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Dr. Joseph Ajefu

Associate Professor

Area
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences
E-mail
j.ajefu@bradford.ac.uk
Dr. Joseph Ajefu

Biography

Joseph Ajefu is an Associate Professor of 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. 

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. 

Teaching

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.

Modules

  • Issues in Development Theory - DEV7003-B
  • Economic Growth and Development - DEV7007-B
  • Policy Analysis for Governance and Development - DEV7037-B
  • Globalisation and Global Governance - PES5022-B
  • Assessing Development Practices Needs and Outcomes - DEV7039-B
  • Natural Resource Governance - PES7045-B

Professional activities

  • The World Bank Group - Consultant on the effect of climate change on human health in the Sahel region. (1 June 2021)

  • University of Leicester - PhD
  • The University of Birmingham - MSc in Development Economics

  • Northumbria University - Assistant Professor (1 May 2020)
  • SOAS University of London - Research Fellow (7 January 2019)
  • The University of Witwatersrand - Research Fellow (1 May 2018)
  • University of Johannesburg - Research Fellow (1 June 2017)
  • Federal University Lokoja - Lecturer in Economics (15 September 2015)

Publications