Dr. Douglason G. Omotor
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Dr. Douglason G. Omotor

Professor
Delta State University, Nigeria

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Economics from University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Biography

Douglason Y.G. Omotor obtained the Ph.D. Economics degree with academic laurels from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 2005. In his 27 years of teaching and research, he has attended over 50 National and International Conferences/Seminars and Workshops; and contributed over 80 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. His main research interests are: monetary, public, environmental, and development economics.

Prof. Omotor was a visiting scholar to the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), University of Oxford; a member of the Journal of African Economies Fellows Alumni Network (JAEFAN), University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Member, Scientific Committee of the Turin School of Local Regulation (TSLR); served on the Board of Fondazione per L’Ambiente, Turin, Italy. He was a researcher with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya, and the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy for Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a life member and Editor-in-Chief of the Nigerian Economic Society and was its National Secretary (2011-2013). Dr. Omotor was appointed Professor of Economics in 2012.

He has consulted with the World Bank, UNDP, Ministries of Budget, Economic Planning, Finance, Niger Delta, etc., and participated in various national and regional assignments. He was a Visiting Professor to the University of Benin, Benin City from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, and an external assessor and examiner to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Universities of Port Harcourt, Calabar, Jos, Botswana, etc. Presently, he is the Advisor, Economic and Business Development Unit of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) on leave-of-absence from the Delta State University, Abraka. Prof. Omotor featured prominently in the World Bank-sponsored SEEFOR Baseline & Impact Assessment Study; and the review of the Revenue Allocation Formular as a WAIFEM consultant.

Area of Interest:

