Anthony L Komba is an Assistant Lecturer under the Institute of Development Studies, where he teaches economics, planning, and quantitative analysis. He holds a First-Class MSc in Economics from Istanbul Ticaret University in Türkiye and a Bachelor of Arts in Project Planning Management and Community Development from the University of Dodoma. 

As an applied quantitative researcher, his core academic interests center on fiscal policy analysis, institutional qualities, economic growth, and the economics of emerging technologies. Komba specializes in advanced econometric modeling, utilizing tools such as R, Stata, EViews, and SPSS to analyze complex macroeconomic dynamics, including energy economics and environmental trade-offs.

An active scholar, Komba has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed empirical research in prominent academic outlets, including the Q1, SSCI-indexed journal Tourism Economics and the International Journal of Commerce and Finance. His academic portfolio, which currently holds five citations, features research on the growth-environment trade-offs of militarization, as well as time-quantile connectedness among AI, blockchain, fintech, and global energy markets. Beyond academia, he brings practical policy and analytical experience from his previous roles as a Research and Policy Assistant and Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant at the Uongozi Institute, as well as a Data Analyst at Bridge Consult Limited. Through these positions, he has supported national policy dialogues, strategic planning, and data-driven initiatives for various clients.