Abiola John ASALEYE
Assistant Professor
college of Management and Social Sciences (COMSS)
Economics Programme
I am a highly motivated and progress-focused Faculty. My area of focus is development and labour economics. Recently, I have been working on issues relating to gender economics. With God’s help, I have received awards for my contributions to teaching and research.
Education
- Covenant University, Nigeria – PhD Economics
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria – MSc Economics
- Madonna University, Nigeria – BSc Economics
Research
- Development Economics
- Labour Economics
- Gender Issues
Selected Publications
- Asaleye J.A & Strydom, K. (2022). Promoting Women’s Empowerment: Linkages Between Financial Development, Employment and Economic Growth in Selected African Economies, SAGE Open, July-September 2023: 1–19, DOI: 10.1177/21582440231202413.
- Asaleye J.A., Ojo A.P., & Olagunju O.E. (2023). Asymmetric And Shock Effects Of Foreign AID On Economic Growth And Employment Generation. Research in Globalization, 6, 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2023.100123.
- Asaleye, A. J., Babajide, A. A., Inegbedion, H., Eluyela, D. F., Lawal, A. I., & Maimako, R. F. (2023). Implications of accountability on employment and income: Evidence from Nigerian’s deposit banks. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 13(2), 377-398. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAEE-12-2020-0329
- Inegbedion, H., Asaleye, A., Bamidele, R., & Makun, B. (2023). Influence of Electricity Supply on Economic Growth in Nigeria: Opinions and Attitudes. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01249-1
- Inegbedion, H., Asaleye, A., & Obadiaru, E. (2023). Competitive behaviour of major GSM firms’ internet data pricing in Nigeria: A game-theoretic model approach. Heliyon, e12886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12886
- Asaleye, A. J., Inegbedion, H., Lawal, A. I., Adeleke, O. K., Osakede, U. A., & Ogunwole, E. B. (2023). Revamping agricultural sector and its implications on output and employment generation: Evidence from Nigeria. Open Agriculture, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2022-0140
- Asaleye, A. J., & Strydom, K. (2022). Assessing Productivity Channels of Human Capital in the Southern African Development Community: New Insights from Women’s Empowerment. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(11), 533. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15110533
- Asaleye J.A., Ogunjobi J.O & Ezenwoke O. A. (2021) Trade openness channels and labour market performance: evidence from Nigeria, International Journal of Social Economics, 48(11), pp. 1589–1607. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-06-2018-0320
- Nkemakolam J.N., Igbolekwu C.O., Nwogu E.C., Nnanna N.O., Asaleye A.J., Bamidele R, Arisukwu O. (2021). Psychosocial predictors of emotional labour among employees of merged and acquired banks in Ibadan, South-West, Nigeria. Heliyon. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon. 2021.e07958.
- Inegbedion, H., Inegbedion, E., Asaleye, A., Obadiaru, E., Asamu, F. (2021). Use of Social Media in the Marketing of Agricultural Products and Farmers’ Turnover in South-South Nigeria, F1000Research, 2021, 9, pp. 1–19.
- Asaleye, A.J., Alege, P.O., Lawal, A.I., Popoola, O. and Ogundipe, A.A. (2020), “Cash crops financing, agricultural performance and sustainability: evidence from Nigeria”, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 11(13), Pp 481 – 503. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2019-0110
- Inegbedion H.E., Inegbedion E.E., Obadiaru E.D., Asaleye J.A., Ayeni A. & Aremu C. (2020). Cassava Attractiveness in Nigeria: A Policy Improvement Approach, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 10 (2), Pp 157 – 175. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-05-2019-0068
- Ezenwoke O.A., Efobi U.R., Asaleye A.J., Felix D.E. (2020). The Determinants of Undergraduate Accounting Students’ Early Participation in Professional Examination Cogent Education, 7(1), 1818411. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1818411
- Lawal A.I, Ozturk I., Olanipekun I.O. & Asaleye A.J. (2020). Examining the linkages between electricity consumption and economic growth in African economies, Energy 208, 118363, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118363
- Eluyela F.D., Asaleye A.J., Popoola O. Lawal A.I & Inegbedion H. (2020). Grey Directors, Corporate Governance and Firm Performance Nexus: Evidence from Nigeria: Cogent Economics and Finance, 8 (1), 1815962. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2020.1815962
- Babajide A., Lawal A., Asaleye A., Okafor T., & Osuma G. (2020). Financial Stability and Entrepreneurship Development in Sub-Sahara Africa: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals, Cogent Social Sciences 6(1), 1798330. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1798330
- Inegbedion H., Eze S., Asaleye J.A. & Adebanji A. (2020). Managing Diversity for Organizational Efficiency, Sage Open, 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019900173
- Babajide A., Lawal A., Amodu L., Asaleye A., Ewetan O., Olukayo F. & Matthew O. (2020). Challenges of Accountability in Nigeria: The Role of Deposit Money Bank, Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 477-492. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMLC-10-2019-0082
- Popoola, O., Alege, P.O., Gershon, O. & Asaleye, J.A. (2019). Human capital channels and productivity growth: Evidence from Nigeria. Economics and Sociology, 12(4), 59-73. doi:10.14254/2071-789X.2019/12-4/3.
- Olopade B.C, Okodua H. Oladosun M. & Asaleye J.A. (2019). Human capital and poverty reduction in OPEC member-countries, Heliyon 5, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02279
- Asaleye A.J, Lawal A.I, Popoola O., Alege P.O & Oyetade O.O. (2019). Financial Integration, Employment and Wages Nexus: Evidence from Nigeria, Montenegrin Journal of Economics, 15 (1): 141 – 154, doi.10.14254/1800-5845/2019.15-1.11.
- Ogundipe A.A., Ogunniyi A., Olagunju K & Asaleye J.A (2019) Poverty and Income Inequality in Rural Agrarian Household of Southwestern Nigeria: The Gender Perspective, the Open Agriculture Journal, 13, 51 – 57 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874331501913010051
- Asaleye A.J, Adama J.I & Ogunjobi J.O (2018). Financial sector and manufacturing sector performance: evidence from Nigeria. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 15(3), 35-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.15(3).2018.03
- Asaleye A.J., Popoola O., Lawal A.I., Ogundipe A. & Ezenwoke O. (2018). The Credit Channels of Monetary Policy Transmission: Implications on Output and Employment in Nigeria, Banks and Bank System, 13(4):103-118, http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.13(4).2018.10
- Asaleye A.J, Isoha L.A, Asamu F., Inegbedion H., Arisukwu O., & Popoola O. (2018). Financial Development, Manufacturing Sector and Sustainability: Evidence from Nigeria, The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 4 (12), 539-546, https://doi.org/10.32861/jssr.412.539.546
- Asaleye, A.J., Olurinola, I., Oloni, E.F., Ogunjobi, O. 2017. Productivity growth, wages and employment nexus: Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Volume XII, Fall 5(51): 1362–1376.
- Asaleye, A.J., Okodua, H., Oloni, E.F., Ogunjobi, J.O. 2017. Trade Openness and Employment: Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Volume XII, Summer, 4(50): 1194-1209.
- Lawal, A.I. Nwanji T., Asaleye A. and Ahmed V. (2016). Economic growth, financial development and trade openness in Nigeria: An application of the ARDL bound testing approach, Cogent Economics & Finance. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2016.1258810
- Campbell O. and Asaleye A.J. (2016). Financial Sector Reforms and Output Growth in Manufacturing: Empirical: Evidence from Nigeria, American International Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 6, No. 3; June 2016