Dr Hammed Musibau
Grant-Funded Research Fellow
School of Economics
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr. Hammed Musibau is a Research Fellow (Government Commissioned Research Economist) in the School of Economics, College of Business and Law, Adelaide University, South Australia. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Tasmania School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, where his doctoral research examined the drivers of economic growth, with particular emphasis on environmental quality and human capital. His broader research interests span Environmental Economics, Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Education Economics, International Trade, and Applied Econometrics.
Before joining Adelaide University, Dr. Musibau worked as an Economist at the Queensland Government’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and previously served as a doctoral researcher, lecturer, and research assistant at the Tasmania School of Business and Economics.
His recent research investigates the socio‑economic impacts of energy policy reform, including how power dynamics and environmental performance shape economic growth. He has also developed novel educational outcomes data by applying factor analysis and the Chow‑Lin (1971) interpolation technique to construct an annual education quality series for 37 OECD countries, which he used to analyse the effects of education quality on economic growth. This work received international recognition when UNESCO listed his study on educational outcomes and economic growth as a recommended reading, underscoring its methodological innovation and global policy relevance.
In agricultural economics, Dr. Musibau has contributed to the Queensland Pasture Resilience Program, a collaboration involving the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Meat & Livestock Australia, and the Australian Government (via the MLA Donor Company), addressing pasture dieback, declining land condition, and pasture rundown affecting Queensland’s beef industry. He also contributed to the review of the Breedcow and Dynama software suite, developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for beef enterprise financial analysis.
My research spans Environmental Economics, Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Education Economics, International Trade, and Applied Econometrics.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Arabic | Can read |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Malay | Can read and speak |
| Yoruba | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2023 | University of Tasmania | Australia | PhD in Economics |
| 2017 - 2019 | Sultan Zainal Abidin University | Malaysia | PhD in International Economics |
| 2015 - 2016 | Northern University of Malaysia | Malaysia | MSc in Economics |
| 2007 - 2010 | University of Ilorin | Nigeria | BSc. (Hons.) in Economics |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Graduate Certificate, Research | University of Tasmania | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Imandojemu, K., Showunmi, O. L., Orole, F., Eluyela, D. F., Musibau, H. O., & Osabohien, R. (2026). Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 27 pages. Scopus4 WoS5 |
| 2026 | Imandojemu, K., Rufa, A. A., Osabohien, R., Eluyela, D. F., Musibau, H., & Orole, F. (2026). Electric Vehicles and Urban Sustainability in Europe: Advancing SDG 11 Through Innovation and Infrastructure. Sustainable Cities and Society, 149, 1-43. |
| 2025 | Musibau, H., Zakari, A., Gold, K. L., & Muili, H. A. (2025). Poland's net-zero pathways: Moderating role of carbon tax and renewable energy on electricity generation through a novel multivariate quantile-on-quantile regression approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 380, 124848-1-124848-18. Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC2 |
| 2025 | Musibau, H. (2025). New Oil Price Crisis, and Health Costs: Impact on the OECD Economy: Insights From a Novel IV‐Quantile–Quantile Analysis. Sustainable Development. Wiley Online Library, 33(4), 4853-4866. |
| 2025 | Oluwaseyi Musibau, H., Fatai Adedoyin, F., Ngozi Adeleye, B., & Zakari, A. (2025). Curbing environmental degradation in Oceanic-Asia: does innovation matter?. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 1-32. |
