Dale S. Mudenda

Dr. Dale S. Mudenda
Senior Lecturer
Economics
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Dale S. Mudenda

Dr. Mudenda has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from The University of Zambia, a Master of Arts in Economics from University of Malawi, and a PhD in Economics from University of Cape Town. He has authored a number of book chapters and Journal Articles, such as in the Journal of Development Economics and Finance, the Zambia Social Science Journal, the African Journal of Economic Review, the Southern African Journal for Policy and Development and the Foreign Trade Review. Details can be accessed on

  1. Mudenda, D., Ndikumana, L. (2026). Zambian “Missing” Copper, Gemstones, and Gold: Dark Spots in International Commodity Trade. In: Capital Flight from Cameroon, Ghana, and Zambia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-22770-6_6
  2. Mudenda, D. S., & Mpande-Chuulu, C. P. (2024). 745 Trade Policy in Zambia. In The Oxford Handbook of the Zambian Economy (pp. 745-765). Oxford University Press.
  3. Simuchimba, B., Mudenda, D. S., & Phiri-Mumba, R. (2024). The Informal Sector in Zambia. In the Oxford Handbook of the Zambian Economy, 145. Oxford University Press
  4. Fandamu, H., Ndulo, M., Mudenda, D., & Fandamu, M. (2023). Asymmetric Exchange Rate Pass Through to Consumer Prices: Evidence from Zambia. Foreign Trade Review,
  5. Mudenda, D., & Edwards, L. (2022). Tariffs and intranational retail price dispersion: Evidence from Zambia 1. In Inequality in Zambia (pp. 181-211). Routledge.
  6. Bulawayo, M., Chansa, F., Mudenda, D., & Ndulo, M. (2022). Oral health and inequality: Evidence from a Zambian household survey. In Inequality in Zambia (pp. 30-43). Routledge.
  7. Chansa, F., Mubanga, N., Mudenda, D., & Ndulo, M. (2021). Industrial Policy in Context: Comparative Experiences from Chile and Zambia. Zambia Social Science Journal, 7(1), 2.
  8. Mudenda D , Bulawayo M and C Ndulo (2020) The Financialization of Commodity Markets: The Case of Copper in Zambia, Journal of Development Economics And Finance Vol. 1, No. 2, 2020, 227-253
  9. Bulawayo M.; D. Mudenda, M. Ndulo and. Simwanza (2020) Does Immigration Stimulate Non-Traditional Exports? Evidence from Zambia, African Journal of Economic Review , Volume VIII, Issue III, November 2020
  10. Mudenda, D., Bulawayo, M., & Ndulo, M. (2020). The Tragedy and Reliability of Zambian Trade Data. Zambia Social Science Journal, 8(2), 2.
  11. Ngarachu, A., Wood, C., Krogman, H., Tshuma, E., & Mudenda, D. (2018). Border Economies: Bottlenecks or Growth Zones? Southern African Journal for Policy and Development Vol 2. 2018
  12. Chansa, F., Mubanga, N., Mudenda, D., & Ndulo, M. (2019). Industrial Growth and Policy in Zambia: Lessons from South Korea. African Journal of Economic Review, 7(2), 1-26.
  13. M. C. Ndulo and D. Mudenda. 2006. “Adjustment to Trade Policy Reforms: Zambia” in Sam Laird and Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba (editors) Coping with Trade Reforms: A developing country perspective on WTO industrial Tariff Negotiations New York, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers PP 188- 202
  14. Dale Mudenda (2011) Agricultural Productivity, Rural Livelihoods, trade in Agriculture and Trade facilitation in Zambia in CUTs International “Agriculture Development in Select African Countries: Linkage with trade, Productivity, Livelihoods and Food Security, Jaipur publishers ISBN: 978-81-8257-142-6
  15. Mudenda D and others (2009) The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries: Synthesis of the Findings of 10 country case studies. ODI Working Paper 306. ODI: London, UK.
  16. Manenga Ndulo, Dale Mudenda, Lutangu Ingombe and Liilian Muchimba (2009) Global Financial Crisis Discussion Series: Zambia. ODI Paper 10. ODI: London, UK.
  17. Other and Mudenda D (2009) “Monitoring the Effects of the global financial Crisis in Developing Countries: A Global Poverty Alert Network” in A Development Charter for the G – 20. ODI: London, UK. March
  18. Felix Masiye, Manenga Ndulo, Anders Anell, Dale Mudenda & Anna Glengard. “Paying Health Care Providers”, in Cheelo, C. K. Odegaard, and M. Ndulo (editors). 2006. Policy Lessons and Emerging Challenges in the Zambian Health Sector, 2000 – 2005; Lund KFS AB Publishers, Sweden.
