Department of Economics

Christian Elemele

Key information

Roles
Department of Economics PhD Student in Development Economics
Qualifications
BA (Hons) (Goldsmiths), MSc (University College London)
Email address
694189@soas.ac.uk
Thesis title
Exploring New Metrics for Urban Prosperity: Crafting Sustainable, Equitable, and Robust Urban Development. The Challenge of Leveraging Urban Wealth for Collective Prosperity: Insights from Lagos, Nigeria.
Internal Supervisors
Dr Risa Morimoto

Biography

Christian is an Economic Development and Private Sector Professional with years of experience in the areas of economic integration, private sector development and investor relations.

He supported building programs for the ECOWAS Regional Development Strategy and its first 5-years Implementation Plan. His goal is to create more equitable, inclusive and resilient societies in the Global South. By putting well-being and living standards at the core of policy making, infrastructure planning and socio-economic development.

Research interests

  • Economic integration & Trade
  • Industrialisation
  • Macroeconomic governance
  • Regional, rural and urban development.

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