Research

Research Interests

Environmental economics, Climate econometrics, Spatial econometrics, Agricultural economics, Applied econometrics, Health economics

Publications

• Agricultural Commodities‘ Price Transmission From International to Local Markets in Developing Countries. Food Policy, 126 (2024): 102652 - with Rogna, M.

• COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases: GMM/IV Panel VAR evidence from US states. Economic Analysis Letters, 2(1) (2023): 40-49

• Re-examining the relationship between climate change and global livestock production. Ecological Economics, 204 (2023): 107662 - with Ubabukoh, C.

• The impact of climate change on Sub-Saharan African agriculture: a spatial panel data approach. World Development, 158 (2022): 105967 - with Wossink, A. & Hall, A.

• On the effects of COVID-19 on food prices in India: a time-varying approach. European Review of Agricultural Economics, jbac015 (2022) - with Nnadozie, O.

• EXAMINING THE RESPONSE OF INFLATION TO THE BOOM-BUST CYCLE OF OIL PRICE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA. DBN Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth, 5(1) (2022) - with Nnadozie, O. & Rafiu, I.

• Health impacts of daily weather fluctuations: empirical evidence from COVID-19 in US counties. Journal of Environmental Management (2021): 112662

• Does educational investment enhance capacity development for Nigerian youths? An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach. African Development Review, 32 (2020): S45-S53

• Does foreign direct investment matter for industrialisation in Nigeria? Zambia Social Science Journal, 7(1) (2018): 31-52 - with Nnadozie, O. & Monye-Emina, A.

• The effect of corruption on foreign direct investment in West African Sub-Region. West African Financial and Economic Review, 17(2) (2017): 119-140 - with Edo, S.

• Dependence on oil: what do statistics from Nigeria show? Journal of Economics and Allied Research, 2(1) (2017): 110-125 - with Okeke, A.

• Attainment of the Millenium Development Goal of poverty reduction in Nigeria - an appraisal. Ghana Social Science Journal. 13(1) (2016): 94-118 - with Monye-Emina, A.

• The connection between education and sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Zambia Social Science Journal, 6(1) (2016): 65-79 - with Ighodaro, C.

Working Papers

• Agricultural Commodities' Price Transmission From International to Local Markets in Developing Countries. European Commission, 2023, JRC135279 - with Rogna, M.

• Transformation and gender-specific labour market frictions: evidence from Nigeria - with Animashaun, J.

• Commodity windfalls, political regimes, and environmental quality - with Oyekola O. & Animashaun, J.

Commentaries and Opinions

• "Letter: Eco­was defec­tions set to deepen Sahel food crisis" Financial Times, 23 February 2024

• "Update: how is the war in Ukraine affecting global food prices?" Economics Observatory, 23 February 2024

• "Black History Month Event 2023" - DIscover Economics, 10 October 2023

• Interview by Bill Tomson of Agri-Pulse “UN scrambles to save Ukraine grain deal and prevent global food price spikes.” First appeared on 12 July 2023

• "Has global food security been improved by the Black Sea Grain Initiative?" Economics Observatory, 2 May 2023

• Interview by Andy Coyne of Just-food.com “Ukraine invasion one year on: food security concerns persist.” First appeared on 23 February 2023

• “How is the war in Ukraine affecting global food prices?” Economics Observatory, 21 June 2022

• “How is the war in Ukraine affecting global food security?” Economics Observatory, 30 March 2022

• "How did I get here? Ep. 7" - DIscover Economics, August 2021

• "Are there differences in Africa’s responses to Ebola and Covid-19?" Economics Observatory, 22 March 2021 - with Oni, E. O. 

• “How is coronavirus affecting food security in sub-Saharan Africa?” Economics Observatory, 16 November 2020

• "Generation COVID" Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), 12 November 2020