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Lack of quantitative evidence has raised debates on the extent of rural electrification’s impact on small scale enterprises. This study therefore assessed the impact of rural electrification on small scale enterprises in Jali (electrified) and Gomani (non-electrified) Trading Centres. The study used cross sectional data collected from 90 enterpr... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2015
Author: Tambuli, Agness ThokoThis study examined the effect of remittances, both internal and external, on the acquisition of productive assets using primary household survey data collected from remittance recipients and non-recipients in TA Kaluluma's area in Kasungu district. It sought to test the hypothesis that in the context of financial markets imperfections, remittan... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2015
Author: Msowoya, Blessings Carter Jimmy Supervisor(s): Maxton TsokaEffective development and promotion of biogas technology can offer numerous social, economic and ecological benefits to Malawi. However, development and adoption of biogas technology in Malawi has to a larger extent been constrained by locally unaffordable biogas digester designs. This study was conducted to assess the possibility of constructin... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2015
Author: Gausi, Ephron Supervisor(s): Justice MlathoGeographical Information System is widely used in agriculture production and service delivery in developed countries but in Malawi, like most developing countries, its application in agricultural service delivery and farm production is limited. Using the case of MZADD, this study assesses the adoption of a client-server GIS application as an inn... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2015
Author: Nkosi, Daniel Supervisor(s): Mavuto TemboLand pressure and increased costs of of insect pests’ management in sole cotton and cowpea crops limit production of cotton and cowpea in Malawi. In this regard, experiments were conducted at Bunda College Crop Science Student Research Farm and on farmers’ fields in Rivirivi and Mpingu Extension Planning Areas (EPAs) in Balaka and Lilongwe distr... Read more
School: Bunda College of Agriculture
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Mwamlima, Louis Hortensius Supervisor(s): V.H KabambeThis study examines the relationship between birth intervals (prior and Posterior) and under-five mortality in Malawi. The study is based on theories of investment in health, in this case health of children and also the theory of competition of resources among siblings of the same household. Secondary data used by this study is from the Malawi D... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Lunda, Thokozani Supervisor(s): Maxton TsokaThe twin deficits hypothesis asserts that a reduction in the budget deficit causes a reduction in the current account deficit. The Keynesian hypothesis proposes that the causality runs from budget deficits to current account deficits. However; conflicting theories have been proposed, arguing that possibility exists of reverse causality from curr... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Kamwana, Tayamika Thandi Supervisor(s): Ronald ManganiThis paper measures the risk factors of child malnutrition in urban and rural Malawi by analyzing data on childhood malnutrition collected in the 2010/2011 Malawi Third Integrated Household Survey (IHS 3). The analysis is based on a semi parametric extension of quantile regression models where nonlinear effects are included in the model, leading... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Chikoko, Kondwani Patience Supervisor(s): Regson ChawezaSince 2000 the world has seen a resurgence of increasing oil prices which paralleled the 1978 and 1979 world oil price shock which had global repercussions. Several studies have been conducted so as to understand the magnitude of the impact of oil price fluctuation and the channels through which they affect the economy. This paper investigates t... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Mbuzi, Mathias Geofrey Chunga Supervisor(s): Ben KaluwaThe spaghetti bowl hypothesis states that multiple and overlapping memberships in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is problematic globally including on African continent. Malawi is a founding member of two regional blocs namely: the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). According... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Tsokalida, Elias Ellias Supervisor(s): Exley SilumbuThis study looks at the links between public spending corruption, and outcomes. Based on the paradigm that most governments try to promote good health in order to attain broad based economic growth, many countries devote huge budgetary allocation to health, but in most developing countries especially, this huge health expenditure fails to transl... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Mhango, Collins Tayan Supervisor(s): Ephraim ChirwaOut-of-pocket (OOP) health payments can cause financial hardship to households, which may push them into poverty. The paper investigated the impact of OOP health payments on households’ economic situation in Malawi using data from the Third Integrated Household Survey (IHS3). The study adopts the World Health Organization’s approaching measuring... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Mchenga, Martina Rhino Supervisor(s): Levison ChiwaulaWater borne diseases are prevalent despite several interventions to reduce these diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery, Malaria and bilharzia which are caused by several factors globally and in Malawi. The general objective of the study was to assess prevalence and trend of water borne diseases with relation to sanitation practices and water qualit... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Chabvuta, Chikondi Precious Supervisor(s): S. ChiothaStock markets are vital to a country’s economic growth on condition that they are efficient. Examination of the efficiency of the stock market is therefore important as it provides a means for understanding the structure and hence the role of the stock market in the economy. This study tests the weak form and the semi-strong form of the Efficien... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Mweta, Whyghtone Mphatso Supervisor(s): Ephraim ChirwaThis study estimated responsiveness of Malawi - South Africa bilateral trade flows to changes in relative prices and income. The analysis was carried out using ARDL bounds testing approach to cointergration. The modeling strategy gave an opportunity for a joint examination of both short run reactions to changes in trade flows as well as the long... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Mfuni, Hope Ephron Supervisor(s): Regson ChawezaThe purpose of the study was to investigate language learning strategies used by secondary school learners and how they reflected their performance. The Learners’ proficiency in the four English language skills in Malawian schools is still a challenge despite various efforts to ensure that learners acquire and develop proficiency in English. Thi... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Bayani, Catherine Stilitha Michael Supervisor(s): Foster KholowaThe overall objective of this study was to investigate the effect of socioeconomic factors on suboptimal breastfeeding practices among women in Zambia. The study used data from the 2007 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey to examine selected socioeconomic factors of having a mother feed an infant something other than breast milk before reaching... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Kaela, Precious Kabwe Supervisor(s): Ephraim ChirwaThis study compared men and women from T.A Kuntumanji, Zomba on their preferences on expenditure and decision-making of public works cash transfers. The study also evaluated decisions and how they influence use of transfers within households in the area. There is usually an assumption that married women are taken care of by their husbands in tar... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2014
Author: Dembo, Linda Supervisor(s): Paul KishindoThe main objective of this study was to explore challenges and opportunities affecting information flow and feedback in health information systems (HIS) at district level in Malawi. The study employed qualitative research methods that included semi-structured interviews, observations in the health facilities settings, review of patient registers... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2013
Author: Nyirenda, Enock ChibankhuniItem Response Theory (IRT) models have been widely used to analyse test data and develop IRT-based tests. An important requirement in applying IRT models is the stability and accuracy of model parameters. Substantial research work has been undertaken in the past to study the effect of sample size on the estimation of IRT model parameters using s... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2013
Author: Chikoko, Tamandani Augustine Supervisor(s): Bob Wajizigha Chulu