Staff Profiles: Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Dr. Omu Kakujaha-Matundu

Deputy Dean: Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

1. Name:	Omu Kakujaha-Matundu
2. Tertiary Qualifications	PhD Economics
3. Current Position	Senior Lecturer, Economics
4. Campus Address	Room X008
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone	+264-61-206 3399 (office) +264-61-206 3914 (fax) +264-81-279 2807
6. Email Address	okakujaha@unam.na or okumbazu@iaway.na
7. Short Biography	He is a Senior Lecturer in Economics in the Economics Department of the University of Namibia. He currently holds the position of Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Economics and Management Science. Since he joined the Department of Economics in 1995 he taught specialized courses in Resource and Environmental Economics & Namibian Economy which emphasise general constraints and opportunities faced by developing countries. That is in addition to foundation courses in Economics. Current research interest entails the enforcement of competition policy within the regional integration framework (SACU and SADC). He has also successfully completed consultancies for the Namibian government, local NGOs and international organizations, mainly in the broad areas of socio-economic impact assessments & environmental evaluation and land management. He received a PhD Economics from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague in the Netherlands and holds an MA in Economics from the University of Botswana and BA in Economics & History from the University of Namibia.
8. Resume/Vita
9. Recently Taught Courses	Intermediate Microeconomics; Environmental Economics; Namibian Economy; Public Sector Financial Management; Public Finance; Advanced Research Methodology
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Refinement of valuation techniques of environmental resources
11. Research and Publications	Common Pool Resource Management: The Case of Eastern Communal Rangeland in Namibia. Maastricht, The Netherlands: Shaker Publishing BV, 2003. ISBN 90-423-0218-6. Biodiversity Conservation and Land Use Options in semi-Arid Lands: The Case of Nyae Nyae in Namibia (O. Kakujaha-Matundu and C. Perrings). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2000. ISBN 1 84064 150 9. Self-management of Common Pool Resources among the Ovaherero in semi-arid Eastern Namibia. Research Discussion Paper No. 13 University of Indiana (USA) IASCP, 2002. PDF copy @ www.dlib.indiana.edu/documents/ Overview of the Agricultural Sector in Namibia, (O. Kakujaha-Matundu & S.T. Kavezeri). Windhoek, Namibia: Research Report Series No. 4. Legal Assistance Center (LAC) – Farmworkers Project, 1997. ISBN 99916-740-2-0 Monetary Evaluation of natural Resources and Farmer’s Environmental Awareness in the Okakarara Area. DRFN Occasional Paper no 5. (O. Kakujaha-Matundu). Windhoek, Namibia: DRFN, 1996. ISBN 99916-43-20-6. Revision of Introduction to Economics Modules for Center for External Studies @UNAM, 2004
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures	Public lecture @ Bank of Namibia’s 11th Annual Symposium 2009 - Overview of privatization in Namibia, September 2009 Paper presented @ University of Botswana Research Conference - Competition Policy and Growth in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), May 2009 Member, Academic Board of the African Economic Research Consortium since 2004 - 2008 Member, Coordinating Committee of South Africa Norway Tertiary Education Program (SANTED) 2004/2005 – 2009 Commissioner, Namibia Competition Commission2004 – present Director, Bank of Namibia 2008 – present Member, Board of Trustee – Allan Gray Orbis Foundation 2009 – present Member, Namibia Standards Institute – Technical Committee 2, 2009 – present