Kwara State University
Akande Rashidat
Designation: Lecturer 2
Department: Economics and Development Studies
Phone: 08163580528
Email: rashidat.akande@kwasu.edu.ng
Google Scholar Account: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pG8LmLMAAAAJ&hl=en
Linkedin Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashidat-akande-phd-39977530
Bio: Rashidat is a development economist, she received her BSc in Economics from Ajayi Crowther University Oyo, Nigeria, her MSc. in Finance and Economics from the University of Southampton, UK and recently completed her PhD in Economics at Kwara State University, Nigeria. She is also a social entrepreneur with an interest in women and youth development.
Academic Awards/Research Grants: Carleton University Queen Elizabeth Scholar – Advanced Scholars West Africa Award. Project title: Informality and Sustainable development in West Africa: Implication of the size of Informality and its Gender dimension. TetFund Research Grant Award Project Title: Economics of Begging: A Critical Assessment of its Socio-Economic Determinants in Nigeria
My Resume: here
Course Syllabus : here
Updated on: 2022-08-01
My broad area of research interest is on economic growth and development with a focus on the informal sector and informal jobs, sustainable development, unemployment, gender studies and poverty alleviation.