Career Summary
Biography
Dr Elsa is a dedicated teacher, freshly recruited as an associate lecturer by the Newcastle Business School. Prior to that Elsa worked as a casual academic at the Business School.
She completed her PhD in Economics in 2017 and her Master’s degree in Social Change and Development at the University of Newcastle in 2009. Her Masters Research project focused on the relationship between Gender equality in decision-making positions and education and other socio economic factors in the Southern Africa region. Her PhD Thesis focused on the effect of Gender equality in capabilities domain (education and health) on economic growth in the Southern African region as well.
Elsa’s research applies advanced quantitative methods and develops econometric models for evidence-based analysis of public policy in the areas of gender economics, Socio-economic Development, inequality, poverty and Development Economics. She also has interest in understanding how immigrants engage on the socio economic adaptation process in the host nation.
She has recently released a book entitled FREEDOM TO BELONG. In the book, Elsa shares her personal journey of blending cultures in Australia. Elsa is committed to raise awareness within multicultural community groups that cultural transition is real, occupies real estate of the mind, and needs to be properly addressed.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Newcastle
- Master of Social Change and Development, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Cultural transition
- Economic modelling
- Gender Economics
Languages
- Portuguese (Mother)
- English (Fluent)
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 441013 | Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism | 50 |
| 440407 | Socio-economic development | 50 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2019 | Licumba E, Freedom to Belong: From Mozambique to Australia: My journey of blending cultures, Moshpit Publishing, Hazelbrook, N.S.W., 116 (2019) |
Journal article (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | |||||
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| 2016 |
Licumba EA, Dzator JA, Zhang X, 'Health and economic growth: are there gendered effects? Evidence from selected southern Africa development community region', The Journal of Developing Areas, 50 215-216-227 (2016) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Licumba EA, Dzator J, Zhang JX, 'Gender equality in education and economic growth in selected Southern African countries', Journal of Developing Areas, 49 349-360 (2015) [C1]
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Nova | ||||||
Conference (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Licumba EA, Dzator JA, Zhang XJ, 'Long life and economic growth in SADC: are there gendered effects?', Kuala Lumpur (2015) [E3]
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| 2015 |
Licumba E, Dzator JA, Zhang JX, 'Gender Equality in Education and Economic Growth in Selected Southern African Countries', Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2015, Sydney (in partnership with The Journal of Developing Areas), Sydney (2015)
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Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Masters |
Necessary Corruption: When the ends justify the means, A Study of Latin America Corruption has always been an ambiguous phenomenon and caused great theoretical debate within economics. The purpose of this thesis is to find synergy within the current literature and to build an extended model of corruption. The first study explores the corruption literature through the application of a meta-analysis, which shows extreme heterogeneity and is likely the underlying reason for the divide and indefinite evidence presented throughout the research. The second study presents an extended theory of corruption and empirical evidence to support the existence of two types of corruption that exist simultaneously and impact economic growth in opposing directions – rent-seeking generated by greed or self-interest and systemic corruption as a solution to market failures. This paper uses Structural Equation Modelling and employs causal and indicative variables to test for the two types of corruption (as latent variables) in the Latin American region from 1980-2018. This paper has adopted insights from economic anthropology to provide the foundation for the inclusion of cultures and social norms into the study of corruption. The thesis findings indicate that future economic research and policy applications need to be assessed at a more granular level for the eradication of corruption. |
M Philosophy (Economics), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
News • 28 Nov 2019
Boundless opportunities on the African horizon
A new centre that will drive Australia-Africa education, research and innovation with the hope of improving life in both continents has been launched by the University of Newcastle.
Dr Elsa Licumba
Positions
Casual Academic
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures
Casual Academic
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures
Casual Academic
School of Information and Physical Sciences
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
