Felix A. Nkhoma
- Email: bn14fan@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Digital Financial Inclusion, Poverty and Green Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries
- Supervisor: Dr Suman Seth, Dr. Peter Phelps, Dr Joe M. L. Velazquez
Profile
Felix Nkhoma is a PhD (Economics) Student at the Leeds University Business School (LUBS). He has over 10 years of experience in policy formulation, analysis and ancillary research. He has worked as a Chief Economist, Principal Economist, Economist, Revenue Economist and Climate Change Officer in various departments of Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Malawi since 2011. He has contributed towards the development of various research based policy documents, strategy documents, establishment of institutions and drafting of various legislation. He is a fellow and Certified Digital Financial Expert of Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. His research interests are on development economics, financialisation, macroeconomic analysis, green/environmental economics, poverty, inequality.
Industrial Experience
From 2023: Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance, Malawi
2020 – 2021: Principal Economist, Ministry of Finance, Malawi
2013 – 2020: Economist, Ministry of Finance, Malawi
2012 – 2013: Revenue Economist, Ministry of Finance, Malawi
2011 – 2012: Climate Change Officer, Department of Economic Planning and Development, Malawi
Teaching Experience
LUBS1951: Economic Theory and Applications
LUBS 1291: Economic Perspectives and Controversies
Research interests
He is mainly interested in development economics, financialisation, macroeconomic analysis, green/environmental economics, poverty and inequality.
Qualifications
- Phd Economics (pending from 2021), University of Leeds, Leeds University Business School
- Msc Economics and Finance (2015), University of Leeds, Leeds University Business School
- Bsc Agricultural Economics (2011), University of Malawi