Emerson Abraham Jackson BSc, MSc, PGCE

Department of African Studies and Anthropology
Doctoral researcher

Contact details

Email: eaj392@bham.ac.uk

PhD title: Researching Livelihoods in Goderich Village, Sierra Leone
Supervisor: Dr Reginald Cline-Cole
PhD African Studies [Sustainable Development]

Qualifications

BSc (Hon) Econs – Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
MSc (Research Methods in the Social Science) - London South Bank University
PGCE (Further and Higher Education) - University of Sussex
Certificate in Applied Theology - University of Birmingham
PhD Candidate – Livelihood Diversification Research (Expected completion date: 2022) - University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

In addition to the above qualifications, I have also gained various specialist certification training in the following areas:

Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Transmission
Nowcasting – IMF Institute
Model-Based Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting (MPAFx) – IMF Institute
Econometrics of Panel Data [West African Monetary Agency]
Financial Development and Financial Inclusion [IMF Institute]
Introduction to Financial Stability Function [Bank of England / DFID sponsorship]
New Tools and Techniques for Policy Makers [Bank of England / DFID sponsorship]
Macro-econometric Forecasting [IMF Institute]
Financial Market Analysis [IMF Institute]
Debt Sustainability Analysis [MF Institute]
Macroeconomic Diagnostics [IMF Institute]
DSGE modelling for African Economies [AfDB Institute]
Financial Programming and Policies [IMF Institute]
Forests and Livelihoods in Developing Countries [Edex, University of British Columbia].

Research

The doctoral research project focuses on assessing the livelihood dynamics and diversification in Goderich, Sierra Leone. This village has been a significant fishing center for many years, attracting fishermen, traders, and transporters from across the country and beyond. In recent times, due to population mobility and exposure to various livelihood assets, the community has diversified its livelihood activities. However, this expansion has also brought about associated risks, such as the unsustainable use of natural resources, including sand-mining, deforestation, and stone-quarrying. The study also investigates the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to understand people's approaches to livelihood planning during unforeseen stresses and vulnerability.

The research uses a triangulation approach, combining mixed methods such as interviews with town heads and focus groups, participant observation processes, and a baseline survey administered to residents in different locations throughout Goderich. The study's primary objective is to contribute meaningfully to knowledge exploration while devising strategies to increase access to sustainable livelihood assets, thereby improving residents' sustained livelihoods in Goderich. Moreover, the research aims to unearth ways to mitigate long-term risks to people's livelihood exploration that could have implications for the environment. Ultimately, the study seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of livelihoods, using Goderich Village as a case study to explore livelihood diversification, associated risks, and potential strategies for sustainable livelihoods.

Other activities

Sustainable livelihood diversification research: The research area of sustainable livelihood diversification is of particular interest to me as I focus on assessing the livelihood diversification of residents in Goderich. Through my participation in the UN Encyclopedia SDG book project, I have contributed to sustainable development discussions. In the relevant book chapters, I have discussed various topical concepts such as collective bargaining, informal employment, nurturing career development, the importance of public service in achieving the SDGs, market failure, import substitution industrialization, the impact of COVID-19 on globalization, economics of innovation and technological transformation, and critical discourses on the sustainable livelihood framework.

Development of structural macroeconomic models: I am committed to ensuring the achievement of the Bank of Sierra Leone's (BSL) mandate of price and financial stability objectives, which aligns with the overarching focus of the ECOWAS single-currency ambition. To achieve this, I have developed a Forecasting and Policy Analysis System (FPAS) and Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models.

Teaching and external review role: With nearly three decades of professional experience, I am actively engaged in providing external reviews for internationally referred journals. Some of the journals I have reviewed for include the African Development Review, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Education and Information Technologies Journal, and Journal of Economic Management. I also play an active role in teaching.

Continuous engagement in multi-disciplinary academic scholarship: My academic interests lie in critical Heterodox / Pluralist discourses on sustainable development in Africa and Sierra Leone, in particular. I am continuously engaged in multi-disciplinary academic scholarships aimed at advancing these discourses.

