Genius Murwirapachena is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and Finance where he teaches Mathematical Economics, Statistics for Economics and coordinates the Spatial Economics module. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Nelson Mandela University as well as a Master of Commerce in Economics, a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management and Economics from the University of Fort Hare. His research interests are in the areas of water and resource economics, local economic development, and public service delivery. He is involved in environmental valuation (using discrete choice experiment and contingent valuation methods) and efficiency benchmarking (using data envelopment analysis - DEA, stochastic frontier analysis - SFA, and the stochastic non-parametric envelopment of data - StoNED). His professional links are:

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1. Murwirapachena, G., Dikgang, J. and Mulwa, R., 2024. Benchmarking South African water utilities using three efficiency analysis methods. Applied Economics, https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2024.2364074.

2. Murwirapachena, G. and Nyamazunzu, Z., 2024. Government transfers, municipal financial performance, and access to improved sanitation in urban South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 41(3), pp. 610-627 https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2024.2352070.

3. Murwirapachena, G. and Kabange M.M., 2024. Can commercialisation address consumer debt in local government? A case of South African metropolitan municipalities. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 45(1), pp.87-111 https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2023.2212897.

4. Murwirapachena, G. and Mpala N., 2024. Solid waste collection efficiency among South African municipalities. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 34(4), pp.395-421 http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEWM.2023.10048102.

5. Reddy, M.M., Mbandlwa, Z., Pillay, S.S., Murwirapachena, G. and Ngema, S.S., 2024. Socio-economic variables and disaster incidents in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In Z. Mbandlwa (Ed.), Challenges, strategies, and resiliency in disaster and risk management (pp. 23-55). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2721-0.ch002

6. Murwirapachena, G., Ifeacho, C.I. and Kabange, M.M., 2023. Non-payment culture and the financial performance of urban electricity utilities in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 40(3), pp. 615-631. Development Southern Africa, 40(3), pp. 615-631.

7. Ngcobo, M., Murwirapachena, G. and Reddy, M., 2023. Water consumption behaviour and the use of technology among households in Durban, South Africa. Water Policy, 25(5), pp. 523-543.

8. Murwirapachena, G. and Dikgang, J., 2022. The effects of presentation formats in choice experiments. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 24, pp.421-445.

9. Murwirapachena, G., 2022. Capital expenditure, population growth and access to water services in South Africa. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 8(5), pp.1-14.

10. Murwirapachena, G., 2021. Understanding household water-use behaviour in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Water Policy, 23(5), pp.1266-1283