ADEKUNJO FELIX OLUYEMI

Meet ADEKUNJO FELIX OLUYEMI, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.

Specialization

Health Economics

Designation

Lecturer I

Department

Economics

Office

At the Economics department office

Visiting Hour

Appointment on Visitation important

Qualifications

# Certificate SchoolYear
1. Ph.D (Economics) University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2019

Current Research

Assessing the willingness to pay for HIV Counselling and Testing Service in Nigeria A contingent valuation Survey in Lagos State

Research Details

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Biography

ADEKUNJO FELIX is a Lecturer I at the Department of Economics

ADEKUNJO has a Ph.D in Economics from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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