Dr. Douglason G. Omotor
ProfessorDelta State University, Nigeria
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Economics from University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Economics from University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Douglason Y.G. Omotor obtained the Ph.D. Economics degree with academic laurels from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 2005. In his 27 years of teaching and research, he has attended over 50 National and International Conferences/Seminars and Workshops; and contributed over 80 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. His main research interests are: monetary, public, environmental, and development economics.
Prof. Omotor was a visiting scholar to the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), University of Oxford; a member of the Journal of African Economies Fellows Alumni Network (JAEFAN), University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Member, Scientific Committee of the Turin School of Local Regulation (TSLR); served on the Board of Fondazione per L’Ambiente, Turin, Italy. He was a researcher with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya, and the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy for Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a life member and Editor-in-Chief of the Nigerian Economic Society and was its National Secretary (2011-2013). Dr. Omotor was appointed Professor of Economics in 2012.
He has consulted with the World Bank, UNDP, Ministries of Budget, Economic Planning, Finance, Niger Delta, etc., and participated in various national and regional assignments. He was a Visiting Professor to the University of Benin, Benin City from the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, and an external assessor and examiner to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Universities of Port Harcourt, Calabar, Jos, Botswana, etc. Presently, he is the Advisor, Economic and Business Development Unit of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) on leave-of-absence from the Delta State University, Abraka. Prof. Omotor featured prominently in the World Bank-sponsored SEEFOR Baseline & Impact Assessment Study; and the review of the Revenue Allocation Formular as a WAIFEM consultant.