  19. Mudenda D , 2005 Zambia’s Trade situation: Implications for debt and poverty reduction:- available on http://ifiwatnet.org/institution/afdb.shtml access in 2007
  20. Ndulo, M.; Mudenda, D.; Mwamba, S.; and Muchimba, L. (2010) “Developing Countries and Aid for Trade: Zambian Experiences”. Issues on the Zambian Economy, Bank of Zambia Reader. Vol.1 (5):1-12, Mission Press, Ndola, Zambia. ISBN: 978-9982-870-06-1
  21. Mudenda D. 2009, “Zambia’s Trade Performance” Published in Regional trade policy reviews, Published by Trade and Industrial Policy Strategy (TIPS), South Africa
  22. Dale Mudenda (2019) Capital Flight through Trade Mis-Invoicing in Natural Resources: The Case of the Zambian Mines. Working paper, Bank of Zambia Reader, 2019
  23. D. Mudenda, M.C. Ndulo and M. Wamulume. 2005. “The Budgetary Process and Economic Governance in Zambia” NEPRU Working Paper 104 – ISSN 1026-9258, Namibia.
  24. Pamela Nakamba-Kabaso, Ladslous Mwanza, Dale Mudenda, Bona Chita, Roy Mwaswenyeho, Davis Chifwembe and Felix Phiri. “Zambia’s National Health Accounts 1999 -2002”, in Cheelo, K. Odegaard, and M. Ndulo 2006 (Editors). Policy Lessons and Emerging Challenges in the Zambian Health Sector, 2000 – 2005; Lund KFS AB Publishers, Sweden.
  25. D. Mudenda, P Chileshe, and V Seshamani. 2007, “Efficiency of Budgets and Budgets Processes in Zambia” sponsored by the National Advisory Council, Lusaka.
  26. Felix Masiye, Manenga Ndulo, Anders Anell, Dale Mudenda & Anna Glengard. “Paying Health Care Providers”, in Cheelo, C K. Odegaard, and M. Ndulo (editors). 2006. Policy Lessons and Emerging Challenges in the Zambian Health Sector, 2000 – 2005; Lund KFS AB Publishers, Sweden
  1. International economics (trade flows and product market integration)
  2. Development and health care financing.
  1. Consultant – E-trade readiness and Zambia’s capacity building needs under the AfCFTA (Funded by UNECA/IDEP/Italian Government) -March 2025
  2. Consultant: Development of Modalities for Simplified Trade Regime for COMESA (2024) (Funded By EU 11th EDF)
  3. Consultant: Sectoral Budget Analysis And Capacity Building For Parliamentarians
  4. Consultant: The Competitiveness of the SADC Services To Harness The AfCFTA Services Market (Funded By GiZ/SADC) CEASARE PROJECT -June 2024
  5. Consultant: Scoping Report of the Study of Sub-Regional Markets (focus on SADC) In The Context of The Implementation of the AFCFTA in Cote d'ivoire (March 2023 – December 2023). Funded by UNECA Report submitted.
  6. Consultant: The African Continental Free Trade Area and Zambia: Opportunities and Challenges for Transformation, March 2022 Funded and for the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development office (UK FCDO) (Robin Sherbourne and Dr Dale Mudenda)
  7. Consultant and Facilitator - Capacity Building Webinars on Industrialisation and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) (for RECs, Policy makers and private sector players) AUDA-NEPAD Funded (Done with TUTWA Consultants) (Dec 2021 -March 2022)
  8. Consultant: An analysis of Gaps and Benefits of SADC Flagship Projects in Zambia (Funded by SADC/EU/GiZ. 2020 (Worked with Daniel Chiwandamira , DPC South Africa)
  9. Consultant: Development of the National Infrastructure Policy and Implementation plan (for Zambia) 2021 (sponsored by SADC/EU/GiZ) (launched in September 2023)
  10. Co-Consultant: Development of the National Development Cooperation Policy (For Zambia) Launched in December 2023 (Funded by EU)
  11. Consultant: Trade Policy Formulation, Trade Negotiations and Trade Facilitation, capacity building Webinars for Policy Makers and CSOs in Zambia (Sept -Nov 2021) (UNECA and IDEP funded) (With Catherine Makokera)
  12. Consultant: Exploring Options for Including Trade in Selected Services Under the Simplified Trade Regime (Mode IV – Movement of Natural Persons) in COMESA (Funded by COMESA through EDF 11 ) adopted in 2022
  13. Consultant: Trade in Services Expert in developing the: “Strategy for the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA”: UNECA and Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry; July 2018 to November 2018 (With James Musonda).
