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Lecturer in Ecomonics

Dr Aniema Atorudibo holds a PhD in Economics from the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Kent and has extensive experience in teaching and research. Before joining the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û, she was an Assistant Lecturer at the School of Economics, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Kent where she contributed to the development and delivery of various undergraduate modules including Development Economics, Principles of Economics, and Economics for Business. She also worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Greenwich.

Aniema’s research interest lies in the microeconomics of development with specific focus on the economics of gender and culture, intra-household resource allocation and decision-making, as well as poverty, inequality, and sustainable rural development. Her latest research addresses the influence of cultural/social norms within kinship systems on the labour market and fertility choices of women in Africa. She is also working on the development of innovative tools for measuring women’s empowerment in Agri-based enterprises in low- and middle-income countries.

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Qualifications

• PhD Economics, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Kent
• MSc International Finance and Economic Development, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Kent
• MSc Economics, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Port Harcourt Nigeria
• BSc Economics, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Calabar, Nigeria

Teaching Expertise

• Applied Economics
• Economics for Business
• Introduction to Economics and Finance

Research Interests

• Social norms and Intra-household resource allocation.
• Impact evaluation of socio-economic intervention programs
• Women’s empowerment in Agric-based enterprise development
• Poverty, inequality, and sustainable rural development

Projects

• Economic and Empowerment Impacts of Millet Enterprises by women SHGs in India. Project website:

Publications

• Atorudibo, A. (2021) Marriage Norms and Fertility Outcomes in Developing Countries.Discussion Paper of the School of Economics, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Kent. (Online) Available at:

Conference Papers

• Atorudibo, A. Descent Rules and Female Labour Force Participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The Royal Economics Society Annual conference, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Glasgow (3 – 5 April 2023)
• Atorudibo, A. The Fertility Behaviour of descendants of immigrants in the UK: Does Culture matter? Understanding Society Scientific Conference, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û of Essex, Colchester (11 – 13 July 2023)

Contact Details

E: Aniema.Atorudibo@beds.ac.uk