Applied Econometrics
Microeconometrics, causal inference, quasi-experimental designs and panel data methods in R, Stata and Python.
Economics · Data · Development
Ayodele Idowu
Economist & Data Scientist
I am an economist and data scientist in the final phase of my MSc in Development Economics
at the University of Göttingen, Germany (DAAD Scholar).
I apply econometric, machine learning methods and data science tools, including R, Python, Stata, SQL/BigQuery, and
Power BI, to answer economic policy-relevant and business-critical questions.
My research interests are in the intersection of development economics, environmental economics,
agricultural economics, and machine learning in economics.
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R
Python
SQL / BigQuery
Stata
Power BI
Causal Inference
Machine Learning
Panel Data
NLP
Geospatial Analysis
MAXQDA
Google Earth Engine
Expertise
What I work on
Development, Agriculture & Environment
Development economics, agricultural trade, food security, carbon policy and environmental economics.
Data Science & Machine Learning
Reproducible pipelines, predictive models, NLP, dashboards and geospatial analytics at scale.
Portfolio
Selected projects
A few examples of ongoing and past work.
Environmental Regulations & Agricultural Trade
Panel-data analysis of whether stricter EU environmental policies lead to carbon leakage via agri-food imports.
Real-Time Migration Pressure Index
Global ML index combining climate, conflict and food-security data to predict migration pressure at subnational level.
Digital Health & the Digital Divide
RA work on TB-focused digital health projects studying technology barriers and health worker facilitation.
Updates
Latest news
2025
Paper accepted: Are Carbon Leakages Traceable to EU Environmental Policy Stringency? — International Economics and Economic Policy (forthcoming).
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2025
New working paper: Economic Complexity and Renewable Energy Consumption in South Asia — under review at Asia and the Global Economy.
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Sep 2025
Attended DAAD LEAD! Summer School for Leadership for Africa Scholars.
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Apr 2025
Started as Research Assistant at University of Göttingen — Agricultural Economics & Information Management.
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