Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2020

Awaworyi Churchill, S, Madhoo, Y and Nath, S 2020, 'Ethnic diversity and human capital development in India: A disaggregated analysis at the state and district levels', Applied Economics, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 506-518
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Marisetty, V 2020, 'Financial inclusion and poverty: a tale of forty-five thousand households', Applied Economics, vol. 52, no. 16, pp. 1777-1788.
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Inekwe, J and Ivanovski, K 2020, 'Stochastic convergence in per capita CO2 emissions: Evidence from emerging economies, 19212014', Energy Economics, vol. 86, pp. 1-11
Hoang, T. C., Pham, H., Ramiah, V., Moosa, I., & Le, D. V. (2020). The effects of information disclosure regulation on stock markets: Evidence from Vietnam. Research in International Business and Finance, 51, 101082.
Madhou, A., Sewak, T., Moosa, I., & Ramiah, V. (2020). Forecasting the GDP of a small open developing economy: an application of FAVAR models. Applied Economics, 52(17), 1845-1856.
Russell, Douglas, Daryl Higgins and Alberto Posso (Forthcoming), ‘Preventing child sexual abuse: A systematic review of interventions and their efficacy in developing countries' Child Abuse & Neglect 102.
Trinh, Trong Anh, Simon Feeny, and Alberto Posso (Forthcoming), ‘Rainfall Shocks and Child Health: The Role of Parental Mental Health’ Climate and Development.
Trinh, Trong Anh, Simon Feeny, and Alberto Posso (Forthcoming), 'The Impact of Natural Disasters on Migration: Findings from Vietnam' Journal of Demographic Economics.
Trinh, Trong Anh, Alberto Posso, and Simon Feeny (2020), ‘Child Labor and Rainfall Deviation: Panel Data Evidence from Rural Vietnam’ The Developing Economies 58(1), pp. 63-76.
Yamashita, N., & Yamauchi, I. (2020). Innovation responses of Japanese firms to Chinese import competition. The World Economy, 43(1), 60-80.
Zhang, Q and Awaworyi Churchill, S 2020, 'Income Inequality and Subjective Wellbeing: Panel Data Evidence from China', China Economic Review, vol. 60, pp. 1-10

2019

Al-Jassar, S., & Moosa, I. A. (2019). Country Effects, Industry Effects and the Effectiveness of International Diversification Within the GCC Region. Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 22(04), 1950028.
Appau, S and Awaworyi Churchill, S 2019, 'Bridging cultural categories of consumption through indeterminacy: A consumer culture perspective on the rise of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity', Journal of Consumer Culture, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-125
Appau, S and Awaworyi Churchill, S 2019, 'Charity, Volunteering Type and Subjective Wellbeing', Voluntas, vol. 30, pp. 1118-1132
Avcioglu, S., & Karabay, B. (2019). Search efficiency, wage dynamics and welfare. Economic Modelling, 83, 270-286.
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Ivanovski, K and Bhattacharya, M 2019, 'The role of ethnic diversity in sustainable environmental growth: new evidence across different income regions', Applied Economics, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 398-408
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Smyth, R 2019, 'Transport poverty and subjective wellbeing', Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, vol. 124, pp. 40-54
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Nuhu, A and Lopez, K 2019, 'Persistence of gender inequality: the role of ethnic divisions', Applied Economics, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 781-796
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Appau, S and Farrell, L 2019, 'Religiosity, income and wellbeing in developing countries', Empirical Economics, vol. 56, pp. 959-985
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Laryea, E 2019, 'Crime and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-Country Evidence', Crime and Delinquency, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 239-269.
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Inekwe, J, Ivanovski, K and Smyth, R 2019, 'Dynamics of oil price, precious metal prices and the exchange rate in the long-run', Energy Economics, vol. 84, pp. 1-13.
Awaworyi Churchill, S 2019, 'Firm financial performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of ethnic diversity', Empirical Economics, vol. 57, pp. 957-970
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Valenzuela, M 2019, 'Determinants of firm performance: does ethnic diversity matter?', Empirical Economics, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 2079-2105.
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Appau, S 2019, 'Microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean: the curse and blessing of ethnic diversity', Applied Economics, pp. 1-15
Clarke, M., & Feeny, S. (2019). The dragon versus the kangaroo: perceptions of Chinese and Australian influence and development assistance in Vanuatu. Australian Journal of Political Science, 54(3), 334-354.
Chuah, S. H., Feeny, S., Hoffmann, R., & Sanjaya, M. R. (2019). Conflict, ethnicity and gender: A money-burning field experiment in Indonesia. Economics Letters, 177, 14-17.
Feeny, S., Hansen, P., Knowles, S., McGillivray, M., & Ombler, F. (2019). Donor motives, public preferences and the allocation of UK foreign aid: a discrete choice experiment approach. Review of World Economics, 155(3), 511-537.
Feeny, S., Posso, A., Awaworyi Churchill, S., Westhorp, G., & Gauer, M. (2019). Changing Lives: An Analysis of Child Sponsorship Data.
Hille, E., Shahbaz, M., & Moosa, I. (2019). The impact of FDI on regional air pollution in the Republic of Korea: A way ahead to achieve the green growth strategy?. Energy Economics, 81, 308-326.
Madsen, J. B., Robertson, P. E., & Ye, L. (2019). Malthus was right: Explaining a millennium of stagnation. European Economic Review, 118, 51-68.
Moosa, I. A. (2019). Growth and environmental degradation in MENA countries: methodological issues and empirical evidence. Middle East Development Journal, 11(2), 251-269.
Posso, Alberto (2019), 'The health consequences of hazardous and nonhazardous child labor', Review of Development Economics 23(2), pp.619-639.
Scambary, J. (2019). Robbing Peter to pay Paul: changing clientelist patterns in East Timor’s 2017 parliamentary elections. Democratization, 26(7), 1114-1131.
Yamashita, N., & Yamauchi, I. (2019). The Rise of the People’s Republic of China and its Competition Effects on Innovation in Japan.
Yamashita, N., & Yamauchi, I. (2019). The effects of offshore production on onshore innovation: Evidence from Japanese multinationals. Research Policy, 48(9), 103836.
Ye, L., & Robertson, P. E. (2019). Hitting the Great Wall: Structural change and China's growth slowdown. China Economic Review, 56, 101302.
Zhang, S.Q. and Alberto Posso (2019), ‘Thinking inside the box: A closer look at financial inclusion and household income’ Journal of Development Studies 55(7), pp.1616-1631.

