Olufunke A. Alaba

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First Name:	Olufunke
Middle Name:	A.
Last Name:	Alaba
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Affiliation

(50%) Health Economics Unit
University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.heu.uct.ac.za/
RePEc:edi:heuctza (more details at EDIRC)

(50%) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
University of Pretoria

Pretoria, South Africa
https://www.up.ac.za/faculty-of-economic-and-management-sciences
RePEc:edi:femupza (more details at EDIRC)

Citations

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Working papers

1. Olu Ajakaiye & Afeikhena T. Jerome & Olanrewaju Olaniyan & Kristi Mahrt & Olufunke A. Alaba, 2015. "Spatial and temporal multidimensional poverty in Nigeria," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-132, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

   Cited by:

   1. Matthew O. Olasupo & Erhabor S. Idemudia, 2017. "Influence of Age, Gender, and Perceived Self-Control on Future Goals of Children in Adversities," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 10(4), pages 1107-1119, December.
   2. T. El Sayed & A. R. Zahran, 2020. "Child Wellbeing in Egypt: a Weighted Multidimensional Almost Dominance Approach," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 13(3), pages 993-1022, June.
   3. Stephen Dauda, Rasaki & Joel Oyeleke, Olusola, 2021. "Poverty And Inequality: The Challenges To Sustainable Development In Nigeria," Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, vol. 8(2), pages 1-16, June.

2. Olu Ajakaiye & Afeikhena T. Jerome & David Nabena & Olufunke A. Alaba, 2015. "Understanding the relationship between growth and employment in Nigeria," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-124, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

   Cited by:

   1. Odozi, John Chiwuzulum & Ikhimalo, Odufa Patience & Awaebe, John & Agbugui, Marian, 2018. "Employment in the Nigerian Agricultural Labour Market: Barriers and Forecast," SocArXiv s9hgv, Center for Open Science.
   2. Speranța PIRCIOG & Cristina LINCARU, 2016. "Job Generation Profile Evaluation For Romania Using Shapley Method," Romanian Economic Business Review, Romanian-American University, vol. 11(2), pages 66-75, June.
   3. Olujobi Oluwatosin Michael & Joseph Adetokunbo Abu, 2024. "Price Volatility, Population Dynamics and Employment Nexus: Evidence from Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(5), pages 1541-1554, May.
   4. Padhi, Balakrushna & Sharma, Himja, 2023. "Changing Contours of Growth and Employment in the Indian Labour Market: A Sectoral Decomposition Approach," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 220-233.
   5. Obiakor, Rowland & Akpa, Emeka & Okwu, Andy, 2022. "Economic Size, Uncertainty, and Income Inequality in Nigeria," MPRA Paper 113637, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   6. Rama Lionel Ngenzebuke & Yoko Akachi, 2017. "Female work status and child nutritional outcome in Nigeria," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-196, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   7. Manoj Atolia & Mr. Prakash Loungani & Milton Marquis & Mr. Chris Papageorgiou, 2018. "Rethinking Development Policy: Deindustrialization, Servicification and Structural Transformation," IMF Working Papers 2018/223, International Monetary Fund.
   8. Taleb Awad-Warrad & Buthaina M. A. Muhtaseb, 2017. "Trade Openness and Inclusive Economic Growth: Poverty Reduction through the Growth Unemployment Linkage," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(2), pages 348-354.
   9. Adetunji Adeniyi, 2021. "Factors Affecting Sectoral Employment in Nigeria during the Period of Growth (1981-2014)," International Journal of Learning and Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 11(2), pages 6393-6393, June.
   10. Aradhna Aggarwal, 2018. "Economic Growth, Structural Change and Productive Employment Linkages in India," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 19(1), pages 64-85, March.
   11. Cristina LINCARU & Speranţa PÎRCIOG, 2017. "Decomposing Productivity Changes – Romania’s Counties Case," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 0(3), pages 166-184, September.
   12. Fashogbon, A. & Mushunje, A., 2018. "Agriculture and Non-Agriculture Job Transitions in Nigeria: the Role of Information, Social Capital and individual characteristics," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 276028, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
   13. Adetunji Adeniyi, 2021. "The Pattern of Employment in Nigeria between 1981 and 2014," International Journal of Learning and Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 11(2), pages 4662-4662, June.
   14. Mbaye Ahmadou Aly & Gueye Fatou, 2018. "Working Paper 297 - Labor Markets and Jobs in West Africa," Working Paper Series 2424, African Development Bank.
   15. Dukhabandhu Sahoo & Auro Kumar Sahoo & Jayanti Behera & Diptimayee Mishra & Phendulwa Zikhona Makunga, 2021. "Sources of output growth in the countries of the Common Monetary Area and provinces of South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-31, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   16. Anthony Orji & Jonathan Emenike Ogbuabor & Jennifer Nkechi Alisigwe & Onyinye Imelda Anthony-Orji, 2021. "Agricultural Financing, Agricultural Output Growth and Employment Generation in Nigeria," European Journal of Business Science and Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, vol. 7(1), pages 74-90.
   17. Adetunji Adeniyi, 2021. "Manufacturing Output Growth and Employment in Nigeria," International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 10(2), pages 111-119, April.

3. Olu Ajakaiye & Afeikhena T. Jerome & Olanrewaju Olaniyan & Kristi Mahrt & Olufunke A. Alaba, 2014. "Multidimensional Poverty in Nigeria: First Order Dominance Approach," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-143, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

   Cited by:

   1. Zerihun G. Alemu, 2019. "Working Paper 327 - Poverty in Nigeria: A Multidimensional Approach," Working Paper Series 2453, African Development Bank.
   2. Marco Fattore & Alberto Arcagni, 2019. "F-FOD: Fuzzy First Order Dominance Analysis and Populations Ranking Over Ordinal Multi-Indicator Systems," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 144(1), pages 1-29, July.
   3. Olu Ajakaiye & Afeikhena T. Jerome & David Nabena & Olufunke A. Alaba, 2015. "Understanding the relationship between growth and employment in Nigeria," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-124, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   4. Raymond Elikplim Kofinti & Samuel Kobina Annim, 2015. "Child deprivation and income poverty in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-150, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   5. Jude Okechukwu Chukwu, 2017. "Estimating Inequality Semi-elasticity of Poverty Reduction in Nigeria," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 131(3), pages 1087-1101, April.

4. Olufunke A. Alaba & Steven F. Koch, 2008. "Health Insurance or Food for the Family? An Examination into Unintended Consequences," Working Papers 200824, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.

   Cited by:

   1. Koch, Steven & Alaba, Olufunke, 2010. "On health insurance and household decisions: A treatment effect analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(2), pages 175-182, January.

5. Olufunke A. Alaba & Steven F. Koch, 2008. "Dynamic Health Care Decisions And Child Health In South Africa," Working Papers 200834, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
   • Olufunke A. Alaba & Steven F. Koch, 2009. "Dynamic Health Care Decisions and Child Health in South Africa," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 18(3-4), pages 188-205, September.
   • Fredrick M. Wamalwa & Justine Burns, 2018. "Gender and Birth Order Effects on Intra-Household Schooling Choices and Educational Attainments in Kenya," Working Papers 142, Economic Research Southern Africa.

   Cited by:

   1. Anna S. Brink & Steven F. Koch, 2013. "The 1996 User Fee Abolition in South Africa: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis," Working Papers 201332, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.

Articles

1. Feyisayo Odunitan-Wayas & Kufre Okop & Robert Dover & Olufunke Alaba & Lisa Micklesfield & Thandi Puoane & Monica Uys & Lungiswa Tsolekile & Naomi Levitt & Jane Battersby & Hendriena Victor & Shelly M, 2018. "Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-16, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Makaiko G. Khonje & Matin Qaim, 2019. "Modernization of African Food Retailing and (Un)healthy Food Consumption," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-18, August.
   2. Rumana Akter & Shakuntala H. Thilsted & Nazia Hossain & Hiroe Ishihara & Nobuyuki Yagi, 2019. "Fish is the Preferred Animal-Source Food in the Rural Community of Southern Bangladesh," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-13, October.
   3. Roman Réh & Ľuboš Krišťák & Miloš Hitka & Nadežda Langová & Pavol Joščák & Miloš Čambál, 2019. "Analysis to Improve the Strength of Beds Due to the Excess Weight of Users in Slovakia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-17, January.

