Michael Zuze
Michael Zuze is a development economist and PhD candidate in Economics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His thesis examines informality, labour market dynamics and poverty in Zimbabwe. He previously worked as an economist at the Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust, where he produced budget and policy analysis for Parliamentarians, and as a statistician at the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. His work uses household, labour force and enterprise survey data from Zimbabwe and South Africa.
List of recent publications:
Peer-reviewed articles
Pasara, M.T. and Zuze, M. (2021). Can remittances boost tax revenues in Zimbabwe? A secondary quarterly time series analysis. Eurasian Journal of Economics and Finance, 9(2), 128 to 144.
Under review
Zuze, M., Moses, E. and Malindi, K. Productivity gaps in informal enterprises, evidence from Zimbabwe and South Africa. Under review, Review of Development Economics.
Chipunza, K.J., Zuze, M. and Alhassan, A.L. (2026). Financial inclusion and household asset ownership among immigrants, evidence from South Africa. Under review, Social Indicators Research.
Policy reports and briefs
Tracking parliamentary oversight of loans in selected SADC countries.
Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust, 2022.
Budget expenditure analysis on early childhood development in SADC. ZINECDA, 2022.
Policy briefs on education financing, disability inclusion, gender-responsive budgeting and regional trade policy. Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust, 2021 to 2023.