Dr Omoniyi (Niyi) Alimi
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Qualifications: PhD in Economics; MMS in Economics, Waikato
About Omoniyi (Niyi)
I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Waikato Management School. I currently teach the first year Business Economics and the New Zealand Economy paper, as well as in the Master of Professional Accounting programme. I am a 2022 African Fellow in the World Bank Group Africa fellowship programme and a consultant for the World Bank Data Development Group.
I am passionate about improving welfare and living standards around the
world and my research interests span the areas of poverty, inequality, and the distributional consequences of changes in demographic trends. Prior to starting at Waikato, I was a Risk Consultant in the Advisory practice of Ernst & Young in Wellington, New Zealand.
Papers Taught
Recent Publications
Alimi, O. B., Maré, D. C., & Poot, J. (2021). Who partners up? Homogamy and income inequality in New Zealand cities. Journal of Regional Science, online, 23 pages. doi:10.1111/jors.12558
Cochrane, W., Cameron, M., & Alimi, O. (Eds.) (2021). Labor Markets, Migration, and Mobility Essays in Honor of Jacques Poot. Springer.
Gibson, J., & Alimi, O. (2020). Measuring poverty with noisy and corrected estimates of annual consumption: Evidence from Nigeria. African Development Review, 32(1), 96-107. doi:10.1111/1467-8268.12417
Alimi, O., Mare, D., & Poot, J. (2018). More pensioners, less income inequality? The impact of changing age composition on inequality in big cities and elsewhere. New Zealand Population Review, 44, 49-84.
Keywords
Economics; Labour Market; Migration
Inequality; Development Economics
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Room: MSB.2.05
Phone: +64 7 837 9203