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FUOYE Academic Staff Profile

Dr. STELLA ADA MBAH

Senior Lecturer

Department of Economic and Development Studies, Faculty of Social Science

Area of Specialization: DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS

Biography

Dr. Stella Ada Mbah is a senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. She holds Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Masters Degree in Economics and PhD in Economics. As a researcher, Dr. Mbah’s interest is focused on issues relating to industrial and development economics in which she has many publications in reputable journals.

Research Interests

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY AND INCOME INEQUALITY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION, AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY

Qualifications

DegreeInstitutionYear
B.Sc EconsUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka1995
M.Sc EconsNnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka2011
Ph.D EconsUniversity of Ilorin, Ilorin,2024

Membership of Professional Bodies

NIGERIAN ECONOMIC SOCIETY · 2024

NIGERIAN ECONOMIC SOCIETY

Paper Presentation - International

Impact of External Debt on Economic Growth in Nigeria: An ARDL Bound Testing Approach. · 2016

Fifth Middle East Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Banking held at Al Murooj Rotana Hotel, Dubai- UAE,

Undergraduate Project Supervision

UMUNNA GODWIN UCHE · 2015

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC AND EXTERNAL DEBT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

BELLO BISOLA HASSANANT · 2016

THE IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION ON INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OUTPUT IN NIGERIA; A TEST FOR STRUCTRAL STABILITY

DADA TOLULOPE ROSELINE · 2017

THE IMPACT OF OIL PRICE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA 1970 - 2015

EMMANUEL PRECIOUS OKE-OGHENE · 2022

IMPACT OF TAXATION ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA

MEDAYEDU TEMITOPE HELLEN · 2024

IMPACT OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

OJEWALE ENITAN ABIDEMI · 2025

IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1980-2024)

Course Teaching

ECN 203 · 2020/2021

INTRODUCTION TO MACROECOMICS 1

ECN 204 · 2020/2021

INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS 2

ECN 303 · 2021/2022

INTERMEDIATE MACROECOMICS 1

ECN 304 · 2021/2022

INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS 2

ECN 405 · 2023/2024

ECONOMIC PLANNING 1

ECN 410 · 2023/2024

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS 2

ECN 103 · 2024/2025

MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS 1

ECN 104 · 2024/2025

MATHEMATHICS FOR ECONOMISTS 2

Selected Publications

Public Debt and the Growth of the Manufacturing Sector: The Nigerian Experience.

Authors: Mbah, S. A., Olaosebikan, O. I., & Joshua, D. E.

FUOYE Journal of Economics and Emerging Issues, 1(1&2), 62 – 76. • 2025

Open publication

The Determinants of Firms’ Performance: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector.

Authors: Mbah, S. A., Oshodi, O. F., Amodu, O. O., Ahmad, A. I. & Ajoje, O. I.

The Nigerian Journal of Business and Social Sciences, University of Lagos, vol. 12, 172 -189. • 2025

Open publication

Impact of Macro Measures of Education on Fertility in Nigeria: A Time Series Analysis.

Authors: Ntoimo L. F. C. & Mbah S. A.

Ife Social Sciences Review. Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria. 32(2), 12-28. • 2024

Open publication

The Efficiency and Firm Performance Analysis of Nigeria Manufacturing Firms: Application of Stochastic Frontier Analysis Technique.

Authors: Mbah S. A., & Agu O. C.

Journal of Developing Areas • 2024

Open publication

Determinants of Manufacturing Firms’ Performance in Nigeria: A Sub-sectoral Comparative Analysis.

Authors: Mbah S. A.

Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies (formerly known as Iranian Journal of Management Studies) • 2024

Open publication

Trade Openness And Poverty: An Empirical Study of Nigeria’s Economy.

Authors: Mbah S. A., Agu O. C., Fasina O. T. & Oshodi A. F.

African Journal of Business and Economic Research (AJBER). Vol. 17, (Issue 1), Pp255 – 274. • 2022

Open publication

Does Internal Security Expenditure Impact on Economic Growth in Nigeria?

Authors: Mbah S. A., Agu O. C, & Aneke C. E.

Acta Universitatis Danubius. ŒCONOMICA. Vol 17, No 2. Pp 159 – 176. • 2021

Open publication

Graduate Underemployment Challenges and Future Labour Market Uncertainties in Nigeria.

Authors: Agu O. C., Ojide G. M., & Mbah S. A.

EuroEconomica. Issue 3(39), 60-71. • 2020

Open publication

External Debt and Economic Growth. : The Case of Emerging Economy.

Authors: Al Khatusi, S. & Mbah, S. A.

Journal of Economic Integration. Vol.33 No.1, pp. 1141~1157 • 2018

Open publication

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