Dr Alloysius Egbulonu, Ph.D, FHEA

Title: Lecturer in Economics
Department: School of Business and Creative Industries
University: University of the West of Scotland, UK
Email:alloysius.egbulonu@uws.ac.uk

Biography

Dr. Alloysius Egbulonu is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), where he has been a faculty member since December 2021. Prior to this, he held a similar role for 3 years at Coventry University, where he led core modules including Business Statistics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Financial Mathematics, and Business Economics.

He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Buckingham, England UK, an MSc in Economics (Development Economics) from the University of Birmingham, UK, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Hull, UK. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education (PgCAPHE) from Coventry University, Coventry, UK.

Dr. Egbulonu is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society (RES), and a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE). He is also a badged member of both the Government Economic Service (GES) and the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

He previously served as Interim MBA Programme Leader at UWS and currently leads and teaches across various undergraduate and postgraduate modules. These include Global Macroeconomic Policies, Economic Principles, Business Economics, Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions (MBA), Data Analytics, and Professional Management and Research Skills (MBA).

Dr. Egbulonu also contributes to academic quality assurance in higher education through his roles as external examiner in Economics, Econometrics, and MBA programmes at institutions such as the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, and Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales. He has also provided advisory support to numerous UK and international higher education institutions.

Research Interests

Dr. Egbulonu’s research focuses on the field of development economics, particularly the use of applied econometric techniques to analyse corruption, capital flight, and economic growth. His work incorporates both micro and macro data to address key questions surrounding governance, economic vulnerability, and institutional development. He integrates theoretical, empirical, and experimental methodologies to better understand corruption and devise effective anti-corruption policies.

He welcomes opportunities to supervise doctoral students in areas including Economic Development, Economics of Corruption and Governance, Inequality, Vulnerability and Poverty, International Economics, Political Economy, Law and Economics, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment.

Selected Publications

1. Egbulonu, A., Nurmakhanova, M., Elheddad, M., Alfar, A. J. K., & Abedin, M. Z. (2023). Does natural resource curse in finance exist in Africa? Evidence from spatial techniques. Resources Policy.
2. Egbulonu, A., & Bhattarai, K. (2020). Determinants of Capital Flight: New Panel Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Journal of Development Economics and Finance.
3. Jamei, N. H., Nurmakhanova, M., Mustafa, S., Hadidan, W., & Egbulonu, A. (2020). The long run relationship between fish production, marine trade balance and foreign direct investment: An empirical study of Omani economy. Maritime Business Review.

Professional Experience

Dr. Egbulonu brings a wealth of practical experience to his academic role, having served as a Senior Economist in various UK government departments. His professional appointments include the Cabinet Office, Department for Business and Trade, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Department for Transport (DfT), and Department for International Trade (DIT). He has also worked as a Research Economist at the Centre for Economic Policy at the University of Hull.