  14. Consultant: Border Economies: Linkages to the Development of Trade Corridors and Regional Value Chains in SADC (South African Department of Trade and SADC under TUTWA consultants) (with Ngarachu, A., Wood, C., Krogman, H., Tshuma, E.) May 2018 to August 2018
  15. Consultant , SheTrades Outlook Project’ International Trade Centre (November 2019 to March 2020). Roles: Stakeholder mapping, Data collection and policy issues write up
  16. Consultant: A survey of Mobile and branchless Banking in Zambia. Conducted for Bank of Zambia (Lead Researcher) June 2019- September 2019. Roles: Design questionnaires/data collection instruments, data collection, data analysis, report writing and making presentations of findings.
  17. Exchange rate effects on exports in Zambia using transactions firm level data. Study funded by the Centre for Economic Policy Research- UK (With Chrispin Mphuka and Joseph Simumba) June 2018, to July 2019.
  18. Conducting Training of Parliamentarians on National Budget (National Assembly of Zambia) January 2015 to December 2016. I was involved in capacity building and analysing the national budgets particularly focusing on Trade the Macro aspects from 2015 budget up until the 2023 budget. This analysis formed the basis for the training of MPs.
  19. Conducting Training -Capacity Building of Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in Trade Policy Analysis (August 2019 and December, 2019).
  20. Capital Flight through Trade Mis-Invoicing in Natural Resources: The Case of the Zambian Mines. Conducted for Bank of Zambia (Lead Researcher) June 2018- September 2019.
  21. Services Trade and Domestic Regulation: Case of Zambia CUTS India/Geneva Offices and Commonwealth Secretariat March 2008.
  22. In attendance - COMESA Meeting of Trade and Legal Experts on the Regional Framework on Trade in Services, 3-5 October, 2007. Protea Cairo Road Hotel, Lusaka.
  23. Regional Economic Review”, and “Trade Profiles” for 19 COMESA members (Regional Integration Research Network (RIRN) COMESA Secretariat) 2004/5
  24. Presentation on Status of Services in COMESA Region negotiating liberalisation of trade in Services (COMESA) Mulungushi International Conference centre, 2007 (With Prof. Manenga Ndulo)
  25. MCTI Preparatory Workshop on trade in services and SADC, COMESA and EPAs negotiations, Hotel Intercontinental, Lusaka, Zambia March 16th 2009.
  26. Technical Assistance: Developing the national export strategy and National Trade Policy (2018 – 2028) for Zambia.
  27. Attended course in ‘Community Based Monitoring Systems (CBMS) and Gender and Poverty, Workshop held at REPOA, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between 31st July – 3rd Aug 2006
  28. Attended course in ‘Advanced poverty Analysis, REPOA Tanzania Dar Salaam, Tanzania between 27 February and 4th March 2006.
  29. Participant: National Workshop on Non- agriculture Market Access NAMA)- Facilitated by WTO in conjunction with Ministry of Commerce, Training held between 28 – 29 November 20 06 (Zambia, Lusaka).
  30. Participant: Research Outputs Review and Training Workshop-Southern Africa Trade Researchers Network Workshop- Sun International Hotel –Livingstone.
  31. Participant, “Sub-regional workshop on Trade in services Negotiations Skills” under the Joint Integrated Assistance Programme (JITAP) sponsored by WTO, ITC/UNCTAD, (Rider Hotel, Kampala Uganda)
  32. Participant, “Sub-regional workshop Reference Centres and National Inquiry Point -Understanding Trade in services (Grand Palm Hotel -Gaborone, Botswana UNCTAD/ITC/WTO Sponsored)
  33. Consultant: Public Expenditure Tracking in Zambia’s Health Sector. Funded by the World Bank, USAID and the Ministry of Health-Zambia 2018 to 2019
  34. Consultant National Health Accounts 2017- 2021, Funded by the World Bank, USAID and the Ministry of Health-Zambia 2018
  35. Consultant National Health Accounts 2013 2016, Funded by the World Bank, USAID and the Ministry of Health-Zambia 2016
  36. Consultant Resource Mapping and Expenditure Tracking for Zambia-2023 – 2027 , Funded by the World Bank, and the Ministry of Health-Zambia 2023
  37. Co-Principal Researcher, Primary Education Results Based Textbook Delivery System Interventions and end-line Survey. Funded by World Bank/Ministry of Education
Programmes Coordinated
Master of Arts in Economics