DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
A constituent College of the University of Dar es SalaamBiography
Biography
Dr Gabriel John Hinju is a lecturer in the Department of Geography and Economics within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD in Economics, specialising in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Development Economics. He completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, with specialised training in environmental valuation and behavioural economics from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His teaching areas include Intermediate Microeconomics, Development Economics, Environmental Economics and Quantitative Methods in Economics. His research interests and scholarly work focus on energy, natural resources, environmental, health and development economics.
Contacts
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Email Address
Gabriel.hinju@duce.ac.tz
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Research Interest
Research Interest
Universal Energy Access, Clean Cooking and Climate Change and Clean Energy-efficient usage, Economics of Environmental Crimes, environmental sustainability, and public health, Natural gas and macroeconomic outcomes, Gender dynamics and social welfare.
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Projects
Projects
Solar Heaters, Biomass Fuel Use and Profitability of Enterprises: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania. The research offers essential information to the Government of Tanzania to formulate relevant policy interventions to encourage green transition (2024- 2025).
The Clean Air Africa project, which investigates the impact of energy-efficient pressure cookers on fuel use, LPG consumption, and health outcomes in Tanzania. The project focuses on improving energy access, environmental sustainability, and public health in East Africa (Ongoing).
Gendered time-use benefits from improved cooking solutions: A pathway to a new type of development impact bond and cooking solutions market stimulus in Simiyu, Tanzania (2022 – 2023).
Barriers to Off-Grid Energy Development in Eastern Africa”. In collaboration with a team of researchers from Duke University (USA), Policy Studies Institute (Ethiopia), Makerere University (Uganda), and University of Nairobi (Kenya) as a Co-Researcher (2021- 2022)
The ‘Universal Energy Access, the Role of Clean Cooking and Climate Change Impacts (4CImpacts)’ project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2020 -2021).
Publications
Publications
Hinju, G. & Kauky, M. S. (2025). Urban–Rural Labour Divide in Tanzania: Are Rural Youth Being Left Behind? Oaxaca- Blinder Decomposition Approach. Tanzania Economic review (Under peer Review)
Hinju, G. & Mushi, D. (2025). The Multiplier Effects of the Extraction of Natural Gas on GDP Growth in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Tanzania. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research (Under peer Review)
Kauky, M. S, & Hinju, G. (2024) “Does women’s empowerment reduce female genital mutilation and domestic violence? Evidence from the 2022 Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey.” Tanzania Economic Review (Under peer review)
Massito, G. J., & Hinju, G. (2024). Impoverishment Effect and Determinants of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in Tanzania: Evidence From a Two-Part Model. Tanzania Economic review (AHEA) (Under peer Review)
Massito, G. J., & Hinju, G. (2024). Out of Pocket and Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Tanzania: Recent Evidence on the Incidence, Intensity and Distribution. BMC Health Services Research (Under peer review) https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4449679/v1
Jeuland, M., Babyenda, P., Beyene, A., Hinju, G., Mulwa, R., Phillips, J., & Zewdie, S. A. (2023). Barriers to off-grid energy development: Evidence from a comparative Survey of private sector energy service providers in Eastern Africa. Renewable Energy, 119098.
Jeuland, M., Beyene, A., Babyenda, P., Hinju, G., Mulwa, R., Phillips, J., and Zwedie, S. (2022). Barriers and Policy Solutions for Off-Grid Energy Development: Evidence from a Comparative Survey of Private Sector Developers in Eastern Africa. Climate Compatible Growth Programme COP27 Policy Brief Series (Version 1). Available at: https:// www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7107879
Jeuland, M., Beyene, A., Babyenda, P., Hinju, G., Mulwa, R., Phillips, J., Zwedie, S. (2022). Barriers and Policy Solutions for Off-Grid Energy Development: Evidence from a Comparative Survey of Private Sector Developers in Eastern Africa – Supplementary material: Sampling methods and sample description. Climate Compatible Growth Programme COP27 Policy Brief Series (Version 1). Available at: https://www. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7107891
Hinju, Gabriel (2020). Economics of Wildlife Crimes in Tanzania. A Dynamic Panel Analysis. (Unpublished) PhD. Economics Dissertation – University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Hinju, Gabriel (2024). Institutional Performance and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (On progress)
Lokina, R. and Hinju, G. (2016) “Can Deterrence per se reduce Crime Rate”: Assessment of the Determinant of Crime Rate in Tanzania. UTAFIT.
Hinju, Gabriel. (2009) “Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime Rates in Tanzania using Panel Data.” (Unpublished) MA. Economics Dissertation - University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania