Position: Director Academic Learning and Teaching
Qualifications:
- • Master of Education, Fiji National University
- • M.COM (Economics), University of the South Pacific
- • PGDip (Economics), University of the South Pacific
- • BA (Economics & MPA) University of the South Pacific
Area of Expertise: Economics and Finance
Research Interests:
1. Development Economics:
- • Policy Impact Analysis, Measuring and Alleviating Poverty and Inequality, Computable General Equilibrium Modelling (CGE) Studies.
- • Input – Output Analysis Studies, Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and Financial Social Accounting Matrix (FSAM) Studies, Mathematical Programming – (Linear Programming and Non-Linear) Studies.
2. Agricultural and Resource Economics:
- • Farm-based analysis (Farm management basics: farm plans, crop budgets and gross margin analysis, etc.)
- • Farm household analysis- applied risk analysis
- • Energy Crops and Market Analysis
- • Forest Land protection, Water Pollution Abatement and Farmland Conservation
3. Productivity and Efficiency Analysis
- • Measuring Relative Efficiencies using Nonparametric Approaches (Data Envelopment Analysis and FDH), Total Factor Productivity Studies.
Brief Biography:
Mr. Vakaloloma is an accomplished academic with 17 years of experience in tertiary education specializing in Economics and Finance. He has held various leadership roles throughout his academic career, including serving as Head of Campus at Namaka for two years. Prior to entering academia, he gained substantial professional experience through 20 years of service across both private and public sector organizations.
