Musa Oduola, PhD
Research. Evidence. Impact
Economist | Macro‑, Financial‑ & Development Economics | Educator | Sub‑Saharan Africa Economic Policy
Musa Olanrewaju Oduola, PhD, is a macroeconomic, financial, and development economist with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. He conducts empirical and policy research using firm- and macro-level data to address issues in credit access, ICT, trade reforms, industrial productivity, exports, green growth, and inclusive development. His work appears in Economic Change and Restructuring, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Journal of Economics and Development, Energy Efficiency, and other leading journals, as well as edited volumes on African development.
In addition to academic research, Oduola engages in quantitative analysis and policy advisory to support evidence-based industrial and economic strategies. As an Adjunct E‑Tutor at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute, he has taught Development Economics, Industrial Economics, and Public Finance.
He currently models finance–trade–green growth linkages to guide inclusive industrial policies and sustainable development initiatives. Oduola holds a PhD in Economics from Olabisi Onabanjo University and an MSc in Economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
He is available for collaborative research, policy consulting, and advisory roles on development, trade, and financial issues.
Research Interests
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Finance and credit access as engines of industrial productivity
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ICT adoption, digital trade, and firm export performance
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Foreign direct investment, institutional quality, and growth dynamics
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Green‑growth strategies for low‑carbon industrialisation
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Macro‑financial linkages and policy design in Sub‑Saharan Africa
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Applied econometrics—panel data and impact‑evaluation methods