Taofeek Olusola AYINDE, Ph.D., ACA

Dr. Taofeek Olusola AYINDE specializes in Financial Econometrics and Quantitative Economics and teaches Introductory Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Applied Monetary Economics together with Advanced Microeconomics in the Department of Economics, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria. Dr. T. O. Ayinde, an Alumnus and a Network member of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria and a Research Fellow of the Research and Development Training (READT) International. He also doubles as a Non-Residential Research Fellow (NRF) of the Centre for Econometric and Applied Research (CEAR), Ibadan and an International Research Fellow (IRF) of the University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He completed a Collaborative Ph.D. Programme (CPP) sponsored by the AERC and awarded by the University of Ibadan in January 2020. Dr. Ayinde won a Ph.D. Thesis grant awarded by the AERC and also got a Ph.D. Fellowship to the University of Cape-Town in South Africa sponsored by the World Bank, GIZ Germany and the AERC in the year 2018. He is also a member of the Nigerian Economics Society (NES) and a researcher of the Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA). He became an Associate of the Association of Accounting Bodies in West Africa (AABWA) in 2007 and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 2010. Dr. Ayinde has published widely in both local and international outlets and he is a reviewer to many journals and publishers; including the Elsevier publications, indexed journals in SCOPUS, Scholar One and Springer journals. He has nine (9) years of teaching and thirteen (13) years of research experiences and currently the Sub-Dean of Postgraduate School of Fountain University, Osogbo. Besides, he is the current Chairman of Amuludun Royal CDA in Gberigbe, Ikorodu Lagos.

PROJECTS

A.  GRANTS

  1. Recipient – PhD Thesis Research Grant (Awarded by the AERC) – 2017 – 2019.
  2. Co-Recipient – Collaborative Research Grant Sept., 2018- Sept., 2019. The Grant was awarded by the AERC on Employment Generation along Cassava Value Chains in Nigeria on the Collaborative Research Theme: “Evolution of Agricultural Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa”. Other Collaborators include Professors. S.A. Bankole; A.O. Adewuyi and Drs O.A. Oyeranti; A. Aminu; B.O. Fatai (All of the University of Ibadan).
  3. Recipient – PhD Fellowship Award to the University of Cape-Town, South Africa.- 2018  Awarded by AERC, GIZ – Germany and the World Bank
  4. Recipient – Scholarship in Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Africa 2016-2020 African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya
  5. Recipient – AERC Sponsorship for Biannual Research Workshop: December 3 – 8, 2017. Mount Meru Conference Centre, Mount Meru Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania
  6. Recipient – AERC Sponsorship for Biannual Research Workshop: June 3 – 9, 2017. Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  7. Recipient – AERC Sponsorship for PhD Joint Facility for Electives. Kenyan School of Monetary Studies (KSMS), Nairobi, Kenya. June 27 – October 28, 2016.

B. ONGOING RESEARCH

  1. Conducting Feasibility Study on Assessing the Skills Gaps in STEM + 1 in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, EOI Stage – An AfDB Project.
  2. Digitization of Vulnerable Businesses in Local Communities in Nigeria – A Technical Assistance Request to ADFI – An AfDB Project
  3. Innovative Financial Innovations for the Vulnerable Groups in West African Sub-Region – A Technical Assistance Request to ADFI – An AfDB Project
  4. Exchange Rate Volatility and Inflationary Pressures in Nigeria.
  5. Oil Shocks and Industrial Output Volatility in Nigeria.
  6. Technology Shocks and Gold Market Connections over Several Decades

C. COMPLETED RESEARCH

  1. A Week Workshop on Dealing with Survey Data for Research and Policy Analyses conducted at the CBN Learning Centre, Alakija, Lagos, Nigeria, May 30 – 3 June 2022 (A CBN-Sponsored Project with Professor Afees A. Salisu and Dr. E. Ogbona).
  2. Questionnaire Coding, Analyses and Interpretations for Towards the Implementation of the Nigeria AfCFTA National Strategy Plan – A Project Sponsored under the National Action Plan with support from the United National Economic Commissions – UNECA, October, 2021 – Jan., 2022. (Executed with Prof. A. S. Bankole and Dr. B. O. Fatai).
  3. A One-Week Workshop on Dealing with Mixed Data Sampling (MIDAS) Regressions conducted for CBN Staff at the CBN Training Institute, Central Bank of Nigeria, Kano Branch, Kano, Nigeria, Dec. 3rd – 9th, 2021 (A CBN-Sponsored Project with Professor Afees A. Salisu and Dr. Idris Adediran).
  4. Questionnaire Administration, Data Coding and Analysis – Analysis of Potentials of Nigeria’s Services Sector for Economic Diversification, Employment and Foreign Trade (0040 TRD SE); January – March, 2020 (A DFID Sponsored Project with Emeritus Professor Ademola Oyejide, Prof. Abiodun S. Bankole and Dr. Bashir Fatai)

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