Publications related to EfD by Edwin Muchapondwa
Edwin Muchapondwa is an associate professor in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town and a research fellow of the EfD in South Africa/the Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU).His current teaching areas are environmental and natural resource economics, microeconomics and econometrics.
His current research deals with community-based and transboundary natural resource management, bioregional wildlife conservation and valuation of non-market environmental amenities. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Gothenburg in September 2003. His Ph.D. dissertation is titled "The Economics of Community-based Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe." Edwin has previously taught at the University of Zimbabwe and has been a visiting lecturer at the African Economic Research Consortium administered Joint Facility for Electives (JFE) for the Collaborative MA Program in Economics for Anglophone Africa.
Expertise/Research area:
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Microeconomics
Econometrics
Peer reviewed
- Agricultural-Risk Management through Community-Based Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe Muchapondwa, E. and T. Sterner (2012). “Agricultural-Risk Management through Community-Based Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe”. Forthcoming in Journal of Agribusiness in Developing & Emerging Economies.
- Enhancing consumers voluntary use of small-scale wind turbines Whelan, B. and E. Muchapondwa (2011). "Enhancing consumers’ voluntary use of small-scale wind turbines to generate own electricity in South Africa". Journal of Energy in Southern Africa Vol. 22 No. 2 (May) pp 13-21.
- Kgalagadi transfrontier park and its land claimants: a pre- and post-land claim conservation and development history Thondhlana, G., Shackleton, S. and E. Muchapondwa (2011). “Kgalagadi transfrontier park and its land claimants: a pre- and post-land claim conservation and development history”. Environmental Research Letters 6(2) April-June.
- A Bioeconomic Model of Community Incentives for Wildlife Management Before and After CAMPFIRE Fischer, C., Muchapondwa, E. and T. Sterner (2011). “A Bio-Economic Model of Community Incentives for Wildlife Management under CAMPFIRE”. Environmental & Resource Economics, Vol. 48 No. 2. pp 303-319
- Modelling International Tourism Demand for Zimbabwe Edwin Muchapondwa and Obert Pimhidzai.(2011).Modelling International Tourism Demand for Zimbabwe.International Journal of Business and Social Science.Vol. 2 No. 2; February 2011.
- A cost-effectiveness analysis of options for reducing pollution in Khayelitsha township, South Africa Muchapondwa, E. (2010). “The cost-effectiveness analysis of options for reducing pollution in Khayelitsha township, South Africa”, TD The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, Volume 6, No. 2, (December) pp 333-358.
- Supply response of Zimbabwean agriculture: 1970-1999 Muchapondwa, E. (2009). "Supply response of Zimbabwean agriculture: 1970-1999" African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, (March) Volume 3 No. 1, pp 28-42.
- Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in southern Africa? A bioeconomic modelling approach Akpalu, W., Muchapondwa, E. and P. Zikhali (2009). "Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in Southern Africa? A bio-economic modeling approach". Environment and Development Economics, Volume 14, No. 5, pp 587-600.
- What actions could boost international tourism demand for Tanzania? Bashagi, A. and E. Muchapondwa (2009). “What actions could boost international tourism demand for Tanzania”, Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Volume 33 No. 2, pp 59-75.
- Wildlife Management In Zimbabwe: Evidence From A Contingent Valuation Study Carlsson, F., E. Muchapondwa and G. Köhlin (2008), ‘Can local communities in Zimbabwe be trusted with wildlife management?: Evidence from contingent valuation of elephants’, South African Journal of Economics, 76/4: 685-704.
Discussion Papers
- The valuation of biodiversity conservation by the South African Khomani San “bushmen” community Dikgang Johane and Muchapondwa Edwin, (2011), The valuation of biodiversity conservation by the South African Khomani San “bushmen” community, Working paper 257.
- What actions could boost international tourism demand for Tanzania? Asimwe Bashagi and Edwin Muchapondwa,(2009), What actions could boost international tourism demand for Tanzania?, ERSA Working Paper Number 152.
- Enhancing consumers voluntary use of small-scale wind turbines Whelan,Brendan and Edwin Muchapondwa,2009,'Enhancing consumers voluntary use of small-scale wind turbines to generate own electricity in South Africa', ERSA Working Paper Number 135.
- Agricultural Risk Management through Community-Based Wildlife Conservation in Rural Zimbabwe Edwin Muchapondwa and Thomas Sterner,2009,“Agricultural Risk Management through Community-Based Wildlife Conservation in Rural Zimbabwe”. ERSA Working Paper No. 126 (April).
- Using Economic Incentives to encourage Conservation in Bioregions in South Africa E.Muchapondwa,H. Biggs, A.,Driver, F.Matose,K. Moore,E. Mungatana and K. Scheepers,2009,“Using Economic Incentives to encourage Conservation in Bioregions in South Africa” ERSA Working Paper No. 120 (April).
- Modelling International Tourism Demand for Zimbabwe Muchapondwa, E. and O. Pimhidzai (2008). "Modelling international tourism demand for Zimbabwe" ERSA Working Paper No. 107 (November)
- Will availing credit incentives to Zimbabwean farmers trigger a maize output response? Musuna, S. and E. Muchapondwa (2008). "Will availing credit incentives to Zimbabwean farmers trigger a maize output response?" ERSA Working Paper No. 100 (October)
- Estimation of the aggregate agricultural supply response in Zimbabwe: The ARDL approach to cointegration Muchapondwa, E. (2008). "Estimation of the aggregate agricultural supply response in Zimbabwe: The ARDL approach to cointegration" ERSA Working Paper No. 90 (August
- Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in Southern Africa? A bio-economic modelling approach Akpalu, W., Muchapondwa, E. and P. Zikhali (2007). "Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in Southern Africa? A bio-economic modeling approach" ERSA Working Paper 65 (October)
- Can local communities in Zimbabwe be trusted with wildlife management?: Evidence from contingent valuation of elephants Muchapondwa, E., Carlsson, F., and G. Kohlin. 2006. “Can local communities in Zimbabwe be trusted with wildlife management?: Evidence from contingent valuation of elephants”. ERSA Working Paper 52 (December).
- A Bioeconomic Model of Community Incentives for Wildlife Management Before and After CAMPFIRE Fischer, C., E. Muchapondwa, and T. Sterner. 2005. "A Bioeconomic Model of Community Incentives for Wildlife Management Before and After CAMPFIRE". Resources For the Future Discussion Paper 05-06 (March).
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