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Working Papers

2024

1. Delving deeper into the food security-development finance-governance quality nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
2. The differential effects of foreign aid to sub-Saharan Africa
   IOB Discussion Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2023

3. Exploring how land inheritance shapes youth migration and work choices in rural Nigeria
   Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2022

4. The gender-remittances nexus and the impact of COVID-19
   IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
5. The impact of governance and capital flows on food and nutrition security and undernourishment: further evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
   IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
6. The influence of COVID-19 on remittances: potential development outcomes
   IOB Discussion Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2021

7. Does Soil and Water Conservative Practices Influence Crop Productivity and Household Welfare? Evidence from Rural Nigeria
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
8. Variability in agricultural productivity and rural household consumption inequality: Evidence from Nigeria and Uganda
   NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Variability in agricultural productivity and rural household consumption inequality: Evidence from Nigeria and Uganda, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2020

9. Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Nigeria
   NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   See also Journal Article Polygynous Family Structure and Child Undernutrition in Nigeria, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2019

10. Effect of Conflict and Food Price Shocks on Calorie Intake and Acute Malnutrition in Nigeria: A Micro-Panel Data Analysis
    93rd Annual Conference, April 15-17, 2019, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, Agricultural Economics Society - AES View citations (1)
11. Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Africa: empirical evidence from Nigeria
    2019 Sixth International Conference, September 23-26, 2019, Abuja, Nigeria, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
12. Role of Land Access in Youth Migration and Youth Employment Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Rural Nigeria
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)
    Also in NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2018) View citations (1)

2018

13. Agricultural public expenditures, sector performance, and welfare in Nigeria: A state-level analysis
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
14. Examining perceived land tenure security and dispute resolution pathway preferences among landholders: Implications for land governance reforms in Nigeria
    92nd Annual Conference, April 16-18, 2018, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, Agricultural Economics Society
15. Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
16. Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
17. Nigeria’s macroeconomic crisis explained
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
18. Synopsis: Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi state, Nigeria
    NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
19. The Paradigm of Governance Quality, Migration and its Implication on Food and Nutritional Security in Sub- Saharan Africa: What does Dynamic Generalized Method of Moments estimation reveal?
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
20. Welfare Effect of Urea Deep Placement (UDP) Technology Adoption among Smallholder Rice Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria – Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial Experiment
    92nd Annual Conference, April 16-18, 2018, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, Agricultural Economics Society

2017

21. Determinants of Environmental Sustainability of Cassava Processing in Selected Local Government Areas of Ogun and Oyo States, Nigeria
    2017 Annual NAAE Conference, October 16-19, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists
22. How macroeconomic factors may influence agricultural program sustainability: Evidence from Cross River state, Nigeria
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
23. Macroeconomic Factor Influence on Agricultural Program Sustainability in Kaduna State, Nigeria
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)
    Also in NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017) View citations (1)
24. Synopsis: How macroeconomic factors may influence agricultural program sustainability: Evidence from Cross River state, Nigeria
    NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
25. Synopsis: Macroeconomic factor influence on agricultural program sustainability in Kaduna state, Nigeria
    NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2016

26. Delving deeper into the agricultural transformation and youth employment nexus: The Nigerian case
    NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
27. Youth employment, agricultural transformation, and rural labor dynamics in Nigeria
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2012

28. Natural Resource Dependence and Economic Performance in the 1970-2000 Period
    OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Natural Resource Dependence and Economic Performance in the 1970–2000 Period, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (76) (2011)

2010

29. Aid, Debt Relief and New Sources of Finance for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2005) View citations (22)
30. The Composition of Aid and the Fiscal Sector in an Aid-Recipient Economy: A Model
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2003) View citations (6)
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2003) View citations (6)
31. The Volatility of Aid
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2005) View citations (43)

2008

32. Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid-Social Capital-Growth Nexus
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid–Social Capital–Growth Nexus, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (13) (2009)

2006

33. Aid Allocation and Aid Effectiveness: An Empirical Analysis
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (13)
34. Multilateral Aid Agencies and Strategic Donor Behaviour
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (24)
35. On the Empirics of Aid and Growth: A Fresh Look
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (13)

2005

36. Development Assistance and Development Finance: Evidence and Global Policy Agendas
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Development assistance and development finance: evidence and global policy agendas, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2005) View citations (69) (2005)
37. Education, Financial Institutions, Inflation and Growth
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
38. Examining Private Investment Heterogeneity: Evidence from a Dynamic Panel
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
39. FDI and Growth: a Causal Relationship
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (44)
40. Financial Sector Development and Productivity Growth
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (19)
41. Financial Sector Structure and Financial Crisis Burden: A Model Based on the Russian Default of 1998
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
42. The Poverty Macroeconomic Policy Nexus: Some Short-Run Analytics
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2004

