Tendai Gwatidzo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6368951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tendai Gwatidzo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tendai |
| FAMILY NAME | Gwatidzo |
| SIGNATURE | GWATIDZO T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1739-1389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Food security and poverty reduction effects of agricultural technologies adoption − a multinomial endogenous switching regression application in rural Zimbabwe
Using nationally representative household survey data and the multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR) procedure, this study examines the productivity, food security, and poverty reduction effects of adopting improved seed and inorganic fertilizer in rural Zimbabwe. The results show that the joint adoption of improved seed and inorganic fertilizer is facilitated by household ownership of farm mechanization, years of education of the hou…
Gender differences in business performance: Evidence from Kenya and South Africa
Temporal developments in intergenerational transmission of education: Case for black South Africans
Determinants of bribery for infrastructure provision in East African manufacturing firms
Existing empirical evidence suggests that corruption in infrastructure is prevalent in developing countries. Using data on manufacturing firms in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, this study investigates what type of firms are asked to pay bribes by public officials in order to access infrastructure. We find that firms in Tanzania and Uganda face more severe problems with infrastructure than those in Kenya. Despite facing fewer infrastructure constrain…
Legal Environment, Finance Channels and Investment: The East African Example
How do legal environments and finance affect investments by firms in the East African community? Property rights, external and internal finance channels – key conduits of the transmission mechanism from ‘legal environment’ to ‘investment’– individually and interactively affect firms' decision to invest. Firms that perceive secure property rights are more likely to invest in fixed capital. The interactions suggest governments in this community wou…
Temporal developments in intergenerational transmission of education: Case for black South Africans
Food security and poverty reduction effects of agricultural technologies adoption − a multinomial endogenous switching regression application in rural Zimbabwe
Using nationally representative household survey data and the multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR) procedure, this study examines the productivity, food security, and poverty reduction effects of adopting improved seed and inorganic fertilizer in rural Zimbabwe. The results show that the joint adoption of improved seed and inorganic fertilizer is facilitated by household ownership of farm mechanization, years of education of the hou…
Legal Environment, Finance Channels and Investment: The East African Example
How do legal environments and finance affect investments by firms in the East African community? Property rights, external and internal finance channels – key conduits of the transmission mechanism from ‘legal environment’ to ‘investment’– individually and interactively affect firms' decision to invest. Firms that perceive secure property rights are more likely to invest in fixed capital. The interactions suggest governments in this community wou…
Determinants of bribery for infrastructure provision in East African manufacturing firms
Existing empirical evidence suggests that corruption in infrastructure is prevalent in developing countries. Using data on manufacturing firms in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, this study investigates what type of firms are asked to pay bribes by public officials in order to access infrastructure. We find that firms in Tanzania and Uganda face more severe problems with infrastructure than those in Kenya. Despite facing fewer infrastructure constrain…
Temporal developments in intergenerational transmission of education: Case for black South Africans
Gender differences in business performance: Evidence from Kenya and South Africa
Food security and poverty reduction effects of agricultural technologies adoption − a multinomial endogenous switching regression application in rural Zimbabwe
Using nationally representative household survey data and the multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR) procedure, this study examines the productivity, food security, and poverty reduction effects of adopting improved seed and inorganic fertilizer in rural Zimbabwe. The results show that the joint adoption of improved seed and inorganic fertilizer is facilitated by household ownership of farm mechanization, years of education of the hou…
Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Corruption and Economic Development (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 works)