Abubakar, A., S. Bridges & T. Owens (2025). The long-term effects of a medical intervention: Determinants and implications of orthotic equipment failure. Review of Development Economics, 29(4): 2561-2575.
Abubakar, A., R. Seymour, A. Gardner, I. Lambert, R. Fyson, & N. Wright (2024). Cognitive impairment and exploitation: Connecting fragments of a bigger picture through data. Journal of Public Health, 46(4): 498-505.
Lambert, I., N. Wright, A. Gardner, R. Fyson, A. Abubakar & R. Clawson (2024). Cognitive impairment as a vulnerability for exploitation: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 26(3): 468-482.
Abubakar, A., S. Bridges, A. Gaggero & T. Owens (2021). Disability in Uganda: a medical intervention to measure gendered impacts on functional independence and labour-market outcomes. Oxford Development Studies, 49(4): 324-336.
Essays on Disability and Wellbeing in Uganda (2022), PhD Thesis, University of Nottingham.
Abubakar, A., S. Bridges & T. Owens (under review). Investigating the role of disability and intrahousehold dynamics as determinants of subjective wellbeing: Evidence from Uganda. Journal of African Economies.
Abstract: The study provides insights into the disability-wellbeing nexus using cross-sectional data from the Uganda Functional Difficulties Survey 2017. Using the Gini coefficient and Theil’s L index of inequality, we find that disability exacerbates the within-household inequality in wellbeing, which is nearly twice as high in households with a disabled member compared to those without. Using a multilevel mixed-effects model, we further investigate the determinants of wellbeing, revealing a strong positive association between social inclusion and wellbeing, particularly for individuals with disabilities. In particular, having a disability, feeling unsafe after dark and experiencing multiple forms of discrimination are negative correlates of wellbeing, while access to modern technology reveals a significantly positive association. Finally, we explore the mechanisms linking social inclusion to wellbeing and find that access to modern technology moderates the negative impacts of discrimination and improves the relationship between personal safety and wellbeing.
Abubakar, A., Y. Mbaki, A. Plumbley, & S. Anderson (under review). Working towards equality in higher education: Understanding the factors contributing to ethnic-based differences in student experience in a UK University. Journal of Further and Higher Education.
Abstract: Recognising that the factors that underpin the ‘degree-awarding gap’ are complex and multifaceted, this study used mixed methods to evaluate the factors that explain ethnic-based differences in student experience. The study analysed cross-sectional data from a unique sample of 1,097 undergraduate medical and health science students at a British University during the 2017/18 academic session. Using descriptive and regression analyses across eight broad domains of the student experience, the study found that ethnic minority students generally reported less positive (‘strength of feeling’) or negative (‘feeling different’) experiences compared to white students, with some heterogeneity observed within ethnic subgroups and specific aspects of the student experience. Additionally, identifying as female revealed a negative correlation among ethnic minority students, while differential treatment and segregation were deemed negative by international students. Conversely, community diversity positively influenced white students’ sense of belonging and personal/social experiences. The qualitative analysis in this study offers fresh insights into identifying strategies for enhancing the student experience based on the students’ voice, shedding light on, and providing a potential gateway for reducing the ethnic-based degree awarding gap in UK higher education by 2038. Overall, this study underscores the importance of a holistic approach to understanding the student experience, extending beyond the academic realm to cover various aspects of campus life. This paper also underscores the value of similar research across other disciplines and establishes a strong methodology for future data collection.
Blessing or curse? The Economic Impacts of Rural-Urban Migration on Household Welfare and Labor Market Outcomes in Ethiopia (with C. Wieser & W. Tesfaye)
Has Ethiopia harnessed structural transformation in the labor market? (with C. Wieser)
Mapping gender norms and wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa (with S. Seetahul)
Modern slavery’s ugly hinterland: Making the connections between cognitive impairments and wider forms of exploitation in English ‘Safeguarding Adults Reviews’, (with A. Gardner & I. Lambert)
Through which pathways does climate change affect gender equality? Microlevel evidence from African countries (with S. Seetahul & D. Nochi Faha)
2020: Food price dynamics and quality of life: A survey of households perception in Sokoto State, Nigeria, American Journal of Economics, 10(1): 37-46 (with Utiya Bello, Umar M. Gummi, Adamu Hassan, Maria Abdullahi, & L. B. Zoramawa).
2017: The impact of insecurity on foreign direct investments: Evidence for Nigeria, Sokoto Journal of the Social Sciences, 7(2): 175-182 (with Mikailu Abubakar & Saidu Tanko).
2017: An empirical comparison of the effects of unidimensional and multidimensional poverty on wellbeing, International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 4(6): 23-34 (sole author).
2017: Reviewing the links between gender inequality and economic growth, EPRA International Journal of Research & Development, 2(9): 27-32 (sole author).
2016: Inflation targeting as a monetary policy framework: A critical appraisal, Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2(6): 664-668 (sole author).
2015: Linking Aid, pro-poor public spending and poverty reduction: A cross-country panel analysis using eight poverty and wellbeing indicators, Developing Country Studies, 5(14): 80-86 (sole author).