Okuwa Oluwakemi

Okuwa Oluwakemi

Country: Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Region of Coverage: Africa
Language(s): English
Telephone: 234-8023234256
Email: kemiokuwa@yahoo.co.uk
Organization: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Job Title: Economist/ Researcher
Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 May 2008


Latest Research
Organization
Research Interests


Private returns to higher education in Nigeria
What is the nature of returns to higher education in Nigeria?
By Oluwakemi, O., 2004
Produced by: African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

Evaluating the socio-economic impact of Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on low income urban households in Uganda: the case of Kampala and Mbale
What is the nature of returns to higher education in Nigeria?
By Oluwakemi, O., 2002
Produced by: African Education Resource Center (AERC)



Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
Nigeria
Research and consultancy parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Expertise:
The area of my expertise and research interest are in Labour Economics, Education Economics, Gender issues, Microeconomics and Development Economics.

Professional/ Work Experience:
2000-2004, 2004 to date Research Fellow with the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan, Nigeria.
economist/researcher with the trade policy research and training programme, Dept of Economics university of Ibadan Nigeria.|1996-1998:
research analyst|1994-1996:
training analyst with the Development policy center(NGO) Ibadan Nigeria.| 1993-1994:
Head of treasury Multiplex finance and investment company

GDN Subject Interest:

Education Reform and Management
Gender and Human Development
Gender, Poverty and Economic Policy
HIV/AIDS
Labour Markets
Child Labour

Affiliation:
Life Member Nigerian Economic Society, Member African Economic Research Consortium Nairobi Kenya network of researchers, Visiting scholar International Monetary Fund Washington DC, Member Higher Education and Policy Research Network, Nigeria(HERPNET)

Geo Interest:
Nigeria, Sub Saharan-africa