Ruaha Catholic University | Tanzania
Samwel Mwigeka is a Tanzanian academic and researcher specialising in public finance, macroeconomics and econometrics. After completing a B.A. in Economics & Geography at the University of Dar es Salaam and an M.A. in Economics at the same institution, he pursued doctoral studies at Henan University in China. He began his professional career in secondary education before joining Ruaha Catholic University as an Assistant Lecturer in, where he continues to teach and mentor students. His published work examines key issues in Tanzanian economy such as budget deficits and inflation, the crowding–out effect of deficits on private investment and determinants of foreign direct investment (International Journal of Management and Economics Invention), as well as pricing dynamics in the sharing-economy (Airbnb listings, International Business & Economics Studies). His research interest lies at the intersection of fiscal policy, investment flows and macro-economic stability in developing countries. Although his bibliometric profile presently lists an h-index of 1 and citation count of 15 according to an academic-indexing source, he is actively establishing his scholarly trajectory. He is motivated to advance the quality and impact of research and contribute to policy-relevant economic development in Tanzania and beyond.
Featured Publications
Mwigeka, S. (2012). The budget deficit and inflation in Tanzania: A causal relationship (Unpublished master’s dissertation). University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mwigeka, S. (2016). Do budget deficit crowd out private investment? A case of the Tanzanian economy. International Journal of Business and Management, 11(6), 183–190.
Mwigeka, S. (2020). Determinants of foreign direct investment in Tanzania: An autoregressive distributed lag approach. International Journal of Management and Economics Invention, 6(5).
Mwigeka, S. (2022). What factors drive the Airbnb listing’s prices? International Business & Economics Studies, 4(1), 26–35.