Dr. Joe Zonda
Dr. Joe Maganga Zonda is an empirical economist with broad disciplinary interests. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan) in 2023, and his PhD dissertation won the 2023 Best PhD Dissertation Award presented by the Taiwan Economics Association. Prior to joining HEPU, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Economics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
His primary research interest lies in the application of econometric methods within health economics and macroeconomics domains, with an emphasis on causal inference and policy evaluation. His work has appeared in The B.E Journal of Macroeconomics, Empirical Economics, Estudios de Economia, Journal of Asian and African Economies, and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, among other peer-reviewed journals.
1. Joe Maganga Zonda, & Susan Yu, (2023). Social gradient in maternal healthcare utilization in Malawi: analysis of trends, Journal of Asian and African Studies. (SSCI).
2. Gowokani C. Chirwa, Joe Maganga Zonda, Samantha S. Mosiwa, & Jacob Mazalale, (2023). Effect of government intervention in relation to COVID-19 cases and deaths in Malawi. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 10(1). pp 1–7. (SSCI).
3. Joe Maganga Zonda, Chang-Ching Lin, & Ming-Jen Chang, (2023). A tide that lifts some boats: Assessing the macroeconomic effects of EU enlargement. The B.E Journal of Macroeconomics. (SSCI).
4. Joe Maganga Zonda, Chang-Ching Lin, & Ming-Jen Chang, (2023). On the economic costs of political instabilities: a tale of sub-Saharan Africa. Empirical Economics. (SSCI).
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5. Long Bui-Dang, Damiana Simanjuntak, & Joe Maganga Zonda, (2023). Exclusive dealing in the presence of a vertically integrated firm. Estudios de Economía, 50(1). pp 5–30. (SSCI).
Papers under peer review
- Joe Maganga Zonda, Levison Chiwaula, and Ming-Jen Chang, “Heterogeneous effects of inflation targeting in emerging markets and developing economies.” (Under review at Journal of Money, Credit and Banking).
- Joe Maganga Zonda, and Dinarti Tarigan “Labour market liberalisation and sectoral productivity: A reappraisal of the Spanish experience”, (Under review at De Economist).
- Joe Maganga Zonda, “Currency harmonization in the SADC region: A pathway to addressing the PPP puzzle.” (Under review at Financial Innovation).
working papers
- Joe Maganga Zonda, and Dinarti Tarigan, “Labour market implications of inflation targeting.” (in preparation for submission to Journal for Labour Market Research).
- Joe Maganga Zonda, and Dinarti Tarigan, “Effects of ASEAN Economic Community membership on labour productivity.” (in preparation for submission to Asian Economic Policy Review)
work in progress
- Joe Maganga Zonda, Yen-Chen Wu, and Ming-Jen Chang, “Fiscal stimulus in a sovereign default model”.
- Joe Maganga Zonda, “Effects of inflation targeting on sovereign default”.
- Joe Maganga Zonda, “The bilateral trade effects of regional integration: further evidence from SADC”.
- 2023: Best PhD Dissertation Award — Taiwan Economics Association.
- 2020-2023: Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) Scholarship Awardee.
- 2018-2020: Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) Scholarship Awardee.
- 2020: Honor of Academic Excellence —National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan.
- 2020: Honor of Academic Excellence —The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China.
- Fall 2018: Outstanding Student, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan.
- 2006-2008: Member of Children’s Parliament for Likoma District, Malawi.