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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

FORMAT OF CURRICULUM VITAE

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

Surname Abidoye

First names Babatunde

ID Number 7911296360184

Citizenship USA

Title DR

Female

Male X

Place of birth Nigeria

Date of birth Nov. 29, 1979

Population group

African X

Coloured

Indian

White Other

(Please specify)

Department

Position

Direct Telephone

+12816685271 Direct Telefax

E-mail babatunde@babidoye.com; babidoye@gmu.edu

Date of appointment

Permanent full-time

Temporary full-time

1.2 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED

Degree/

Diploma Field of study Higher education

institution Year Distinctions

PhD Economics and Statistics

Iowa State University 2010

BSc Economics University of Ilorin 1999 Honors

1. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

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1.3 WORK EXPERIENCE TO DATE

Name of employer

Capacity and/or type of work

Period From (mm//yy to mm//yy) United Nations Development Programme Senior Economist 01/2017 to present

George Mason University Affiliate Professor 02/2018 to present

Yale University Research Fellow 01/2017 to 01/2018

University of Pretoria Senior Lecturer 01/2012 to March 2017

Economic Policy Analysis Lead Economist 05/2010 to Dec. 2011

Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) / Department of Economics

Researcher 08/2003 to 05/2010

FSB International Bank Plc Financial Analyst/Supervisor 01/2001 to 08/2003

Pano Consulting Project Coordinator 03/1999 to 01/2001

2.1 Courses presented

Course Level (e.g. second year, Masters) Self developed

(Yes or No)

Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Policy – LEK 814

Masters/PhD Yes

Quantitative Methods in Environmental Economics – LEK 887

Masters/PhD Yes

Natural Resources Management, Environmental Economics and Environmental Policy - LEK 424

Final year/Masters No

2.2 Other education and pedagogic courses presented

Course Year Institution

Economics of Climate Change Adaptation Programme

2011-2015

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) capacity building program in Africa and Asia

Valuing the Environment 2012 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Economic and Business Decision Tools 2009 Iowa State University

2. TEACHING ACTIVITIES

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Principles of Microeconomics; Principle of Macroeconomics; Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions; Labor Economics

2003 - 2009

Iowa State University

3. OTHER TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS

3.1 Participation in national and international teaching associations, bodies, committees

African Economic Research Consortium

3.2 Visits to local and overseas universities as guest professor or lecturer in regard to teaching

Cornell University, Ithaca – Visit to Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development. Worked together on the work on GMO foods in South Africa and wholesale prices.

4.1 Supervision or co-supervision of students who have completed degrees

Name of student

Degree/Title of dissertation/ thesis and date completed

Supervisor

Co-supervisor(s) Duration of

studies (years)

Matlou Kalaba

PhD/ THE IMPACT OF NON-TARIFF MEASURES ON SADC AGRICULTURAL TRADE/2014

Prof. Johann Kirsten Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 5

Lekgau S.M

MSc Agricultural Economics/2015 Prof.Ferdi Meyer Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 3

Vilakati ZN

MSc Agriculture Prof. Eric Mungatana Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 3

Blick M

MSc Agricultural Economics Prof. Johann Kirsten Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 2

Adisa A.T

MSc Environmental Economics/2014 Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 2

Sacolo T

PhD Environmental Economics Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 4

Mashaba Y.S MSc Agricultural Economics Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 2

Mphephu M.Q MAGRIC: Agricultural Economics Dr. Babatunde Abidoye 2

4.2 Current post-graduate students

Name of student

Degree enrolled for and date of first registration

Project title

Supervisor

Co- supervisor(s)

Year of registration

Meske; Tesfay PhD Environmental Economics

Shocks, Intra-household Risk Sharing Efficiency and Welfare Outcomes: Evidence Using Panel Data from Rural Ethiopia

Dr. Babatunde Abidoye

2015

4. POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION

5. RESEARCH FUNDING

5.1 Obtaining research funds (Optional)

Origin of research funds (e.g. contract research, THRIP, international funding organisations, other(s)

Title of research project or programme

Duration

Money allocated (R) (Optional - exact amounts not required)

Research Development Fund “Climate Change Modeling. 3 years

Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

“EPA Competitive Grant: Research on the Design of Policies for Pollution Control Using Market Mechanisms, and Data Gathering

1 year

CEEPA Research Grant “The Cost of Power Outages to Households using Elicited Probability Model in Nigeria.”

1 year

UNEP Tanzania forestry project 2

UNDP Economics of Climate Change Adaptation 5

Global Water Partnership Climate change adaptation in the Limpopo River Basin

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6. RESEARCH OUTPUTS

6.1 Publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals

Provide full details of each publication, including full titles, names of all the authors, journals, dates,

page numbers etc.

2017 M. Blick, B.O. Abidoye and J.F Kirsten. (2017) An investigation into food-away-from-home

consumption in South Africa. Development Southern Africa (forthcoming)

2017 Sacolo. T and B.O Abidoye (2017), Are long-held beliefs and taboos on recycled water

reducing in Southern Africa?. Water Policy (Forthcoming)

2017 Abidoye, B. O., Kurukulasuriya, P., & Mendelsohn, R. (2017). South-East Asian farmer

perceptions of climate change. Climate Change Economics, 8(03), 1740006.

