Role
As a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, Akin’s role encompasses teaching, research, and student supervision.
Teaching Responsibilities
Akin is responsible for preparing and delivering lectures, seminars, and tutorials across a range of subjects, including:
- Industrial Economics
- Econometrics
- Economic Analysis of Global Issues
Student Supervision
He actively supervises students at various academic levels, including:
- Final-year undergraduate projects, guiding students in conducting independent research
- Placement students’ projects, supporting them in applying academic knowledge to real-world industry settings
Research Activities
Akin’s research interests span energy, environmental, and financial economics, with a focus on contemporary issues such as energy demand modelling, energy and growth, energy and the environment, production technology, and financial markets. His research activities include:
- Conducting original research and publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals
- Applying for research grants to support ongoing and future projects
- Supervising PhD students
Career overview
2012 – 2014: Research Associate; Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, Abuja, Nigeria
Research areas
- Energy and Environment
- Energy Demand Modelling
- Productivity and Efficiency Analysis
- Applied micro-econometrics
External activity
Doctoral candidate (Economics): University of Loughborough
Bought-in-Teacher: University of Loughborough
Publications
Sharimakin, A. (2021). Modelling asymmetric price responses of industrial energy demand with a dynamic hierarchical model, Energy Economics (98)
Sharimakin, A. (2019). Measuring the energy input substitution and output effects of energy price changes and the implications for the environment, Energy Policy, 133 (110919).
Sharimakin, A. Glass, A.J., Saal, D.S., Glass, K. (2018). Dynamic multilevel modelling of industrial energy demand in Europe, Energy Economics (74)