Email: chrisorubu@delsu.edu.ng
- Area of Specialization: Economic Theory, Energy and Environmental Economics, Quantitative Economics, Econometrics and Statistical Economics, Monetary Economics
- Department of Economics
My Publications- Orubu, C. O., D. G. Omotor, and P. O. Awopegba (2009) “Economic Growth and Environmental Quality: Searching for Environmental Kuznets Curves in African Countries’’, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi
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- Iyoha, M. A. C. O. Orubu, and Others (2003) “Prospects for Nigeria’s International Trade under the New World Trade Organisation’s Rules’’, NCEMA, Ibadan / ACBF Collaborative Research.
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- Awopegba, P. O. and C. O. Orubu (2003) “Structural Shifts in Relative Gender Access to Education in Nigeria: Implications for Development and the Universal Basic Education Programme’’, NCEMA, Ibadan / ACBF Collaborative Research
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- Orubu, C. O., Fajingbesi A., Odusola, A. & O. Magbagbeola (2004) Environmental Regulations in the Petroleum Industry: Status of Compliance by Operators and Implications for Sustainable Development’’, National Centre for Economic Management and Administration (NCEMA), Ibadan/ African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Collaborative Research.
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- Orubu, C.O. (1999) “The Exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Niger Delta: Problems and Prospects.” , Niger Delta Environmental Survey, Port-Harcourt
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- Ekuerhare, B.U. and C.O. Orubu (1996) “Economics of the Niger Delta”: Report of the Economics Specialist”, Niger Delta Environmental Survey, Port-Harcourt
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- Egbon, P. C. and C. O. Orubu (1999) Critical Issues in Nigeria’s Development, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
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- Orubu, C. O., O. D. Ogisi, and R. N. Okoh (2002) The Petroleum Industry, the Economy and the Niger Delta Environment , Department of Economics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
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- Orubu, C. O., E. N. Mordi, and A. O. Ifediora (2005) Nigeria: The Challenge of Democracy and Development in the Twenty-First Century, Ethiope Publishing Corporation, Benin City, Nigeria.
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- Orubu, C. O. (1988) “An Econometric Analysis of the Foreign Trade Multipliers for the Nigerian Economy”. , West African Economic Journal(Revue Economique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest)
Vol.4 Pages: 115-129
- Orubu, C. O (1989a) “A Quantitative Assessment of the Factors Influencing Federal Government’s Expenditure on Education”,, Journal of Education, Abraka
Vol.1 Pages: 150-161
- Orubu, C. O (1989b) “A Modified Input-Output Approach to the Determination of Import Demand: Evidence from Three ECOWAS Countries”, Journal of Education, Abraka
Vol.1 Pages: 88-97
- Orubu, C. O. and K. A. Familoni (1989) “The Predictive Ability of Adaptive and Rational Inflationary Expectations: An Experiment with Nigerian Data”, The Development of Macroeconomic Policy, Lagos, Concept Publishers
Vol. Pages: 112-132
- Orubu, C.O (1991a) “Imported Inflation in the Nigerian Economy: Some Results from Granger Tests”, Rivers State College of Education, Port-Harcourt
Vol. Pages: 118-129
- Orubu, C. O. (1991b) “Integration of the Nigerian Goods Markets: A Rural- Urban Analysis”, Journal of Arts and Social Science
Vol.4 Pages: 108-116
- Orubu, C. O. (1991c) “The Role of Technology in the Process of Economic Development: A Theoretical Overview’’, Departments of Social Science, Bendel State University, Ekpoma
Vol. Pages: 23-42
- Orubu, C.O. (1995) Monetary and Fiscal Impulses under Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates: An Experiment with Nigerian Data”, Trade and Development in Nigeria (Selected Papers, 1995 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society), Lagos.
Vol. Pages: 175-188
- Orubu, C. O (1996a) “Integration of International Markets in a Deregulated Economy”, Economic Development in a Deregulated Economy. Horden Publishers, Ibadan.
Vol. Pages: 55-68
- Orubu, C. O (1996b) “Inflation and Anti-Inflation Policy in Nigeria: The Past, the Present and the Future”, Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies
Vol.38 Pages: 111-127
- Orubu, C. O (1999a) “Oil Wealth and the Derivation Principle: The Need for a New Imperative Towards the Oil Producing States”, Journal of Political Administration, Calabar
Vol.1 Pages: 182-211
- Orubu, C. O (199b) “A Quantitative Analysis of the Factors Influencing Federal Government Expenditure on Education from 1970 – 1987”, Journal of Education, Abraka
Vol.1 Pages: 150-163
- Orubu, C. O (199b) “A Time Series Analysis of Price Level Changes and Monetary Accommodation in Nigeria”, Ethiope Research Journal of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
Vol.1 Pages: 37-53
- Orubu, C. O (1999c) “Decentralisation of Local Government Finance: Some Reflections on the Nigerian Experience”, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka
Vol. Pages: 44-56
- Imobighe, M.D. and C. O. Orubu (1999d) “An Analysis of Federal Government Expenditure in the Health Sector: Implications for National Development”, Faculty of the Social Sciences, DeltaState University, Abraka, Nigeria
Vol. Pages: 68-75
- Orubu, C. O (2000) “Economic Activity, Political Uncertainty and the Demand for Insurance in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis”, Nigerian Economic and Financial Review
Vol.5 Pages: 21-48
- Orubu, C. O (2001a) “Compensation Policy for Trampled Surface Rights in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry: Suggestion for a Sustainable Livelihood Approach”, Nigerian Economic and Financial Review
Vol.6 Pages: 57-81
- Orubu, C. O (2001b) “Compensating for the Use of Natural Resources by Oil Companies in Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable Development”, Nigerian Economic Society). Port Harcourt
Vol. Pages: 93-116
- Orubu, C. O (2002a) “Technology and the Process of Development: Some Reflections on the Nigerian Experience’’, Knowledge Review
Vol.1 Pages: 115-125
- Orubu, C. O (2002b) The Petroleum Industry, the Economy and the Niger Delta Environment , Department of Economics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Vol. Pages: 1-3
- Orubu, C. O (2002c) “Petroleum-induced Environmental Diseconomies and Sustainable Development: The Case of the Niger Delta”, Department of Economics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Vol. Pages: 17-31
- Orubu, C. O (2002c) Oil Industry Activities, Environmental Quality and the Paradox of Poverty in the Niger Delta”, Department of Economics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Vol. Pages: 122-135
- Orubu, C. O (2003a) “Using Transportation Control Measures and Economic Instruments to Reduce Pollution due to Automobile Emissions”, Journal of Social Sciences
Vol.8 Pages: 227-236
- Orubu, C. O (2003b) “Searching for Asymmetries in the Aggregate Consumption: An Experiment with Nigerian Data”, The Nigerian Economic and Financial Review
Vol.8 Pages: 15-34
- Orubu, C. O (2003c) “Fiscal Undercurrents in the Lingering Crisis in Nigeria’s Oil- producing States”., NCEMA
Vol. Pages: 349-369
- Orubu, C. O (2003d) “The Development and Contribution of the Petroleum Industry to the Growth of the Nigerian Economy”, Benin City, Mindex Publishers
Vol. Pages: 31-58
- Omotor, D. G., C. O. Orubu and M. D. Imobighe (2003) “The Methodology of Economics’’, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Vol. Pages: 93-102
- Omotor, D. G. and C. O. Orubu (2003) “Money Demand and Foreign Exchange Risk: The Nigerian Case’’, The Nigerian Economic and Financial Review
Vol.8 Pages: 38-45
- Orubu, C. O (2004) “Measuring the Quality of Life: Evolution and the Need to Adjust Disaggregated Country Indexes to Reflect Local Conditions’’, Nigerian Economic Society, Ibadan
Vol. Pages: 303-322
- Orubu, C. O. and P. O. Awopegba (2004) “Market Economies, Globalisation and the Role of Good Governance in the Development Process: Challenges for the Nigerian Economy”, Journal of SocialSciences, India
Vol.9 Pages: 163-175
- Orubu, C. O.; A. Odusola and W. Ehwarieme (2004) “Environmental Diseconomies and Management Strategies in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry: The Need for Community Involvement”, Journal of Human Ecology
Vol.16 Pages: 203-214
- Orubu, C. O (2005a) “A Quantitative Assessment of Gas Utilisation and Flare Reduction Policies in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry”, Petroleum Training Journal
Vol.2 Pages: 63-74
- Orubu, C. O (2005b) “Economic Analysis and the Environment: A Theoretical Excursion’’, Benin City, Ethiope Publishing Corporation
Vol. Pages: 49-73
- Orubu, C. O (2006) “Water Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development in Nigeria”, Journal of Human Ecology, India
Vol.19 Pages: 169-181
- Omotor, D. G., C. O. Orubu and R. A. Itive (2007) 'Public Sector Size and Economic Growth in Nigeria’’, Social and Management Sciences
Vol.2 Pages: 53-72
- Orubu, C. O (2008) "Associated Gas Flare-out in Nigeria by December 2008: Ruse or Reality?'', Convocation Lecture, Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun
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- Orubu, C. O (2008) ‘’Corporate Involvement and Response to EnvironmentalPolicy: The Case of Gas Flaring in the Niger Delta’’, University of Abertay, Dundee, United Kingdom.
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- Orubu, C. O. and J. S. Obore (2008) “Compensation Practices for the Use of Surface Natural Resources in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry: The Need for an appropriate Policy Framework’’, University of Abertay, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Orubu, C. O (2009a) “Inflation in Nigeria: Concept, Measurement and Control”, Central Bank of Nigeria, Bullion
Vol.1 Pages: 19-30
- Orubu, C. O (2009b) “Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development: A Role for the Nigerian Youth”, Journal of Industrial and Technological Research.
Vol.1 Pages: 11-24
- Omotor, D. G., C. O. Orubu and E. O. Inoni (2009) “Policy Reform and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis’’, The Singapore EconomicReview
Vol.54 Pages: 589-603
