Dr OPEYEMI AKINYEMI
Lecturer/Research Fellow
Ph.D, MSc., BSc. (Economics)
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Department
Programme
Research Interests
Macroeconomics
Development Economics
Energy Economics (Energy Policy and Environmental Management)
Econometrics
Green Growth
Computable General Equilibrium Modelling
Awards & Honours
- Research grant of US$24,000 from Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) for capacity development and to conduct research on “Assessing the Economic and Social Impacts of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Fund (REF-1) Programme using a Gender Computable General Equilibrium Model” (Team leader with 4 others), September, 2019.
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Fellowship Award, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2019.
- Africa Guest Researcher Scholarship Award, Nordic Africa Institute (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet), Uppsala, Sweden, March 2019; for research on Energy Sustainability, Green Growth and the Sustainable Development Agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Research grant of US$30,000 from Uongozi Institute (Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development) to conduct research on “Green Industrialization in Nigeria and Ghana: Extents and Impact from a Quasi-Experiment” (with 5 others), 2017
- Research grant from ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to conduct research on “Household Energy Expenditures and Income Groups: A Gender Analysis from Nigeria” (with Efobi Uchenna), 2016
Teaching Areas
Macroeconomics
Theories of Growth and Development
Petroleum Economics
Applied Econometrics
Mathematics for Economists
Selected Publications (9)
2. Energy Security, Trade and Transition to Green Economy in Africa
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5. Twin Deficit in Nigeria: A Re-Examination
[ Download 375.68 kB ]6. Energy Security and the Green Growth Agenda in Africa: Exploring Trade-offs and Synergies
[ Download 215.24 kB ]7. Large Scale Foreign Land Deals and Agricultural Trade in Africa
[ Download 450.65 kB ]9. ENERGY SUPPLY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA
[ Download 225.56 kB ]Collaboration/Linkages
1. Centre for Economic Policy & Development Research (CEPDeR)
2. Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law (CPEEL)
3. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
4. Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
Conferences Attended
1. 14th NAEE/IAEE Annual International Conference held July 26-28, 2021 at the PTDF Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. Presented paper titled "On the Impact of Government Economic Interventions and the Containment Measures on COVID-19 Cases: Evidence from Africa".
2. 7th Association of Swedish Development Economists (ASWEDE) Annual Conference on Development Economics held April 4-5, 2019 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Uppsala, Sweden.
3. 2018 African Economic Conference titled “Regional and Continental Integration for Africa’s Development” held December 3-5, 2018 at Kigali Marriot Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. Presented paper titled “Regional Integration and Energy Sustainability in Africa: Exploring the Challenges and Prospects for ECOWAS”.
4. 2018 ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum titled “Achieving Sustainable Energy Targets in the ECOWAS” held November 13-15, 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar, Senegal. Participant and Poster Presenter of paper titled “Determinants of Household Energy Expenditures: A Gender Analysis from Nigeria”
5. 2nd Covenant University International Conference on Entrepreneurship (CU-ICE) titled “Cultivating Entrepreneurial Capacities in the Knowledge Economy” held June 13-15, 2018 at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Member, Local Conference Organising Committee
6. German Development Institute, Green Growth Knowledge Platform and GIZ Conference titled “Green Transformation and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Developing Countries” held June 18-19, 2018 at German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany. Presented paper titled “Green Growth Strategy and Trade Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa”
7. 58th Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Annual Conference titled “Imperatives of Industrialisation in Nigeria” held September 26-28, 2017 at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. Presented was titled “Industrialisation and Fuel Subsidy Removal in Nigeria: The Manufacturing Industry Experience”.
8. 1st Covenant University International Conference on Entrepreneurship (CU-ICE) titled “Entrepreneurship and the Knowledge Economy” held June 12-14, 2017 at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Member, Conference Organising Committee
9. 2016 African Economic Conference titled “Feeding Africa: Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth” held December 5-7, 2016 at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. Presented Paper titled “Agricultural Sector Performance and Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Removal: A CGE Simulation”.
