SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

 

Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Economics  Atlanta, Georgia 30318 


 

 

Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere
Assistant Professor of Economics

Mailing Address:
Georgia Institute of Technology School  of Economics
781 Marietta street
Atlanta, GA 30318

Tel No. (404) 385-1100
Fax No. (404)894-1890
E-mail :ruth.uwaifo@econ.gatech.edu

CV, Teaching and Advising

  • CV
  • Teaching and Advising

Courses

  • Econ 4411A, Development Economics
  • Econ 8990D, Special Topics in Development Economics
  • Econ 4232A, Labor Economics
  • Econ 6360, Development Economics Graduate Level
  • Econ 3310A, Advanced Microeconomics

 Current Research

Publications and Papers submitted for Publication

\Africa's Education Enigma? The Nigerian Story," March 2008.[2nd resubmission to JDE]

`Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes across Geopolitical
Regions in Nigeria.  Fact or Fantasy?".
Published in Journal of African Development, Spring 2008.

"Winners and Losers Post Democracy in Nigeria: A Look at Labor Market
Outcomes", April 2008.
 [Accepted Book Chapter in Economics of Developing Countries. Editor: Tiago N. Caldeira ]

``Economic and Econometric Evidence for and against Private Income and Employment Benefits of Education in Africa’’. [Accepted Book Chapter in Education and Change in Africa.Editor: James Etim]

 ``Brain drain, waste or gain? What we know about the Kenyan case." Published in The Journal of Global Initiatives 2007.

``Within and Between Gender Disparities in Income and Education Benefits from Democratic Reform’’. [Submitted to Journal of Population Economics]

Current Working Papers

``Understanding low average returns to education in Africa: the role of heterog-geneity across education levels and the importance of political and economic reforms," DITE Presentation 2008.

"Partnership with faith-based NGOs: discussion and review" August 2007

The racial saving gap enigma: unraveling the role of institutions. Joint with Willie Belton.

 

 

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