2017 Abidoye, B. O., Kurukulasuriya, P., Reed, B, & Mendelsohn, R. (2017). Structural Ricardian

analysis of South-East Asian agriculture. Climate Change Economics, 8(03), 1740005.

2017 Reed, B., Mendelsohn, R., & Abidoye, B. O. (2017). The economics of crop adaptation to

climate change in South-East Asia. Climate Change Economics, 8(03), 1740002.

2017 Abidoye, B. O., Mendelsohn, R., Ahmed, S., Amanullah, S., Chasidpon, C., Baker, L., … &

Mungatana, E. (2017). South-East Asian Ricardian Studies: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thai- land, and

Vietnam. Climate Change Economics, 8(03), 1740004.

2017 Wisdom Akpalu, Babatunde Abidoye, Edwin Muchapondwa & Witness Simbanegavi (2017),

“Public disclosure for carbon abatement: African decision-makers in a PROPER public good

experiment”, Climate and Development 9:6.

2016 Adebola, S.O, Abidoye, B.O, Ologe, F.E, Adebola, O.E and B.A. Oyejola. (2016) Health- Related

quality of life and its contributory factors in allergic rhinitis patients in Nigeria. Auris Nasus Larynx

2016 Apr 20;43(2):171-5. Epub 2015 Aug 20

2015 Abidoye, B. O., & Odusola, A. F. (2015). Climate change and economic growth in Africa: an

econometric analysis. Journal of African Economies, 24(2), 277-301.

2014 Abidoye, B. O., Orazem, P. F., & Vodopivec, M. (2014). Mandatory costs by firm size thresh-

olds: firm location, growth and death in Sri Lanka. IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 3(1), 36.

2014 Abidoye, B. O., & Labuschagne, M. (2014). The transmission of world maize price to South

African maize market: a threshold cointegration approach. Agricultural Economics, 45(4), 501-512.

2014 Abidoye, B. O., & Mabaya, E. (2014). Adoption of genetically modified crops in South Africa:

Effects on wholesale maize prices. Agrekon, 53(1), 104-123.

2012 Fowowe, B., & Abidoye, B. (2012). The effect Of financial development on poverty and

inequality in African countries. Manchester School, 2013, vol. 81, issue 4, pages 562-585

2012 Abidoye, B. O., Herriges, J. A., & Tobias, J. L. (2012). Controlling for observed and un-

observed site characteristics in RUM models of recreation demand. American Journal of Agricultural

Economics, 94(5), 1070-1093.

2012 Abidoye, B. O., & Herriges, J. A. (2012). Model uncertainty in characterizing recreation

demand. Environmental and Resource Economics, 1-27.

2011 Abidoye, B. O., Bulut, H., Lawrence, J., Mennecke, B., & Townsend, A. M. (2011). US

consumers’ valuation of quality attributes in beef products. Journal of Agricultural and Applied

Economics, 43(1), 1.

6.2 Published full-length conference papers/keynote addresses

Babatunde Abidoye and John D Lawrence. “Value of Single Source and Backgrounded Cattle as Measured by Health and Feedlot Profitability”. 2006. Proceedings of the NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management. St. Louis, MO.[http://www. farmdoc. uiuc. edu/nccc134]

Babatunde Abidoye and Ayodele Odusola. “Climate Change and Economic Growth in Africa: An Econometric Analysis.”. African Economic Conference. 2013

Adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in South Africa: Effects on wholesale maize prices. Invited paper presented at the 4th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia

6.3 Non-refereed publications or popular articles

Provide full details of each publication, including full titles, names of all the authors, journals, dates,

page numbers etc.

Abidoye, Babatunde Oluwakayode; Cali, Massimiliano. 2015.Income shocks and conflict: evidence from Nigeria. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7213. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24126370/income-shocks-conflict-evidence-nigeria

United Nations Development Programme (2015) Making the Case for Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: The Global Mountain EbA Programme in Nepal, Peru and Uganda. New York.

Babatunde Abidoye, Eric Mungatana, Linda Mahlalela, Thabo Sacolo, Folaranmi Babalola. Forest Ecosystems in the transition to a green economy and the role of REDD+ in the United Republic of Tanzania. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). http://www.unredd.net/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=14392-forest-ecosystemin-the-transition-to-a-green-economy-and-the-role-of-redd-in-the-united-republic-of-tanzania&category_slug=forest-ecosystem-valuation-and-economics&Itemid=134

“Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) Baseline: Agricultural Outlook”. South Africa

“Millennium Development Goal Report. Niger State.” 2012

“Firing Cost and Firm Size: A Study of Sri Lanka's Severance Pay System" (with Peter Orazem and Milan Vodopivec). Social Protection Discussion Paper Series, 2009, No. 0916. Social Protection Unit: Labor Market: World Bank.

