Dr. T. O. Ayinde, an Alumnus and a Network member of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria and a Research Fellow of the Research and Development Training (READT) International. He also doubles as a Non-Residential Research Fellow (NRF) of the Centre for Econometric and Applied Research (CEAR), Ibadan and an International Research Fellow (IRF) of the University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He completed a Collaborative Ph.D. Programme (CPP) sponsored by the AERC in January 2020. Dr. Ayinde also won a Ph.D. Thesis grant and also got a Ph.D. Fellowship to the University of Cape-Town in South Africa sponsored by the World Bank, GIZ Germany and the AERC in the year 2018. He is also a member of the Nigerian Economics Society (NES) and a researcher of the Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA). Dr.Ayinde has published widely in both local and international outlets and he is a reviewer to many journals and publishers; including the Elsevier publications, Scholar One and Springer journals. As at March 2024, he has ten (10) years of teaching experience and thirteen (13) years of research experience. He is currently the Sub-Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies of Fountain University and also doubles as the University Orator. Besides, he is the pioneer Chairman of Amuludun Royal CDA in Gberigbe, Ikorodu Lagos.
