Qualifications:

• Masters in International Trade Policy and Trade Law,
• Master of Arts  in Economics,
• Bsc Economics

Research Interests:

• International Trade Policy,
• Microeconometrics,
• Macroeconometrics,
• Trade Policy Modelling,
• Value Chain Analysis,
• Trade and Gender

Publications

• Mhonyera, G., Masunda, S. and Meyer, D.F., 2024. Investigating the effect of COVID-19 on intra-COMESA trade. Acta Commercii, 24(1), p.13.
• Masunda, S., & Mhonyera, G. (2024). Effects of free trade on export efficiency of COMESA member-states. Journal of Shipping and Trade, 9(1), 5.
• Mhonyera, G.; Masunda, S. and Meyer, D. (2023) – Measuring the pass-through effect of global food price volatility and South Africa’s CPI on the headline inflation of Zimbabwe. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9(1), p.2212458.
• Masunda, S. (2021) – The implications of the African Continental Free Trade Area on Intra-COMESA trade, COMESA Key Issues in Regional Integration, Vol 9, 98-117
• Masunda, S. (2020) – The role of intellectual property rights protection on intra-COMESA trade: The Case of Trademarks, COMESA Key Issues in Regional Integration, Vol 8, 112 -128
• Masunda S. (2020) – Export Diversification effects of Aid for Trade in sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of African Trade, Volume 7 Issue 1-2
• Masunda S. and Mupaso N. (2019) – A Microeconometric Analysis of the factors affecting Global Value Chain Participation in Zimbabwe, Cogent Economics and Finance 7 (1)
• Masunda S. and Chiweshe A.W (2015) – A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Farm Level Technical efficiency in Zimbabwe: A Case of Marirangwe Smallholder Dairy Farmers, Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, Vol 7(6)
• Mupaso N, Nyamutowa C, Masunda S, Chipunza N (2014) – Characterization of Smallholder Irrigation Schemes, Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 6, No. 2
• Mhere F., Chipunza T, Masunda S (2013) – Investigating the relationship between Education and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe, Journal of International Business and Economics, Vol 13 Issue 1
• Nyamutowa C and Masunda S (2013) – Review of Credit Risk Management Practices in Commercial Banks in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Economics and Research, Vol 4.
• Masunda S. (2012) – Real exchange rate misalignment and currency crisis in Zimbabwe. Journal of Emerging trends in economics and Management Sciences (JETEMS), 3 (6): 923-930.
• Masunda S. (2011) – Real Exchange Rate Misalignment and Sectoral Output in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Economics and Research, Vol 2, Issue 4