Publications

Economic referred journal papers

Jackson, E.A. (In Press). Informality as a Driving Force for Corruption in an Economy: A Neoclassical Simulation.
Jackson, E.A. (In Press). The Effects of a Dominant Informal Sector on Monetary Policy Transmission: A Neoclassical Model Simulation. Economic Insights - Trends and Challenges……….
Daboh, F., and Jackson, E.A. (In Press). Effects of Interest Rates Volatility on Money Demand in Sierra Leone: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Bound Testing Model. Journal of Smart Economic Growth, Vol. 8(1), pp. 00-00.
Barrie, M.S., and Jackson, E.A. (On-going). Effects of Fiscal Dominance on Key Macroeconomic Variables in Sierra Leone: A DSGE Simulation Approach.
Jackson, E.A., and Barrie, M.S. (In Press). Financial Frictions and Monetary Policy Reaction in Sierra Leone: A Bayesian DSGE Approach. West African Financial and Economic Review.
Warburton, C.E.S., and Jackson, E.A. (2023). The Economics of Factor Loading and Policy Implications for Monetary Policy in a Small Open Economy (2005-2020). Journal of Economic Policy Researches, Vol. 10(1): pp. 19-35.
Jackson, E.A. (2022). Grappling with Social Sciences Thinking of (Ir)rationality Paradox during times of Uncertainty. Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, 13(3), 79-86.
Barrie, M.S., and Jackson, E.A. (2022). Impact of Technological Shocks on the Sierra Leone Economy: A Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) approach. Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, Vol. 12(2): pp. 1-19.
Jackson, E.A., and Vandy, P. (2022). A model approach to understanding monetary aggregate growth in Sierra Leone and implications for policy formulation. Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields, Vol. 13(1(25)): pp. 5-18.
Jackson, E.A., and Tamuke, E. (2022). Credit Risk Management and the Financial Performance of Domiciled Banks in Sierra Leone: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Economic Policy Researches, Vol. 9(1): pp. 139-164.
Jackson, E.A. (2021). Causal Relationship between Education and Economic Growth in Sierra Leone. Journal of Economic Policy and Research. Vol. 16(2): pp. 30-62.
Jackson, E.A. (2021). Forecasting COVID-19 Daily Contraction in Sierra Leone with Implications for Policy Formulation. Journal of Economic Policy Researches, Vol. 8(1): pp. 29-43.
Jackson, E.A. and Tamuke, E. (2021). The Science and Art of Communicating Fan Chart Uncertainty: The case of Inflation Outcome in Sierra Leone. Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN) Journal.
Jackson, E.A. (2020). Understanding SLL/US$ exchange rate dynamics in Sierra Leone using the Box-Jenkins ARIMA approach. Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields, Vol. 11(2): pp. 5-20.
Jackson, E.A., Tamuke, E., and Jabbie, M. (2019). Dynamic effect of inflation shocks in Sierra Leone: An empirical analysis. Journal of Advanced Studies in Finance, Vol. 10(2): pp. 73-91.
Jackson, E.A.; Tamuke, E. (2020). Predicting Disaggregated Tourist Arrivals in Sierra Leone using ARIMA Model. Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields, Vol. 10(2): pp. 132-142.
Jackson, E.A., Tamuke, E., and Jabbie, M. (2019). Disaggregated Short-Term Inflation Forecast (STIF) for Monetary Policy Decision in Sierra Leone. Financial Markets, Institutions, and Risks, 3(4), 32-48.
Jackson, E.A. (2019). Hermeneutics of Ceteris Paribus in the African Context. Journal of Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, Vol. 9(71): pp. 9-16.
Jackson, E.A. (2018): Theoretical and Methodological Context of (Post)-Modern Econometrics and Competing Philosophical Discourses for Policy Prescription. Journal of Heterodox Economics, Vol. 4(2): 119-129.
Jackson, E.A. and Tamuke, E. (2018). Probability Forecast Using Fan Chart Analysis: A Case of the Sierra Leone Economy. Journal of Advanced Studies in Finance, Vol. 9(1(17)): pp. 34 – 44.
Jackson, E.A. (2018): Comparison between Static and Dynamic Forecast in Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average for Seasonally Adjusted Headline Consumer Price Index. Revista Economica, Vol. 70(1): pp. 53 – 65.
Jackson, E.A. (2018). Triangulation: A Retroduction Approach in the Reorientation of Social Science Research for Central Bank Policy in Sierra Leone. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol.9 (2): pp. 266-271.
Jackson, E.A., Sillah, A., and Tamuke, E. (2018). Modelling Monthly Headline Consumer Price Index (HCPI) through Seasonal Box-Jenkins Methodology. International Journal of Sciences, Vol. 7(1): pp. 51-56.
Tanuke, E., Jackson, E.A., and Sillah, A. (2018). Forecasting inflation in Sierra Leone using ARIMA and ARIMAX: A comparative evaluation. Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields, Vol. 9(1(17)): pp. 63-74.

