Dr. Caiphas Chekwoti

Dr Caiphas Chekwoti

Head of Centre, ESAMI-TRAPCA

Dr. Chekwoti champions strategic international trade capacity building designed to foster the growth and development of African economies. He is currently the Head of ESAMI-trapca. He is a principal management consultant and trade policy expert.

He holds a PhD degree in economics from the University of Dar es Salaam. He has over 25 years’ experience in training at university level and has been involved in international trade policy training for over 15 years.

Before joining ESAMI, he was a lecturer of Economics at Makerere University, Uganda. Prior to teaching, he was an economist in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Uganda.

He has been involved in various research and consultancies on trade policy as well as development issues. His current research interests include trade reforms, trade policy, innovation, trade in services, firm competitiveness, and development.

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), University of Dar es Salaam, 2008
  • Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Planning degree, Makerere University,Uganda, 2000
  • Bachelor of Science (Economics), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 1992
  1. Chekwoti C. (forthcoming) “The Role of HRM Practices in Firm Innovation and Product Competitiveness: Implications for Intra-Regional trade” in ‘Gbadebo Odularo, Bamidele Adekunle, Caiphas Chekwoti (eds), Africa’s Preparedness and Post COVID-19 Era: Legal Instruments and Trade Facilitation Innovations’, Pretoria University Law Press.
  2. Odularo G. and C. Chekwoti (forthcoming) “Digital Platforms, Unfair Trade and Computational Competition” in Gbadebo Odularo, Bamidele Adekunle, Caiphas Chekwoti (eds), ‘Africa’s Preparedness and Post COVID-19 Era: Legal Instruments and Trade Facilitation Innovations’, Pretoria University Law Press.
  3. Mold A. and C. Chekwoti, (2022), ‘The Textile and Clothing Industries within the Context of the African Continental Free Trade Area’ in “United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2022). Existential priorities for the African Continental Free Trade Area. Addis Ababa: © UN. ECA, https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47860”
  4. Chekwoti. C (2015), Translating Economic Growth into Benefits for the Poor, Contribution as part of a consultation for the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs on how to promote inclusiveness in the Dutch policy agenda on trade and international cooperation, http://includeplatform.net/contribution/translating-economic-growth-benefits-poor
  5. Chekwoti, C. (2014). Child Labor and Ratification of Trade and Labor Provisions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is It a Question of Political Choices. Loy. U. Chi. Int’l L. Rev., 12, 59, https://heinonline.org/hol-cgi-bin/get_pdf.cgi?handle=hein.journals/intnlwrv12&section=7
  6. Nhamo, G., & Chekwoti, C. (2014) Eds. New Generation Land Grabs in a Green African Economy. Land Grabs in a Green African Economy: Implications for Trade, Investment and Development Policies, https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=C0DUBQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Caiphas+chekwoti&ots=tLLwq8sIRq&sig=DUgUd33-TAaZmSnnFa_EauFa3Bg
  7. Mbithi l. M. and C. Chekwoti (2014), Assessment of services sector in the East African Community (EAC) Partner State Countries, International Journal on Education and Research, Vol. 2. No. 5, Contemporary Research Center, Australia https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mary-Mbithi-3/publication/282859472_Assessment_of_services_sector_in_the_East_African_Community_EAC_Partner_State_Countries/links/561fad6808aea35f267df5d1/Assessment-of-services-sector-in-the-East-African-Community-EAC-Partner-State-Countries.pdf
  8. Chekwoti. C. (2013), Competition Pressure and Agro-Processing: Firm Level Evidence from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, US-China Law Review Vol. 10 (4), p 372-282, https://heinonline.org/hol-cgi-bin/get_pdf.cgi?handle=hein.journals/uschinalrw10&section=30
  9. Kiuluku P. and C. Chekwoti (2013), The role of policy and regulation in boosting intra-African trade: A case of East African Community, ECDPM GREAT Insights vol 2 Issue 8.
  10. Kiuluku P. and C. Chekwoti (2012), Trade Policy Making in East Africa, The Ashgate Research Companion to International Trade Policy. ed. / Kenneth Heydon; Stephen Woolcock. Burlington: Ashgate, p. 483-502, https://api.taylorfrancis.com/v4/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324%2F9781315613086-34&type=chapterpdf
  11.  Chekwoti C. (2008), ‘Competitive pressure and investment among Ugandan manufacturing firms. Working Paper, Faculty of Economics and Management, Makerere University.
  12. Chekwoti, C. (2008). Investment exports and firm performance in the face of product market competition: the case of Uganda’s manufacturing (Doctoral dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam).
  13. Chekwoti C. (2007), ‘Community participation in budgetary process and planning: An empirical investigation’. Makerere University. Final research report submitted on 25th May 2007.
  14. Mukisa E. and Chekwoti C. (2006), ‘Production response of Uganda’s key agricultural commodities to trade liberalization’. Final research report prepared with Premium Consulting and submitted to UPTOP, August 2006.
  15. Chekwoti C. (2004), Extent to which Uganda’s 2003/04 national budget is pro-poor, Discussion Paper 7, 2004, Uganda Debt Network.
  16. Chekwoti C. (2003), Uganda’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and resource allocation to the Health Sector, Uganda Debt Network, 2003.
  17. Chekwoti C. (2000), Monetary policy impact of the transition from direct to indirect monetary control in Uganda, Unpublished MA thesis.