Bolarinwa Ajanaku

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University (Expected- 2020)
• Advisor: Alan R. Collins, PhD.
• Dissertation: Essays on Energy Economics, Environment, and Development
• M.S. in Agriculture and Resource Economics, West Virginia University, 2014-2016
• B.Agric. in Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2004-2010
• Project: Technical efficiency of cocoyam farmers in southwestern Nigeria

Research Interests:

• Energy Economics
• Natural Resource Economics
• Economic and policy issues related to environmental quality and development
• Spatial Economic Analysis

Manuscripts in Progress:

• Ajanaku, B.A., Collins, A.R. (2019). “Wind power penetration impacts on wholesale electricity market prices? Evidence from quantile regression approach”. Manuscript in preparation.
• Ajanaku, B.A., Strager, M.P., and Collins, A.R. (2019). “The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Spatial Compromise Programing for Modeling Utility-Scale Wind Farm Locations in West Virginia”. Manuscript in preparation.
• Ajanaku, B.A., Collins, A.R. (2019). “Economic growth and deforestation in developing countries: Is the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis still applicable? Evidence from a panel of selected African countries”. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Professional Experience:

• Teaching Assistant – West Virginia University
  • RESM 440 – Foundations of Applied GIS, Fall 2019
• Research Associate, Intern - Division of Resource Economics & Management, West Virginia University, May 2019- Aug.2019
• Graduate Resident Assistant – West Virginia University, August 2014 – May 2019
• Agricultural Economist - Ondo State Government, Department of Agriculture, Nigeria, 2011- 2014
• Agricultural Economist, Intern – Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching & Research Farm, Nigeria, 2008- 2009
• Private Tutor, Nigeria
• Classes taught: Economics, Agricultural Science & Chemistry, 2002- 2004
• High School Teacher, Community High School, Nigeria
  • Classes taught: Chemistry & Mathematics, 1999- 2001

Skills:

• Computer: Python, SQL, Stata, SPSS, EViews, Tableau, ArcGIS, Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Languages: English (Fluent), Yoruba (Native).

Membership:

• Graduate Resource Economic Club (GREC), West Virginia University, 2016 – present
• Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), 2017 – present
• American Economic Association (AEA), 2019 – present
• Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2019 – present
• Former President & Life Member of Federation of Igbara – Odo Student Union (FISU)