Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba

Dr EDEME Richardson Kojo
(ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR)
Department of Economics

Richardson kojo Edeme is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Business Research, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam. He is also visiting/short lecturer in PAUGHSS, Yaoundé, Cameroon and PAUWES, Tlecem, Algeria. He has published widely in highly reputable journals and textbooks. His research interest centers around public expenditure, trade, climate change policy and food security. He is a member of several Professional bodies such as Nigeria Economic Society African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium, the African network of researchers in learning, innovation and competence building systems, African Studies and Research Forum

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Publications

Ebikabowei B A, Edeme, R.K & Anyanwu, O C
Year of Publication 2023
Governance, Social Sector Spending and Sustainable Growth in Selected African Countries
Published by Social Sector Spending, Governance and Economic Development: Perspectives from Across the World, Routledge Taylor &amp; Francis Group, India &nbsp;
Edeme, R.K., Asogwa, H.T & Yusuf, Y
Year of Publication 2022
Microfinance and Women Empowerment: An Assessment of Disparity in Rural Women Access to Micro Credit in Nigeria
Published by Microfinance to Combat Global Recession and Social Exclusion. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4329-3_18,
Edeme, R. K & Mumuni, S
Year of Publication 2023
Terms of trade, Governance and Household income in selected African Countries,
Published by Sustainable Futures (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2023.100115
Edeme, R.K., E. N Osaretin-Ogbeide & Nkalu, N. C
Year of Publication 2021
Analyzing poverty-growth-inequality linkages in low and lower-middle income counters in Africa
Published by International Journal of Sustainable Development, Scopus DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2021.115232
Edeme, R.K.,Nkalu, N. C Edeh, G
Year of Publication 2020
Monetary policy impact on the informal economy and response to shocks in the formal economy
Published by Journal of Public Affairs, John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons Ltd, Scopus https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2453,
Edeme, R.K.,Nkalu, N C & Iloka, C E
Year of Publication 2020
Potential impacts of free trade areas and common currency on sustainable agricultural export in Africa
Published by Journal of Public Affairs, John Wiley & Sons Ltd https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2392,
Nkalu, C. N, R. K Edeme, J. Nchege & Arazu, O.W
Year of Publication 2019
Rural-urban population growth, economic growth and urban agglomeration in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Does Williamson-Kuznets Hypothesis Say?,
Published by Journal of Asian and African Studies, Thomson Reuter/Clarivate Analytics /Social Science Citation https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909619865997
Nkalu, C N & Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2019
Environmental hazards and life expectancy in Africa: Evidence from GARCH model
Published by Sage Open, Thomson Reuter/Clarivate Analytics /Social Science Citation https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019830500
Ogbuabor, J. E., A. Orji, R. K. Edeme & Ukwueze, E. R
Year of Publication 2019
Structural change, exchange rate and the asymmetric adjustment of retail energy prices in Europe
Published by Prague Economic Papers, Thomson Reuter/Clarivate Analytics /Social Science Citation https://doi.org.10.18267/j.pep.693
Edeme, R.K.,Buzugbe, N. P, Nkalu, N.C & Arazu, W.O
Year of Publication 2020
Assessing the impact of infrastructural development on manufacturing value added and employment in Africa Emerging Economies
Published by Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Scopus https://doi.org/10.14505/jaes.v15.2(68).09
Edeme, R. K & Nkalu, N C
Year of Publication 2020
Household preferences and willingness-to-pay for waste management services in Nsukka Urban
Published by The Journal of Solid Waste Technology & Management, Scopus https://doi.org/10.5276/JSWTM/2020.196)
Edeme, R. K & Nkalu, C. N
Year of Publication 2019
Public expenditure and human development in Nigeria in the last decade, composition and distributional impacts
Published by Economics &amp; Business Letters, Scopus DOI: 10.17811/ebl.8.2.2019.62-72
Edeme, R. K.,N. C Nkalu & Ifelunini, I. A.