10. 19th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis titled “Analytical Foundations for Cooperation in a Multipolar World” held June 15-17, 2016 at The World Bank, Washington DC, USA. Presented Paper titled “Energy Pricing Policy and Environmental Quality in Nigeria: A CGE Approach”.
11. 1st Nigeria Energy Forum titled “Sustainable Energy for all Nigerians: Grand Challenges, Big Opportunities” held April 12-13, 2016 at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. Paper Presented was titled “Household Energy Expenditure and Income Groups: A Gender Analysis from Nigeria”.
12. 10th TRAPCA Annual Trade Conference titled “Energy as a Determinant of Competitiveness” held November 19-20, 2015 at ESAMI, Arusha, Tanzania. Paper Presented was titled “Energy Security, Trade and the Transition to Green Economy in Africa”.
13. 2nd Covenant University-International Conference on African Development Issues (CU-ICADI) titled “Biotechnology, ICT, Materials and Renewable Energy: Potential Catalyst for African Development held May 11-13, 2015 at African Leadership Development Centre, Covenant University, Ota. Paper Presented was titled “Energy Security and the Green Growth Agenda in Africa: Synergies and Trade-offs”.
14. 15th Global Development Network (GDN) Conference titled “Structural Transformation in Africa and Beyond” held June 18-20th, 2014 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. Participant and Poster Exhibitor of paper titled “An Appraisal of the Environmental Implications of Fuel Subsidy in Nigeria”.
15. 1st Covenant University International Conference on African Development Issues titled “Rising Opportunity for Investor’s in Africa and the Prospect of an Economic Miracle” held May 5-6th, 2014 at the African Leadership Development Centre, Covenant University, Canaanland, Ota.
16. 7th Annual NAEE/IAEE (Nigerian Association for Energy Economics/International Association for Energy Economics) International Conference on “Energy Access for Economic Development: Policy, Institutional Frameworks and Strategic Options” at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. 16th – 18th, 2014. Paper Presented: Akinyemi, O., Ogundipe, A. and Alege, P. (2014), “Energy Supply and Climate Change in Nigeria”.
17. National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference, Sheraton New York and United Nations Building New York, USA, 17th – 21st March, 2013. German delegate on the Model United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee for Peace and Security.
18. Nigerian Economic Society 52nd Annual Conference on “Planning and the Transformation of the Nigerian Economy” at Covenant University, Ota. 13th – 15th September 2011.
2. 7th Association of Swedish Development Economists (ASWEDE) Annual Conference on Development Economics held April 4-5, 2019 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Uppsala, Sweden.
3. 2018 African Economic Conference titled “Regional and Continental Integration for Africa’s Development” held December 3-5, 2018 at Kigali Marriot Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. Presented paper titled “Regional Integration and Energy Sustainability in Africa: Exploring the Challenges and Prospects for ECOWAS”.
4. 2018 ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum titled “Achieving Sustainable Energy Targets in the ECOWAS” held November 13-15, 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar, Senegal. Participant and Poster Presenter of paper titled “Determinants of Household Energy Expenditures: A Gender Analysis from Nigeria”
5. 2nd Covenant University International Conference on Entrepreneurship (CU-ICE) titled “Cultivating Entrepreneurial Capacities in the Knowledge Economy” held June 13-15, 2018 at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Member, Local Conference Organising Committee
6. German Development Institute, Green Growth Knowledge Platform and GIZ Conference titled “Green Transformation and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Developing Countries” held June 18-19, 2018 at German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany. Presented paper titled “Green Growth Strategy and Trade Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa”
7. 58th Nigerian Economic Society (NES) Annual Conference titled “Imperatives of Industrialisation in Nigeria” held September 26-28, 2017 at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. Presented was titled “Industrialisation and Fuel Subsidy Removal in Nigeria: The Manufacturing Industry Experience”.
