UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (UDSE)

Research Projects

UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

 

Research Projects

S/N

Reg. No.

Title of the Project

Project Investigators

Start Date

End Date

Amount

Funder

 

UDSoE-EC22033

Coexistence of wildlife and human in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area: Exploring the socioeconomic aspects and possibilities for the replication of the “Ngorongoro Model’ in Tanzania

Rosemary S. Taylor

March 2022

May 2023

TZS 14,990,000

UDSM

 

UDSoE-AEC22014

How Climate Smart Agricultural practices improve food Security and productivity in Tanzania: A case of Maize production in Ruvuma

Martin Chegere

Feb 2022

Apr 2023

TZS 15,000,000

UDSM

 

UDSoE-AEC22024

Coping with Jobs and Earnings Loss in the Era of COVID-19: The Role of Pension Funds and Individual Self-Initiated Mechanisms

Martin Chegere

Dec 2021

Sept 2022

TZS 17,000,000

REPOA

 

UDSoE-ECA21086

SwAM-Gender and Poverty perspectives in Marine Spatial Planning

Razack Lokina

Nov. 2021

Nov. 2022

SEK 245,613,000

SIDA

 

CoSS-EC21080

Energy Economics, Governance and Research Competence Building

Stephen Kirama

June 2021

June 2026

NOK 6,028,456/ TZS 1,516,216,968.56

NORAD

 

CoSS-EC21048

Pilot Research on Understanding Energy Partnerships in Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi

Stephen Kirama

May 2021

Nov 2021

USD 1,975/ TZS 4,518,128.5

European Union (EU

 

CoSS-EC21053

International Training Program (ITP) inclusive Green Economy in Practice.

Razack Lokina

Jan 2021

Jan 2023

USD 88,032.1/ TZS 201,408,641.59

SIDA

 

CoSS-EC21004

4cimpacts – Universal Energy Access: the Role of Clean Cooking and Climate Change Impacts

Remidius Ruhinduka

Jul 2020

Jul 2023

TZS 98,148,960

Norwegian Research Council

 

CoSS-EC20165

Public Sector Systems Strengthening Plus

Otieno Osoro

Jul

2020

Jul

2025

TZS 2,075,765,085

USAID

 

CoSS-EC20108

Covid-19 Econ Impact Assessment

Kenneth Mdadila

Sept 2020

Dec 2020

TZS 50,930,000

UNDP

 

CoSS-EC20103

Micro-simulations of Social Protection for Non-contributory Benefts for Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland

Vincent Leyaro

June 2020-

may 2021

TZS 153,786,864

UN Wider 

 

CoSS-EC20102

Unemployment Benefits Amidst Covid19 Pandemic in Tanzania: a Microsimulation Model Approach

Vincent Leyaro

May

2020

June  2020

TZS 15,000,000

Department of Economics

 

CoSS-EC20100

Essays on Land Governance and Agricultural Productivity in Tanzania

Onesmo Selejio

July  2020

June 2021

USD 13,750

USAID

 

CoSS-EC20092

Are Sectors Hit Equaly by Covid – 19 Pandemic? Some Insights from Assessing the Economic Impact of the Pandemic on Selected Sectors in Tanzania

Innocent Pantaleo

June 2020

Sept 2020

TZS 15,000,000

UDSM

 

CoSS-EC20090

Maximizing the Economic Efficiency Amid Covid 19 Pandemic: Exploiting Ict Potential in Tanzania

Godius Kahyarara

May 2020

Oct 2020

TZS 15,000,000

Department of Economics

 

CoSS-EC20086

Strategic Health Purchasing Evidence Synthesis

Otieno Osoro

May 2020-

 

Oct 2020

USD 40,000

 

DoE

 

CoSS-EC20068

Effect of Covid-19 on Primary Health Facility Service Delivery in Tanzania: an Analysis of Pandemic Response

Otieno Osoro

May 2020

June 2020

TZS 15,000,000

UDSM

 

CoSS-EC20059

Growth and Development Research Project (gdrp) - Ii

Kenneth Mdadila

Jan 2020

 

Jan 2023

TZS 3,321,893,190

(USD 1,457,610)

DANIDA

 

CoSS-EC20010

Strategic Health Purchasing Progress Mapping

Otieno Osoro

Sep  2019

Sep  2020

USD 23,000

Results for Development Institute, Inc

 

