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Dr Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe BSc MFE MEd MSc PhD

Assistant Professor

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Dr Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Southampton Malaysia Business School, University of Southampton Malaysia.  

Previously, he worked as a Lecturer at the Taylor's Business School, Taylor's University Malaysia. He was also a Teaching Fellow at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Kizito obtained his PhD (Economics) from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) under the USM Fellowship Award.  

His main research areas are Economic Theory (Macroeconomics & Microeconomics), Financial Economics and Energy Economics. In these areas, Kizito has published several articles in the following top tier journals in ABS/ ABDC/SSCI lists:

Kizito serves as an Associate Editor of Asia Pacific Journal of Business Administration, as well as a member of Editorial Board of some journals. He also serves as a regular reviewer for dozens top tier journals. Kizito is the recipient (Project Leader) of the Fundamental Research Grants Scheme (Ref: FRGS/1/2020/SS0/TAYLOR/03/1) worth MYR84200 as well as a co-researcher in some Research Grants. Kizito conducts several academic seminars for students and young career researchers on academic writing, applied econometric methodologies and research publications.

 

 

Research interests

Economic Theory (Macroeconomics and Microeconomics)  
Financial Economics  
Energy Economics  
International Economics 

Research grants

A fundamental study on the environmental impacts of the agricultural, industrial, and financial sectors in Malaysia.

  • Ref: FRGS/1/2020/SS0/TAYLOR/03/1 (RM84200)  
  • Role: Principal Investigation

Safe haven, shariah standard on gold, and ramadan effects: Empirical evidence from Islamic major gold consumer countries.

  • University Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Research Grant (GGPM) (MYR 21500)
  • Role: Co-Researcher

The role of macroeconomic policies on climate change mitigation in developing countries. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund from the University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM).

  • Ref Code:  UoSM/SDG2022/2 (MYR5000)
  • Role: Principal Investigator 

Microfinance institutions' productivity: Analysis of financial capital, risk and ESG performance from global and Bangladesh perspectives.

  • Ref Code: UIU-IAR-01-2022-BE-11 (BDT708,624)
  • Role: Co-Researcher 

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Publications in academic journals

Ehigiamusoe, K. U., Lean, H. H., & Somasundram, S. (2023). Analysis of the environmental impacts of the agricultural, industrial, and financial sectors in Malaysia. Energy & Environment (JIF), 1-20

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Shahbaz, M. & Vo, X.V. (2022). How does globalization influence the impact of tourism on carbon emissions and ecological footprint? Evidence from African countries, Journal of Travel Research, 1-23 [ABS 4, ABDC A* JIF Q1] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2022). A disaggregated approach to analyzing the effects of globalization and energy consumption on economic growth: New insights from low-income countries. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 1-21 [ABS 3, JIF] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Majeed, M.T. & Dogan, E. (2022). The nexus between poverty, inequality and environmental pollution: Evidence across different income groups of countries. Journal of Cleaner Production [ABS 2, ABDC A, JIF Q1] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Dogan, E. (2022). The role of interaction effect between renewable energy consumption and real income in carbon emissions: Evidence from low-income countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 154, 1-11 [JIF Q1] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U, Lean, H. H. Babalola, S.J. & Poon, W.C. (2022). The roles of financial development and urbanization in degrading environment in Africa: unravelling non-linear and moderating impacts. Energy Reports, 8, 1665-1677 [JIF Q2] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U, Lean, H. H. & Somasundram, S. (2022). Unveiling the non-linear impact of sectoral output on environmental pollution in Malaysia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 7465–7488 [JIF Q2] 

Sharif S.P., Naghavi, N., Waheed, H. & Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2022). The Role of Education in Filling the Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion in Low-income Economies. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 1-20 [JIF Q2] 

Ahamad, S., Al-Jaifi, H.A. & Ehigiamusoe, K.U (2022). Impact of intellectual capital on microfinance institutions' efficiency: The moderating role of external governance.  Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 1-27 [JIF]

