Academic Qualifications
MA Economics (With Specialization in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics), BSc. Agribusiness Management, Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching Methodology,Certificates on Data Analysis Using Stata
Research Focus
Mercy M. Fandamu is an Economist with experience and has conducted academic research in Agricultural and Environmental economics as well as Macroeconomic research. She has conducted and managed several research relating to socio-economic issues particularly agriculture and food security, environmental and natural resources management and public health under various institutions and organizations in Zambia and Malawi. These research activities include baseline studies, monitoring and evaluation studies. As a Lecturer before, she has taught several Economics courses at undergraduate level and supervised several microeconomic and macroeconomic student research studies ranging from household income analyses and livelihoods sustainability to impacts of macroeconomic variables on the economy.
Publications:
Fandamu, M. and Fandamu, H. (2018) The Effects of Sand Mining on Poverty Status In Malawi: A Case Study of Lilongwe Urban. International Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 2, p. 87-104, May 2018. ISSN 2521-0041. Available at: <http://ijsshe.com/index.php/ijsshe/article/view/63>. Fandamu, H., Fandamu, M. and Phiri, W., (2015) Forecasting ZMK/USD Exchange Rate with ARIMA Model.American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 11 (1): 05 – 10
Professional Membership
- Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ)
- Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA)