Dr. Gold Kafilah, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. GoldKafilah, Ph.D. in Economics, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARCHI), University of Johannesburg, South Africa, since February 2024. With a long-standing academic career, Dr. Kafilah has been a faculty member at Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria, since 2003. Their areas of expertise include International Economics, Development Economics, and Political and Industrial Development. Dr. Kafilah has also served as an Adjunct Lecturer at Ekiti State University, Nigeria, and participated in academic programs like the Democracy and Diversity Graduate Summer Institute. 🌍📚📈
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Educational Background 🎓🌍
Dr. GoldKafilah holds a Ph.D. in Economics (2020) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, where they pursued advanced research in economics. They also earned an M.Sc. in Economics (2011) from Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria, and a B.Sc. (Ed) in Economics (2001) from University of Ilorin, Nigeria. In 2013, Dr. Kafilah participated in the Democracy and Diversity Graduate Summer Institute at The New School for Social Research, New York. Their broad academic journey reflects a global perspective on economics, combining rigorous academic training with exposure to diverse economic systems. 🌍📚
Areas of Specialization 📊💼
Dr. GoldKafilah specializes in both Teaching and Research within the field of Economics. In teaching, they cover Theoretical and Analytical Economics, including Intermediate Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, and Applied Economics topics such as Economic Planning, Public Sector Economics, and International Economics. Their research focuses on critical areas like International Economics, Development Economics, and Political and Industrial Development, exploring the complexities of economic growth and political structures. With expertise in Economic Development and Research Methodology, Dr. Kafilah brings a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to their work. 🌍📚📈
Work Experience 🌍💼
Dr. GoldKafilah has a rich work history in academia and research. Since February 2024, they have held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, within the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARCHI). They have also been a dedicated faculty member at the Department of Economics, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria, since January 2003. Additionally, Dr. Kafilah served as an Adjunct Lecturer at Ekiti State University, Nigeria, from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2020 to 2023, contributing to both teaching and research. 📚🌍🎓
Research Focus
Dr. GoldKafilah’s research spans a wide range of economic topics, with a particular focus on development economics, international trade, and political economy 🌍📊. Key areas include the impacts of foreign capital inflows on economic growth, China’s economic influence on Nigeria, and telecommunication development’s effects on Nigeria’s economy 📞💸. His work also explores economic planning, public sector economics, and economic development, with specific attention to institutional quality and trade flows 📈. Additionally, Dr. GoldKafilah has contributed to studies on globalization and poverty reduction, emphasizing policy neglect and economic empowerment for sustainable development 📚🌱.
Publication Top Notes 
- Endogenous specification of foreign capital inflows, human capital development and economic growth – 87 citations (2019) 📊🌍
- The impact of Chinese textile imperialism on Nigeria’s textile industry and trade: 1960–2015 – 40 citations (2017) 🇨🇳🧵
- Retaining nurses via organizational support and pay during COVID‐19 pandemic – 29 citations (2023) 🏥💼
- Estimating the impacts of GSM on income, employment and transaction cost in Nigeria – 26 citations (2011) 📱💵
- The engagement of China in Nigeria’s oil sector: Is the transformation positive – 22 citations (2018) 🇨🇳⛽
- Nigerian textile industry: Evidence of policy neglect – 22 citations (2018) 🧵🇳🇬
- China’s aid and oil for infrastructure in Nigeria: resource driven or development motive? – 22 citations (2017) 🇨🇳🏗️
- Institutional quality and trade flow: Empirical evidence from Malaysia and other OIC member countries in Africa – 21 citations (2021) 🌍📈
- Aggregate analysis of the impacts of telecommunication infrastructural development on Nigerian economy – 19 citations (2011) 📶💡
- Econometric analysis of the determinants of China’s FDI in oil/minerals exporting countries in Africa – 13 citations (2019) 📉💰
- Mobile telecom (GSM): Its impacts on household income generating capacity and business expansion in southwest Nigeria – 12 citations (2012) 📱🏠
- Export determinants of China’s FDI in Africa – 10 citations (2020) 🇨🇳📊
- Globalisation and poverty: Comparative analysis of Bangladesh and Nigeria – 9 citations (2009) 🌍💸
- China’s bilateral trade in Africa: is institutional structure a determinant? – 8 citations (2022) 🇨🇳💼
- Chinese Engagement in Nigeria’s Oil and Mining: Positive Transformation? – 5 citations (2015) 🇨🇳⛏️