Year of Publication 2017
Distributional impact of public expenditure on human development in Nigeria
Published by International Journal of Social Economics, Scopus https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJSE-05-2016-0152
Edeme, R. K., C. N. Nkalu, C. Emecheta & Ugwu, S
Year of Publication 2017
Trade policies, exchange rate and developing country’s real sector export performance
Published by International Journal of Economics & Financial Issues, Scopus https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/4083
Nkalu, C N, R. K. Edeme & E O Nwosu
Year of Publication 2016
Does the Ricardian Equivalence Hypothesis hold for Nigeria and Ghana?
Published by European Journal of Scientific Research, Scopus athttp://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=4400151716&tip=sid
Edeme, R K & Achem Augustine K
Year of Publication 2021
Moderating effects of institutional quality on the human capital development-service sector output nexus
Published by Journal of Development Economics & Finance,
Edeme, R K., E B Aduku, E S Nwokoye & Nkalu, C N
Year of Publication 2020
Impact of trade restrictions in European and Sub-Saharan Regions
Published by Review of Market Integration http://journals.sagepub.com/home/rmi
Edeme, R. K., N C. Nkalu, J. C Idenyi&Arazu, W O
Year of Publication 2020
Infrastructural development, Sustainable agricultural output and Employment in ECOWAS Countries
Published by Sustainable Futures (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2020.100010
Edeme, R K & ThankGod E E
Year of Publication 2022
Interactive Effect of Population Growth and Institutional Quality on Environmental Sustainability in West African Region
Published by In C Chakraborty & D Pal (Ed), Environmental Sustainability, Growth Trajectory and Gender: Contemporary Issues of Developing Economies, Bingley, Emerald Publishing Limited doi:10.1108/978-1-80262-153-220221004
Aduku, E B.; O C Anyanwu &Edeme, R K
Year of Publication 2022
Gender gap, intensive growth and economic welfare in Sub Saharan Africa Countries
Published by In C Chakraborty & D Pal (Ed), Environmental Sustainability, Growth Trajectory and Gender: Contemporary Issues of Developing Economies, Bingley, Emerald Publishing Limited doi:10.1108/978-1-80262-153-220221012,
Edeme, R K., J A Idenyi, N C Nkalu & Afamefuna, A E
Year of Publication 2021
Agricultural expenditure, infrastructure development and economic growth in ECOWAS countries
Published by In R. C Das (Ed), Optimum Size of Government Intervention: Emerging Economies and their Challenges, India, Taylor & Francis DOI:10.4324/9781003026495-10
Edeme, R. K &Okwor, R C
Year of Publication 2021
Are some taxes better for growth in Nigeria? Empirical evidence from Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model
Published by In: S U Hassan, T Wuam, M L Kwambo& Ayuba, A (eds), Taxation and Development in Nigeria: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Muhammad Tanko, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Aboki Publishers, Makurdi
Edeme, R. K., N C. Nkalu, E. B. Aduku & Azu B
Year of Publication 2019
How do trade openness and financial integration affect growth and output volatility?
Published by In A. Bhattacharyya (Ed), The Gains and Pains of Financial Integration and Trade Liberalization, Emerald Publishing Limited doi:10.1108/978-1-78973-999-220191005
Edeme, R. K., C. U. Erobu & Aduku E. B
Year of Publication 2018
Optimal Monetary Policy instruments for Nigeria
Published by In R. Das (Ed), The Impacts of Monetary Policy in the 21st Century: Perspectives from Emerging Economies, Emerald Publishing Limited doi:10.1108/978-1-78973-319-820191014
Edeme, R. K &Nkalu, C. N
Year of Publication 2019
Growth and fiscal effects of terrorism in Nigeria
Published by In R. Das (Ed.), The Impact of Global Terrorism on Economic & Political Development: Afro-Asian Perspectives. Emerald Publishing Limited
Edeme, R. K &Nkalu, C. N.
Year of Publication 2018
Reducing inequality in developing countries through Microfinance: Any correlation so far?
