Lecturer in Ecomonics

Dr Aniema Atorudibo holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Kent and has extensive experience in teaching and research. Before joining the University of Bedfordshire, she was an Assistant Lecturer at the School of Economics, University 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), University 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, University of Kent
• MSc International Finance and Economic Development, University of Kent
• MSc Economics, University of Port Harcourt Nigeria
• BSc Economics, University 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: https://e2impart.nri.org/

Publications

• Atorudibo, A. (2021) Marriage Norms and Fertility Outcomes in Developing Countries.Discussion Paper of the School of Economics, University of Kent. (Online) Available at: https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/ukcukcedp/2101.htm

Conference Papers

• Atorudibo, A. Descent Rules and Female Labour Force Participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The Royal Economics Society Annual conference, University 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, University of Essex, Colchester (11 – 13 July 2023)

Contact Details

E: Aniema.Atorudibo@beds.ac.uk