Book chapters
Gayawan E., Adekunle A., Adegboye A. & Pak, A. (2022). Statistical Approaches to Infectious Diseases Modelling in Developing Countries: A Case of COVID-19. In O. Awe, K. Love & E. Vance (Eds.), Promoting Statistical Practice and Collaboration in Developing Countries (pp. 557-576). CRC Press. https://www.routledge.com/Promoting-Statistical-Practice-and-Collaboration-in-Developing-Countries/Awe-Love-Vance/p/book/9781032195551
Research publications
Adegboye, O., Alele, F., Pak, A., Castellanos, M., Abdullahi, M., Okeke, M., Emeto, T., & McBryde, E. (2023). A resurgence and re-emergence of diphtheria in Nigeria, 2023. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 10. https://doi.org/doi:10.1177/20499361231161936
Gwaka, J., Demafo, M., N’konzi, J.-P., Pak, A., Olumoh, J., Elfaki, F., & Adegboye, O. (2023). Machine-learning approach for risk estimation and risk prediction of the effect of climate on bovine respiratory disease. Mathematics, 11(6), 1354. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11061354
Pak, A. & Gannon, B. (2023). The effect of neighbourhood and spatial crime rates on mental wellbeing. Empirical Economics, 64, 99-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-022-02256-y
Adegboye, O., Castellanos, M., Alele, F., Pak, A., Ezechukwu, H., Hou, K., & Emeto, T. (2022). Travel-related monkeypox outbreaks in the era of covid-19 pandemic: Are we prepared? Viruses, 14(6), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14061283
Pak, A. & Adegboye, O. (2021). The Importance of Structural Factors in COVID-19 Response in Western Pacific. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395211035932
Pak, A., Eisen, D., McBryde, E. & Adegboye, O. (2021). Hospitalisation for lower respiratory tract infection is associated with an increased incidence of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in tropical Northern Australia. Scientific Reports, 11 (6826). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86301-3
Pak, A., Adegboye, O., Eisen, D. & McBryde, E. (2021) Hospitalisations related to the lower respiratory tract infections in Northern Queensland. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health. doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13104
Adegboye, O., Adekunle, A., Pak, A., Gayawan, E., Leung, D., Rojas, D., Elfaki, F., McBryde, E. & Eisen, D. (2021). Change in outbreak epicenter and its impact on the importation risks of COVID-19 progression: a modelling study. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 40 (101988). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.101988
Pak, A. & Gannon, B. (2021). Do access, quality and cost of GP services influence a patient’s decision to visit ED? Health Policy, 125 (4), 504-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.01.003
Pak, A., McBryde, E. & Adegboye, O. (2021). Does high public trust amplify compliance with stringent COVID-19 government health guidelines? A multi-country analysis using data from 102,627 individuals. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 14, 293-302. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S278774
Pak, A., Gannon, B. & Staib, A. (2021). Forecasting Waiting Time to Treatment for Emergency Department Patients. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 145 (104303). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104303
McBryde E., Meehan, M., Adegboye, O., Adekunle, A., Caldwell, J., Pak, A., Rojas, D., Williams, B. & Trauer, J. (2020). Role of modelling in COVID-19 policy development. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 35, 57-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2020.06.013
Pak, A., Adegboye, A., Adekunle, A., Rahman, K., McBryde, E., & Eisen, E. (2020). Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Outbreak: the Need for Epidemic Preparedness. Frontiers in Public Health, 8 (241), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00241
Araral, E., Pak, A., Pelizzo, R. & Wu, X. (2019). Neo-patrimonialism and Corruption: Evidence from 8,436 Firms in 17 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Public Administration Review, 79(4), 580-590. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/puar.13023
Pak, A. (2018). Predicting crude oil prices: Replication of the empirical results in “What do we learn from the price of crude oil?” Journal of Applied Econometrics, 33(1), 160–163. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jae.2584
Pelizzo, R., Araral, E., Pak, A. & Xun, W. (2016). Determinants of Bribery: Theory and Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. African Development Review, 28(2), 229–240. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-8268.12192
Howie, P. & Pak, A. (2015). Reducing fossil-fuel subsidies and the implication on inequality and poverty in Kazakhstan: A first estimate. In Energy security, technology and sustainability challenges across the globe, 38th IAEE International Conference, May 25-27, 2015. International Association for Energy Economics. https://www.iaee.org/en/Publications/proceedingsdetail.aspx?id=12750