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Name
Francisco M.P. Mugizi

Academic Rank
Associate Professor

Department
Geography and Economics

Biography

Biography

Francisco M.P. Mugizi is an Associate Professor of Economics at Mkwawa University College of Education, a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Development Economics and an MA in Public Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan. He earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics, as well as an MA in Economics from the University of Dar es Salaam. His research interests lie in development economics, particularly in the areas of agriculture, education, financial inclusion, poverty analysis, political economy, and policy analysis. His geographical focus is primarily Sub-Saharan Africa. Francisco has actively collaborated with researchers in economics and related disciplines both within and outside Tanzania. He has researched and published extensively in high impact factor and reputable international journals, including Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Ecological Economics, Land Use Policy, and Environmental Management. In collaboration with colleagues, Francisco has secured several research grants, including from Oxford Policy Management, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UN-WIDER), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). He has served as reviewer for several international journals. He teaches microeconomics, development economics, and other applied economics courses.

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Projects

Projects

  • Shocks, agricultural intensification, self-help groups, and household welfare: Panel evidence from Tanzania (with Livini Donath and Yasintha Mwenda). Funded by Oxford Policy Management under Data and Evidence to End Extreme Poverty (DEEP) project. 

     

  • Comparative impact of Kaizen and standard business training on firms and workers (with Yuki Higuchi and Edwin Mhede). American Economic Association Randomized Control Trials (AEA RCT) Registry. August 09. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14115-1.2. Funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Unico International Corporation. 

     

  • The impact of digital and online marketing skills training on youth's business sales and profitability (with Jaah Mkupete and Livin Donath). Funded by Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

     

  • Household Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity During COVID-19 Pandemic (with Jaah Mkupete and Livin Donath). Funded by Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA). 

     

  • Supporting development policies towards sustainable livelihoods, industrialization, and resource mobilization in Tanzania (with Kwadwo Opoku and Emmanuel Aduboahen). Funded by United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UN-WIDER).

Publications

Publications

  • Mugizi, F.M.P., Tabetando, R., & Fani, D.C. R. (2026). Shocks, agricultural productivity, self-help groups and food security in Tanzania. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy., Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.70058

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P, Donath, L.T., Mwenda, Y. V. (2025). Shocks, agricultural intensification, self-help groups, and household welfare: Panel evidence from Tanzania. DEEP Research Programme, Oxford 2025. Available at: https://doi.org/10.55158/DEEPCFWP6

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2025). Land fragmentation and agricultural productivity in Tanzania (pp.55-76). In Bański, J. (Ed.). (2025). Agricultural Land Use: Structural Transformations, Environment Challenges, Planning and Policy (1st ed.). Routledge. London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032672779

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2025). Educational attainment and risk aversion: Evidence from rural Uganda. International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 52 No. 12 pp. 1645–1664, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-12-2023-0989, Emerald.

     

  • Tebatando, R., Mugizi, F.M. P., & Fani, D.C. R. (2025). Rainfall shocks and land conflicts: Evidence from rural Uganda and Kenya. Land Use Policy, (150),107476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107476, Elsevier.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2025). Extension advice, agricultural productivity and food security in Tanzania. Food and Energy Security, 14, (1): 14:e70047 https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.70047, Wiley Online Library.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2025). Child labour and health: Evidence from Tanzania. Child Indicators Research, 18, pp.319–346.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10199-2,Springer.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2025). Child labour and schooling in Tanzania. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 27, pp.267–304.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-024-00333-9, Springer.

     

  • Opoku, K., Mugizi, F.M.P. & Boahen, E. A. (2024). Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania. Development Southern Africa, 41, (2), pp.311–331 https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2023.2288819, Taylor & Francis.

     

  • Mkupete, J., Donath, L. & Mugizi, F.M.P. (2023).  Household resilience to food and nutrition insecurity during COVID-19 in Tanzania. GeoJournal, 88, pp.1721–1735. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10705-5, Springer.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. & Pastory, P. (2022). Do hegemonic-party regimes reward or punish voters?  A tale of distributive politics in Tanzania. Africa Spectrum, 57(3), pp.235–263. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002039722113257, Sage.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2022). Stronger together? Shocks, educational investment and self-help groups in Tanzania. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 24, 511–548. https://doi. 10.1007/s40847-022-00183-3, Springer.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. (2022). Soil quality in Uganda: Do transfer rights really matter? Environmental Management, 69(3), 492-513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01596-w, Springer.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P & Matsumoto, T. (2021). From conflict to conflicts: War-induced displacement, land conflicts, and agricultural productivity in post-war Northern Uganda. Land Use Policy.  Vol.101,105149.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105149, Elsevier.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. & Matsumoto, T. (2021). A curse or a blessing? Population pressure and soil quality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Rural Uganda. Ecological Economics, Vol. 179, 106851.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106851, Elsevier.

     

  • Mugizi, F.M.P. & Matsumoto, T. (2020). Population pressure and soil quality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Panel evidence from Kenya. Land Use Policy, Vol. 94, 104499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104499, Elsevier.

     

  • Opoku, K., Mugizi, F.M.P. & Boahen, E. A. (2021). Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania. WIDER Working Paper 2021/99. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/039-9.