Publications | Laston Petro Manja

2023

RODE

Does Household Welfare Change with Finance Access? The Case of Women and the Youth in The Gambia.

Laston Petro Manja, and Isatou A. Badjie

Review of Development Economics, 2023

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  author = {Manja, Laston Petro and Badjie, Isatou A.},
  title = {<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.13053">Does Household Welfare Change with Finance Access? The Case of Women and the Youth in The Gambia </a>},
  journal = {Review of Development Economics,},
  pages = {1-41},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.13053},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.13053},
  eprint = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/rode.13053#},
}

DSA

Assessing the Relationship between Digital Divide and Citizens’ Political Participation in Africa.

Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Laston Petro Manja, Michael Chasukwa, Anthony Gunde, Boniface Dulani, Happy Kayuni, and Blessings Chinsinga

Development Southern Africa, 2023

Bib

@article{chirwamanjaetal2023,
  author = {Chirwa, Gowokani and Manja, Laston Petro and Chasukwa, Michael and Gunde, Anthony and Dulani, Boniface and Kayuni, Happy and Chinsinga, Blessings},
  title = {<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2023.2224363">Assessing the Relationship between Digital Divide and Citizens’ Political Participation in Africa </a>},
  journal = {Development Southern Africa,},
  volume = {40},
  number = {6},
  pages = {1258-1276},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1080/0376835X.2023.2224363},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2023.2224363},
  eprint = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0376835X.2023.2224363},
 }

DSA

The Effects of Remittances on Household Food Nutrition Security in the Context of Multiple Shocks in Malawi.

David Eddings Zingwe, Akuzike Ellinah Banda, and Laston Petro Manja

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023

Bib

@article{zingwebandamanja2023,
  author = {Zingwe, David Eddings and Banda, Akuzike Ellinah and Manja, Laston Petro},
  title = {<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2238440">The Effects of Remittances on Household Food Nutrition Security in the Context of Multiple Shocks in Malawi </a>},
  journal = {Cogent Food & Agriculture,},
  volume = {9},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1-22},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1080/23311932.2023.2238440},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2238440},
  eprint = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311932.2023.2238440},
}

JAFR

The Impact of Credit Access on Household Food Security in Malawi.

Wezi Salima, Laston Petro Manja, Levison S. Chiwaula, and Gowokani Chijere Chirwa

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023

Bib

@article{salimaetal2023,
  author = {Salima, Wezi and Manja, Laston Petro and Chiwaula, Levison S. and Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere},
  title = {<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100490">The Impact of Credit Access on Household Food Security in Malawi </a>},
  journal = {Journal of Agriculture and Food Research,},
  volume = {11},
  number = {1},
  pages = {j.jafr.2022.100490},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100490},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100490},
  eprint = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100490},
}

2022

Working Paper

Payment Delays for Cash Transfers - The Role of Subsistence Constraints

Laston Petro Manja

University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars Fellowship 2022

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@article{manja2022,
    author = {Manja, Laston Petro},
    title = {Payment Delays for Cash Transfers - The Role of Subsistence Constraints},
    journal = {University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars Fellowship},
    year = {2022},
}

SageOpen

The Welfare Effects of Formal and Informal Financial Access in the Gambia - A Comparative Assessment

Laston Petro Manja, and Isatou A. Badjie

SAGE Open, 2022

Bib

@article{manjabadjie2022,
  author = {Manja, Laston Petro and Badjie, Isatou A.},
  title = {<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221081111">The Welfare Effects of Formal and Informal Financial Access in the Gambia - A Comparative Assessment </a>},
  journal = {SAGE Open,},
  volume = {12},
  number = {1},
  pages = {21582440221081111},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.1177/21582440221081111},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221081111},
  eprint = {https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221081111},
}

AERC WP

The Impacts of Access to Finance on Household Welfare: A Mixed Methods Approach for Women and the Youth in The Gambia

Laston Petro Manja, and Isatou A. Badjie

AERC WP, 2022

Bib

@article{manjabadjie2022b,
  author = {Manja, Laston Petro and Badjie, Isatou A.},
  title = {<a href="http://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/3468">The Impacts of Access to Finance on Household Welfare: A Mixed Methods Approach for Women and the Youth in The Gambia </a>},
  journal = {AERC WP,},
  year = {2022},
  url = {http://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/3468},
  eprint = {http://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/3468},
}

AREF

Determinants of Demand for International Reserves in the SADC Region

Laston Petro Manja, Exley Silumbu, and Regson Chaweza

African Review of Economics and Finance, 2022

Bib

@article{manjasilumbuchaweza2022,
  title = {<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359278359_Determinants_of_demand_for_international_reserves_in_the_SADC_region">Determinants of Demand for International Reserves in the SADC Region </a>},
  author = {Manja, Laston Petro and Silumbu, Exley and Chaweza, Regson},
  journal = {African Review of Economics and Finance,},
  pages = {1--28},
  url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359278359_Determinants_of_demand_for_international_reserves_in_the_SADC_region},
  year = {2022}
}

MAJE

The Impact of Ill-Health on Welfare of Rural Agricultural Households of Teuka Village in Zomba District, Malawi: An Application of the Individual Household Modelling Approach

With Kambewa, Khangamwa, Masanjala, and Chaweza

Malawi Journal of Economics, 2022

Bib

@article{kambewaetal2022,
  title = {The Impact of Ill-Health on Welfare of Rural Agricultural Households of Teuka Village in Zomba District, Malawi: An Application of the Individual Household Modelling Approach},
  author = {Kambewa et al.},
  journal = {Malawi Journal of Economics,},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1--13},
  year = {2022}
}

2021

JGS

The Effects of Engendered Intra-household Power Dynamics on Household Food Security and Nutrition in Malawi

David Zingwe, Laston Manja, and Ephraim Chirwa

Journal of Gender Studies, 2021

Bib

@article{zingwemanjachirwa2021,
  title = {<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09589236.2021.1940110?journalCode=cjgs20">The Effects of Engendered Intra-household Power Dynamics on Household Food Security and Nutrition in Malawi </a>},
  author = {Zingwe, David and Manja, Laston and Chirwa, Ephraim},
  journal = {Journal of Gender Studies,},
  doi = {10.1080/09589236.2021.1940110},
  url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09589236.2021.1940110?journalCode=cjgs20},
  year = {2021},
  publisher = {Taylor and Francis,}
}

2020

JMH

Effects of Financial Inclusion on Access to Emergency Funds for Healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

M. Al-Hanawi, G. Chirwa, L. Manja, and 1 more author

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020

Bib

@article{alhanawi2020,
  title = {<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33116561/">Effects of Financial Inclusion on Access to Emergency Funds for Healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia </a>},
  author = {Al-Hanawi, M. and Chirwa, G. and Manja, L. and Kamninga, T.},
  journal = {Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare,},
  volume = {13},
  pages = {1157--1167},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.2147/JMDH.S277357},
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33116561/}
}

2018

MA-Thesis

An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Demand for International Reserves in the SADC Region

Laston Petro Manja

University of Malawi, 2018

Bib

@article{manja2018,
  title = {<a href="http://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/949?show=full">An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Demand for International Reserves in the SADC Region </a>},
  author = {Manja, Laston Petro},
  journal = {University of Malawi,},
  year = {2018},
  url = {http://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/949?show=full}
}

2015

BSOC

Determinants of Willingness to Pay for Subsidized Farm Inputs in Malawi

Laston Petro Manja

University of Malawi, 2015

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