Prof. Felix Masiye

Prof. Felix Masiye
Associate Professor
Economics
Email
felix.masiye@unza.ac.zm
Research Profiles
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Felix-Masiye

Felix Masiye is a professor of economics with an interest in health economics and the economics of vaccines. He has vast experience in teaching, research, and consultancy. He has also served in various management positions within the university, including being Head of the Department of Economics and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He has also served as Acting Deputy Vice-Chancelor on several occasions. His academic qualifications include the following:

  • PhD in Health Economics – University of Cape Town
  • MA in Economics - University of Cape Town
  • BA in Economics – The University of Zambia
  1. Afriyie, D Osei, Masiye, F, Tediosi, F, & ... (2023). Purchasing for high-quality care using National Health Insurance: evidence from Zambia. Health policy and …, academic.oup.com, https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article-abstract/38/6/681/7109858
  2. Masiye, F, Kaonga, O, & Kirigia, JM (2016). Does user fee removal policy provide financial protection from catastrophic health care payments? Evidence from Zambia. PloS one, journals.plos.org, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0146508
  3. Masiye, F, Chitah, BM, & McIntyre, D (2010). From targeted exemptions to user fee abolition in health care: experience from rural Zambia. Social science &medicine, Elsevier, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795361000359X
  4. Tran, PB, Kaiser, AH, Kasagga, SP, Masiye, F, & ... (2024). The impact of health insurance on maternal and reproductive health service utilization and financial protection in low-and lower middle-income countries: a …. BMC Health Services …, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10815-5
  5. Fink, G, Jack, BK, & Masiye, F (2020). Seasonal liquidity, rural labor markets, and agricultural production. American Economic Review, aeaweb.org, https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20180607
  6. Masiye, F, & Kaonga, O (2016). Determinants of healthcare utilisation and out-of-pocket payments in the context of free public primary healthcare in Zambia. International journal of health policy and …, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5144876/
  7. Malhotra, A, Thompson, RR, Kagoya, F, Masiye, F, & ... (2022). Economic evaluation of implementation science outcomes in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review. Implementation …, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01248-x
  8. Masiye, F, Chama, C, Chitah, B, & ... (2010). Determinants of child nutritional status in Zambia: An analysis of a national survey. Zambia Social …, scholarship.law.cornell.edu, https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/zssj/vol1/iss1/4/
  9. Masiye, F, Kaonga, O, & Banda, CM (2020). Informal payments for primary health services in Zambia: evidence from a health facility patient exit survey. Health Policy OPEN, Elsevier, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590229620300186
  10. Clarke-Deelder, E, Afriyie, DO, Nseluke, M, Masiye, F, & ... (2022). Health care seeking in modern urban LMIC settings: evidence from Lusaka, Zambia. BMC public health, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13549-3
  11. Kaonga, O, Banda, C, & Masiye, F (2019). Hardship financing of out-of-pocket payments in the context of free healthcare in Zambia. PloS one, journals.plos.org, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0214750
  12. Hangoma, P, Fwemba, I, Mutale, W, & Masiye, F (2022). Estimating district HIV prevalence in Zambia using small-area estimation methods (SAE). Population Health …, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-022-00286-3
  13. Kirigia, JM, Masiye, F, Kirigia, DG, & ... (2015). Indirect costs associated with deaths from the Ebola virus disease in West Africa. Infectious Diseases of …, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0079-4
  14. Kaonga, O, Masiye, F, & Kirigia, JM (2022). How viable is social health insurance for financing health in Zambia? Results from a national willingness to pay survey. Social Science &Medicine, Elsevier, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953622003690
  15. Jack, BK, Kaur, S, Masiye, F, & ... (2023). Retrieval failures and consumption smoothing: A field experiment on seasonal poverty. Available at …, faculty.haas.berkeley.edu, https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/ned/RetrievalFailures.pdf
  16. Herce, ME, Bosomprah, S, Masiye, F, & ... (2024). Evaluating a multifaceted implementation strategy and package of evidence-based interventions based on WHO PEN for people living with HIV and …. Implementation Science …, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00601-z
  17. Banda, P, Masiye, F, Kaonga, O, Bump, J, & Berman, P (2024). Determining household out of pocket payments, incidence of catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment among patients with malaria in Zambia's path …. Plos one, journals.plos.org, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0312906
  18. Augenblick, N, Jack, K, Kaur, S, Masiye, F, & Swanson, N (2022). Budget neglect in consumption smoothing: A field experiment on seasonal hunger., cega.berkeley.edu, https://cega.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Nick-Swanson_PEP2021_slides.pdf
  19. Masiye, F, & Chansa, C (2019). Health financing in Zambia.., cabidigitallibrary.org, https://doi.org/10.5555/20193525365
  20. Masiye, F, Seshamani, V, Cheelo, C, Mphuka, C, & ... (2006). Health care financing in Zambia: A study of the possible policy options for implementation. KFS AB, papers.ssrn.com, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=993051
  21. Masiye, F, Mphuka, C, & Emrouznejad, A (2014). Estimating the efficiency of healthcare facilities providing HIV/AIDS treatment in Zambia: A data envelopment approach. Managing service productivity …, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43437-6_4
  22. Chitah, BM, Mphuka, C, & Masiye, F (2022). The distributional impact of public health subsidies in a tax-based, resource-constrained health system: Experiences from Zambia. Inequality in Zambia, taylorfrancis.com, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003241027-5
  23. Masiye, F (2008). The role of aid in the long term. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2649563/
  1. Health economics
  2. The economics of vaccines
  3. RCTs
  4. Program evaluation

Economics of vaccines