Dr. Joseph Ajefu,Associate Professor
Information about Dr. Joseph Ajefu at the University of Bradford.
- School of Social Sciences
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences) - Email:
- j.ajefu@bradford.ac.uk
Biography
Joseph Ajefu is an Associate Professor in Development Economics at the Department of Peace Studies and International Development (PSID). Prior to joining the University of Bradford, he was an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University in Newcastle. In the past, he held teaching and research positions at SOAS University of London, the University of Witwatersrand, the University of Johannesburg, and Nottingham Trent University. Moreover, he is a Research Associate at the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed an MSc in development economics at the University of Birmingham, and a PhD degree at the University of Leicester, both in the United Kingdom. At the University of Bradford, he is the Programme Leader for MSc Sustainable Development, and MA International Development Management, respectively.Â
Research
My research interests are broadly focused on applied economics, with contributions to development economics, health economics, and financial economics. My recent research focuses on understanding how climate change, violent conflict, inheritance rights, and religious reforms affect the well-being and behaviours of individuals and households in low-and-middle-income countries. My recent published work appears among other outlets, in the Journal of Population Economics, the Journal of Development Studies, the journal of Development Effectiveness, the European Journal of Development Research, Review of Development Economics, Oxford Development Studies, Environment and Development Economics, Review of Economics of the Household, and the Journal of International Development, among others.Â
Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Joseph Ajefu as follows:
Teaching interests
My teaching interests are in modules related, but not limited to, development theories, econometrics, conflict and security dynamics, challenges and approaches to development, and policy analysis and governance in Africa.
Teaching modules
| Title | Subject | Module code | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issues in Development Theory | 2023/2024 |
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Joseph Ajefu is as follows:
Consultancy
- The World Bank Group - Consultant on the effect of climate change on human health in the Sahel region. in the year 2021 (specified as 01/06/2021)
Education
- Ahmadu Bello University - BSc in Economics
- University of Leicester - PhD
Employment
- Federal University Lokoja - Lecturer in Economics in the year 2015 (specified as 15/09/2015)
- University of Johannesburg - Research Fellow in the year 2017 (specified as 01/06/2017)
- The University of Witwatersrand - Research Fellow in the year 2018 (specified as 01/05/2018)
- SOAS University of London - Research Fellow in the year 2019 (specified as 07/01/2019)
- Northumbria University - Assistant Professor in the year 2020 (specified as 01/05/2020)
Publications
There are 19 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Joseph Ajefu.
Journal Article
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The mitigating impact of land tenure security on drought-induced food insecurity: Evidence from rural Malawi | 2020 | Journal of Development Studies | Joseph B. Ajefu & Olukorede Abiona | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1762862 | |||||||
| The impact of financial inclusion on mental health | 2020 | Ssm - Population Health | Joseph B. Ajefu;Ayse Demir;& Houra Haghpanahan | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.10063 | |||||||
| Migrant remittances and financial inclusion among households in Nigeria | 2019 | Oxford Development Studies | Joseph B. Ajefu & Joseph O. Ogebe | https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2019.1575349 | |||||||
| Informal associations, shocks, and household food consumption: panel data estimation from rural Nigeria | 2020 | Journal of Development Effectiveness | Uchenna Efobi;Scholastica Ngozi Atata;& Joseph B. Ajefu | https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1731569 | |||||||
| Impact of intergovernmental transfers on household multidimensional well-being | 2023 | Journal of Development Studies | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2022.2139604 | ||||||||
| Does having children affect women’s entrepreneurship decision? Evidence from Nigeria | 2019 | Review of Economics of the Household | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-019-09453-2 | ||||||||
| The Long-term Effects of Violent Conflict on Women’s Intra-Household Decision-Making Power | 2021 | Journal of Development Studies | Joseph B. Ajefu & Daniela Casale | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1873285 | |||||||
| Reforming of Women’s Litigant Rights and Child Wellbeing: Evidence from Nigeria | 2022 | Journal of Development Studies | Uchenna R. Efobi & Joseph B. Ajefu | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2022.2110490 | |||||||
| Covid‑19‑induced Shocks, Access to Basic Needs and Coping Strategies | 2023 | European Journal of Development Research | Joseph B. Ajefu, Ayse Demir & Padmali Rodrigo | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-023-00584-y | |||||||
| The association between terrorist attacks and mental health: evidence from Nigeria | 2022 | Oxford Development Studies | Joseph B. Ajefu & Soazic Elise Wang Sonne | https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2022.2072448 | |||||||
| The impact of timing of in utero drought shocks on birth outcomes in rural households: Evidence from Sierra Leone | 2023 | Journal of Population Economics | Abiona Olukorede and Ajefu Joseph B. | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-022-00926-w | |||||||
| Coping with negative shocks and the role of the farm input subsidy programme in rural Malawi | 2023 | Environment and Development Economics | Joseph B. Ajefu;Ucheena Efobi;& Ibukun Beecroft | doi:10.1017/S1355770X20000285 | |||||||
| Impact of Shocks on Labour and Schooling Outcomes and the Role of Public Work Programmes in Rural India | 2019 | Journal of Development Studies | Joseph B. Ajefu & Abiona Olukorede | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2018.1464146 | |||||||
| Women’s Inheritance Rights and Child Health Outcomes in India | 2022 | Journal of Development Studies | Joseph Ajefu;Nadia Singh;Shayequa Zeenat Ali & Ucheena Efobi | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.2003333 | |||||||
| Economic and political determinants of the South African labour share, 1971–2019 | 2023 | Economic and Industrial Democracy | Giorgos Gouzoulis;, Collin Constantine & Joseph Ajefu | https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X211063230 | |||||||
| Parental disability and children | 2020 | Journal of Human Development and Capabilities | Joseph B. Ajefu & Jacqueline Moodley | https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2020.1807479 | |||||||
| The effects of international remittances on expenditure patterns of the left‐behind households in Sub‐Saharan Africa | 2020 | Review of Development Economics | Joseph B. Ajefu & Joseph O. Ogebe | https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12721 | |||||||
| Migrant remittances and assets accumulation among Nigerian households | 2018 | Migration and Development | Migration and Development | Joseph B. Ajefu | https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2017.1392083 | ||||||
| Women’s Inheritance Rights and Child Health Outcomes in Kenya | 2024 | Journal of Family and Economic Issues | Joseph Ajefu;Ucheena Efobi;Nadia Singh;Shayequa Zeenat Ali | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-023-09895-y |