Interdisciplinary research papers

Jackson, E.A. (On-going). Investigating Livelihood Diversification in the Goderich community: Determinants and Constraints from a Baseline Survey Intervention (Excerpt from doctoral Thesis).
Jackson, E.A., & Jackson, H.F. (In Press). Reminiscence of Education in Post-war Years: Sierra Leone as a case study. Educational Challenges, 28(1), 00-00.
Jackson, E.A. (2023). Economic Anthropology Insight: Narratives of livelihood exploration from fieldwork experience in Goderich-Sierra Leone. International Journal of Sustainable Society.
Jackson, E.A. (2022). Inside-Outsider Research Positionality: Experience from Field Work Undertakings in Goderich. Journal of Research in Educational Sciences. 13(15), 13-16.
Jackson, E.A. (2022). Modernising the education to confront realities of 21^st digital space in Sierra Leone: A practical discourse. Educational Challenges, 27(1), 12-22.
Jackson, E.A. (2021). Efficacy of Virtual Technology as the Way Forward for Teaching and Learning with the Experience of a Global Pandemic. Educational Challenges, 26(2), 6-12.
Jackson, E.A. (2020). Innovative educational technologies for early-years curriculum delivery: A theoretical roadmap for economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Journal of Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, Vol. 9(2): pp. 11-21.
Jackson, E.A. (2018). Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations as Insider-researcher for a Community-Based Research in Redressing Livelihood Sustainability Issues. Management of Sustainable Development Journal, Vol. 10(2): pp. 63 – 66.
Jackson, E.A. and Jackson, H.F. (2017) ‘The role of corporate social responsibility in improving firms’ business in the directions of sustainable development, accountability and transparency African J. Economic and Sustainable Development, Vol. 6, Nos. 2/3, pp.105–118.
Jackson, E.A. (2016). Phronesis and the Epistemological Journey through Research Undertakings involving Human Participants in the Context of Sierra Leone. Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture, and Religions, Vol. 5(2): pp. 37-53.
Jackson, E. A. (2015). Role of Information Science in Sustainable Development: Sierra Leone as a case study. Journal of Management of Sustainable Development, Vol. 7(2): pp. 23-29.
Jackson, E.A. (2015). Impact of MOODLE platform on the pedagogy of students and staff: Cross-curricular comparison. Journal of Information and Communication Technologies, Vol. 22(1): pp. 177-193.
Jackson, E. A. (2016). Ontological and Epistemological Discourse(s) on Sustainable Development: Perspective on Sierra Leone in the Aftermath of a Decade of Civil Unrest. Journal of Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 8(1): pp. 35-43.

Encyclopedia book chapter entries

Jackson, E.A. (2020). Importance of the Publics Service in achieving the UN SDGs. In Walter L. Filho et al (eds.). Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goal, Springer Nature Publisher.
Jackson, E.A. (2020). Collective Bargaining Agreements – A global discourse on decent sustainable living. In Walter L. Filho et al (eds.). Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goal, Springer Nature Publisher.
Jackson, E.A. and Jackson, J. (2020). Global Perspectives on Gender Sensitivity and Economic Benefits. In Walter L. Filho et al (eds.). Gender Equality: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goal, Springer Nature Publisher.
Jackson, E.A. (2020). Emerging innovative thoughts on globalization amidst the contagion of COVID-19. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Ozuyar, P.G. (ed.) Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham.
Jackson, E.A. (2020). Economics of technology innovation for sustainable growth – with reference to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), In Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Ozuyar, P.G. (ed.) Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham.
Jackson, E.A., Jackson, H., and Jackson, E. (2020). Nurturing Career Development for Human Resource Sustainability. In Walter L. Filho et al (eds.). Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goal, Springer Nature Publisher.
Jackson E.A. (2020) Informal Employment. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham.
Jackson, E.A. and Jabbie, M. (2019). Understanding Market Failure in the Developing Country Context. In, Walter L. Filho (eds), Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goals, Springer Nature Publisher.

Book / edited book chapter entry

Jackson, E.A. (In Production). Handbook of Research Skills and Application: A Social Science Approach. Sierra Leone Writers Series (SLWS) Publication
Jackson, E.A. & Jackson, S.R. (In Press). Equity / Equality about the distribution of resources in the context of Sub-Saharan African Democracies.
Jackson, E.A. (In Production). Import Substitution Industrialization as Economic Philosophy Model for Africa. In, E.S. Essien & F.A. Aburmere, African Political & Economic Philosophy with Africa-capitalism: Concept for African Leadership. Lexington Books, USA
Jackson, E.A. (2018). Moodle Platform: A Case of Flexible Corporate Learning in the Financial Sector in Sierra Leone, In Mahmut Sincen, “Trends in E-learning”, IntechOpen.

Book review entry

Jackson, E.A. (2020). Book Review: Critical Discourse Analysis, by Terry Locke, London and New York: Continuum, 2004; 94pp, £14.51 (paperback), ISBN: 0 8264 6486 6. Journal of Applied Thought, Vol. 7(2): pp. 144-148.
Jackson, E.A. (2018). Introduction to Dynamic Macroeconomic General Equilibrium Models (2nd Ed), 282p. ISBN: 978-1-62273-030-8 (Hardcover, by Josh L. Torres). Journal of Applied Thought, Vol. 6(1); pp. 284 – 289.
Jackson, E.A. (2018) "Public Debt Management – Theory & Application", African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 9(1), pp.126-128.
Jackson, E.A. (2017). Practical Research Methods: A User-Friendly Guide to Mastering Research Techniques and Projects (Media Review). Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Vol. 11(3): pp. 417-418. (First Online, September 2016).
Jackson, E.A. (2016). Quantitative Methods in Educational Research: The Role of Numbers Made-Easy (Media Review). Journal of Mixed Methods Research (First Online).

Institutional working / discussion paper / bulletin

Jackson, E.A. (2023). The Effects of a Dominant Informal Sector on Monetary Policy Transmission: A Neoclassical Model Simulation. BSL Working Paper Series.
Jackson, E.A., Kamara, P., & Kamara, A. (Under Review). Determinants of Inflation in Sierra Leone. BSL Working Paper Series.
Jackson, E.A., Barrie, M.S., & Pessima, J. (Under Review). Exchange Rate Volatility: Implications for Inflation in Sierra Leone. BSL Working Paper Series.