| 2025 | Musibau, H., Festus Fatai, A., Bosede Ngozi, A., & Abdulrasheed, Z. (2025). Curbing environmental degradation in Oceanic-Asia: does innovation matter?. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. |
| 2024 | Musibau, H. O., Adenekan, T. A., & Shittu, W. O. (2024). Have FDI, Globalisation and Energy Security Addressed the Malaise in the Nigerian Economy? A Quantile Analysis. Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice, 23(1), 33-55. Scopus3 |
| 2024 | Musibau, H. O., Zakari, A., & Taghizadeh-Hesary, F. (2024). Exploring the Fiscal policy—income inequality relationship with Bayesian model averaging analysis. Economic Change and Restructuring, 57(2), 21-1-21-13. Scopus7 |
| 2024 | Zakari, A., & Musibau, H. O. (2024). Sustainable economic development in OECD countries: Does energy security matter?. Sustainable Development, 32(1), 1337-1353. Scopus56 |
| 2024 | Musibau, H., Shittu, W. O., Habeeb, O. A., & Hassan, S. (2024). Drivers of Female Labor Participation: Insights from West Africa. Iranian Economic Review, 28(1), 293-322. |
| 2023 | Yusuf, M. S., Musibau, H. O., Dirie, K. A., & Shittu, W. O. (2023). Role of trade liberalization, industrialisation and energy use on carbon dioxide emissions in Australia: 1990 to 2018. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(32), 79481-79496. Scopus9 |
| 2023 | Adeleye, B. N., Musibau, H. O., Abdulkareem, H. K. K., & Kanwal, A. (2023). Growth-Led Tourism and the Role of Exchange Rate: Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka. Tourism, 71(3), 600-617. Scopus6 WoS6 |
| 2022 | Shittu, W. O., Musibau, H. O., & Jimoh, S. O. (2022). The complementary roles of human capital and institutional quality on natural resource - FDI—economic growth Nexus in the MENA region. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(6), 7936-7957. Scopus57 WoS40 |
| 2022 | Musibau, H. O., Olawale Shittu, W., & Yanotti, M. (2022). Natural resources endowment: What more does West Africa need in order to grow?. Resources Policy, 77, 102669-1-102669-11. Scopus30 WoS19 |
| 2022 | Nepal, R., Phoumin, H., Musibau, H., & Jamasb, T. (2022). The socio-economic impacts of energy policy reform through the lens of the power sector – Does cross-sectional dependence matter?. Energy Policy, 167, 113079-1-113079-10. Scopus16 WoS14 |
| 2021 | Shittu, W., Adedoyin, F. F., Shah, M. I., & Musibau, H. O. (2021). An investigation of the nexus between natural resources, environmental performance, energy security and environmental degradation: Evidence from Asia. Resources Policy, 73, 102227-1-102227-9. Scopus213 WoS176 |
| 2021 | Yuan, S., Musibau, H. O., Genç, S. Y., Shaheen, R., Ameen, A., & Tan, Z. (2021). Digitalization of economy is the key factor behind fourth industrial revolution: How G7 countries are overcoming with the financing issues?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 165, 120533-1-120533-7. Scopus170 WoS139 |
| 2021 | Musibau, H. O., Adedoyin, F. F., & Shittu, W. O. (2021). A quantile analysis of energy efficiency, green investment, and energy innovation in most industrialized nations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(15), 19473-19484. Scopus40 WoS39 Europe PMC18 |
| 2021 | Nepal, R., Musibau, H. O., & Jamasb, T. (2021). Energy consumption as an indicator of energy efficiency and emissions in the European Union: A GMM based quantile regression approach. Energy Policy, 158, 112572-1-112572-10. Scopus54 WoS47 |
| 2021 | NEPAL, R., & MUSIBAU, H. O. (2021). ENERGY SECURITY, RENEWABLE, NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ASEAN ECONOMIES: NEW INSIGHTS. The Singapore Economic Review, 66(02), 457-488. Scopus19 WoS12 |
| 2021 | Gold, K., Rasiah, R., Kwek, K. T., Yusuf, H., Musibau, H., & Muhammad, M. (2021). ALTRUISM OR TRADE MOTIVE: WHAT DETERMINES CHINA’S FINANCIAL AID TO AFRICAN OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES?. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 22(4), 1104-1123. Scopus3 WoS1 |
| 2020 | Shittu, W. O., Ismail, N. A., Abdul Latiff, A. R., & Musibau, H. O. (2020). Modelling external debt – growth nexus: how relevant is governance?. Journal of Financial Crime, 27(4), 1323-1340. Scopus18 |
| 2020 | Musibau, H. O., Shittu, W. O., & Ogunlana, F. O. (2020). The relationship between environmental degradation, energy use and economic growth in Nigeria: new evidence from non-linear ARDL. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 15(1), 81-100. Scopus25 WoS23 |