43. A Contract Perspective on the International Finance Facility
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)

2003

44. Aid Disaggregation, Endogenous Aid and the Public Sector in Aid-Recipient Economies: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (17)
45. Financial Sector Development - Futile or Fruitful? An Examination of the Determinants of Savings in Sri Lanka
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (13)
46. Financial Sector Reforms and Savings Mobilization in Zambia
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
47. Inflation, Output and Perfectly Enforceable Price Controls in Orthodox and Heterodox Stabilization Programmes
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
48. Loan Processing Costs and Information Asymmetries-Implications for Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
49. Savings and Financial Sector Development: Panel Cointegration Evidence from Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
    Also in 10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002, International Conferences on Panel Data (2002) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Savings and financial sector development: panel cointegration evidence from Africa, The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
50. The International Finance Facility: The UK HM Treasury-DFID Proposal to Increase External Finance to Developing Countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
51. Which Types of Aid Have the Most Impact?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (15)

2002

52. Multilateral Development Banks and Private Sector Financing: The Case of IFC
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

1992

53. The Role of Career Aspirations and Financial Constraints in Individual Access to Vocational Training
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The Role of Career Aspirations and Financial Constraints in Individual Access to Vocational Training, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1994) View citations (19) (1994)

1991

54. Job Training, New Technology and Labour Turnover
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Job Training, New Technology and Labour Turnover, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (1996) View citations (16) (1996)
55. Panel Data Methods vs Seemingly Unrel- A Comparison Using Export Volumes (and Prices)
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
56. Workforce Training in the Thatcher Era - Market Forces and Market Failures
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Linking debt (relief) to climate vulnerability
   Development Finance Agenda, 2024, 9, (1), 6-8
2. The Role of Land Inheritance in Youth Migration and Employment Choices: Evidence from Rural Nigeria
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2024, 36, (1), 135-160

2023

3. De-risking in development finance: A short primer
   Development Finance Agenda, 2023, 8, (7), 6-8
4. Differences in peri-urban and rural farm production decisions amid policy change in Nigeria
   World Development Perspectives, 2023, 32, (C)
5. Factors Affecting Food Security among Households in Nigeria: The Role of Crop Diversity
   Sustainability, 2023, 15, (11), 1-21 View citations (2)
6. Foreign aid in a post-pandemic era: some reflections
   Development Finance Agenda, 2023, 8, (5), 8-10
7. Is the current ‘Global Financial Safety Net’ fit for purpose?
   Development Finance Agenda, 2023, 8, (3), 6-8
8. Public Debt Vulnerabilities in LICs: current status and proposed solutions
   Development Finance Agenda, 2023, 8, (8), 12-15
9. The Impact of Food Aid and Governance on Food and Nutrition Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Sustainability, 2023, 15, (2), 1-19 View citations (1)
10. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Remittances: Preliminary Evidence at the Global Level
    Review of Development Finance Journal, 2023, 13, (1), 1-20

2022

11. Can development finance help reduce food and nutrition insecurity? What recent research can tell us
    Development Finance Agenda, 2022, 7, (1), 4-5 View citations (1)
12. Crises as opportunities? Can the current short-term financial response measures be turned into structural global development finance architecture reforms?
    Development Finance Agenda, 2022, 7, (2), 14-15
13. Land tenure security and preferences to dispute resolution pathways among landholders in Nigeria
    Land Use Policy, 2022, 119, (C) View citations (5)

2021

14. Combining household and price data to target food marketing interventions in Nigeria
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2021, 13, (2), 493-505
15. Development Finance in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Implications, Challenges and Opportunities
    Africagrowth Agenda, 2021, 18, (1), 4-9 View citations (1)
16. Development Finance, Governance Quality and their Impact on Food and Nutrition Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Review of Development Finance Journal, 2021, 11, (2), 1-17
17. Polygynous Family Structure and Child Undernutrition in Nigeria
    Journal of Development Studies, 2021, 57, (10), 1640-1661 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Polygynous family structure and child undernutrition in Nigeria, NSSP working papers (2020) (2020)
18. Variability in agricultural productivity and rural household consumption inequality: Evidence from Nigeria and Uganda
    Agricultural Economics, 2021, 52, (1), 19-36 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Variability in agricultural productivity and rural household consumption inequality: Evidence from Nigeria and Uganda, NSSP working papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2020

