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Livini Donath

Name
Livini Tesha Donath

Academic Rank

Department
Geography and Economics

Biography

Biography

Livini T. Donath is a Tanzanian economist and a lecturer of economics at the Mkwawa University College of Education, University of Dar es Salaam. He holds a Ph.D. (Economics) from the School of Economics, University of Nottingham. A native of Tanzania, Livini earned his B.A. (Economics and Statistics) and M.A. (Economics) from the University of Dar es Salaam. Livini is a Commonwealth Scholar and an external research fellow at University of Nottingham’s Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT). 

Contacts

Email:

Email Address
livini.donath@muce.ac.tz

Research Interest

Research Interest
Development economics, applied microeconomics, international trade, inclusion and welfare in developing countries.

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Projects

Projects
  • Research grant worth USD 34,979 awarded by The Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (JOI RFP Round 6) of the Poverty Action Lab on behalf of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Project Title: The impact of digital and online marketing skills training on youth business sales and profitability (Co-PI)

  • Research grant worth 30,000,000 Tanzanian Shillings awarded by the University of Dar es Salaam through The 2022/23 Competitive Research and Innovation Grant. Project Title: Predicting and Understanding Excessive Use of Alcohol Using Machine Learning Algorithms: Case of Rombo District in Kilimanjaro (Co-PI)

  • Research grant worth 20,000,000 Tanzanian Shillings awarded by the University of Dar es Salaam through The 2022/23 Competitive Research and Innovation Grant. Project Title: Gender and Perceptions of Legitimacy and Inheritance: A Comparison between Matrilinear and Patrilinear Societies (Co-PI)

Research grant worth 15,000,000 Tanzanian Shillings awarded by the University of Dar es Salaam through The 2021/22 Competitive Research and Innovation Grant Project Title: Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Decision Making Organs in Tanzania: The Case of Mara Region; Worth) (PI)

Publications

Publications
  • Donath, L., Morrissey, O., & Owens, T. (2023). Benefits of enhanced access to education in Tanzania, Development Policy Review, 41(3).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12674
  • Mkupete, J. M., Donath, L.T, & Mugizi, F.M. P. (2022). Household Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity during COVID-19 in Tanzania, GeoJournal, 88, 1721–1735. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10705-5

  • Donath, L., Morrissey, O., & Owens, T. (2021). Does the Pay Period Matter in Estimating Returns to Schooling? Evidence from East Africa. School of Economics, University of Nottingham: CREDIT Research Paper 21/01

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/credit/news/papers/2101.aspx 

  • Donath, L., Morrissey, O., & Owens, T. (2021). Pay Period and the Distributional Effect of Education on Earnings: Evidence from Recentered Influence Function. School of Economics, University of Nottingham: CREDIT Research Paper 21/02.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/credit/news/papers/2102.aspx 

Donath, L., Morrissey, O., & Owens, T. (2021). Youth Education and Household Welfare in Tanzania. School of Economics, University of Nottingham: CREDIT Research Paper 21/04https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/credit/news/papers/2104.aspx