working Paper No. 15, IFPRI, Washington DC, USA.
  4. Zhou, H. & Pindiriri, C. (2015) “Informal Sector Labour Demand: Evidence from Zimbabwe’s Urban Informal Metal Sector.” Botswana Journal of Economics (BOJE), 13(1):26-39
  5. Pindiriri, C., Makochekanwa, A. and Ndudzo, S. (2015) “Examining the Long Run Relationship between Import Structure and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe Using VAR methodology.” UZ Business Review, 2(2): 29-42.
  6. Pindiriri, C. (2014) “Aid Effectiveness, Development Theories and Their Influence on the Structure and Practices in Development Aid to 3rd World Countries.” Zambezia Journal of Social Sciences, 39(I):60-81
  7. Pindiriri, C. (2014) “A Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of Sustainable Development Assistance on Environmental Quality.” Cogent Economics and Finance, Taylor and Francis, 2: 939293
  8. Zhou, H., Pindiriri, C., &Tambama, J. (2013) “Consumption Response to Diaspora Remittances in Zimbabwe.” Botswana Journal of Economics (BOJE), 2(16):32-41
  9. Pindiriri, C and Muhoyi, E. (2012). An Assessment of Vocational Training and Youth Employment in Zimbabwe, Zambezia Journal of Social Sciences, 38(I): 77-94 (ISSN: 0379-0622).
  10. Pindiriri, C. (2012). Monetary Reforms and Inflation Dynamics in Zimbabwe, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 90: 207-222 (ISSN: 1450-2887).
  11. Pindiriri, C and Chidoko, C. (2012). The Impact Assessment of Sustainable Development Assistance on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: The Sub-Saharan Africa Experience, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 14(2): 182-198 (ISSN: 1520-5509).
  12. Pindiriri, C and Nhavira, J. (2011). Modeling Zimbabwe’s inflation process, Journal of Strategic Studies, 2(1): 32-49 (ISSN 2076-6645).
  13. Nhavira, J and Pindiriri, C. (2011). Sub-Saharan time-consistency: A comparison of SADC and the RBZ law, Journal of Strategic Studies, 2(1): 63-87 (ISSN 2076-6645)

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