7.1 Participation in conferences, workshops and short courses - specify type of contribution

Provide full details of participation in national and international conferences etc

7.1.1 National Participated in the AEASA conference, 2012 and 2013

6.4 Technical reports 1. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Sri Lanka. UNDP – USAID 2015 2. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Mongolia. UNDP – USAID 2015 3. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Bangladesh. UNDP – USAID 2016 4. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Indonesia. UNDP – USAID 2016 5. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Lao. UNDP – USAID 2016 6. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Cambodia. UNDP – USAID 2016 7. Economics of Climate Change Adaptation - Understanding the Impact of climate change and

optimal policy response in Thailand. UNDP – USAID 2016 8. Assessing the General Equilibrium Effects of Social Grants in South Africa. Technical Report:

Submission for the Division of Revenue 2015/2016. 9. “Macroeconomic effects of the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone”

(2015) Technical Report submitted to the United Nations Development Programme. 10. “Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) Baseline: Agricultural Outlook (2012 and 2013)”.

South Africa 11. “Millennium Development Goal Report. Niger State.” 2012 12. “Firing Cost and Firm Size: A Study of Sri Lanka's Severance Pay System" (with Peter Orazem and

Milan Vodopivec). Social Protection Discussion Paper Series, 2009, No. 0916. Social Protection Unit: Labor Market: World Bank.

7.1.2 International [1] Session Organizer – International Conference of Agricultural Economists – ICAE. Milan, 2015 [2] Presenter - International Scientific Conference – Our Common Future under Climate Change, July 7 – 10,

2015. Paris, France [3] Invited Speaker – International Conference on Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in

African Agriculture: June 3 – 5, 2015 [4] Invited Speaker - UNDP-GEF/Ministry of Agriculture “Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability

Assessment Training”, Liberia. [5] Invited Speaker - UNDP/Global Water Partnersh ip’s “Economics of Climate Change

Adaptation”. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 2013 [6] Presenter - World Bank’s “Agriculture in Africa - Telling Facts from Myths workshop”.

Washington D.C. November 2013. [7] Featured speaker at the 14th Research and Training Workshop of CEEPA - training researchers

from Africa on modeling the Economic Impact of Climate Change. Western Cape, South Africa. November 2013

[8] 4th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists, Hammamet, Tunisia. September 2013

[9] Featured speaker at the 13th Research and Training Workshop of CEEPA - training researchers from Africa on Micro-econometrics in Environmental Economics. February 2013.

[10] Presenter - African Economic Conference 2012. Kigali, Rwanda. November 2012.

8. OTHER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH-BASED CONTRIBUTIONS

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8.1 Teamwork and collaboration with others:

Other researchers (national and international)

1. Massimiliano Cali. World Bank 2. Robert Mendelsohn. Yale University 3. Ayodele Odusola. United Nations Development Programme 4. Ed Mabaya. Cornell University 5. Joseph Herriges. Michigan State University 6. Justin Tobias. Purdue University 7. Babajide Fowowe. University of Ibadan 8. Chitiga M. University of Pretoria 9. Fofana, Ishmael. IFPRI 10. Wisdom Akpalu. UNU Wider 11. Edwin Muchapondwa. University of Cape Town 12. Witness Simbanegavi. African Economic Research Consortium

Other research institutions (national and international) 1. Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG) – University of Cape Town 2. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 3. United Nations Development Programme 4. World Bank

Industry

8.2 Membership in national and international bodies

List all the scientific associations or societies to which you belong. Name your involvement,

e.g. honorary member, founder member, full member, chairman, president, secretary

Member - International Association of Agricultural Economists

Member - European Economics Association

Member - The Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa

Member - African Association of Agricultural Economists

8.3 Visits to local and overseas universities or research institutes as guest professor or researcher

1. Yale University. 2017 2. Cornell University. 2014 3. CSAG Cape town. 2013 4. World Bank. 2014

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8.4 Involvement with other universities/scientific institutions

Internal and External Examiner on PhD and Masters Theses, University of Pretoria

University and organization service: o Computer Committee, Department of Economics, Iowa State University (ISU). 2008 -2010 o Computer Advisory Committee and Student Affairs Advisory Committee, ISU. 2008 -2010 o Senator, Graduate and Professional Student. ISU. 2007-2008 o Vice President, Economics Graduate Student Association, ISU. 2007 -2008

8.5 Referee duties

Refereeing Agrekon, Journal of African Economies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Environment and Development, South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

9. AWARDS AND SCIENTIFIC/SCHOLARLY RECOGNITION

9.1 Evaluation status as scientist/scholar

NRF Award – Y1 category. February 9, 2016. 01 January 2016 to 31 December 2021.

9.2 Research awards and prizes

‘Adoption of genetically modified crops in South Africa: Effects on wholesale maize prices’, published in Agrekon included in an online article collection featuring the most downloaded articles published in Routledge Social Sciences journals in 2014.

European Association of Environmental and Resource Economist (EAERE) for excellent publication in the Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (ERE) – only 4 awarded in 2012.

Professional Advancement Grant, Iowa State University. 2005 -2010

Best Final Year Student in Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Economics - The Trade Bank Plc (Nigeria) Prize in Monetary & Fiscal Policies in Economics. 1999

Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Recitation Instructor. 1999

9.3 Teaching awards and prizes

Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Recitation Instructor. 1999