Dr. Basiru Oyeniran FATAI specializes in Trade and Development Economics. He obtained his first degree in Educational Management/Economics, M.sc and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2008, 2012 and 2018 respectively. He is a Network Member of African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya. He has worked as: Research Fellow, Trade Policy Research and Training Programme, Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Visiting Assistant Professor, American University of Nigeria, Yola, Nigeria; Visiting Faculty, International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law & Policy (IIPELP) and the Emerald Energy Institute for Petroleum & Energy Economics, Policy and Strategic Studies (EEI), University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, collaborative MSc Programme in Abuja; Associate Lecturer, Department of Economics, Fountain University Osogbo, Nigeria; Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, Department of Economics, University of Ibadan. He is presently a Research Fellow II in Economics and Business Policy Department (EBPD). Some of his publications are:

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1. Bankole, A. S. and Fatai, B. O. (2016) Food Production, Trade and Food Security in Nigeria in D. A. Yagboyaju (Ed) Reflections on Politics, Governance and Economy in Contemporary Nigeria. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press.

Articles that have already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Oloko, T. F., Ogunsiji, M. O. and Fatai, B. O. (2022) ‘Exchange Rate, External Reserves and Current Account Balance Nexus in Oil-Dependent Countries: A Toda-Yamomoto- Based Panel Var Approach’ in Annual International Conference on Business and Finance (Ed) 25-26 August, 2022, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2. Bankole, A. S., Fatai, B. O. and Oladapo, S. (2020) “Import demand function for financial services in Nigeria: Implications for AfCFTA” in Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society (ed.), AfCFTA in COVID era: What next for Nigeria. [Ibadan: Nigerian Economic Society-NES, Ibadan].

Journal Articles

1. Fatai, O. (2022) The impact of services productivity and trade policy on manufactured goods export in West Africa. Ghanaian Journal of Economics. Vol.10: 84-93, ISSN: 2309-8945.
2. Ayinde, T. O., Adeyemi, F. A. and Fatai, B. O. (2022) Electricity access, demographic transition and sustainable growth in frontier economies, OPEC Energy Review. 00:1–13.
3. Abiodun S. Bankole and Fatai, O. (2016) Impact of Services Export on Inclusive Growth in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Volume 58, No. 3.
4. Mohammed Isa Shuaibu and Fatai, O. (2014) On the Stability of Nigeria’s Import Demand: Do Endogenous Structural Breaks Matter? Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 3, 228-240
5. Fatai, B. O. (2014) Energy consumption and economic growth nexus: Panel co-integration and causality tests for Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol 25 No 4.
6. Bankole, A. S. and Fatai, B. O. (2013) Empirical Test of Okun’s Law in Nigeria. International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, 3(3).
7. Salisu, A., Ademuyiwa, I., and Fatai, B. (2013) Modelling the Demand for Money in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Economics Bulletin, Vol. 33 No. 1.
8. Fatai, B. O. (2013) Causal Relationship between Savings and Economic Growth: Evidence from Selected Sub-Sahara African Countries. The Empirical Economics Letters, 12(11).
9. Fatai, B. O. (2012) Can Islamic Banking Work in Nigeria? Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa; 14, No.2.

Contact: bofatai@gmail.com; ob.fatai@niser.org.ng

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