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Samsurijan, M.S. (2021). What matters for finance-growth nexus? A critical survey of macroeconomic stability, institutions, financial and economic development. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 26(4), 5302-5320. [ABS 3, JIF] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2021). The nexus between tourism, financial development and economic growth: Evidence from African countries. African Development Review, 33(2), 382-396 [JIF Q2] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Guptan, V. & Suresh, N (2021). Rethinking the impact of GDP on financial development: Evidence from heterogeneous panels. African Development Review, 33(1), 1-13 [JIF Q2] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Babalola, S.J. (2021). Electricity consumption, trade openness and economic growth in developing countries: A disaggregated approach, Singapore Economic Review, 1-25 [JIF] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. Suresh, N & Poon, W.C. (2021). Revisiting the role of inflation in financial development: Analysis of non-linear and moderating effects. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration,13(3), 380-401 [SCOPUS] 

Law, C. H., Soon, S. V. & Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2021). The nonlinear impact of institutional quality on international reserves: International Evidence. Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 12(3), 1-20 [SCOPUS] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2020). Tourism, growth and environment: Analysis of non-linear and moderating effects. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 28(8),1174-1192. [ABS 3, ABDC A*, JIF Q1] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2020). The role of deficit and debt in financing growth in West Africa. Journal of Policy Modeling, 42(1), 216-234. [ABS 2, ABDC A, JIF Q2]

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Lean, H.H. & Smyth, R. (2020). The moderating role of energy consumption in the carbon emissions-income nexus in middle-income countries. Applied Energy, 261(1), 1-13. [ABDC A, JIF Q1] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2020). The drivers of environmental degradation in ASEAN+China: Do financial development and urbanization have any moderating effect? Singapore Economic Review, 1-44 [ABDC B, JIF] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Lean, H. H. & Chan, J.H. (2020). Influence of Macroeconomic Stability on Financial Development in Developing Economies: Evidence from West African Region. Singapore Economic Review, 65(4), 837-856. [ABDC B, JIF] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2020). A disaggregated approach to analyzing the effect of electricity on carbon emissions: Evidence from African countries. Energy Reports, 6, 1286-1296 [JIF Q2] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Lean, H. H. & Lee, C. C. (2019). Moderating effect of inflation on the finance-growth nexus: Insights from West African countries. Empirical Economics, 57(2), 399-422. [ABS 2, ABDC A, JIF Q2]

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2019). Effects of energy consumption, economic growth and financial development on carbon emissions: Evidence from heterogeneous income groups. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(22),22611-22624. [JIF Q2] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2019). Economic union, finance and growth: A prognosis on West Africa. African Development Review, 31(4),434-447. [JIF Q2] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2019). Do economic and financial integration stimulate economic growth: A critical survey. Economics, 13(2009-4), 1-28. [ABDC B, JIF Q2]

Ehigiamusoe, K. U., Guptan, V., & Lean, H. H. (2019). Impact of financial structure on environmental quality: evidence from panel and disaggregated data. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 14(10-12), 359-383. [JIF] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2019). Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Nigeria: Any nexus? Journal of African Business, 20(4),455-471 [SCOPUS]

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2019). Influence of real exchange rate on the finance-growth nexus in the West African region. Economies, 7(1), 1-21 [SCOPUS]

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2018). Finance-growth nexus: New insights from West African region, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 54(11), 2596-2613. [ABS 2, JIF Q1] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U.  & Lean, H. H. (2018). Tripartite analysis of financial development, trade openness and economic growth: Evidence from Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. Contemporary Economics, 12(2) 189-206. [SCOPUS] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2017). Macroeconomic variables, investment and economic development in Nigeria: A prognosis. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 38(3), 145-168. [SCOPUS] 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U., Lean, H. H. & Badeeb R. A. (2017). Finance-growth nexus in Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria: Does the proxy of financial development matter. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 25(1), 401-416. [SCOPUS] 

Mobolaji, H., Ehigiamusoe, K. U., & Lean, H. H. (2015). Role of fiscal policy in inclusive growth in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies, 57(2), 253-269. [SCOPUS] 