Published by In R. Das (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Microfinancial Impacts on Women Empowerment, Poverty, and Inequality. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5240-6.ch014
Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2018
Defence-Education expenditure nexus in economic growth of Nigeria
Published by In: C. D. Ramesh (eds). Handbook of Research on Military Expenditure on Economic and Political Resources, IGI Global, doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4778-5
Edeme, R. K &Uduh, D. M
Year of Publication 2014
Public expenditure management: An assessment of principles towards the attainment of budgetary goals in Nigeria
Published by In: P. I Osiegbu, C.G.E Salami & A.P Olanya (eds), Contemporary Management Practice for Sustainable Development in Nigeria, Abraka, University Printing Press,
Edeme, R. K &Ijieh, S. O.
Year of Publication 2008
Promoting sustainable development in Nigeria through the non-oil sector export
Published by In: Iyoha, M.A &Igbatayo S.A (ed). The Challenges of Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria. Benin City, Mindex Publishing Company Limited
Edeme, R. K., S.O Ijieh&Eshenake, B. E
Year of Publication 2008
Reducing poverty for sustainable growth in Nigeria: An assessment of the impact of poverty alleviation programmes
Published by In: Iyoha, M.A &Igbatayo, S.A (ed). The challenges of Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria. Benin City, Mindex Publishing Company Limited,
Edeme, R. K., C. V. Okolo, I. A. Ifelunini & Nkalu, N C
Year of Publication 2019
Does complementing fiscal capacity with institutional quality accentuate social protection spending? Insignt from Nigeria data
Published by , Acta Oeconomica Universitatis Selye
Edeme, R. K & Olisakwe, O
Year of Publication 2019
Public health expenditure, economic growth and health outcomes in Nigeria
Published by International Journal of Public Policy & Administration Research DOI: 10.18488/journal.74.2019.61.23.32
Edeme, R. K, S. O Ijieh & Nkalu, C. N
Year of Publication 2019
Achieving sustainable growth in developing countries, does export really matter?
Published by Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Sciences
Edeme, R. K,. T. I. Enweani & Asogwa, H. T
Year of Publication 2018
Analysis of agricultural wages, trade income and income inequality in rural Nigeria
Published by Journal of Economics and Business Research
Edeme, R. K & Chibuzo, N. P
Year of Publication 2018
Urban population growth and environmental sustainability in Nigeria
Published by Journal of Empirical Economics doi: 10.18488/journal.66.2018.51.12.19
Edeme, R. K & Nkalu, C N
Year of Publication 2019
Predicting the effects of economic diversification on solid mineral development in Nigeria
Published by Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, Economics & Finance
Edeme, R. K & Nkalu, C N
Year of Publication 2018
Operations of Street food vendors and their impact on sustainable life in rural Nigeria
Published by American Economic & Social Review https://doi.org/10.46281/aesr.v4i1.207
Oboh, J. O., C. J. Okafor & Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2018
Tax revenue and economic growth in selected ECOWAS countries, evidence from SURE model
Published by International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences doi.org/10.6007/IJARAFMS/v8-i3/4917
Okolo, C.V., R. K Edeme & Chinanuife, E
Year of Publication 2018
Economic analysis of capital expenditure and infrastructural development in Nigeria
Published by SAGE Journal of Infrastructure Development http://journals.sagepub.com/home/joi
Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2018
Providing an empirical insight into Nigeria’s non-acceleration rate of unemployment
Published by SAGE Journal of Development Policy & Practice http://jdp.sagepub.com
Edeme, R. K., U. I. Kalu, C. Emecheta, & Aduku, E. B
Year of Publication 2018
Analysis of the impact of inflation reduction on output and unemployment in Nigeria
Published by Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan http://journal.um.ac.id/index.php/jesp/article/view/10263
Edeme, R. K & Obiayo, C. N
Year of Publication 2017
Analysis of the responsiveness of non-oil exports to fiscal and monetary policy actions
Published by Academic Journal of Economic Studies http://www.ajes.ro/wp-content/uploads/AJES_article_1_119.pdf
Edeme, R. K & Ijieh, S. O
Year of Publication 2017
Pattern of education expenditure and manpower needs: Implication on educational standard
Published by International Journal of European Studies http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=520&doi=10.11648/j.ijes.20170101.11
Edeme, R. K & Nkalu, N. C
Year of Publication 2017
Budgeting for development: Lessons from 2013 capital budget implementation in Nigeria
Published by Journal of Economics &International Finance http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JEIF/edition/April_2017
Edeme, R. K & Okafor, C. J
Year of Publication 2017
Exchange rate fluctuations and household welfare in Nigeria
Published by International Journal of Economics, Business & Management Research http://ijebmr.com
Edeme, R. K & Akpotohwo, F. C.
