Dr Takudzwa Mutize
Dr. Takudzwa Mutize is a Postdoctoral Fellow with a PhD in Economics from University of the Free State and a Master of Economics and Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Rhodes University. His research spans urban and regional economics, labour migration, income mobility, education economics and impact evaluation of programmes. He is an awardee of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Proposal Development Grant as well as a Regional Science Association International (RSAI) Start-Up Grant. He was previously a Policy Analyst at UNESCO, co-authoring global reports on higher education access and a consultant for UNDP and the African Capacity Building Foundation. He combines quantitative tools such as Stata, R, GIS, Google Earth Engine mapping and spatial tax panel data with a commitment to evidence-based policy. He is an Africa Fellows in Education Program (AFEP) Fellow for 2025 - 2027.
Research focus
- Urban and regional economics
- Labour migration and income mobility
- Education economics
- Impact evaluation and spatial data analysis
Selected publications
- Mutize, T., & Visagie, J. (2025) Does moving between cities pay off? Economic outcomes for South Africa’s intercity migrants. Development Southern Africa, 42 (4-5), 671- 687. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2025.2578200
- Mutize, T., Turok, I., & Visagie, J. (2025) Attracting and retaining talent: The policies of South African metros. Urban Forum, 36, 542 -562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-025-09544-7
- Sabzalieva, E., Roser, J., & Mutize, T. (2023). The impact of self-regulation in the governance of European higher education systems on quality and equity. Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 13(1), 23 - 46. https://doi.org/10.1556/063.2022.00114
- do Nascimento, D. V., Mutize, T., & Chinchilla, J. F. R. (2022). Universal access to higher education: Trends, barriers and drivers. Revista Educación Superior Y Sociedad, 34(1), 642- 667. https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v34i1.437