Lateef Akanni

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Public Health, Policy & Systems and a member of the Health Inequalities Policy Research (HIP-R) team. I work with Professor David Taylor-Robinson on one of the NIHR School for Public Health Research funded projects on the Intelligence for public health action to improve outcomes and address inequalities in children and young people’s health. My research interests include evaluating the impact of economic policies and interventions on health and wellbeing outcomes.

I have a PhD in Economics from the University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow. Before my PhD, I have worked as a research associate at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), and the Centre for Econometric and Applied Research, Nigeria. I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), an international and professional recognition of my commitment to learning and teaching.

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PhD, Economics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2020 – 2023. (Thesis title: Essays on the Impact of UK National Living Wage Policy Insights into Health, Wellbeing, and Informal Caregiving)
M.Sc., Economics with Distinction, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2012 – 2014.
B.Sc., Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria, 2007 – 2010.

“Impact of child socioemotional and cognitive development on exam results in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study” (with Michelle Black et al). Archives of disease in childhood February 2025. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327963

“Conflicting economic policies and mental health: evidence from the UK national living wage and benefits freeze“ (with Otto Lenhart and Alec Morton) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. April 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22592

“Income Trajectories and Self-Rated Health Status in the UK“ (with Otto Lenhart and Alec Morton). SSM – Population Health. Vol 17. March 2022

“Volatility spillovers and hedging effectiveness between health and tourism stocks: Empirical evidence from the US“ (with Afees A Salisu and Xuan V Vo). International Review of Economics & Finance Vol 74. 2021

“Constructing a Global Fear Index for the COVID-19 Pandemic“ (with Afees A Salisu). Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. Vol 56 Issue 10. 2020

“The COVID-19 Global Fear Index and the Predictability of Commodity Price Returns“ (with Afees A Salisu and Ibrahim Raheem). Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. Vol 27. 2020

“Is Nigeria Experiencing a Learning Crisis: Evidence from Curriculum-Matched Learning Assessment“ (with Adedeji Adeniran, and Joseph Ishaku). International Journal of Educational Development. Vol 77. 2020

“Climatic Variations and Spatial Price Differentials of Perishable Foods in Nigeria“ Econometric Research in Finance Journal Volume 5. 2020

“Returns and Volatility Spillover between Food Prices and Exchange Rate in Nigeria“ Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies Vol. 10 No. 3. 2020