Year of Publication 2016
Enhancing youth employability and entrepreneurship within the local labour market: The Positive Youth Model as a panacea
Published by Journal of Academic Research in Economics http://www.jare-sh.com/author.html
Edeme, R. K & Nkalu, N. C.
Year of Publication 2016
Crowding-in and crowding-out effects of recurrent and capital expenditure on human capital development in Nigeria
Published by Asian Development Policy Review DOI: 10.18488/journal.107/2016.4.3/107.3.65.73
Edeme, R. K, I. A Ifelunini & Nkalu, N. C
Year of Publication 2016
A comparative analysis of the impact of Agricultural export on economic growth of ECOWAS countries
Published by Acta OeconomicaPragnesia (DOAJ) doi.org/10.18267/j.aop.556
Nkalu, C N, R K Edeme & Agu, C. C
Year of Publication 2016
Testing the validity of Keynesian Liquidity Preference Theory and Velocity of Money Demand Function in Nigeria
Published by Journal of Economics & Allied Research
Obi, C K, I.A Ifelunini & Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2016
Does complementing external debt with policy variables enlarge the borrowing space? Insight from Nigeria macro data
Published by Journal of Academic Research in Economics http://www.jare-sh.com/author.html
Nkalu, C N., R. K. Edeme & Ifelunini, I. A
Year of Publication 2016
Development interventions, foreign capital inflows and growth of Nigerian economy
Published by International Journal of Social Science &Economic Research
Edeme, R. K, N C. Nkalu, B. Azu & Nwachukwu, S.C.
Year of Publication 2016
Alternative specification and estimation of tax revenue-gross domestic product relationship
Published by Asian Journal of Economic Modelling DOI: 10.18488/journal.8/2016.4.3/8.3.134.141
Edeme, R. K & Ifelunini, I. A
Year of Publication 2015
Savings, inflation and economic growth linkages: A re-examination with Nigeria data
Published by Journal of Investment & Management https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jim.20150405.16
Edeme, R. K, S. Otene& Azu, B.
Year of Publication 2014
A test of the Hicksian Monetary-Fiscal policy framework on Nigeria economy
Published by International Journal of Developing Countries Studies http://www.scie.org.au/issue/jdcs/vol2/no2
Edeme, R. K & Karimo, T. M.
Year of Publication 2014
Economic liberalization and industrial sector performance in Nigeria: A marginal impact analysis
Published by International Journal of Development & Emerging Economics www.eajournals.org/journals/international-journal-of-developing)
Edeme, R. K I, A. Ifelunini & Okereke, O. S
Year of Publication 2014
Relationship between household income and child mortality in Nigeria
Published by American Journal of Life Sciences. Special Issue: Science, Society and Policy: Driving Towards Utopia or Dystopia doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020604.11
Ikechukwu, A M, R, K Edeme & Azu, B.
Year of Publication 2014
Social welfare analysis of gender inequality in education and employment: Ranking gender inequality in rural and urban Nigeria with Generalized Lorenz curves
Published by IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science ,https://doi.org/10.9790/0837-19102698
Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2014
Analyzing the effects of sectoral public spending on human development in Nigeria: Evidence using panel data
Published by IOSRJournal of Humanities & Social Science doi10.9790/0837-19960113
Edeme, R. K & Imide, I. O
Year of Publication 2014
Measuring the welfare impact of public expenditure on primary healthcare services in rural Nigeria
Published by Journal of Economics & Sustainable Development http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEDS/article/view/16168/16539
Edeme, R. K., I. O. Imide &Emedem, J. O.
Year of Publication 2013
The impact of tax policies on sustainable economic growth: An empirical analysis of developing countries
Published by ISDRCJournal of Social Science & Public Affairs
Edeme, R. K, J O Emedem & Ogala, S.
