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Entrepreneurship is an important contributor to economic growth and development of any country. It is multifaceted as it cuts across a broad range of disciplines such as economics, health, agriculture, engineering, and energy. Entrepreneurship impact on job creation especially in rural areas, poverty reduction, tax generation for the government,... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kaonga, Tione Pascal Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Regson ChawezaThis mixed methods study investigated the role of peer group influence on the academic performance of girls in girls’ boarding secondary schools in Zomba district, Malawi. Peer group plays a large role in the social, emotional and academic development of students. Understanding the prospects and challenges of peer groups is crucial for the produ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Chikwapula, Harry Harris Supervisor(s): Anthony Chigeda , Foster GondweFirst year students just like elsewhere undergo overwhelming culture change that at times makes them to question their decision of attaining higher education. Based on the Oberg’s (1960) U-curve theory of adjustment to the new culture, this study explores the acculturation process among first year students in one of the Universities in Malawi. T... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Chirambo Chisomo Etta Supervisor(s): Elizabeth Kamchedzera , Frank Mtemang'ombeThis study aims to determine whether there is any empirical support for limiting domestic borrowing to reduce upside inflationary pressures in Malawi, as suggested by a new orthodox neoclassical inflation theory such as the Fiscal Theory of Price Level (FTPL). The study investigates the short run and long-term effects of total domestic governmen... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Gondwe, Misozi Kazembe Supervisor(s): Ronald ManganiThis research assessed the effectiveness of print-based Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials in communicating new agriculture technologies to farmers in Mitundu and Chileka areas in Lilongwe, Malawi. The general understanding is that using print IEC materials drives end-users into desired practices in a wide range of sectors ... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Chipeta, Wallace BlackwellThe effects of economic crisis have been felt by almost all sectors and institutions (both public and private) worldwide and in almost all organisations. As a survival strategy, informed by scaling down of operations, different organisations have resorted to retrenchment. An increasing trend of retrenchment has been noted and it has been argued ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kasawala, Johnstone YobuThe use of theatre to promote social change is increasingly becoming a normal practice in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The preference for this mode of communication is based on its economic implications for accessibility, execution, and sustainable benefits. The study explored the potential of using theatre, and in particular Theatre fo... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Nkhoma, Caroline Supervisor(s): Mufunanji Magalasi , Shariff AbdullahStudies have shown that people with disability in developing countries like Malawi have faced a lot of discrimination in the society they reside; they are excluded from the major activities of the society including sports. This study aimed at investigating how Theatre for Development can be used as an engagement tool for para-sports and disabili... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Gwambaike, Vitumbiko Clement Zgambo Supervisor(s): Mufunanji MagalasiTheory and empirical findings are still unclear on the relationship between fiscal deficit and other macroeconomic variables to date. Using Malawi as a case study, this study examined the impact of fiscal deficit on economic growth. The investigation relates to arguments from 3 main schools of thought (New Keynesian, Neoclassical, and Ricardian ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kaunda, Brian Billy Supervisor(s): Regson ChawezaSports has been identified as an effective means for fostering positive health and well being, social inclusion, and community building for persons with disabilities. Its introduction in 1944 led to the birth of the World Paralympic Games (which takes place after every four years just after the World Olympic Games); a high pinnacle event that sh... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Akambadi, Jessie Supervisor(s): Mufunanji MagalasiWireless sensor network (WSN) has wide potential application in various fields such as military, agricultural and healthcare. WSNs need effective security mechanisms because they are deployed in hostile unattended environments. Various user authentication protocols were proposed for WSNs security. However, there are many previous protocols that ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Nkhoma, Solomon Kuonga Supervisor(s): Nelson DzupirePoverty reduction has long been one of the most important goals for the international development community. However, multidimensional poverty in Malawi has been significantly high, with an MPI above 50%, for the past decade (2004-2016). Previous studies on poverty in Malawi have focused on money-metric poverty. Still, there is a lack of underst... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Mtocha, Chrispine Adams Supervisor(s): Jacob Mazalale , Gowokani ChirwaMany studies have attempted identifying the determinants of capital flight in the Sub Sahara African region. Most of them have focused on testing the portfolio choice theory while assuming that capital inflows meant for public investment are diverted by political elites and politically exposed persons and firms to foreign countries’ bank account... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Magombo, John Hatman Supervisor(s): Exley Silumbu , Ronald ManganiMalawi’s national budgets show that the country relies heavily on tax revenue. Malawi enforces the Taxation Act (1964), the Customs and Excise Act (1969) and the VAT Act (2005) to collect both direct and indirect taxes for financing both recurrent and capital expenditure. Despite such enforcement of tax laws, the country collects less revenue th... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kapange, Prince Michael Supervisor(s): Regson Chaweza , Jacob MazalaleThe study examined how fiscal deficit and the composition of government expenditure affected economic growth in Malawi from 1974 to 2021. Data collected from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, and World Development Indicators of the World Bank was analysed using Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Results showed a negative re... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kwindani, Mirriam Supervisor(s): Maxton TsokaMalawi has been facing forex challenges due to perpetual Balance of Payments (BoP) problems emanating from insufficient trade activities both within and beyond Africa. It is in this vein that this study employed the Pseudo Poisson Maximum Likelihood (PPML) method to estimate the gravity equation of international trade between Malawi and the rest... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Siyasiya, Murry Supervisor(s): Patrick KambewaIn the presence of time-varying treatment exposures and confounders, Marginal structural models with inverse probability treatment weights (MSM-IPTWs) are used to control for confounder variable imbalances in the estimation of causal effects in longitudinal observational studies. However, these methods have largely been developed for univariate ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Twabi, Halima Sumayya Supervisor(s): Samuel Banda , Samuel Manda , Dylan SmallOne of the significant problems the world faces today is the rate at which road traffic accidents and deaths on the roads are happening. The majority of these accidents occur in developing countries (Ihueze & Onwurah, 2018), and Malawi is no exception. However, to supplement the current safety measures, an analysis of road traffic accidents usin... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2022
Author: School of Natural and Applied Sciences Supervisor(s): Kondwani Godwin MunthaliOver the past three decades, the manufacturing sector of Malawi has not been performing well despite contribution from both foreign and domestic investment. Hence, this study examined the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic investment on manufacturing output in Malawi. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model cointegration ... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2022
Author: Banda P.M. Supervisor(s): Jacob Mazalale , Regson ChawezaMalawi is a landlocked country located in south-east Africa which became a democracy in 1994. Malawi practices multi-party which promotes local governments and provides for democratic governance of the people at the local level. In the climate of today‘s society, gender and identity are issues that are highly discussed and contended for a mirage... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2022
Author: Msiska, Yapikachi Supervisor(s): Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa , Happy Kayuni