2. Veloshnee Govender & John E Ataguba & Olufunke A Alaba, 2014. "Health Insurance Coverage Within Households: The Case of Private Health Insurance in South Africa," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 39(4), pages 712-726, October.

   Cited by:

3. Lumbwe Chola & Olufunke Alaba, 2013. "Association of Neighbourhood and Individual Social Capital, Neighbourhood Economic Deprivation and Self-Rated Health in South Africa – a Multi-Level Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(7), pages 1-9, July.

   Cited by:

   1. Harris Hyun-soo Kim, 2018. "Investigating the Associations between Ethnic Networks, Community Social Capital, and Physical Health among Marriage Migrants in Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, January.
   2. Priscilla Duboz & Gilles Boëtsch & Lamine Gueye & Enguerran Macia, 2017. "Self-rated health in Senegal: A comparison between urban and rural areas," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(9), pages 1-16, September.
   3. Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara & Kohei Hirako & Hiromasa Tsujiguchi & Tomoya Itatani & Kiyoko Yanagihara & Hikaru Samuta & Hiroyuki Nakamura, 2020. "Residents living in communities with higher civic participation report higher self-rated health," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-9, October.
   4. Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui & Kawachi, Ichiro & Subramanian, S.V. & Avendano, Mauricio, 2018. "High social trust associated with increased depressive symptoms in a longitudinal South African sample," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 197(C), pages 127-135.
   5. Tholang Mokhele & Chipo Mutyambizi & Thabang Manyaapelo & Amukelani Ngobeni & Catherine Ndinda & Charles Hongoro, 2023. "Determinants of Deteriorated Self-Perceived Health Status among Informal Settlement Dwellers in South Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-18, February.
   6. Bennett, Rachel & Waterhouse, Philippa, 2018. "Work and family transitions and the self-rated health of young women in South Africa," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 203(C), pages 9-18.
   7. Musalia, John, 2016. "Social capital and health in Kenya: A multilevel analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 11-19.
   8. Saju Madavanakadu Devassy & Lorane Scaria & Shilpa V. Yohannan & Sunirose Ishnassery Pathrose, 2023. "Protective Role of Social Networks for the Well-Being of Persons with Disabilities: Results from a State-Wide Cross-Sectional Survey in Kerala, India," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-11, February.
   9. Rodgers, Justin & Valuev, Anna V. & Hswen, Yulin & Subramanian, S.V., 2019. "Social capital and physical health: An updated review of the literature for 2007–2018," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 236(C), pages 1-1.

4. Olufunke A Alaba & Di McIntyre, 2012. "What do we know about health service utilisation in South Africa?," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 704-724, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Morné Oosthuizen, 2019. "Inequality and the generational economy: Race-disaggregated National Transfer Accounts for South Africa, 2015," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-24, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

5. John Ele-Ojo Ataguba & Olufunke Alaba, 2012. "Explaining health inequalities in South Africa: A political economy perspective," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 756-764, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Eva Goetjes & Milena Pavlova & Charles Hongoro & Wim Groot, 2021. "Socioeconomic Inequalities and Obesity in South Africa—A Decomposition Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-13, August.
   2. Marisa von Fintel, 2021. "Chronic Child Poverty and Health Outcomes in South Africa Using a Multidimensional Poverty Measure," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 14(4), pages 1571-1596, August.
      • Marisa von Fintel & Ronelle Burger, 2020. "Chronic child poverty and health outcomes in South Africa using a multidimensional poverty measure," Working Papers 19/2020, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

6. Koch, Steven & Alaba, Olufunke, 2010. "On health insurance and household decisions: A treatment effect analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(2), pages 175-182, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Steven F. Koch & Gauthier Tshiswaka-Kashalala, 2008. "Tobacco Substitution and the Poor," Working Papers 200832, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
   2. Steven F. Koch & Jeffrey S. Racine, 2013. "Health Care Facility Choice and User Fee Abolition: Regression Discontinuity in a Multinomial Choice Setting," Working Papers 201353, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
      • Jeffrey S. Racine & Steven F. Koch, 2013. "Health Care Facility Choice and User Fee Abolition: Regression Discontinuity in a Multinomial Choice Setting," Working Papers 373, Economic Research Southern Africa.
      • Steven F. Koch & Jeffrey S. Racine, 2016. "Healthcare facility choice and user fee abolition: regression discontinuity in a multinomial choice setting," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 179(4), pages 927-950, October.
      • Steven F. Koch & Jeffrey S. Racine, 2013. "Health Care Facility Choice and User Fee Abolition: Regression Discontinuity in a Multinomial Choice Setting," Department of Economics Working Papers 2013-14, McMaster University.
   3. Sheu, Ji-Tian & Lu, Jui-fen Rachel, 2014. "The spillover effect of National Health Insurance on household consumption patterns: Evidence from a natural experiment in Taiwan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 41-49.
   4. Dixon, Jenna & Luginaah, Isaac & Mkandawire, Paul, 2014. "The National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana's Upper West Region: A gendered perspective of insurance acquisition in a resource-poor setting," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 103-112.
   5. Jenna Dixon & Eric Y Tenkorang & Isaac Luginaah, 2011. "Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme: Helping the Poor or Leaving Them Behind?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 29(6), pages 1102-1115, December.
   6. Paul Gavaza & Karen Rascati & Abiola Oladapo & Star Khoza, 2012. "The State of Health Economic Research in South Africa," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 30(10), pages 925-940, October.
   7. Khaled Makhloufi & Bruno Ventelou & Mohammad Abu-Zaineh, 2015. "Have health insurance reforms in Tunisia attained their intended objectives?," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 29-51, March.
      • Khaled Makhloufi & Bruno Ventelou & Mohammad Abu-Zaineh, 2015. "Have health insurance reforms in Tunisia attained their intended objectives?," Post-Print hal-01456119, HAL.
   8. Igna Bonfrer & Lyn Breebaart & Ellen Van de Poel, 2016. "The Effects of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme on Maternal and Infant Health Care Utilization," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(11), pages 1-13, November.
   9. Darius Erlangga & Marc Suhrcke & Shehzad Ali & Karen Bloor, 2019. "The impact of public health insurance on health care utilisation, financial protection and health status in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-20, August.
   10. Yilma, Zelalem & van Kempen, Luuk & de Hoop, Thomas, 2012. "A perverse ‘net’ effect? Health insurance and ex-ante moral hazard in Ghana," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(1), pages 138-147.

7. Olufunke Alaba & Olumuyiwa Alaba, 2009. "Malaria in Rural Nigeria: Implications for the Millennium Development Goals," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 21(1), pages 73-85.

   Cited by:

   1. Nwanosike Dominic U. & Anthony Orji & Joan C. Okafor & Sam Umesiobi, 2015. "Progressive Health Spending and Health Outcomes in Nigeria: The Case of Malaria," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 5(12), pages 1-12, December.
   2. Etayibtalnam Koudjom & Boris O. K. Lokonon & Aklesso Y. G. Egbendewe, 2024. "Climate Change, Malaria Prevalence and Cereal Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 36(5), pages 1171-1197, October.
   3. Ochi, John & Madaki, Musa & Murtala, Nasiru, 2015. "Economic and Social Linkages Between Malaria Illness and Crop Production in Yobe State, Nigeria," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 212587, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

8. Olufunke A. Alaba & Steven F. Koch, 2009. "Dynamic Health Care Decisions and Child Health in South Africa," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 18(3-4), pages 188-205, September.
   • Fredrick M. Wamalwa & Justine Burns, 2018. "Gender and Birth Order Effects on Intra-Household Schooling Choices and Educational Attainments in Kenya," Working Papers 142, Economic Research Southern Africa.
   • Olufunke A. Alaba & Steven F. Koch, 2008. "Dynamic Health Care Decisions And Child Health In South Africa," Working Papers 200834, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
   See citations under working paper version above.

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1. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (2) 2008-07-20 2009-01-03
2. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2009-01-03
3. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2009-01-03
4. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (1) 2008-07-20

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