Prof Chijioke Nwosu
Position
Associate Professor
Department
Economics and Finance
Office
FLIPPIE GROENEWOUD BUILDING: BLOCK C
Short CV
Chijioke Nwosu is an associate professor in the Department of Economics and Finance. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and a master’s degree in health economics. Prof. Nwosu is an applied development microeconomist with particular interest in health, labour markets, poverty, inequality and climate change. His research has examined issues such as the welfare consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic inequalities in health, the relationship between health and the labour market, and the psychosocial health implications of climate change adaptation. He has published extensively in leading academic journals including SSM-Population Health, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, AIDS & Behaviour, and the South African Journal of Economics. He has previously held senior research and postdoctoral positions in South Africa and the United States.
Publications
  1. Miller, M., Nwosu, C., Nyamwanza, A., & Jacobs, P. (2023). Assessing psychosocial health impacts of climate adaptation: A critical review. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 33(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/10482911231173068.
  2. Hongoro, C., Tirivanhu, P., Marinda, E., Lunga, W., Majikijela, Y., Tshililo, F., ... & Nwosu, C. O. (2023). Service Delivery Improvement Plans in South Africa: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Journal of Public Administration, 58(1), 77-97.
  3. Ataguba J.E., Nwosu C.O. & Obse A.G. (2023). Is socioeconomic inequality in antenatal care coverage widening or reducing between- and within-socioeconomic groups? A case of 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. SSM - Population Health, 23, 1-9, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101402.
  4. Kollamparambil, U., Oyenubi, A. & Nwosu, C. (2023). Mental distress, COVID19 vaccine distrust and vaccine hesitancy in South Africa: A causal mediation regression analysis. PLOS ONE, 18(3): e0278218. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278218.
  5. Habiyaremye, A., Habanabakize, T., & Nwosu, C.O. (2022). Bridging the labour market skills gap to tackle youth unemployment in South Africa. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 33(4), 786-805.. https://doi.org/10.1177/10353046221138400.
  6. Oyenubi, A., Nwosu, C.O., & Kollamparambil, U. (2022). Health indicators and poor health dynamics during COVID-19 pandemic. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03425-z.
  7. Nwosu, C.O., Kollamparambil, U., & Oyenubi, A. (2022). Food insecurity and health outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: A longitudinal study. Health Economics Review, 12:32, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-022-00375-x.
  8. Nwosu, C.O., Kollamparambil, U., & Oyenubi, A. (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities in ability to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 33(2), 290-307, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10353046221085598.
  9. Marinda, E., Magampa, M.A., Zungu, N., Chikovore, J., Mthembu, J., Mathentamo, Q., Nwosu, C., Ramlagan, S., Zuma, K., Moyo, S., & Simbayi, L. (2022). Association Between ART Adherence and Mental Health: Results from a National HIV Sero-Behavioural Survey in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 26(5), 1517-1529, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03505-4.
  10. Kollamparambil, U., Oyenubi, A., & Nwosu, C.O. (2021). COVID19 Vaccine intentions in South Africa: Health communication strategy to address vaccine hesitancy. BMC Public Health, 21:2113, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12196-4.
  11. Sinyolo, S., Murendo, C., Nyamwanza, A.M., Sinyolo S.A., Ndinda C., & Nwosu C.O. (2021). Farm production diversification and dietary diversity among subsistence farming households: Panel data evidence from South Africa. Sustainability, 13(18):10325. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810325.
  12. Nwosu, C.O. (2021). Childcare and depression during the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: A gendered analysis. PLOS ONE, 16(8): e0255183. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255183.
  13. Nwosu, C.O. & Oyenubi, A. (2021). Income-related health inequalities associated with the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: A decomposition analysis. Int J Equity Health 20, 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01361-7.
  14. Nwosu, C.O., & Ataguba, J.E. (2020). Explaining changes in wealth inequalities inchild health: The case of stunting and wasting in Nigeria. Plos One, 15(9): e0238191. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238191.
  15. Nwosu, C.O., & Ataguba, J.E. (2019). Socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health service utilisation: a case of antenatal care in Nigeria using a decomposition approach. BMC Public Health, 19: 1493. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7840-8.
  16. Ataguba, J.E., Ichoku, H.E., Nwosu, C.O., & Akazili, J. (2019). An alternative approach to decomposing the redistributive effect of health financing between and within groups using the Gini index: the case of out-of-pocket payments in Nigeria. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. DOI: 10.1007/s40258-019-00520-4.
  17. Chisha, Z., Nwosu, C.O., & Ataguba, J.E. (2019). Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in cigarette smoking: the case of Namibia. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16(6). DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0912-7.
  18. Nwosu, C.O. (2018). The relationship between employment and mental and physical health in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 35(2), 145-162. DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2017.1392847.
  19. Nwosu, C.O. & Ndinda, C. (2018). Gender-based household compositional changes and implications for poverty in South Africa. Journal of International Women’s Studies,19(5), 82-94.
  20. Nwosu, C.O. & Woolard, I. (2017). The impact of health on labour force participation in South Africa. South African Journal of Economics, 85(4), 481-490.
Courses Presented

EMAT6814 (Mathematical Economics): Hons

ECPE7915 (Cross-sectional and Panel Data Econometrics: Masters

EMIC7924 (Advanced Industrial Organization and Microeconomics): Masters

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