Oluleye H. Babatunde

Testing Fractional Persistence and Nonlinearity in Infant Mortality Rates of Asia Countries

Oluleye H. Babatunde, OlaOluwa S Yaya, Oluwasegun B Adekoya & Oluwagbenga T Babatunde · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2024

The infant mortality rates in 45 Asian countries (1960-2018), obtained from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis database, are investigated using I(d) framework, which allows for simultaneous estimation of the degree of persistence and nonlinearities in infant mortality rates as...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2024/v21i3783

Convergence and Middle-Income Trap between Asian Country Members: New Findings

Oluleye H. Babatunde, OlaOluwa S. Yaya & Oluwasegun B. Adekoya · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2024

This paper investigates the possibility of middle-income convergence among seven members of Southeast Asian nations (Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), with Malaysia being in upper-middle-income rank and other six countries in lower-middle-in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2024/v21i3782

Public Health Expenditures, Environmental Pollution and Health Outcomes: Evidence from Nigeria

Nwani, Stanley Emife, Kelani, Fatai Adeshina, Ozegbe, Azuka Elvis & Oluleye H. Babatunde · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

The role of health in the development of a nation cannot be overemphasized. While the concept of health status and the impact of public health expenditure have continued to generate scholarly debates, this study contributes to the debate with the incorporation of the role of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v2i225846