CoSS-EC19101

Mainstreaming Poverty – Environment, Gender and Climate Change Project

Wilhelm Michael

Oct 2019

Jan 2020

TZS 87,000,000

UNDP

 

CoSS-EC19037

Effect Evaluations on Enhancement of Maternal Health and Pediatric Service in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Mnazi Mmoja Hospital

Dr. S. Kirama

Ms. E. Mtenga

Apr 2019

Apr 2020

TZS 16,646,890

European Union

 

CoSS-EC19010

African Economic Research Consortium (aerc) Collaborative Project on “agriculture and Food Policy Analysis for Nutrition Outcomes in Africa"

Dr M. Chegere

Ms M. Kauky

Nov 2018

Nov 2019

TZS 28,406,250

(USD 12,500)

AERC

 

CoSS-EC18081

Center for Behavioural Studies (CBS)

Remidius Ruhinduka

Sept 2018

Mar 2021

GBP 752,808

DFID

 

CoSS-EC18077

Impact Evaluation of an urban grid upgrading and rural extension project in three regions of Tanzania

Dr. S. Kirama

Ms Erica Mtenga

Dr Severine Kessy

Oct  2018

Oct  2019

TZS 124,611,850

(USD 55,000)

DFID and DFAT

 

CoSS-EC18065

Mainstreaming Poverty-Environment-Gender-Climate Change Objectives into LED and SDGs Localisation for sustainable development and poverty eradication in Tanzania

Kenneth Mdadila

Sep  2018

Dec 2018

TZS

253,955,880.64

United Nations Development Programme

 

CoSS-EC18064

Youths Economic Empowerment Through Connecting the Dots in the Value Chain Ecosystem

Wilhelm Michael

Aug 2018

Feb  2019

TZS

200,306,408

United Nations Development Programme

 

CoSS-EC18024

Ex-Ante assessment on Potential Impact of the GM crops in Tanzania: A case study on Maize and Cassava

Remidius Ruhinduka

Feb  2017

 

Dec 2019

TZS

248,333,271.78

USD

109,713.04

IFPRI

 

CoSS-EC18023

Country Environmental Analysis for Tanzania (CEA)

Remidius Ruhinduka

Apr  2017

Apr  2019

TZS

517,753,000

USD

230,000

Swedish Embasy Tanzania

 

CoSS-EC18025

Youth Employment and Women's Economic Empowerment in Africa: The role of SMEs in the Tourism sectors of Mauritius, Tanzania and Uganda

Beatrice Mkenda

Nov  2017

Nov 2019

TZS

433,816,628

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada

 

CoSS-EC18018

Pro-Poor Economic Growth and Environmentally Sustainable Development / PEI Project

Kenneth Mdadila

Apr  2018

Oct  2018

TZS

152,629,519

United Nations Development Programme

 

CoSS-EC15015

Growth and Development Research Project (GDRP)

Jehovaness Aikaeli

Jun  2015

Jun  2018

TZS

2,863,367,000

NOK

10,000,000

 

DANIDA

 

CoSS-EC18007

Enviroment for Development Tanzania (efdt)

Razack Lokina

Feb  2018

 

Feb  2021

TZS

139,516,850

USD

61,870

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

 

CoSS-EC17035

Skills for employment: scaling up technical and vocational training in Africa

Vincent Leyaro

Jan  2017

 

Jan  2019

 

TZS

336,630,000

USD

150,000

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada

 

CoSS-EC15010

Leveraging indigenous knowledge to create jobs for women in rural Tanzania and Rwanda 2015-2017

Jehovaness Aikaeli

Jan  2015

Jan  2017

TZS

528,000,000

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada

 

CoSS-EC17034

Tobacco control policy analysis and intervention evaluation in China and Tanzania

A Kidane

Jan  2017

Jan  2018

TZS

81,400,000

Public Healthy Institute

 

CoSS-EC17013

Could provision of a micro credit induce electricity uptake: evidence from a randomized controlled trial in rural Tanzania

Remidius Ruhinduka

Sep  2017

Sep  2018

TZS

131,650,399.79

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

 

CoSS-EC16028

Environment for Development (EfD): How Natural Variability Affects Risk Preferences and Cooperation among common pool resource users in Lake Victoria Region

Razack Lokina

Jan  2016

Jan 2017

TZS 24,412,104

 

USD 10,908

CIFOR and USAID