Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Babatunde, M.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2024). Advancing sustainable industrial development in Africa: The role of institutional quality and renewable energy. Environment, Development and Sustainability.
• Afolabi, J.A. (2024). Green light for green growth? Simulating the effect of greenhouse gases. Energy Research Letters.
• Afolabi, J.A., & Adeyinka, F.M. (2024). Triple helix model: Leveraging endogenous innovation systems for economic transformation in Africa. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 15(3), 225-242. doi.org/10.1504/IJTLID.2023.10059791
• Raifu, I.A., & Afolabi, J. A. (2024). Simulating the inflationary effects of fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria: Evidence from a novel approach. EnergyResearch Letters, doi.org/10.46557/001c.94368
• Afolabi, J.A., & Raifu, I.A. (2024). FDI, institutional quality and gender employment in Sub- Saharan Africa. Studies in Economics and Econometrics. doi.org/10.1080/03796205.2024.2355967
• Afolabi, J.A. (2024). Does illicit financial flow crowd out domestic investment? Evidence from Sub-Saharan African economic regions. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 29(2), 1417-1431. doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2740
• Raifu, I.A., Aminu, A., Afolabi, J.A., & Obijole, E.O. (2024). Government expenditure and unemployment nexus in Nigeria: Does institutional quality matter? Journal of Public Affairs, 24(2), 1-15. DOI:10.1002/pa.2917
• Raifu, I.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2024). Does rising inflation affect the tourism industry? Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2024.2314495
• Raifu, I.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2024). Revisiting the tourism-led-growth hypothesis: fresh evidence from the world’s top ten tourist destinations. Asian Economics Letters. doi.org/10.46557/001c.91077
• Omosuyi, O., & Afolabi, J.A. (2024). Assessing the growth effect of illicit financial flows in an emerging economy: The case of Nigeria. International Journal of Business and Emerging Market, 16(2), 155-169. doi.org/10.1504/IJBEM.2024.10057418
• Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Advancing digital economy in Africa: The role of critical enablers. Technology in Society, 75(102367), 1-11. doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2023.102367
• Raifu, I.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Investigating time-varying causality between military spending and macroeconomic indicators in the United States. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 29(4), 339-371. doi.org/10.1515/peps-2023-0044
• Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Employment effects of technological innovation: Evidence from Nigeria’s economic sectors. Economic Horizons, 25(1), 3-17. doi.org/10.5937/ekonhor2301003A
• Adeniyi, O., Adekunle, W., Afolabi, J., & Kumeka, T.T. (2023). Tourism-income inequality nexus in Africa: Evidence from SADC countries. Current Issues in Tourism, doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2227377
• Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Natural resource rent and environmental quality nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing the role of regulatory quality. Resources Policy, 82(103488), 1-11. doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103488
• Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Place a bar on government size to bar growth reversal: fresh evidence from BARS curve hypothesis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 47(4), 303-320. doi.org10.1080/03796205.2023.2220079
• Afolabi, J.A., & Olanrewaju, B.U. (2023). Cryptocurrencies and central bank’s monetary policy roles. International Journal of Electronic Finance,12(2), 97-116. doi.org/10.1504/IJEF.2023.10049908
• Raifu, I.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Military expenditure and unemployment in South Africa: Evidence from linear and nonlinear ARDL with and without structural break. Economic Alternatives, 29(3), 321-343. doi.org/10.37075/EA.2023.2.06
• Babatunde, M.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Growth effect of trade misinvoicing in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Governance. International Journal of Development Issues, 22(2), 241-254. doi.org/10.1108/IJDI-01-2023-0004
• Afolabi, J.A. (2023). Trade misinvoicing and domestic resource mobilization in Nigeria. International Journal of Development Issues, 22(1), 91-106. doi.org/10.1108/IJDI-09-2022-0208
• Raifu, I.A., Afolabi, J.A., & Oguntimehin Jr, O.J. (2023). Revisiting the terrorism–tourism nexus in Nigeria: the moderating role of military spending. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 6(3), 1270-1289. doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-05-2022-0164
• Raifu, I.A., & Afolabi, J.A. (2023). The effect of financial development on unemployment in emerging market countries. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, 15(3), 354-384. doi.org/10.1177/09749101221116715