2018

Aspinall, E., Hicken, A., Scambary, J., & Weiss, M. (2018). Exchange: Timor-Leste Votes-Parties and Patronage. Journal of Democracy, 29(1), 153-167.
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Danso, J and Nyatefe, E 2018, 'Microfinance Institution Performance: Does the Macro-economy matter?', Economic Papers, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 429-442
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Mishra, V 2018, 'Returns to education in China: a meta-analysis', Applied Economics, vol. 50, no. 54, pp. 5903-5919
Awaworyi Churchill, S 2018, 'Sustainability and depth of outreach: Evidence from microfinance institutions in sub‐Saharan Africa', Development Policy Review, vol. 36, no. S2, pp. 676-695
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Mishra, V 2018, 'The impact of ethnic diversity on microenterprise start-ups', Applied Economics, vol. 50, no. 40, pp. 4328-4342
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Nuhu, A 2018, 'The impact of ethnic diversity on tourism revenue and tourist arrivals', Tourism Economics, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 753-761
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Yew, S 2018, 'The effect of military expenditure on growth: an empirical synthesis', Empirical Economics, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1357-1387
Elkins, M., Feeny, S., & Prentice, D. (2018). Are Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Associated with Reductions in Poverty and Improvements in Well-being?. The Journal of Development Studies, 54(2), 377-393.
Feeny, S., Posso, A., McDonald, L., Chuyen, T. T. K., & Tung, S. T. (2018). Beyond monetary benefits of restoring sight in Vietnam: Evaluating well-being gains from cataract surgery. PloS one, 13(2), e0192774.
Gupta, G., Mahmud, M., Maitra, P., Mitra, S., & Neelim, A. (2018). Religion, minority status, and trust: Evidence from a field experiment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 146, 180-205.
Leibbrandt, A., Maitra, P., & Neelim, A. (2018). Large stakes and little honesty? Experimental evidence from a developing country. Economics Letters, 169, 76-79.
Mishra, A., Ray, R., & Risse, L. (2018). A multidimensional dynamic measure of child disadvantage: a methodological tool for policymakers. Social Indicators Research, 139(3), 1187-1218.
Mishra, A., & Mishra, V. (2018). Is there conditional convergence in the per capita incomes of BIMAROU states in India?. Economic Modelling, 70, 429-437.
Mishra, A., & Mishra, V. (2018). Re-examination of convergence hypothesis among Indian states in panel stationarity testing framework with structural breaks. Applied Economics, 50(3), 268-286.
Moosa, I. A. (2018). Does financialization retard growth? Time series and cross-sectional evidence. Applied Economics, 50(31), 3405-3415.
Nidup, J., Feeny, S., & de Silva, A. (2018). Improving Well-Being in Bhutan: A Pursuit of Happiness or Poverty Reduction?. Social Indicators Research, 140(1), 79-100.
Pham, H. N. A., Ramiah, V., Moosa, I., & Moyan, L. (2018). The wealth effect and diamond risk structure of financial regulation. Applied Economics, 50(16), 1852-1865.
Posso, Alberto and Prema-chandra Athukorala (2018), 'Microfinance and child mortality' Applied Economics 50(21), pp. 2313-2324.
Razzak, W. A., & Moosa, I. A. (2018). Monetary policy, corporate profit and house prices. Applied Economics, 50(28), 3106-3114.
Scambary, J., & Wassel, T. (2018). Hybrid Peacebuilding in Hybrid Communities: A Case Study of East Timor. HYBRIDITY, 181
Sharam, A., Byford, M. C., Karabay, B., McNelis, S., & Burke, T. (2018). Matching markets in housing and housing assistance.
Siddiqui, T., Neelim, A., Shabab, C., & Hasan, M. (2018). Impact of migration on poverty and growth in Bangladesh. Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit.
Ugur, M, Awaworyi Churchill, S and Solomon, E 2018, 'Technological innovation and employment in derived labour demand models: A hierarchical meta-regression analysis', Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 50-8
2Ye, L., & Robertson, P. E. (2018). How Important was Labor Reallocation for China's Growth? A Skeptical Assessment. Review of Income and Wealth, 64(4), 828-852.

