Peter Babyenda

peter.babyenda@mak.ac.ug
Room 5.1
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Peter Babyenda

Assistant Lecturer

Department of Policy and Development Economics 

Contact Information

Telephone: : +256773432413 

Email:pbabyenda@gmail.com / peter.babyenda@mak.ac.ug

Office Location: Room 5.1

Biography

Babyenda Peter is an assistant lecturer in the department of Policy and Development Economics (PDE), School of Economics, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University. He is a PhD candidate at the School of Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya. He is also a research fellow and a policy engagement specialist for inclusive green economy at EfD-Mak Centre Uganda. His areas of specialization are; Behavioral and Policy Analysis, Econometrics, Energy, Environmental, Climate Change, Land and Experimental Economics. His research interests are mainly in the Micro foundations of Macroeconomic aspects such as energy consumption, environment, education, urbanization, ethnicity, regionalization, climate change, biodiversity, forestry, water resources, adaptation and agriculture.

Babyenda Peter has five peer reviewed journal publications, three policy briefs and many newspaper articles. He has also participated in training and supervision of young researchers, government officials and other stake holders in experimental and environmental research including valuation and evaluation of environmental and natural resources.

Education

  • M.A. Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2014
  • BSc. Education (Mathematics, Economics), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2010

Publications

  • Marc Jeuland, Samuel Abera, Peter Babyenda, Abebe D. Beyen, Gabriel Hinju, Richard Mulwa, Jonathan Phillips. (2022). Barriers to off-grid energy development: Evidence from a comparative survey of private sector energy service providers in East Africa. Energy and Economic growth Applied Research Program. Working paper on off-grid energy sources. https://www.energyeconomicgrowth.org/publication/barriers-grid-energy-development-evidence-comparative-survey-private-sector-energy
  • Babyenda, P., Kabubo-Mariara, J., & Odhiambo, S. (2021). Climate Variability and Household Welfare Outcomes in Uganda. Tanzanian Economic Review, 11(1), 90–114. https://ter.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/ter/article/view/74
  • Nnyanzi, J. B., Babyenda, P., & Bbale, J. M. (2016). Regional economic integration and tax revenue: East African community. Journal of Economic Integration, 932-967. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44028251
  • Babyenda, P., & Klege, R.A. (2014). East African Community (EAC) And Uganda’s Tax Revenue. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, Vol.5, No.10, 138 – 144.
  • Babyenda, P., & Klege, R. A. (2014). Does Foreign Trade Matter in the Economic Growth of East African Community? International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, Vol. II, Issue 8, 2 – 11.

Research Interests

Micro foundations of Macroeconomic aspects such as human behavioral energy consumption, environment, education, urbanization, ethnicity, regionalization, climate change, biodiversity, forestry, water resources, adaptation and agriculture.

Courses Taught

  1. Principles of Development Economics
  2. Development Economics