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Lao Tzu said, ‘the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step’. I cannot state of a fact that my career journey began from the Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDaR) but, I can prove beyond reasonable doubt that my path has been made brighter and better. From the 1st of December…
Covenant maintained her 2020 ranking of 401 – 600 to lead other Nigerian institutions in the 2021 rankings. Other Nigerian universities in the ranking include the University of Ibadan, which led the pool in 2020 courtesy of her 201 – 300 ranking, but is now ranked 601 – 800 after Covenant. The University of Lagos,…
For several decades, the many African economies relied on the natural resources, which has been affected by fluctuations in commodity prices at the global market. The new century enhanced the calls for economic diversification, with the agricultural, manufacturing, and services sectors amongst those pronounced. This article focused on the role of agriculture in supporting the…
The Teacher-Student Knowledge Exchange (TSKE) perspective is a theoretical position first established in the seminal research of Ibidunni et al. (2020) to demonstrate a process-based approach to knowledge creation and application in organizations. Yet, there remains an existing gap in understanding institutions’ formative roles, primarily through policy formulation, alongside other relevant contingent factors and actors…
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 2021 NATIONAL BUDGET ROUNDTABLE The recent civil ENDSARS protests and subsequent ‘lootings’ and ‘vandalization’ in major cities across Nigeria highlighted different dimensions of insecurity in the country. Some persons have also argued about poor funding and inadequate training of security agencies. It is essential to underscore that despite increasing appropriation for security…
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CEPDeR-OTAGCCIMA SECURITY WORKSHOP Most businesses across Nigeria have fallen victim to prevalent insecurity and incur enormous costs on private security services. More so, many firms incurred losses following the recent civil ENDSARS protests and subsequent lootings in major cities in the country – highlighting different security challenges constraining business profitability….
Background and Context One of the highlights of the joint sessions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in October 2019 was that the debt profile of many developing countries, including Nigeria is rising. The implications of such rising debt can be far-reaching and will be different across developing countries especially in…
Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) in collaboration with CEMOMA Analytics presents a 3-Day Workshop on ‘Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling for Beginners’. The workshop is in line with CEPDeR’s Mandate of Capacity Building with a view to enhancing the capacity of researchers for evidence-based policy research orientation. The highlights are provided herewith:…