Dr Joseph Ajefu

Assistant Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Joseph Ajefu is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Newcastle Business School. He holds an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Economics from the University of Leicester.

Prior to joining Northumbria University, he worked at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, the University of Johannesburg, the University of Witwatersrand, and Nottingham Trent University. His research interests are focused on applied econometrics, with contributions to development economics, financial economics, health economics, labour and public economics. His recent research themes include financial inclusion, property rights, conflict, climate change, fertility, child and maternal health, and household welfare in low-and-middle-income countries.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Joseph's onging research interests cover the following themes:

1. Intergenerational effects of property rights reforms in developing countries

2. Long-term effects of civil conflicts in developing countries

3. Educational policy reforms and non-economic returns

4. Fertility, maternal and child health in developing countries

5. Urbanisation and household outcomes

6. Deforestation and its implications in developing countries

Key Publications

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Reforming of Women’s Litigant Rights and Child Wellbeing: Evidence from Nigeria, Efobi, U., Ajefu, J. 18 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Development Studies
The association between terrorist attacks and mental health: evidence from Nigeria, Ajefu, J., Sonne, S. 6 May 2022, In: Oxford Development Studies
Women’s Inheritance Rights and Child Health Outcomes in India, Ajefu, J., Singh, N., Ali, S., Efobi, U. 3 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Development Studies
Coping with negative shocks and the role of the farm input subsidy programme in rural Malawi, Ajefu, J., Efobi, U., Beecroft, I. 1 Oct 2021, In: Environment and Development Economics
Economic and political determinants of the South African labour share, 1971–2019, Gouzoulis, G., Constantine, C., Ajefu, J. 19 Dec 2021, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy
The Effects of International Remittances on Expenditure Patterns of the Left-Behind Households in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ajefu, J., Ogebe, J. 1 Feb 2021, In: Review of Development Economics
The Long-term Effects of Violent Conflict on Women’s Intra-Household Decision-Making Power, Ajefu, J., Casale, D. 3 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Development Studies
Informal associations, shocks, and household food consumption: panel data estimation from rural Nigeria, Efobi, U., Atata, S., Ajefu, J. 2020, In: Journal of Development Effectiveness
Parental Disability and Children’s Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Tanzania, Ajefu, J., Moodley, J. 1 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities