Dr Ayine Nigo

Dr Ayine Nigo


Dr Ayine Nigo is a lecturer at the School of Applied Management at Westminster Business School. He has also held positions as an assistant professor at the School of Social and Economic Studies and as the Dean of the School of Business and Management at the University of Juba in South Sudan. Besides his academic roles, Dr Nigo consults for the UN on Resilience Building, Humanitarian Response, Health, Nutrition, Research, and Innovation. He advises the Board of SPEDP and serves as the Economic and Policy Review Expert for the Bank of South Sudan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Nigo played a crucial role in financing the healthcare sector in South Sudan, contributing significantly to the committee's success. Dr Nigo is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.


Research Interest: Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Investments/FDI, Economic Innovation, Transition Economics, Development Economics and Immigration Research.

Research and Publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4275-6805

1.       Gibogwe, V., Nigo, R.S., Ayine and Kufuor, K. 2022. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Southern African Development Community, Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Volume XVII, Winter, 4(78): 351 – 364. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1086395

2.       Gibogwe, V., Nigo, A.R.S., Kufuor, K. (2022). Empirical Research on Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Tanzania. Journal of Research, Innovation and Technologies, Volume I, 1(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.57017/jorit.v1.1(1).02

3.       Gibogwe, V., Nigo, A.R.S., and Kufuor, K. (2022). Institutional Quality and Economic Growth in Tanzania. Journal of Research, Innovation and Technologies, Volume I, 2(2), 141-154. https://doi.org/10.57017/jorit.v1.2(2).04

4.       Ayine R.S. Nigo, Vincent Gibogwe. "Impact of Financial Resources on Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa". Journal of Applied Economic Sciences (JAES) 79:50-56. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1115404

5.       Ayine R.S. Nigo, Vincent Gibogwe. "Research on the Impact of Financial Resources on Industrial Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa". Journal of Applied Economic Sciences (JAES) 2(80):65-72.https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1162495x

6.       Nigo, A. And Gibogwe, V. (2023). Empirical Research on Financial Efficiency and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Research, Innovation and Technologies, Volume II, 1(3), 18-30. https://doi.org/10.57017/jorit.v2.1(3).02.

7. Nigo. A, and Gibogwe. V. (2023). Connectedness, Collaboration, and Co-creation. In L., Nicola-Gavrilă (Ed), Digital Future in Education: Paradoxes, Hopes and Realities (58-78 pp.). ISBN: 978-606-95516-1-5. Book Series Socio-Economics, Research, Innovation and Technologies (SERITHA) ISSN: 3008-4237. https://doi.org/10.57017/SERITHA.2023.DFE.ch4 

8.       Gibogwe. V, And Nigo. A, (2023), The Statistics Called Gross Domestic Product, In the Book Series: Socio-Economics Research Innovation and Technologies, ISBN 978 606 95516 2 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.57017/2023. (upcoming).


In brief

Research areas

Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Economic Growth and Productivity.