| 2020 | Musibau, H., Rabindra, N., Joaquin, V., & Maria, Y. (2020). The Moderating Role of Green Energy and Energy-Innovation in Environmental Kuznets: Insights from Quantile-Quantile Analysis. the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. |
| 2019 | Musibau, H. O., Yusuf, A. H., & Gold, K. L. (2019). Endogenous specification of foreign capital inflows, human capital development and economic growth: A study of pool mean group. International Journal of Social Economics, 46(3), 454-472. Scopus52 WoS35 |
| 2019 | Musibau, H. O., Mahmood, S., Ismail, S., Haruna, M. A., & Khan, M. U. (2019). Electricity availability, human capital investment and sustainable economic growth causality in Sub Sahara Africa: Revisited evidences. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 9(6), 222-233. Scopus7 |
| 2018 | Shittu, W. O., Musibau, H., & Hassan, S. (2018). Revisiting the environmental Kuznets curve in Malaysia: The interactive roles of deforestation and urbanisation. International Journal of Green Economics, 12(3-4), 272-293. Scopus19 |
| 2018 | Aboudahr, S. M. F. M., Mohamed, M., & Musibau, H. O. (2018). Re-visiting diffusion of innovation theory on the impact of ICT infrastructure and quality governance in higher education. International Journal of Management and Business Research, 8(2), 206-215. Scopus1 |
| 2017 | Mahmood, S., Musibau, H. O., Adeel-Farooq, R. M., & Raheem, I. D. (2017). Stock market performance and macroeconomic fundamentals in the great nation: A study of pool mean group. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, 12(5), 1399-1408. Scopus1 |
| 2017 | Mahmood, S., Musibau, H. O., & Masud, A. (2017). The analysis of Pedroni Co-integration and VECM on export performance and exchange rate fluctuation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES, 4(11), 43-48. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Musibau, H., Rabindra, N., Taghizadeh-Hesary, F., & Best, R. (2023). Greenfield Investments as a Source of Sustainable Green Finance? On the Relationships Between Greenfield Investments, Environmental Performance, and Asian Economic Growth. In Z. Dayong (Ed.), The Handbook of Energy Policy (pp. 1-31). Springer Nature Singapore. |
| 2023 | Nepal, R., Musibau, H., Taghizadeh-Hesary, F., Prodromou, T., & Best, R. (2023). Rethinking green finance in greenfield investments: The moderating role of institutional qualities on environmental performance. In F. Taghizadeh-Hesary, & D. Zhang (Eds.), The Handbook of Energy Policy (pp. 347-377). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI Scopus3 |
| 2022 | Musibau, H., Nepal, R., & Phoumin, H. (2022). What Have Reforms Delivered So Far?—A Quantitative Analysis of Power Sector Reform Impacts in the ASEAN Economies. In H. Phoumin, R. Nepal, F. Kimura, G. S. Uddin, & F. Taghizadeh-Hesary (Eds.), Revisiting Electricity Market Reforms: Lessons for ASEAN and East Asia (pp. 27-44). Springer. DOI |
| - | Phoumin, H., Taghizadeh-Hesary, F., & Kimura, F. (Eds.) (2020). Energy Sustainability and Development in ASEAN and East Asia. In . Routledge. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Musibau, H., Nepal, R., & Tooraj, J. (2025). Do More Equal Societies Have Better Environment?. Copenhagen Business School. |
| 2024 | Musibau, H., Vespignani, J., & Yanotti, M. B. (2024). Education Quality and Economic Growth: A New International Measure of Quality of Education. |
| 2024 | Musibau, H., Vespignani, J., Yanotti, M., & Nepal, R. (2024). Environmental Performance and Economic Growth in the West African Economies. |
| - | Musibau, H. O., Nepal, R., Vespignani, J., & Yanotti, M. (n.d.). The Moderating Role of Green Energy and Energy-Innovation in Environmental Kuznets: Insights from Quantile-Quantile Analysis. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. DOI |
Lecturer, The University of Tasmania
BEA 109 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (Undergraduate)
Lecturer, The University of Tasmania
BEA 111 Principle of Economics (Undergraduate)
Tutor, The University of Tasmania
BEA 102 Economics of Social Issues (Undergraduate)
BEA 111 Introduction to Markets and the Economy (Undergraduate)
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