Dr. Taiwo Owoeye is a 2018 recipient of the Individual Research Grant from the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the American Political Science Association (APSA) 2013 African Methodological Workshop program. He was also a corecipient of the 2014 American Political Science Association Methodological Workshop Alumni Networking Grant. He is interested in how politics, public institutions, and history drive economic decisions in Africa. His publications have appeared in several reputable journals.