• Adeniyi, O., Afolabi, J., Adekunle, W., Babatunde, M., & Omiwale, E. (2022). Savings-investment gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does the interaction of financial development and migrant remittances matter? Central Bank of Nigeria Journal of Applied Statistics, 13(2), 223-255.  doi.org/10.33429/Cjas.13222.7/7
• Afolabi, J.A. (2022).  Diversification towards industrialization:  A pathway to building a resilient Nigerian economy. Economic and Policy Review Journal, 20(2), 8-14.
• Afolabi, J.A., Raifu, I.A., & Aminu, A. (2022). Entrepreneurship and unemployment nexus in MENA: Does institutional quality matter? Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, doi.org10.1080/08276331.2022.2119739
• Afolabi, J.A. (2022). Financial development, trade openness and economic growth in Nigeria. Iranian Economic Review, 26(1), 237-254. doi.org/10.22059/ier.2022.86982
• Afolabi, J.A., Olanrewaju, B.U., & Adekunle, W. (2022). Modelling sectoral sensitivity to macroeconomic shocks: Evidence from Nigeria. Economic Horizons, 24(3), 263-280. doi.org/10.5937/ekonhor2203263A
• Olanrewaju, B.U., & Afolabi, J.A. (2022). Digitizing education in Nigeria: Lessons from COVID-19. International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 14(4), 402-419. doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2022.10048081
• Olanrewaju, B.U., & Afolabi, J.A. (2022). Fiscal and monetary policy outcomes of the treasury single account policy in Nigeria. Economic and Policy Review Journal, 20(1), 16-24.
• Oji, C.E., & Afolabi, J.A. (2022). Economic and peace effects of terrorism in the 21st century. International Journal of Public Law and Policy, 8(2), 144-157. doi.org/10.1504/IJPLAP.2022.10044160
• Bolaji, M., Adeoti, J.O., & Afolabi, J.A. (2021). The imperative of research and development in Nigeria: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 13(2), 168-189. doi.org/10.1504/IJTLID.2021.116342
• Afolabi, J.A., & Oji, C.E. (2021). Nigeria-China bilateral relations: A skewed or balance relation? International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy, 7(2), 129-145. doi.org/10.1504/IJDIPE.2021.118854
• Ogunjimi, J.A. (2021). The role of small and medium scale enterprises in tackling unemployment in Nigeria. Development Bank of Nigeria Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth, 4(1), 74-92.
• Ogunjimi, J.A. (2020). Oil price asymmetry and sectoral output in Nigeria. International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Studies, 7(1), 1-15. doi.org/10.20448/802.71.1.15
• Ogunjimi, J.A. (2020). Exchange rate dynamics and sectoral output in Nigeria: A symmetric and asymmetric approach. American Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5(1), 178-193. doi.org/10.20448/801.51.178.193
• Afolabi, J., & Ogunjimi, J.A. (2020).  Industrialization: A roadmap to inclusive growth in Nigeria. Economics and Policy Review Journal, 18(1), 20-28.
• Ogunjimi, J.A. (2020). Corporate social responsibilities and firm performance. Asian Business Research Journal, 5, 55-61. doi.org/10.20448/journal.518.2020.5.55.61
• Ogunjimi, J.A., & Oladipupo, D.O. (2019). Dynamics of demographic structure and economic growth in Nigeria. Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 6(2), 186-196. doi.org10.20448/journal.501.2019.62.186.196
• Ogunjimi, J.A., & Amune, B.O. (2019). Impact of infrastructure on foreign direct investment in Nigeria: An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 10(3), 1-8. doi.org/10.7176/JESD/10-3-01
• Ogunjimi, J.A. (2019). Impact of public debt on investment: Evidence from Nigeria. Development Bank of Nigeria Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth, 2(2), 1-28.
• Aminu, A., & Ogunjimi, J.A. (2019). A small macroeconometric model of the Nigerian economy. Economy, 6(2), 41-55. doi.org/10.20448/journal.502.2019.62.41.55
• Ogunjimi, J.A., & Adebayo, A.O. (2019). Health expenditure, health outcomes and economic growth in Nigeria. Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, 6(2), 130-139. doi.org/10.20448/journal.501.2019.62.130.139

2023

• Annual African Economic Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Policy Conference, Ghana.

2022

• The African Continental Free Trade Area: The Role of Parliament and Other Non-State Actors, The African Institute of Economic Development and Planning, Dakar, Senegal
• Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) Conference, University of Oxford.

2021

• Nigerian Economic Society Annual Conference, Abuja, Nigeria

2020

• Nigerian Economic Society Annual Conference, Abuja, Nigeria

2019

• Nigerian Economic Society Annual Conference, Abuja, Nigeria
• International Conference on Workers Education and Employment Relations, Michael Imodu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin, Nigeria

 Sommersemester 

Master: International Trade

Wintersemester 2024/25

Master: Advanced Business and Economics

            Scientific Research and Writing

Jederzeit: Betreuung von Abschlussarbeiten (Themen: hier)

• Associate Member, International Society for Development and Sustainability
• Member, World Economics Association
• Member, Young Scholar Initiative
• Member, Young African Leaders Initiative Network
• Member, Nigerian Economic Society
• Member, Nigerian Institute of Management