Economics
100%
Economic Management
62%
Econometric Modeling
90%
Econometrics
75%
Socio Economy
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
44
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Ishioro, B., F. Orubu and D.G. Omotor, 2016. Poverty and socio-economic profile of some selected communities in Nigeria: The use of innovation instruments. West Afr. Financial Econ. Rev., 14: 101-132.
  2. Omotor, D.G. and H. Olele, 2015. Gender employment and private sector development in ECOWAS countries. West Afr. Financial Econ. Rev., 13: 49-75.
  3. Omotor, D.G. and C.O. Orubu, 2015. Searching for environmental Kuznets curves of some basics in Africa. West Afr. Finan. Econ. Rev., 13: 157-193.
  4. Omotor, D.G., 2013. Reporting on the causality between oil and gas consumption and economic growth in Nigeria. Int. J. Auditing Technol., 1: 143-159.
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  5. Tsetimi, J. and D.G. Omotor, 2011. A permutation for two-machine flow shop scheduling problem with due dates included. J. Soc. Manage. Sci., 6: 1-6.
  6. Orubu, C.O. and D.G. Omotor, 2011. Environmental quality and economic growth: Searching for environmental Kuznets curves for air and water pollutants in Africa. Energy Policy, 39: 4178-4188.
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  7. Omotor, D.G., 2011. Structural breaks and demand for money in Nigeria. Ekonomski Pregled (Croatian Econ. Rev.), 62: 559-582.
  8. Omotor, D.G., 2011. Nigeria and the global economic crisis. Ekonomska Misao I Praksa, 20: 59-80.
  9. Omotor, D.G. and A. Niringiye, 2011. Optimum currency area and shock asymmetry: A dynamic analysis of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ). Romanian J. Econ. Forecast., 14: 71-82.
  10. Tonukari, N.J. and D.G. Omotor, 2010. Biotechnology and food security in developing countries. Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Rev., 4: 13-23.
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  11. Orubu, C.O., D.G. Omotor and P.O. Awopegba, 2010. Economic growth and carbon intensity: An experiment on the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis using CO2 emissions data for Africa countries. West Afr. Soc. Manage. Sci. Rev., 1: 1-24.
  12. Omotor, D.G., 2010. Relationship between inflation and stock market returns: Evidence from Nigeria. CBN J. Applied Stat., 1: 1-15.
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  13. Omotor, D.G., 2010. Money demand and foreign exchange risk for Nigeria: A cointegration analysis using an ARDL bounds test. IIUM J. Econ. Manage., 18: 45-72.
  14. Omotor, D.G., 2010. Foreign aid and public expenditure: The case of Nigeria. Nig. J. Exchange Secur., 15: 69-97.
  15. Omotor, D.G., 2010. Demographic and socio-economic determinants of crimes in Nigeria (a panel data analysis). J. Applied Bus. Econ., 11: 181-195.
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  16. Omotor, D.G., 2010. An Aggregate import demand function for Nigeria. Econ. Res. Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 23: 1-13.
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  17. Omotor, D.G., 2010. A re-examination of the vector error correction and Non-nested modelling of money demand function in Nigeria. NDIC Quarterly, 21: 39-55.
  18. Niringiye, A. and O.G. Douglason, 2010. Environmental and socio-economic determinants of malaria prevalence in Uganda. Res. J. Environ. Earth Sci., 2: 194-198.
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  19. Niringiye, A. and D.G. Omotor, 2010. Determinants of willingness to pay for solid waste management in Kampala City. Curr. Res. J. Econ. Theory, 2: 119-122.
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  20. Omotor, D.G., C.O. Orubu and E. Inoni, 2009. Policy reforms and agricultural exports in Nigeria: An empirical analysis. Singapore Econ. Rev., 54: 589-603.
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  21. Omotor, D.G., 2009. The impact of oil exploration on the inhabitants of the oil producing areas of Nigeria. J. Food Agric. Environ., 7: 726-730.
  22. Omotor, D.G., 2009. Socio-economic determinants of crime in Nigeria. Pak. J. Soc. Sci., 6: 54-59.
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  23. Omotor, D.G., 2009. Is there a J-Curve in Nigerian agricultural sector? Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 42: 10-14.
  24. Omotor, D.G., 2009. Determinants of federal government health expenditures in Nigeria. Int. J. Econ. Perspectives, 3: 5-18.
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  25. Omotor, D.G. and A.O. Atubi, 2009. Malaria in children: Implications on productivity and population growth in Nigeria. J. Soc. Manage. Sci., 4: 43-61.
  26. Inoni, O.E. and D.G. Omotor, 2009. Effect of road infrastructure on agricultural output and income of rural households in Delta State, Nigeria. Agric. Trop. et Subtropica, 42: 90-97.
  27. Omotor, D.G., 2008. The role of exports in the economic growth of Nigeria: The bounds test analysis. Int. J. Econ. Perspectives, 2: 222-235.
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  28. Omotor, D.G., 2008. Exchange rate reform and its inflationary consequences: The case of Nigeria. Ekonomski Pregled, 59: 688-716.
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  29. Omotor, D.G., 2008. Causality between energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria. Pak. J. Social Sci., 5: 827-835.
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  30. Eboreime, M.I. and D.G. Omotor, 2008. Multinational oil companies and the crisis of social responsibility in the Niger-delta of Nigeria. Scandinavian J. Dev. Alter. Area Stud., 27: 87-102.
  31. Omotor, D.G., C.O. Orubu and R.A. Itiveh, 2007. Public sector size and economic growth of Nigeria. Soc. Manage. Sci. Rev., 2: 53-72.
  32. Omotor, D.G., 2007. Monetary policy and economic development: Conceptual and theoretical issues. CBN Econ. Financial Rev., 45: 39-63.
  33. Omotor, D., 2007. Financial development and economic growth: Empirical evidence from Nigeria. Nig. J. Econ. Soc. Stud., 49: 209-234.
  34. Akpotu, N.E., D.G. Omotor and D. Onoyase, 2007. Family size and parents' socio-economic variables as predictors of investment in children education in south-west Nigeria. Stud. Home Commun. Sci., 1: 127-132.
  35. Omotor, D.G., O.E. Inoni and M.E. Tarurhor, 2006. Policy shift and the Nigerian cocoa market. Eur. J. Econ. Finance Admin. Sci., 5: 46-56.
  36. Omotor, D.G., 2006. Causality tests of the relationship between domestic savings and economic growth: Evidence from Nigeria. IN-DEPTH: Oceanic Bank Econ. Bus. J., 1: 37-43.
  37. Emmanuel, I.O., O.D. Gordon and A.F. Nkem, 2006. The effect of oil spillage on crop yield and farm income in Delta State, Nigeria. J. Cent. Eur. Agric., 7: 41-48.
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  38. Omotor, D.G., 2004. An analysis of federal government expenditure in the education sector of Nigeria: Implications for national development. J. Soc. Sci., 9: 105-110.
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  39. Inoni, O.E., O.D. Ogisi and D.G. Omotor, 2004. An empirical evidence on the determinants of aggregate savings in Nigeria. Asian Econ. Rev., 46: 224-238.
  40. Omotor, D.G., S. Emarievbe and T. Olaoye-Williams, 2003. Public financing of sustainable education: Implications for the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in a depressed economy. J. Nig. Languages Culture, 6: 24-32.
  41. Omotor, D.G., 2003. Labour crises and the Nigerian economy. Benin J. Soc. Sci., 12: 38-45.
  42. Omotor, D.G. and C.O. Orubu, 2003. Money demand and foreign exchange risk: The Nigerian case. Nig. Econ. Financial Rev., 8: 33-50.
  43. Omotor, D.G. and O.D. Oyovwi, 2002. Rural women bias and poverty Alleviation in Nigeria. Nig. Acad. Forum, 3: 34-41.
  44. Omotor, D.G., T. Edafiogho and E.J. Pessu, 1998. Development and environment: Is the oil industry in question? Nig. J. Health Educ., 6: 128-139.