Greenwell C. Matchaya is joining us as the new ReSAKSS-SA Coordinator. Greenwell is a Malawian national who has joined IWMI from the University of Reading-UK where he worked as Research Fellow exploring the nexus between agricultural policy, intellectual property rights, and agricultural research and investment. Prior to joining the University of Reading, he worked at the Leeds University Business School as a Research Fellow focusing on the evaluation of health policy reforms within the UK’s National Health Service, and concurrently served as a tutor and advisor to students pursuing various degrees in Economics at the same university.
He has experience in the design, coordination and implementation of research projects mainly in his native country Malawi and the UK, but is very familiar with the southern Africa region. He has vast experience/expertise in quantitative analysis and at present, his interests are in the broad are of economics of development focusing on areas of institutions, property rights, water, agriculture and international trade.
He also runs a blog which is used as an avenue to provide advice to the government of Malawi on development issues in that country. Greenwell is a graduate of the University of Malawi (Bunda College of Agriculture) and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Leeds.
His selected publications include:
- Srinivasan C and Matchaya G. “Survival Analysis of Cereal Crop Variety Innovations in the UK.” proceedings of the Agricultural Economics Society Conference, Warwick, UK (12 April 2012)
- Matchaya, G. C. "Cooperative patronage: The National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi in Kasungu District." Development Southern Africa 27, no. 3(2010): 397 – 412.
- Matchaya, G.C. “Land ownership security in Malawi.” African Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 4 (1), pp. 001-013
- Matchaya, Greenwell. “The nature of inflation in Malawi up to the early 2000s.” Journal of Economics and International Finance. 01(2011); 3:89–304
- With Allen, P., et al. "Provider Diversity in the NHS: a study of recent developments in four health economies." Journal of Health Services Research & Policy (September)(2011).
- With Allen, P., et al. “Healthcare providers in the English National Health Service: public, private or hybrids?” International Journal of Public and Private Healthcare Management and Economics (September) (2011)
- With Bartlett, W., et al. "Provider Diversity in the NHS: Impact on Quality and Innovation." London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2011).
- Matchaya, G. C. "The performance of the Malawi Congress Party in general elections: The role of sectionalism of a regional and ethnic nature." African Journal of Political Science and International Relations 4, no. 6(2010): 221–230.
- Matchaya, G. C. "Trends in Life Expectancy and the Macroeconomy." Malawi Medical Journal 19, no. 4(2007): 154-158.
- Matchaya, G. C. "Does Size of Operated Area Matter? Evidence from Malawi's Agriculture." International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (IJARD), 10(2), 114-25 (2007)
- Matchaya, G. C. "The Impact of Rural Producer Organizations on People’s Livelihoods; the Case of National Small Holder Farmers’ Association of Malawi in Kasungu District: An Instrumental Variable Approach." In proceedings of International Association for the Economics of Participation (IAFEP).Bilbao, SPAIN, (2006).
- Matchaya, G. C. "Land ownership and productivity in Malawi: a conditional recursive mixed process analysis." LUBS 1, no. 3(2010).
- Matchaya, G. C. "The Potential Role of Local Currencies Payment System in Trade between Malawi and Regional Partners." Economists Association of Malawi (Ecama), Lilongwe May(2010).
Greenwell will bring a wide range of research and experience to ReSAKSS. Please join me in welcoming him.
Emmanuel Musaba, the outgoing coordinator, will continue supporting ReSAKSS-SA on special studies. On behalf of IWMI and the ReSAKSS team, I thank Emmanuel for his contribution to the ReSAKSS-SA node over the past year and we are looking forward to continuing working with him.
By Pius Chilonda, Head of IWMI Southern Africa