8. 1st Covenant University International Conference on Entrepreneurship (CU-ICE) titled “Entrepreneurship and the Knowledge Economy” held June 12-14, 2017 at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Member, Conference Organising Committee
9. 2016 African Economic Conference titled “Feeding Africa: Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth” held December 5-7, 2016 at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. Presented Paper titled “Agricultural Sector Performance and Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Removal: A CGE Simulation”.
10. 19th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis titled “Analytical Foundations for Cooperation in a Multipolar World” held June 15-17, 2016 at The World Bank, Washington DC, USA. Presented Paper titled “Energy Pricing Policy and Environmental Quality in Nigeria: A CGE Approach”.
11. 1st Nigeria Energy Forum titled “Sustainable Energy for all Nigerians: Grand Challenges, Big Opportunities” held April 12-13, 2016 at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. Paper Presented was titled “Household Energy Expenditure and Income Groups: A Gender Analysis from Nigeria”.
12. 10th TRAPCA Annual Trade Conference titled “Energy as a Determinant of Competitiveness” held November 19-20, 2015 at ESAMI, Arusha, Tanzania. Paper Presented was titled “Energy Security, Trade and the Transition to Green Economy in Africa”.
13. 2nd Covenant University-International Conference on African Development Issues (CU-ICADI) titled “Biotechnology, ICT, Materials and Renewable Energy: Potential Catalyst for African Development held May 11-13, 2015 at African Leadership Development Centre, Covenant University, Ota. Paper Presented was titled “Energy Security and the Green Growth Agenda in Africa: Synergies and Trade-offs”.
14. 15th Global Development Network (GDN) Conference titled “Structural Transformation in Africa and Beyond” held June 18-20th, 2014 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. Participant and Poster Exhibitor of paper titled “An Appraisal of the Environmental Implications of Fuel Subsidy in Nigeria”.
15. 1st Covenant University International Conference on African Development Issues titled “Rising Opportunity for Investor’s in Africa and the Prospect of an Economic Miracle” held May 5-6th, 2014 at the African Leadership Development Centre, Covenant University, Canaanland, Ota.
16. 7th Annual NAEE/IAEE (Nigerian Association for Energy Economics/International Association for Energy Economics) International Conference on “Energy Access for Economic Development: Policy, Institutional Frameworks and Strategic Options” at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. 16th – 18th, 2014. Paper Presented: Akinyemi, O., Ogundipe, A. and Alege, P. (2014), “Energy Supply and Climate Change in Nigeria”.
17. National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference, Sheraton New York and United Nations Building New York, USA, 17th – 21st March, 2013. German delegate on the Model United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee for Peace and Security.
18. Nigerian Economic Society 52nd Annual Conference on “Planning and the Transformation of the Nigerian Economy” at Covenant University, Ota. 13th – 15th September 2011.
Summary of Profile
Dr Akinyemi is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Economics and Development Studies at Covenant University, Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor, Masters and doctoral degrees from Covenant University in 2009, 2012 and 2017 respectively. Her main research interests include Energy Economics (specifically energy policy and environmental quality), sustainable development economics and policy impact evaluation using CGE models and econometrics. She has successfully executed funded research projects with grants from reputable research institutions with her research team members. She is a recipient of the 2019 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Young Professional Fellowship Award and 2019 Africa Guest Researcher Scholarship by the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Energy Policy, International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Journal, among others. She is currently a reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed Journals and a member of the International Association for Energy Economics, Nigeria Association for Energy Economics and the Nigeria Institute of Management. She is a good team player, hardworking, intelligent and self-driven who demonstrates maturity, innovativeness and responsibility on any assignment assigned. She is endowed with the ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural and dynamic environment. As a lecturer, her teaching interest are majorly in courses such as theories of growth and development, applied econometrics, principles and theories of microeconomics and macroeconomics, quantitative analysis and petroleum economics.
Curriculum Vitae
Opeyemi Akinyemi CV-CU.pdf
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