Evans Osabuohien

Evans Osabuohien has a PhD (Economics) and started teaching and researching at Covenant University, Nigeria, in 2004. He is currently a Research Fellow at German Development Institute, Bonn, with a Fellowship from The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH). He has held the same Fellowship (AvH) at German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg (January-September, 2013). His other internationally recognized awards include: Swedish Institute’s Guest Doctoral Fellowship where he was a guest PhD Candidate at Lund University, Sweden (2009/2010); Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa’s (CODESRIA) grant for PhD Thesis (2009); First Prize for FLACSO-WTO Chair Award (2012). He has executed funded research projects for international organizations like: The Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR); African Economic Research Consortium (AERC); Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS); Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA); among others. His research interest entails Institutional, International, and Development Economics where he has published over 50 scholarly articles and made presentations in international conferences/workshops on five continents. He reviews for many international journals, including World Development; African Development Review; South African Journal of Economics; Journal of Environmental Policy and planning; Journal of Environmental Planning and Management; The Developing Economies; The Journal of Developing Areas; and Journal of Sustainable Development. He is also on the Editorial Board of many journal outlets: Current Research Journal of Economic Theory; Asian Economic and Social Society; Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism; and SAGE Publications. He is a member of these learned associations: Nigerian Economic Society; Royal Economic Society; Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP); Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics; African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP); AERC Network; CODESRIA; UNCTAD Virtual Institute; and Association of African Young Economists (AAYE).

Publications

Wine Industry in Tanzania and Its Sustainability: Qualitative Insights From Family-Owned Wine Processing Enterprises Owners
Wine Industry in Tanzania and Its Sustainability: Qualitative Insights From Family-Owned Wine Processing Enterprises Owners
Galinoma Gahele Lubawa, Evans S. Osabuohien. © 2023. 42 pages.
This chapter uses interview-based qualitative research of data collected in Tanzania to examine the challenges encountered by family-owned winery. The qualitative technique of...
Institutions and Economic Transformation in Africa: Sectoral Analysis From Nigeria
Institutions and Economic Transformation in Africa: Sectoral Analysis From Nigeria
Ibukun Beecroft, Evans S. Osabuohien, Isaiah O. Olurinola, Uchenna R. Efobi, Stephen Oluwatobi. © 2022. 21 pages.
Economic transformation suggests sustainable and inclusive economic development. It includes the changes in the structures of the economy in favour of more productive sectors to...
Handbook of Research on Institution Development for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth in Africa
Handbook of Research on Institution Development for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth in Africa
Evans S. Osabuohien, Emmanuel A. Oduntan, Obindah Gershon, Olaronke Onanuga, Oluyomi Ola-David. © 2021. 507 pages.
African countries are pursuing a number of development agendas toward achieving economic growth that is inclusive, pro-poor, and sustainable, particularly the type that can...
The Role of Institutions in the Discourse of Sustainable Development in West African Countries
The Role of Institutions in the Discourse of Sustainable Development in West African Countries
Alhassan Abdulwakeel Karakara, Evans S. Osabuohien. © 2021. 13 pages.
There are few studies on the role of institutions in achieving sustainable development that infer that these institutions offer the mechanisms for resource and environmental...
Institutions and Economic Transformation in Africa: Sectoral Analysis From Nigeria
Institutions and Economic Transformation in Africa: Sectoral Analysis From Nigeria
Ibukun Beecroft, Evans S. Osabuohien, Isaiah O. Olurinola, Uchenna R. Efobi, Stephen Oluwatobi. © 2021. 21 pages.
Economic transformation suggests sustainable and inclusive economic development. It includes the changes in the structures of the economy in favour of more productive sectors to...
Categorical Dependent Variables Estimations With Some Empirical Applications
Categorical Dependent Variables Estimations With Some Empirical Applications
Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara, Evans S. C. Osabuohien. © 2020. 26 pages.
Microeconomic datasets are usually large, mainly survey data. These data are samples of hundreds of respondents or group of respondents (e.g., households). The distributions of...
Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association
Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association
Evans S. C. Osabuohien, Uchechukwu E. Okorie, Romanus A. Osabohien. © 2018. 28 pages.
This chapter examines the importance of indigenous institutional arrangements in rice production and processing activities in Ogun State, Nigeria through the use of key informant...
Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
Evans Osabuohien. © 2015. 495 pages.
Several studies have investigated the impetus and implications behind large-scale land acquisitions/deals at the global level; however, intranational factors within communities...
Agents and Implications of Foreign Land Deals in East African Community: The Case of Uganda
Agents and Implications of Foreign Land Deals in East African Community: The Case of Uganda
Evans S. Osabuohien, Ciliaka M. Gitau, Uchenna R. Efobi, Michael Bruentrup. © 2015. 24 pages.
Some of the factors that have been attributed to the global increase of Foreign Land Deals (FLDs) include the three Fs (food, fuel, and finance) crises, among others. However...
Technology Diffusion and Economic Progress in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Technology Diffusion and Economic Progress in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Evans S. C. Osabuohien, Uchenna R. Efobi. © 2012. 16 pages.
Application of appropriate technology has been noted as one of the distinguishing factors in growth disparities across countries. Thus, this study investigates the role of...
Technological Innovations and Africa's Quest for Development in the 21st Century
Technological Innovations and Africa's Quest for Development in the 21st Century
Evans S. C. Osabuohien. © 2010. 17 pages.
Technology is generally seen as a significant tool for development while technological innovations connote better ways of achieving results. This chapter assesses different areas...