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Dr. Sefa Awaworyi Churchill

Visiting Faculty, Amrita Center for Economics & Governance (ACEG), Amritapuri

Qualification: Ph.D
sefa.awaworyichurchill@rmit.edu.au

Bio

Dr. Sefa Awaworyi Churchill currently serves as Visiting Faculty at the Amrita Center for Economics & Governance (ACEG), Amritapuri.

Dr. Awaworyi Churchill is an applied economist. He conducts meta-analysis and empirical research in development economics, macroeconomics, energy economics, health economics, labour economics, microfinance and other issues related to sociology and economics.

Qualification

  • PhD Economics
  • MEd (Educational Management)
  • MSc Financial Economics
  • MSc Business
  • BSc (Hons) Mathematics

 

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2018

Firm financial performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of ethnic diversity

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Firm financial performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of ethnic diversity”, Empirical Economics, 2018

Publisher : Empirical Economics

Year : 2018

Technological Innovation and Employment in Derived Labour Demand Models: A Hierarchical Meta-Regression Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : M. Ugur, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, and Solomon, E., “Technological Innovation and Employment in Derived Labour Demand Models: A Hierarchical Meta-Regression Analysis”, Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 32, pp. 50–82, 2018

Publisher : Journal of Economic Surveys

Year : 2018

Religiosity, income and wellbeing in developing countries

Publisher : Empirical Economics

Year : 2018

Sustainability and Depth of Outreach: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Sustainability and Depth of Outreach: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Development Policy Review, pp. 1-9, 2018

Publisher : Development Policy Review

Year : 2018

The impact of gambling on depression: New evidence from England and Scotland

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Farrell, L., “The impact of gambling on depression: New evidence from England and Scotland”, Economic Modelling, vol. 68, pp. 475 - 483, 2018.

Publisher : Economic Modelling

Year : 2018

The impact of ethnic diversity on microenterprise start-ups

Publisher : Applied Economics

Year : 2018

Bridging cultural categories of consumption through indeterminacy: A consumer culture perspective on the rise of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity

Cite this Research Publication : S. Appau and Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Bridging cultural categories of consumption through indeterminacy: A consumer culture perspective on the rise of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity”, Journal of Consumer Culture, pp. 1 - 21, 2018

Publisher : Journal of Consumer Culture

Year : 2017

Ethnic diversity and firm performance: Evidence from China’s materials and industrial sectors

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Valenzuela, M. Rebecca, and Sablah, W., “Ethnic diversity and firm performance: Evidence from China's materials and industrial sectors”, Empirical Economics, vol. 53, pp. 1711–1731, 2017

Publisher : Empirical Economics

Year : 2017

Trust, social networks and wellbeing in China

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Mishra, V., “Trust, social networks and wellbeing in China”, Social Indicators Research, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 313-339, 2017

Publisher : Social Indicators Research

Year : 2017

Sustainability and outreach: A comparative study of MFIs in South Asia and Latin America

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Marr, A., “Sustainability and outreach: A comparative study of MFIs in South Asia and Latin America”, Bulletin of Economic Research, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 19- 41, 2017

Publisher : Bulletin of Economic Research

Year : 2017

Microfinance and ethnic diversity

Cite this Research Publication :
Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Microfinance and ethnic diversity”, Economic Record, vol. 93, pp. 112–141, 2017

Publisher : Economic Record

Year : 2017

Investigating the relationship between smoking and subjective welfare

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Farrell, L., “Investigating the relationship between smoking and subjective welfare”, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, vol. 71, pp. 1 - 12, 2017

Publisher : Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Year : 2017

Fractionalization, entrepreneurship, and the institutional environment for entrepreneurship

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Fractionalization, entrepreneurship, and the institutional environment for entrepreneurship”, Small Business Economics, vol. 48, pp. 577–597, 2017

Publisher : Small Business Economics

Year : 2017

Ethnic Diversity and Poverty

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Smyth, R., “Ethnic Diversity and Poverty”, World Development, vol. 95, pp. 285 - 302, 2017

Publisher : World Development

Year : 2017

Ethnic Diversity and Health Outcomes

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Ocloo, J. Exornam, and Siawor-Robertson, D., “Ethnic Diversity and Health Outcomes”, Social Indicators Research, vol. 134, pp. 1077–1112, 2017.

Publisher : Social Indicators Research

Year : 2017

The dynamic impact of renewable energy and institutions on economic output and CO2 emissions across regions

Cite this Research Publication : M. Bhattacharya, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, and Paramati, S. Reddy, “The dynamic impact of renewable energy and institutions on economic output and CO2 emissions across regions”, Renewable Energy, vol. 111, pp. 157 - 167, 2017

Publisher : Renewable Energy

Year : 2017

Does Government Size Affect Per-Capita Income Growth? A Hierarchical Meta-Regression Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Ugur, M., and Yew, S. Ling, “Does Government Size Affect Per-Capita Income Growth? A Hierarchical Meta-Regression Analysis”, Economic Record, vol. 93, pp. 142–171, 2017.

Publisher : Economic Record

Year : 2017

Crime and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-Country Evidence

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Laryea, E., “Crime and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-Country Evidence”, Crime & Delinquency, pp. 1 - 31, 2017

Publisher : Crime Delinquency

Year : 2017

Are government transfers harmful to economic growth? A meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Yew, S. L., “Are government transfers harmful to economic growth? A meta-analysis”, Economic Modelling, vol. 64, pp. 270 - 287, 2017

Publisher : Economic Modelling

Year : 2017

Alcohol and depression: Evidence from the 2014 health survey for England

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Farrell, L., “Alcohol and depression: Evidence from the 2014 health survey for England”, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 180, pp. 86 - 92, 2017

Publisher : Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Year : 2016

What has failed: microfinance or evaluation methods?

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Nuhu, A. Salim, “What has failed: microfinance or evaluation methods?”, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, vol. 6, pp. 85–94, 2016

Publisher : Journal of Sustainable Finance Investment.

Year : 2016

Microcredit and poverty reduction in Bangladesh: average effects beyond publication bias

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Danso, J., and Appau, S., “Microcredit and poverty reduction in Bangladesh: average effects beyond publication bias”, Enterprise Development and Microfinance, vol. 27, pp. 59–72, 2016

Publisher : Enterprise Development and Microfinance, Practical Action Publishing .

Year : 2015

Internet Use and Ethnic Heterogeneity in a Cross-Section of Countries

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Okai, D., and Posso, A., “Internet Use and Ethnic Heterogeneity in a Cross-Section of Countries”, Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, vol. 35, pp. 59–72, 2015

Publisher : Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy

Year : 2012

Microfinance social performance: A global empirical study

Cite this Research Publication : A. Marr and Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Microfinance social performance: A global empirical study”, Applied econometrics and international development, vol. 12, pp. 51–68, 2012

Publisher : Applied econometrics and international development

Book Chapter

Year : 2015

Impact of microfinance on female empowerment: A review of the empirical literature

Cite this Research Publication : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, “Impact of microfinance on female empowerment: A review of the empirical literature”, in Contemporary global perspectives on gender economics, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 39–54

Publisher : Contemporary global perspectives on gender economics

Supervisor Interests
  • Applied economics, Development, Microfinance, Health economics, Meta-analysis, Entrepreneurship
Supervisor Projects
  • PhD Current Supervisions
Grants
  1. A Quantitative Study on the Influence of Child Sponsorship on Development Outcomes. Funded by: Plan International UK from (2018 to 2019)
  2. “The Global Marketing Conference” Tokyo 26th-29th July 2018. Funded by: Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant 2018 Round 1 from (2018 to 2018)

 

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