Philip Olasupo Alege is a Professor of Economics of Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. He holds a BSc. Economics and a Masters in Econometrics from Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, a Masters in Industrial Location and Development, Vrjie Universiteit Van Bruxelles, and a Ph.D in Economics from Covenant University, Ota. He has worked with several public and private organisations both within and outside Nigeria. He teaches both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
His research interest covers International Trade with emphasis on regional economic integration, econometrics, economic growth and macroeconomics dealing with dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) modelling. He has, up to date, over 80 papers published in local and international journals mostly Scopus Indexed. He reviews for many International journals and the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was a former Editor-in-Chief, Covenant Journal of Business and Social Sciences (CJBSS).
He is an Assessor for national and international Awards and Assessor for Professorial Chair for many Nigerian Universities. He is a former Head of Department of Economics and Development Studies, Former Dean College of Management and Social Sciences. He is a Visiting Professor to Center of Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law (CPEEL), University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Nigeria. He is the President, Nigerian Association of Macroeconomic Modellers (NAMM). He has supervised over twentyPh.D theses.
He was a former Vice-Chairman, Faith Academy Governing Council, Ota. He has a wide range of experiences in DSGE modelling. This include the following: Facilitator, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Modelling With DYNARE, CPEEL University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, December,2017; Facilitator, ‘’Atelier sur la ModélisationMacroéconomiqueAvancée des Économiesafricaines’’. Dakar, Senegal, 19-30 Novembre 2018. Sponsored by African Development Bank. Macroeconomic Diagnosis and Forecasting, December 2021 organised by CEPDeR, Covenant University, Ota. DSGE Modelling for Beginners, July 2023 at Covenant University, Ota. Lead Facilitator, 5-Day Intensive DSGE Training for Beginners, Central Bank of Nigeria, August 2023. He is bilingual speaking fluently English and French Languages.