Head of Economics Department Duties and Responsibilities
Coordinatingthepreparationofsemestertimetableforclasses, examinations and planning of thesis defense.
Supporting the lecturers in their task of teaching by ensuring the availability of resources and equipment for teaching.
Preparing and revising, as necessary, academic program plans and calendar(teaching,researchandcommunityservice)forthe departments;
Advisingandcounsellingthestudentsregardingtheircourse sequencing, choices and audit of their status; design and implement a student advisory program in the department.
Monitoring performance and attendance of the part-time lecturers and providing induction for new faculty, part time lecturers and visiting faculty in the department.
Preparing, monitoring and reporting of the departmental budgetaryallocations and overseeing the utilization of budgetary resources.
Managing the departmental communication withother constituencies within the university.
Managing and Implementing change initiativesto achieve desired university plans and culture.
Biography
I am a competent economist with vast experience in University teaching, research and consultancy in Kenya and in the region. Currently, I am a senior lecturer and Head of Economics Department at Daystar University; I have been involved in collaborative research with Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS) Research Centre, and with the World Bank Group, Macroeconomic and Fiscal Management (MFM) – Kenya, as a Short-Term Consultant (STC); I am often and actively engaged as a resource person with Macroeconomic andFinancialManagementInstituteofEasternandSouthernAfrica (MEFMI) in a number of its capacity building activities, mainly targeted at its Fellow’s Program as well as a number of In-Country missions; I am a peer reviewer for the South African Journal of Economics (SAJE);
I am an external examiner to University of Johannesburg, School of Economics and Econometrics; As my contribution to society I am a member of Board of Management (BOM) of Talai High School, in Baringo County, Kenya, where I Serve as the Chair of the Academic sub-Committee of the Board.
Academic Qualifications
Degree:PhD (Economics) Institution:University of Pretoria, South Africa Year:2015 Thesis Title:Essays on Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Degree:Master of Arts (MA) in Economics Institution:University of Botswana, Botswana African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Scholarship) Year:2005
Thesis Title:The performance of Kenya’s Manufactured Exports Degree:Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Specialization in Economics) Institution:Egerton University, Kenya Year:2002
Publications (7 Publications)
Journals
Chesang, L. K., & Naraidoo, R. (2016). Parameter uncertainty and inflation dynamics in a model with asymmetric central bank preferences. Economic Modelling, 56, 1-10.
Ndirangu, L., Kiptui, M. C., & Chesang, L. K. (2014). Public debt and its impact in financial markets in Kenya (Kenya School of Monetary Studies Working Paper Series, April 2015).
Ndirangu, L., Kiptui, M. C., Chesang, L. K., & Kariuki, E. (2015). Estimating a stable money demand function for Kenya (Kenya School of Monetary Studies Working Paper Series, April 2015).
Chesang, L. K. (2015). Macro shocks and dynamics of stock prices at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE): The role of exchange rate movement. Paper presented at fourth International Conference on HRM and Management of Organizations in Africa, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Chesang, L. K., & Naraidoo, R. (2013). Bank lending shocks, monetary policy and economic activity in South Africa: a Markov switching structural BVAR approach. Department of Economics Working paper series, University of Pretoria.
Arjoon, R., Botes, M., Chesang, L. K., & Gupta, R. (2012). The long- run relationship between inflation and real stock prices: Empirical evidence from South Africa.Journal of Business Economics and Management, 13 (4), 600-613.
Chesang, L. K., & Naraidoo, R. (2012). Broad versus targeted government spending and fiscal response. Department of Economics Working paper series, University of Pretoria
Research Interests
Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy
Monetary policy issues;
Fiscal policy aspects;
Business cycles and macroeconomic fluctuations;
Time series modelling and forecasting;
Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) modeling.
