Simion Matsvai (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University in the School of Business Sciences (Department of Economics and Finance) and a Research Fellow at Walter Sisulu University (South Africa) in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (Department of Business Management and Economics) with research interests aligned to Applied Economics (Financial Economics, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, Agriculture Economics, Development Economics and International Economics). His career goal is to contribute positively to the various disciplines of Economics.