Year of Publication 2012
Foreign direct investment, direct investment and sustainable economic growth in Nigeria: A multivariate vectorautoregressivemodeling
Published by ISDRCJournal of Management & Entrepreneurial Development www.isdrcjournals.com/index.php/publications
Edeme, R. K & Otene, S.
Year of Publication 2012
Capital flight and Nigeria’s economy
Published by Journal of Research in National Development www.transcampus.org/.../Jorind%20Vol10%20No2%20Jun%20Chapter4
Edeme, R. K & Eshenake, B. E
Year of Publication 2011
Analysis of risk attitudes among entrepreneurs: The case of Delta State
Published by Journal of Business Administration & Management
Edeme, R. K., S.O Ijieh & Eshenake, B. E
Year of Publication 2010
The impact of research and innovation on firm performance: A co-integration and error-correction approach
Published by International Journal of Marketing
Edeme, R. K & S.O Ijieh
Year of Publication 2009
External debt burden as a constraint to sustainable development in Africa: A further analysis
Published by Journal of Business Management & Administration
Edeme, R. K, J.O. Emedem & Ijieh, S. O
Year of Publication 2009
Achieving sustainable development in Africa: An assessment of efforts towards food security
Published by International Journal of Development Studies
Edeme, R. K, S.O Ijieh & Eshenake, B. E
Year of Publication 2008
Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria through research and development: A systems analysis
Published by International Journal of Educational Research & Administration
Ijieh, S. O & Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2008
Economic reforms and socio-economic conditions for entrepreneurship development in Nigeria: A focus on Delta State
Published by Journal of Management & Enterprise Development
Edeme, R. K & Ijieh, S. O
Year of Publication 2008
An evaluation of the non-oil sector exports and sustainable development in Nigeria
Published by Journal of the National Association for Science, Humanities & Education Research
Edeme, R. K., S Otene & Okoh, J O
Year of Publication 2021
Effect of trade openness on aggregated and disaggregated real sector performance in Nigeria, Using agriculture and manufacturing sectors
Published by Selected Papers from the 2020 Conference Proceeding of the Nigerian Economic Society, pp. Abuja, Nigerian Economic Society
Edeme, R. K
Year of Publication 2021
Beyond fiscal sustainability: Providing empirical insight on the relationship between foreign debt sustainability and inequality
Published by Proceedings of TekirdagNamik Kemal University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences International Symposium on Public Finance-Tekirdag / Turkey
Edeme, R. K, J. F. Idongesit & Abah, J
Year of Publication 2019
Optimizing value chain in the Nigeria’s agricultural sector
Published by Selected Papers from the 2018 Conference Proceeding of the Nigerian Economic Society
16. Edeme, R. K &Mumuni, S
Year of Publication 2023
Terms of trade, Governance and Household income in selected African countries
Published by Sustainable Futures (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2023.100115
Edeme, R.K
Year of Publication 2023
Does conservation capital lead to improvements in health adjusted life expectancy?
Published by In: Das, R.C. (eds), Economic, Environmental and Health Consequences of Conservation Capital, Nature Pte Ltd, Singapore https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4137-7_16
Edeme, R.K
Year of Publication 2023
Does conservation capital lead to improvements in health adjusted life expectancy?
Published by In: Das, R.C. (eds), Economic, Environmental and Health Consequences of Conservation Capital, Springer Nature Pte Ltd, Singapore https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4137-7_16
Edeme, R. K & Mumuni, S
Year of Publication 2023
Terms of trade, Governance and Household income in selected African Countries
Published by Sustainable Futures (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2023.100115(
Edeme, R. K, I O Imide, T E Ekene & Ogochukwu, A C
Year of Publication 2024
Effect of Trade and Industrialization on environmental sustainability, the case of selected African Countries
Published by Foreign Trade Review, (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), Scopus Indexed https://doi.org/10.1177/00157325231204471
Edeme, R. K, T E Ekene & Ogbuabor J E
Year of Publication 2024
Global Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Unemployment-Economic Growth Relationship in Nigeria
Published by Journal of Development Policy & Practice https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333231208296

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Dr EDEME Richardson Kojo
(ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR)
Department of Economics