Okuwa Oluwakemi Bolaji is an Associate Research Professor at the Economic and Business Policy Department, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Ibadan, Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Economics from Ogun State University Ago –Iwoye and her Master’s and Doctorate degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She possesses over twenty years of research experience in the area of Education Policy and Finance, Development, and Labour Economics. She has consulted widely as Education and Labour Economist for the State and Federal government as well as International Organization especially the World Bank, AERC, UNDP, ILO country office, DFID/Creative Associate, Action aid International (Nigeria office)/ Comic-Relief UK/ Universalia and IITA Nigeria.
She is a member and currently the treasurer of Higher Education Policy Research Network in Africa (HERPNET), Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Association for the Advancement of African Women Economist (AAAWE), African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Global Development Network (GDN), Women in Management Nigeria (WIMA), a Visiting Research Fellow at the International Monetary Fund Washington D.C, GDN Research Observer and Research Fellow Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy. She has published in both National and International peer reviewed journals and books.