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Biography
Martin J. Chegere is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), and a Research Fellow at the Environment for Development Initiative (Tanzania). He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Behavioural Studies at UDSM, where he was one of the founding members and served as its first Coordinator. Since June 2023, he has been the Head of the Department of Applied Economics at the School of Economics, UDSM. His research interests encompass development economics, natural resource management and utilization, behavioural and experimental economics, impact evaluation, and agricultural economics. Currently, his research focuses on the economics of food and nutrition, the impact of policies and household characteristics on children's nutrition and education, agribusiness and the business environment, impact evaluation, and integrating research with behavioural insights. Dr. Chegere has received numerous research grants from prestigious organizations such as SIDA, DFID (now FCDO), NORAD, DANIDA, IDRC, the European Union, and the African Economic Research Foundation. He has also worked as a consultant for various government ministries and departments, as well as organizations including the World Bank, AGRA, Cambridge Education Tanzania Ltd., Forest Development Trust, REPOA, Trademark Africa, and the Economic and Social Research Foundation. He has supervised 3 PhD students to completion.
Research Interest
Agricultural Economics (production, post-harvest loses and food security)
Development Economics (child health, education and development, nutrition, poverty and welfare)
Impact Evaluation and Cost Benefit Analysis
Behavioral Economics
Businesses and Business environment (tax and incentive structures)
Contacts
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Projects
WISER: Well-being in a Sustainable Economy Revisited (2023-2026), Funded by European Union
Inclusive Green Economy (2024-2027), Funded by SIDA
Environment for Development Initiative, (2025-26), Funded by SIDA
Publications
Social ties at work and effort choice: Experimental evidence from Tanzania. with M. J., Falco, P., & Menzel, A. (2024). Journal of Development Economics, 171, 103354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103354
Perceptions of the seriousness of major public health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in seven middle-income countries. with Carson, R. T., Hanemann, M., Köhlin, G., Adamowicz, W., Sterner, T., Amuakwa-Mensah, F., …, & Whittington, D. (2023). Communications Medicine, 3(1), 193. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00377-8
Climate Variability, Temporal Migration, and Household Welfare among Agricultural Households in Tanzania. with Mrosso T. L (2022). Sustainability, 14(22), 14701. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214701
Complementarity and substitutability between farm and nonfarm activities: Evidence from agricultural households in Tanzania. with Aikaeli, J., & Rand, J. (2022). Review of Development Economics,1–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12942
Agriculture commercialisation, household dietary diversity and nutrition in Tanzania. with Kauky M. S. (2022). Food Policy, 102341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102341
Regional trade integration and its relation to income and inequalities among Tanzanian marine dagaa fishers, processors and traders. with Ibengwe L.J., Onyango P. O., & Hepelwa A. S. (2022). Marine Policy, 137, 104975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.104975
The Effects of Storage Technology and Training on Post-Harvest Losses, Practices and Sales: Evidence from Small-Scale Farms in Tanzania. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 70(2), pp. 729–761, https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/713932
The impact of improved storage technology and training on food security in Tanzania. with Lokina, Razack. and Mwakaje, Agnes (2020). Food Security, 12, pp 1299-1316, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01052-9
Agricultural production diversity, dietary diversity and nutritional status: Panel data evidence from Tanzania. with Stage J. (2020). World Development, 129:104856, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104856
Post-harvest losses among small scale maize farmers: The role of post-harvest handling practices (2018). Food Policy, 77, pp 103-115, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.05.001