Lecturer in Ecomonics

Dr Aniema Atorudibo is a Lecturer in Economics at the School of Accounting, Finance and Law, University of Bedfordshire. Previously, she was an Assistant Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Kent where she contributed to the development and delivery of various undergraduate modules including Development Economics, Principles of Economics, and Economics for Business. She then joined the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) at the University of Greenwich as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow where she contributed to the development of an innovative tool for measuring women’s empowerment in millet-based enterprise development in low- and middle-income countries using experimental data.

Aniema Atorudibo has a PhD in Economics from the University of Kent with extensive experience in teaching and research. She specializes in the microeconomics of development with specific focus on the economics of gender and culture, intra-household resource allocation and decision-making, as well as poverty, inequality, and sustainable rural development. Her doctoral thesis addressed the influence of cultural/social norms on the labour market and fertility choices of women in developing countries. It highlights, crucially, the importance of formal institutional quality in mitigating the adverse effects of cultural norms on the socio-economic outcomes of women in developing countries.

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Qualifications

• PhD Economics, University of Kent
• MSc International Finance and Economic Development, University of Kent
• MSc Economics, University of Port Harcourt Nigeria
• BSc Economics, University of Calabar, Nigeria

Teaching Expertise

• Applied Economics
• Development Economics
• Economics for Business
• Introduction to Economics and Finance

Research Interests

• Social norms and Intra-household resource allocation.
• Impact evaluation of socio-economic intervention programs
• Women’s empowerment in Agric-based enterprise development
• Poverty, inequality, and sustainable rural development

Projects

• Economic and Empowerment Impacts of Millet Enterprises by women SHGs in India. Project website: e2impart.nri.org

Publications

• Atorudibo, A. (2021) Marriage Norms and Fertility Outcomes in Developing Countries. Discussion Paper of the School of Economics, University of Kent. (Online) Available at: https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/ukcukcedp/2101.htm

Conference Papers

• Atorudibo, A. Descent Rules and Female Labour Force Participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The Royal Economics Society Annual conference, University of Glasgow (3 – 5 April 2023)
• Atorudibo, A. The Fertility Behaviour of descendants of immigrants in the UK: Does Culture matter? Understanding Society Scientific Conference, University of Essex, Colchester (11 – 13 July 2023)
• Atorudibo, A. Marriage Norms and Fertility Outcomes in Developing Countries. Western Economics Association International (WEAI) 99^th Annual Conference, Seattle (1 – 3 July 2024)

Contact Details

E: Aniema.Atorudibo@beds.ac.uk