Olaniyi Ige, Ph.D.

Macroeconomics · Monetary Economics · Applied Econometrics · Business Analytics
olaniyi.ige@siu.edu · linkedin.com/in/igeolaniyi

Education

Ph.D. in Economics · Southern Illinois University Carbondale · 2024
M.S. in Business Data Analytics · National Louis University · Expected December 2026
M.A. in Economics · Northern Illinois University · 2020
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business Analytics · Western Illinois University · 2018
B.S. in Accounting · Obafemi Awolowo University · 2013

Academic Appointments

Visiting Assistant Professor · Muskingum University

2026–present · Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business Statistics, and Managerial Finance.

Visiting Assistant Professor · Eckerd College

2024–2025 · Principles of Macroeconomics; Monetary Economics; Money, Banking and Financial Markets; Why Are Some Countries Poor?

Instructor of Record · Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2022–2024 · Introduction to Microeconomics; History and Philosophy of the World Economic System.

Graduate Assistant · Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2020–2024 · Supported Ph.D.-level Macroeconomic Theory I and II instruction and departmental research.

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Becsi, Z., & Ige, O. (2025). “U.S. Price Convergence: Faster Than Expected.” Economics Letters. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112456

Manuscripts Under Review

• “Crisis, Policy, and Market Response: Monetary Policy Transmission Dynamics Across the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 Pandemic.”
• “Assessing Behavioral Economic Demand for Health Insurance in Developing Economies: A Mixed-Methods Approach.”

Selected Working Papers

• “The Persistence of Productivity Shocks across U.S. States: Evidence from Half-Life Estimates.” SSRN 5554059.
• “Political Stability and Economic Growth: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa.” SSRN 5029316.
• “The Role of Taxation in Driving Economic Growth: Evidence from the United States.” SSRN 5029369.

Research Experience

Doctoral Researcher · Southern Illinois University Carbondale · 2020–2024
Designed empirical studies, constructed panel and time-series datasets, implemented econometric models, conducted robustness analyses, and prepared manuscripts.

Research Assistant · Western Illinois University · 2017–2018
Supported faculty research, departmental data management, presentations, student evaluations, and graduate-program reporting.

Methods, Programming & Analytics

Methods: Panel and longitudinal data; time-series and financial econometrics; panel local projections; dynamic common correlated effects; impulse-response analysis; unit-root and structural-break methods; generalized linear models; diagnostics and robustness testing.

Programming: R, Python, Stata, SAS, EViews, MATLAB, SQL/MySQL.
Data and visualization: Excel, Power BI, Tableau, XLMiner; forecasting, model validation, visualization, and empirical communication.

Selected Graduate Coursework

Economic Statistics and Econometrics; Financial and Time-Series Econometrics; Statistical Computing; Generalized Linear Models; Longitudinal Data Analysis; Mathematical Economics; Predictive Analytics; Data Mining and Visualization.

Honors & Professional Activities

Marvin Butler Scholarship; Willis and Helen Meek Scholarship; EPNL/Total Petroleum Scholarship; MTN Nigeria Scholarship; Third Place, Western Illinois University Graduate Research Conference; Member, American Economic Association.