Badmus, Jamiu

Jamiu Badmus is currently a research intern at UNU-CRIS. He holds a first-class bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Education from Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria. In his undergraduate research, he explored the impact of trade openness on income inequality in Nigeria within the context of the Stolper-Samuelson theorem. Subsequently, he earned a master’s degree in Economics with distinction from the same institution, where his research focused on the interdependency between global oil shocks and the Nigerian exchange rate using the wavelet coherence methodology.

He later enrolled in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree (EMJMD) program in Economics of Globalization and European Integration (EGEI), where he gained theoretical knowledge and methodological skills in analyzing issues related to globalization and regional integration. His dissertation aimed to ex-ante quantify the potential impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) using both partial and general equilibrium analyses within the structural gravity framework. His research interests lie at the intersection of international economics and development economics, with a focus on informing effective public policy.

Before pursuing his master’s degrees, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria, where he supported faculty members in teaching undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Statistics for Economists. Additionally, he served as a Research Assistant at Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria, conducting research on the environmental impacts of globalization, the effects of export promotion on manufacturing performance, and transfer pricing and taxation in Sub-Saharan African countries.

During his internship at UNU-CRIS, Jamiu Badmus will primarily work on methods to account for the simultaneity between trade and investment in the gravity model under the supervision of Glenn Rayp within the Economic Interactions Cluster. His research involves constructing a database for potential instruments for international trade and foreign direct investment. He is also engaged in gravity model estimation to address the simultaneity between international trade and migration.