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Dr Henry Okodua
Dr Henry Okodua is an economist and a Senior Lecturer based in Nigeria. He has over 16 years working experience as a university lecturer teaching at Covenant University and researching on African economic and social science issues since September 2004. Henry Okodua was Head, Department of Economics and Development Studies between 2015 and 2016. Henry Okodua holds a PhD in Economics Degree (Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria), a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Economics Degree (University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria) and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Economics Degree (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria). Henry Okodua has vast experience at General Equilibrium modelling as well as macroeconomic policy modelling.
His interest in these areas of research was deepened in 2013 when he participated in a training on Basic and Advanced CGE Modeling by Véronique Robichaud of CIRPÉE et PEP, Université Laval, Québec, Canada (Véronique is one of the authors of the Book: PEP–1–1, The PEP Standard Single-Country, Static CGE Model). Henry Okodua has thereafter been involved in several professional research engagements relating to modelling for public policy analysis. Henry Okodua has been an associate consultant with Equilibria Consults and the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law (CPEEL), University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He worked with the CGE modeling team that recently completed in 2019, a CGE-based consulting work on an Impact Assessment Study of the Economy-Wide Implications of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the Nigerian Economy. He also worked with a different team in 2019 on another project entitled: Nigeria in 2050: A CGE Based Perspective Planning Framework. The two works were commissioned consecutively by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in 2019. Henry Okodua has also been an Associate Consultant with the Institute for African Development (INADEV) where he participated in a 2015/2016 commissioned study by the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry, on the European Union – West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to assess the economic and social impact of the EPA on the Ghanaian Economy. Henry Okodua was a member, IFPRI Experts Group on the Appraisal and Design of the 2nd Phase of the National Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIPs) for African Countries in 2016 where he served as IFPRI regional expert for Nigeria. Henry Okodua was also a Regional Consultant (for Cape Verde) to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in 2012 and he contributed to the production of a technical report on Investment Climate Monitoring Indicators in ECOWAS countries. Henry Okodua has benefited immensely from series of World Bank and United Nation’s organized certificate courses over recent years. Henry Okodua has over 40 articles published in reputable journals worldwide. He has supervised six PhD theses and is currently supervising three more.
Email: henry.okodua@covenantuniversity.edu.ng
okodua@gmail.com
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