Dr. Kazeem Isah
Dr. Kazeem Isah, PhD is a University Lecturer at the Department of Economics at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Kogi State, Nigeria; a Postdoctoral Scholar at the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; and a non-residence Research Fellow at the Centre for Econometrics and Applied Research (CEAR), Ibadan, Nigeria.
Isah is ranked among the top 5% of economists in Nigeria and the top 10% of economists in Africa in the last ten years (see https://ideas.repec.org/e/pis173.html) based on the ranking by the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) Network, which archives the largest database of economists in the world.
Isah has published in top-rated Scopus/ISI indexed economics journals, including but not limited to Economic Modelling; Energy Economics; Energy; Journal of Forecasting; Finance Research Letter; Economics Bulletin; North American Journal of Economics; Physica A; Journal of Economic Studies; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; International Journal of Financial Economics; International Journal of Energy Sector Management; Scientific Africa, among others.
Isah is a seasoned research professional and data analyst with a track record of success in reputable research organizations. Isah is proficient in econometric modelling with the ability to efficiently use recent econometric and statistical data analysis software. He has coordinated and assisted in the facilitation of research and econometrics workshops for researchers and financial market practitioners for a good number of years.
PhD in Economics 2024:
University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Master of Science in Economics (M.Sc.) 2015: University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Bachelor of Science in Economics (B.Sc.) 2008:
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Xu Xiangxin, Kazeem O. Isah, Yusuf Yakub, & Damilola Aboluwodi (2025). Revisiting the volatility dynamics of REITs amid uncertainty and investor sentiment: A predictive approach in GARCH-MIDAS. Journal of Forecasting (Early View). https://doi.org/10.1002/for.70000
Afees A. Salisu, Kazeem O. Isah, & Xuan V. Vo (2025). The “effect modifier” of US the interest rate in the economic policy uncertainties and economic conditions of fifty (50) US states: A semi-parametric smooth varying-coefficient approach. The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 75(A), 102279.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2024.102279
Kazeem O. Isah, & Bernard O. Muse (2025). Modelling the volatility inducement of climate change in food prices: The role of technological shocks. Asian Economic Letters, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.115719
Afees A. Salisu, Kazeem O. Isah, & Abeeb O. Olaniran (2025). Economic conditions, climate change and housing affordability across US states: the mediating role of
interest rates in a panel data analysis. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-06-2024-0084
Afees Salisu, Kazeem O. Isah, & Ahamuefula E. Ogbonna (2025). Sectoral corporate profits and long-run stock return volatility in the United States: A GARCH-MIDAS Approach. Journal of Forecasting, Forthcoming, 44(2), 623-634.
Kazeem O. Isah, Bernard O. Musex, & Emmanuel O. Awe (2025). Testing the emissions reduction effect of carbon Pricing: A predictive analysis of the role of speculation. Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.116230
Kazeem O. Isah, Johnson O. Adelakun, & Elias A. Udeaja (2024). Experimenting with the forecasting power of speculation in the predictability of carbon prices. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2024.2324194
Kazeem O. Isah, Sherrif K. Badmus, Johnson O. Adelakun1, & Yusuf Yakubu (2024). Revisiting the predictive prowess of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) in stock market volatility: GEPU or NEPU? Scientific African, 23, e02068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02068
Afees A. Salisu, Kazeem O. Isah, & Oguzhan Cepni (2024). Conventional and unconventional shadow rates and the US State-level stock returns: Evidence from Non-stationary heterogeneous panels. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 97, 101890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2024.101890
Kazeem O. Isah, Joy E. A. Ebeh, Damilola Aboluwodi, Monday Aliu, Salam S. Mohammed, Yusuf Yakubu & Muhammad Ali. (2024). Does Speculation Matter in the Carbon Pricing Framework? Insights from the EU Emissions Trading System. Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies, 12(3), 1-26.
Udeaja, E.A,& Kazeem O. Isah (2024). Revisiting Food Price Volatility in Nigeria: Climate Change or Terrorism? Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.90895
Kazeem O. Isah, & Patterson Ekeocha (2024). Testing the forecasting prowess of bitcoin uncertainty in the predictability of stock returns. FIIB Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145231210343