Books

2020

Awaworyi Churchill, S. Farrell, L. and Appau, S. (ed.) (2020) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan.
Awaworyi Churchill, S. (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan.
Posso, A. (ed.) (2020). Child Labor in the Developing world: Theory, Practice and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan.

2019

Moosa, I. A., & Moosa, N. (2019). Eliminating the IMF. Springer Books.
Moosa, I. A. (2019). The Economics of War: Profiteering, Militarism and Imperialism. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Moosa, I. A. (2018). Publish or perish: Perceived benefits versus unintended consequences. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Book Chapters

2020

Agyekumhene, E, Amega, D, Appau, S, Awaworyi Churchill, S and Ocloo, J 2020, 'Ethnic Diversity, Prejudice and Wellbeing Among Older Chinese' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 161-186.
Appau, S, Awaworyi Churchill, S and Farrell, L 2020, 'Employment Types and Subjective Wellbeing: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 117-147.
Appau, S and Awaworyi Churchill, S 2020, 'Improving the Wellbeing of Old People: Thoughts and Reflections' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 283-291
Appau, S and Awaworyi Churchill, S 2020, 'Social Support and Wellbeing Among Older Australians' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 75-96
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Elkins, M and Feeny, S 2020, 'Ethnic Diversity and Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 155-180.
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Nuhu, A and Smyth, R 2020, 'Financial Inclusion and Poverty: Micro-level Evidence from Nigeria' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 11-36
Awaworyi Churchill, S 2020, 'Impact of Microfinance on Poverty and Microenterprises' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 295-341
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Mention, A 2020, 'Innovation and Subjective Wellbeing Among Older People' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 265-282
Awaworyi Churchill, S and Farrell, L 2020, 'Gambling and Subjective Wellbeing of Older Australians' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 97-116
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Farrell, L and Marisetty, V 2020, 'Mobile Money and Womens Decision-Making Power in India' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 61-76
Awaworyi Churchill, S, Farrell, L and Ocloo, J 2020, 'Sexual Orientation and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs)' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 95-118
Chua, S, Awaworyi Churchill, S and Koestner, R 2020, 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Examining the Role of Personal and Country-Level Freedom in Well-Being' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau (ed.) Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 237-264
Elkins, M., Farrell, L., & Fry, J. (2020). Investigating the Relationship Between Housing Insecurity and Wellbeing. In Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People (pp. 41-73). Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
Elkins, M, Feeny, S and Awaworyi Churchill, S 2020, 'Did Social Protection Assist with Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals?' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 227-22.
Feeny, S. (2020). Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs: Lessons Learnt?. In Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 343-351). Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
Mishra, A., & Churchill, S. A. (2020). Fertility Gap and Child Nutrition: Evidence from India. In Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 77-94). Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
Munyanyi, M, Awaworyi Churchill, S and Skali, A 2020, 'Foreign Aid and Development Goals: Revisiting the Evidence' in Sefa Awaworyi Churchill (ed.) Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons and Recommendations, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 181-197.

2018

Moosa, I., & Ramiah, V. (2018). Environmental regulation, financial regulation and sustainability. In Research Handbook of Finance and Sustainability. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Other

Posso, A. and A. Posso-Serrano (2015), Los derechos humanos y los medios de comunicación públicos en América Latina, Revista Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales Vol.29, pp.1-22.
Posso, A. (2016), ¿Hay discriminación en contra de las mujeres en el mercado laboral ecuatoriano?’ [‘Is there discrimination against women in the Ecuadorian Labour Market?’], Cuadernos de Economía, Vol. 39 (111), pp.175-188.
Yamashita, N. (2016), ‘Trade integration in South Asia in the context of global production networks: Prospects and challenges’, commissioned by the South Asian Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Yamashita, N. (2016), ‘Chinese Import Competition and Skill Demand in Japanese Manufacturing’, commissioned by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in Tokyo.