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ELINEEMA KENNEDY KISANGA

Lecturer, University Of Dar Es Salaam School Of Economics
Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics); Masters of Arts in Economics (MA Economics); PhD in Economics - University of Dar es Salaam

Teaching:

  • Public Sector Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Transport Economics

Research:

  • Urban Transportation
  • Healthcare Financing
  • Public Sector Financing
  • Social Protection
  • Poverty and Inequality
  • Microsimulation.

Projects:

  • Public Sector System Strengthening (PS3+) – USAID Funded Project
  • SOUTHMOD Project that established the Tanzania Microsimulation Model (TAZMOD). Funded by UNU-WIDER
  • UNU-WIDER’s Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) Research programme.
  • Strategic Health Purchasing in Tanzania, Funded by Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre (SPARC).
  • Microsimulation of Social Protection for Non-Contributory Benefits to Inform Social Protection Financing Strategy Development for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. UNICEF Funded Research Project

Publications:

Ebrahim, A., E. Kisanga, V. Leyaro, H. Palviainen and J. Pirttilä (2021) “Evaluation of a Risk-Based Approach to Firm Tax Audits in Tanzania” Work-in Progress

Kisanga, E., Leyaro, V., Matengo, W., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Wright, G. (2021). Assessing the Distributional Impact of Lowering the Value-Added Tax rate for Standard-Rated Items in Tanzania and Options for Recouping Revenue Losses. UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2021/38

Khalfan, T., E. Kisanga, V. Leyaro, F. Masekesa, M. Noble and G. Wright (2020). ‘Exploring Options For A Universal Old Age Pension In Tanzania Mainland’. WIDER Working Paper 2020/81. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2020/838-2

 

Nyyssölä, M., Rattenhuber, P., Wright, G., and E. Kisanga (2020). A Gendered Analysis of the Welfare Impact of three Developing Countries’ Tax-benefit Systems: Tanzania, Ghana and Uganda. Work-in Progress.

Leyaro, V. Kisanga, E. Wright, G. and Byaruhanga, C. (2019). “Policy Transparency in Public Sector – The Case of Social Benefits in Tanzania”. International Journal of Microsimulation 12(1) 83-104

Kisanga, E. and Pantaleo, I. (2018). Exploring Policy Challenges for Managing Natural Resources in Tanzania – A Focus on Oil and Gas. Book Chapter

Mduma, J. and Kisanga, E. (2010) “Examining Problem of Efficiency, Finance and Equity in Higher Education System of Tanzania. Tanzanian Economic Trend, Special Issue

 

Professional:

  • Economic Society of Tanzania (EST).
  • University of Dar es Salaam Academic Staff Assembly (UDASA).

Councils/Boards/Committees:

  • Board Member of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA).
  • Member of the Finance Committee School of Economics

Important Contributions

2020 UDSM Research Project Awards for the development of the Tanzania Microsimulation Model and its Application on the Simulation Task of Social Protection for Non-Contributory Benefits to Inform Social Protection Financing Strategy Development for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.