Name: Dr. Amon Magwiro

Universities attended: University of Zimbabwe 

1. University of Zimbabwe: BSc (Hons) Economics - 2000

2. University of Zimbabwe & African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) : Masters in Economics Majoring in Econometrics & International Trade Theory and Finance (2002)

3. University of Cape Town (UCT): PhD Coursework Majoring in Advanced Econometrics & International Trade Theory & Finance (2006)

4. North West University (NWU) : PhD Thesis (2023)

Modules responsible for at UFS are:

1. Introduction to Mathematics for Economists (3rd Year level)

2. Macroeconomics for 2nd Years

3. Introduction to Micro & Macroeconomics (1st Year level)

Research Interest:

1. International Economics Area ( Exchange Rate Pass-Through & Currency Substitution)

2. Poverty Studies

1. Does Foreign Direct Investment crowd-in domestic Investment in South Africa. Africa Growth Agenda Journal (2014). ISSN number 18115187.

2. Foreign Direct Investment & Productivity of manufacturing firms- an Empirical Evidence for South Africa (Global Development Finance Journal)

3. Book Chapter in the Development & Finance Textbook - 2017 Edition

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

1. Global Development Finance Conference in Dubai (2-3 September 2014)

2. Conference of the Australian Economic Society in Brisbane (July 2015)

3. Economics & Finance Conference in Italy- Florence (July 2023)

4. GBATA  Conference in France-Paris (2017)

1. Introduction to Microeconomics (1st Years)

2. Introduction to Macroeconomics (1st Years)

3. Macroeconomics (2nd Years)

4. Introduction to Mathematics for Economists (3rd Years)

1. Member of the Science Expo as a Science Judge

2. External Examiner for Honours in Education at the Tshwane University of Technology  (TUT Pretoria)