Ogujiuba, K. & Ehigiamusoe, K.U.  (2014). Capital budget implementation in Nigeria: Evidence from 2012 capital budget. Contemporary Economics, 8(3), 299-314. [SCOPUS] 

Ogujiuba, K., Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Udefuna, P. (2013). The challenges and implications of sustainable development in Africa: Policy options for Nigeria. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 34(4), 77-112. [SCOPUS] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECON2037 Intermediate Macroeconomics 
ECON2004 Dynamic Macroeconomics 
ECON1021 Principles of Macroeconomics 
ECON1018 Economics with Experiments 
ECON1017 Economics with Data 

Conference presentations 

Ehigiamusoe, K.U (2023). The role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia. Paper presentation at the Global Energy Meet (2023) conference held on 8-10th March 2023 in Boston, USA

Ehigiamusoe, K.U, Lean, H. H. & Somasundram, S. (2022). The moderating role of fiscal policy in the economic and environmental imperatives of sectoral output in Malaysia: Lessons for Nigeria. Paper presentation at the 63rd annual conference of the Nigeria Economic Society (NES) held on 26-29th September 2022 in Kano, Nigeria

Ehigiamusoe, K.U, Lean, H. H. & Somasundram, S. (2022). Modelling the environmental impacts of the agricultural, industrial, and financial sectors in Malaysia. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Economics, Energy and Environment (ICEEE) held on 4th July 2022 in Cappadocia, Turkey

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2020). A disaggregated approach to analyzing the effects of globalization and energy consumption on economic growth: Evidence from low-income countries. Paper presented at the Business, Law and Management (BLM) e-Conference, organized by Taylor’s University Malaysia on 11 July 2020

Babalola, S.J. & Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2020). Impact of foreign aid on economic growth: A comparative analysis of Bangladesh and Nigeria. Paper presented at the Business, Law and Management (BLM) e-Conference, organized by Taylor’s University Malaysia on 11 July 2020

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean H.H. (2018). Do interest rates matter in the finance-growth nexus? Evidence from developing countries. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Economic Issues (ICCEI) organized by School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and HBP, Universiti Sains Malaysia, on 21-22 November 2018 held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2017). Finance and Growth Nexus in Developing Countries: The Role of Real Exchange Rates. Paper presented at the Social Sciences Postgraduates International Seminar, (SSPIS) organized by School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, on 29th November 2017 held in Sains@USM, Penang, Malaysia

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2016). Macroeconomic Variables and Economic Development in Nigeria: Any Nexus? Paper presented at the 57th Annual Conference organized by the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) 27-29th September 2016 held in NICON Luxury Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2015). Financial Development, Trade Openness and Inclusive Growth: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria and South Africa. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Conference organized by the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) 11-14th October 2015 held in Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria

Ehigiamusoe, K.U. & Lean, H. H. (2015). Does Financial Development Promote Output Growth in West Africa? Evidence from Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria. Paper presented at the USM-International Conference on Social Sciences (USM-ICOSS) organized by School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, on 27-28th August 2015 held in Rainbow Paradise Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia

Mobolaji, H. & Ehigiamusoe, K.U. (2014). The Role of Fiscal Policy in Inclusive Growth and Economic Transformation in Nigeria. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Conference organized by the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) on 16-19th November 2014 held in Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria

Ehigiamusoe, K.U, Umar, A., Okoro, S., Jumare, F. & Ogunyomi, R. (2014). Examining “Finance-Led Growth Hypothesis” in Nigeria: Challenges of Policy and Leadership. Paper presented at the Policy and Politics Conference organized by University of Bristol, England on 16-17th September 2014, held in Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol, United Kingdom 

Ehigiamusoe, K. U. (2013). Empirical Analysis of Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Growth in Nigeria. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Education and Information Management (ICEIM 2013-424) held on 21-22nd December 2013 at Hydro Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

 

 

 

 

Dr Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe
Southampton Malaysia Business School,
C0301, C0302, C0401, Blok C Eko Galleria,
Jalan Eko Botani 3, Taman Eko Botani,
79200 Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia
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