Lapin Yliopisto, Finland.
Adolphus James is a Junior Researcher at LUT Business School, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Business and Economics, focusing on institutional quality, sustainable development, inequality, and innovation. His work involves advanced econometric techniques and contributes to global research on sustainable transitions and institutional dynamics.
Profile
🎓 Education
Adolphus is working towards a PhD in Business and Economics at LUT, with a research focus on Institutional Quality, Sustainable Development, and Innovation. His academic journey is centered on understanding the intersections of institutional dynamics and economic progress, particularly in the context of environmental sustainability and inequality.
💼 Experience
Currently, Adolphus serves as a Junior Researcher at the LUT Business School within the Strategy and Accounting Group. His research addresses the role of institutional quality in clean energy investments, environmental degradation, and sustainable development, using advanced econometric methods such as MMQR and PGLS. He actively contributes to international studies on sustainable transitions, focusing on the institutional dynamics that shape them.
🔬 Research Interests
Adolphus' research interests encompass:
Institutional Economics and Development
Sustainable Energy and Environmental Economics
Inequality and Social Welfare Measurement
Quantile Regression and Panel Data Econometrics
These areas guide his ongoing work in understanding how institutional quality influences economic development, with a special focus on clean energy investments and environmental degradation.
📚 Publication
James, A. (2025). The Effect of Institutions on Clean Energy Investments and Environmental Degradation across Income Groups: Evidence Based on the Method of Moments Quantile Estimation. To be published in: Energy.