19. Agricultural Finance Constraints in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector
    The African Finance Journal, 2020, 22, (2), 1-21
20. Governance quality, remittances and their implications for food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (33)

2019

21. Correction: Mother’s nutrition-related knowledge and child nutrition outcomes: Empirical evidence from Nigeria
    PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (4), 1-1

2011

22. Natural Resource Dependence and Economic Performance in the 1970–2000 Period
    Review of Development Economics, 2011, 15, (1), 124-138 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Natural Resource Dependence and Economic Performance in the 1970-2000 Period, OxCarre Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2010

23. Loan processing costs, information asymmetries and the speed of technology adoption
    Economic Modelling, 2010, 27, (1), 358-367 View citations (3)

2009

24. Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid–Social Capital–Growth Nexus
    Review of Development Economics, 2009, 13, (3), 510-525 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Aid Effectiveness: Looking at the Aid-Social Capital-Growth Nexus, WIDER Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
25. Introduction: Development Aid—Theory, Policies, and Performance
    Review of Development Economics, 2009, 13, (3), 373-381

2008

26. Aid Volatility and Donor–Recipient Characteristics in ‘Difficult Partnership Countries’
    Economica, 2008, 75, (299), 481-494 View citations (26)
27. Savings and financial sector development: panel cointegration evidence from Africa
    The European Journal of Finance, 2008, 14, (7), 563-581 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Savings and Financial Sector Development: Panel Cointegration Evidence from Africa, WIDER Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (6) (2003)

2007

28. Aid Modalities and Budgetary Response: Panel Data Evidence
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2007, 143, (4), 720-741 View citations (18)
29. Financial sector structure and financial crisis burden
    Journal of Financial Stability, 2007, 3, (4), 295-323 View citations (3)
30. Foreign Aid Heterogeneity: Issues and Agenda
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2007, 143, (4), 585-595 View citations (17)

2006

31. Aid Disaggregation and the Public Sector in Aid‐Recipient Economies: Some Evidence from Cote D’Ivoire
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (3), 434-451 View citations (18)
32. FDI and Growth: What Causes What?
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (1), 9-19 View citations (147)
33. Introduction and Overview
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (1), 1-8 View citations (1)
34. Public fiscal behaviour & aid heterogeneity in aid-recipient economies
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2006, 39, (2), 1-15 View citations (3)

2005

35. Aid heterogeneity: looking at aid effectiveness from a different angle
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (8), 1019-1036 View citations (35)
36. Aid to Africa: an unfinished agenda
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (8), 989-1001 View citations (20)
37. Development assistance and development finance: evidence and global policy agendas
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (6), 819-836 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Development Assistance and Development Finance: Evidence and Global Policy Agendas, WIDER Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (73) (2005)

2002

38. Aid and Growth in India: Some Evidence from Disaggregated Aid Data
    South Asia Economic Journal, 2002, 3, (1), 19-48 View citations (32)
39. Foreign aid and fiscal response: Does aid disaggregation matter?
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (3), 534-559 View citations (54)
40. On The Determinants Of Capital Flight: A New Approach
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2002, 7, (2), 203-241 View citations (16)

2001

41. Old Wine in New Bottles: Testing Causality between Savings and Growth
    Manchester School, 2001, 69, (s1), 97-105 View citations (69)

1996

42. Job Training, New Technology and Labour Turnover
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1996, 34, (1), 131-150 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Job Training, New Technology and Labour Turnover, Economics Series Working Papers (1991) View citations (8) (1991)

1994

43. The Role of Career Aspirations and Financial Constraints in Individual Access to Vocational Training
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1994, 46, (4), 579-604 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Career Aspirations and Financial Constraints in Individual Access to Vocational Training, Economics Series Working Papers (1992) (1992)

Books

1997

1. Commodity Supply Management by Producing Countries: A Case-Study of the Tropical Beverage Crops
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (9)

Edited books

2011

1. Security and Development
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

2010

2. Commodities, Governance and Economic Development under Globalization
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (6)
3. Foreign Aid for Development: Issues, Challenges, and the New Agenda
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (19)

Chapters

2011

1. Security and Development: Delving Deeper into the Nexus
   Chapter 1 in Security and Development, 2011

2005

2. Savings and Financial Sector Development: Assessing the Evidence
   Chapter 2 in Finance and Development, 2005 View citations (6)