Research

Refereed Publications

• Climate Change and Food Security in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries 

with Oluwanbepelumi Olanubi (University of Lagos, Nigeria) and Risikat Dauda (University of Lagos, Nigeria)

Environment, Development and Sustainability 25 (12), December 2023, 14623-14641

• Modelling the effect of stock market volatility and exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment in Nigeria

with Jokosenumi Saidat (Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria)

Asian Economic and Financial Review 8 (12), 2018, 1482-1505

• Economics Of Nigeria And West Africa Population Growth: Panel ARDL Approach For West Africa

Asian Journal of Economic Modelling 6 (3), 2018, 327-355

Working Paper

• Price Shocks, Fertility Drops: Unexpected Inflation and Fertility Rate in the United States, 2003-2023. - with Clara Piano (Job Market Paper)

• Population Age Structure and Institutional Quality in Emerging and Developing Economies.

• One Size Does Not Fit All: The Inflationary Impact of IMF Credit Facilities on Inflation Across Countries with Different Levels of State Capacity.  Under review

Works in Progress

• Family Decisions under Economic Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from U.S. States 

• More or Fewer Babies in Tough Times? It Depends: Monetary Stability, Uncertainty, and Fertility

Media & Public Writing 

• “Inflation and Fertility in the United States: Insights from New Research.” Institute for Family Studies, January 27, 2026. Coauthored with Clara E. Piano. Read article 

Conferences and Seminars

• Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar. Unexpected Inflation and Fertility Rates in the U.S. Research paper presented on Feb. 26, 2026, Odom Conference Room, University of Mississippi.

• Department of Economics Seminar Series. Population Age Structure and Institutional Quality. Research paper presented on Nov. 14, 2025, Conner 113, University of Mississippi.

• Southern Economic Association (SEA). Population Age Structure and Institutional Quality in Emerging and Developing Economies. Research paper presented at the 95th Annual Conference, Nov. 22–24, 2025, Tampa, Florida.

• Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar. IMF Credit Facilities and Inflation in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Research paper presented on Oct. 8, 2025, Odom Conference Room, University of Mississippi.

• Graduate Economic Freedom Colloquium. Participated in the Fourth Annual Graduate Economic Freedom Colloquium, Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, May 28–30, 2025, Dallas, TX, USA.

• Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF). Population Age Structure and Institutional Quality. Research paper presented at the 62nd AEF Conference, Feb. 12–15, 2025, Pensacola, Florida. Awarded Best Economics PhD Paper.

• Nigeria Economic Society (NES) Conference. Economic Liberalization and the Nigerian Economy: Economic Implication of AfCFTA. Research paper presented at the NES 61st Annual Meeting, Sept. 8–12, 2020, Abuja, Nigeria.