Dr. Kolawole Ogundari

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsAgricultural Economics, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Sociology,Economic Policy, Applied Economics
KeywordsMeta-Analysis, Behavioral Economics, Agricultural Economics, International Economics, Development economics
Honours and awards

2018: Emerald Literati Award 2018 for Highly Commended Paper for the article “ Nutrition and economic growth in Sub Sharan Africa: a causality test using panel data” published in the International Journal of Development Issues in 2017

2012: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for postdoctoral fellowship award

2010: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation for the Georg-Forster Postdoctoral Fellowship

2007: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Ph.D. Scholarship award at the Georg-August-Universität-Göttingen, Germany.

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityStephenville
InstitutionTarleton State University
InstituteInstitute for Rural Economic Development and Research
Homepage17507 SE 254th St

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Awudu AbdulaiInstitut für Ernährungswirtschaft und Verbrauchslehre, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2010

Programme(s)

2010Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Ogundari. K and O. Obembe Revisiting Club Convergence in Healthcare Expenditure and its Drivers in the U.S.. In: International Journal of Health Governance, 31, 2026, 1-16
2025Ogundari. K The Effects of School Food Assistance on Children's Food Sufficiency during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S. . In: Journal Poverty, 29 2025, 47-66
2024Ogundari. K The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccinations on Economic Outcomes and Mental Health Services in the U.S. . In: Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 48, 2024, 236-251.
2014Kolawole Ogundari;Awudu Abdulai: Determinants of Household’s Education and Healthcare Spending in Nigeria: Evidence from Survey Data. In: African Development Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2014, 1–14, 2014, 1-14
2014Kolawole Ogundari; Adebayo. B. Aromolaran: Impact of education on household welfare in Nigeria. In: International Economic Journal, Vol. 28(2): 345-364 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10168737.2013.811279, 2014, 345-364
2013Kolawole Ogundari; Awudu Abdulai: Examining the Heterogeneity in Calorie-Income Elasticities: A meta-analysis. In: Food Policy, 2013, 119-128