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In a time of economic volatility and shifting paradigms, the study of exchange rate fluctuations in Nigeria has never been more crucial. As such this year’s annual National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion (NBR 2024), hosted by Covenant University’s Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR), with distinguished organizations, aims to harness our collective…
CEPDeR Chair, Dr. Gershon collaborates with colleagues at Durham University & Robert Gordon University to launch new book Welcome to the Book Launch of ‘Decarbonisation Pathways for African Cities’ About the Book This book examines the pathways to decarbonising African cities, structured around strategies and applications in renewable energy, waste management, healthcare, telecommunication, education and…
Applications for 2022/2023 intake of fellows are now CLOSED. Check back for the commencement of 2023/2024 fellowship applications.
The Department of Economics and Development Studies collaborates with the Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) to bring another seminar series. This seminar is themed “Internalising Externalities as a Sustainability Strategy“. The theme seeks to examine approaches to incorporating externalities in decision-making at the firm level. The most dominant externality in the 21st…
The Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) in conjunction with the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, is hosting an international visiting scholar, Prof. James Robinson. Prof James Robinson is visiting the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University for a week’s research stay during which he will…
Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) in conjunction with the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, is organising a Seminar Presentation to be delivered by a visiting Fulbright Scholar (Prof. Steve Onyeiwu). Professor Steve Onyeiwu who has been a Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Economics and Development Studies,…
Covenant University Department of Economics and Development Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) presents the second Town and Gown Seminar series themed “The Professional World of Diverse Opportunities: How Ready Am I?“. The theme for this seminar is focused on the issue of unemployment which is one of…
The annual National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion is just around. Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research, Covenant University has organized the National Budget Roundtable on an annual basis since 2019. The roundtable and panel discussion create a platform for industry, academia and government parastatals to analyse the current happening in the country in…
The Russell Sage Foundation will sponsor the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS), to be held at Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria, from June 19 to June 29, 2022. The Summer Institute will bring together postgraduate students, early-career academics and researchers, as well as junior officers in statistical offices, government ministries, and agencies. The…
Covenant University Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR) in collaboration with the Department of Economics and Development Studies presents a 2-Day Workshop on ‘Macroeconomic Diagnostics and Forecasting’. The workshop is in line with CEPDeR’s vision to enhance the capacity of researchers towards evidence-based policymaking. ObjectiveThe main objective of the Workshop is to offer…