About Us

About Us

 

What We Do

BAUM Tenpers Research Institute is an independent research and training organization whose three major objectives are to

  • Conduct interdisciplinary research that uncovers new economic insights for knowledge advancement and optimal policy decision making,
  • Organize capacity building programs for individuals looking to acquire the necessary skills to successfully embark on a PhD in economics, finance, statistics, applied mathematics, and related disciplines, and
  • Offer academic scholarships to outstanding low-income students.
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Goal & Professionalism

 

Our activities

Collaborative Research and Partnerships

We partner with individuals, academic institutions, and policy institutes, and collaborate with researchers worldwide to engage in theoretical and empirical research that answers important questions and unlocks insights for tackling the problems of poverty and capital markets underdevelopment that are inimical to economic advancement in some of the poorest regions of the world.

Access to Research Training

Baum Tenpers provides a bridge for outstanding students to access cutting edge research training in economics, finance, mathematics, and statistics through our background enhancement and capacity development programs. By identifying specific areas of deficiency, we actively develop the capacity of African students to prepare them to successfully embark on graduate studies and thrive in academic and policy research.

Capacity Development for Graduate Studies

We offer a certificate program in mathematics for prospective economics PhD students who are keen to improve their mathematics skills. To complete the certificate program, students take courses in real analysis, multivariable calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, dynamic optimization, mathematical statistics, measure-theoretic probability, topology, functional analysis, and convex optimization.

Research Assistantship, Predoctoral Research Training and Mentorship Program

Through our research mentorship program, we provide opportunities for outstanding students and recent graduates to work as supervised RAs. The mentorship program helps students to gain research experience and to improve their research skills in preparation for graduate school. This program can last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years and gives students a chance to work on real research projects.

Graduate School Application Support

For students who prove themselves by excelling in our certificate training and research mentorship program, we support them to cover the (often prohibitive) costs of applying to graduate school and taking standardized tests. These costs average around $2,000 per student, which is substantial and normally unattainable for low-income students.

Provision of Scholarships to Outstanding Low-Income Students

We collaborate with partners across Africa for a ‘search and discover program’. In this program, we set out to identify outstanding low-income students. We equip them with learning tools and provide them scholarships to support their education and academic development. Scholarships are offered to undergraduate students through a competitive selection process.

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Meet our Volunteer Faculty Members

 

Mentors
Franklin Maduko
 Applied Microeconomics
Komla Agudze
 Financial Markets
Tolulope Fadina
 Financial Mathematics
Sevgi Coskun
 Macroeconomics
Amma Panin
 Behavioral Economics
Daniel Ahelegbey
 Bayesian Econometrics
Olubunmi Fadipe J.
 Functional Analysis
Chika Yinka-Banjo
 AI & ML
Nacasius Ujah
 Corporate Finance
Mary Akinyemi
 Financial Mathematics
Laila El Ghandour
 Financial Mathematics
Kevwe Pela
 Development Economics
Oluwayemisi Adeleke
 Macroeconomics
Herman Demez-Jouata
 Microeconomic Theory
Godwin Okeke
 Functional Analysis
Dilyara Salakhova
 Sustainable Finance
Oyakhilome Ibhagui
 Global Financial Markets
Lorenzo Bastianello
 Microeconomic Theory
Djeneba Doumbia
 Development Economics
Peter Addo
 Data Science
Ayokunle Osuntuyi
 Financial Econometrics
Lalaina Rakotonindrainy
 Microeconomics Theory
Kagba Kousse
 Asset Pricing
Oluwakemi Adewumi
 Macroeconomics
Abhishek Ranjan
 Microeconomic Theory
Emmanuel Fianu
 Mathematical Economics
Scarlet Chen
 Macroeconomics
Zhang Zhang
 Financial Mathematics

What Students Say

 

Testimonials

As a young fresh graduate of economics, keenly interested in research and a graduate-level degree in economics, I was unsure which path is optimal and will propel me towards my goal. Baum Tenpers Research Institute (BT) provided me a platform that helped me make the optimal decision. Through BT, I was able to engage with top scholars in the field of economics, a very rare privilege. I received orientation about the various top-level areas in economics and the opportunities within.

Abdulmuttolib Salako

Ex-Student

I'm glad to be part of the success story at Baum Tenpers (BT) Research Group, where I doubled in many capacities. As an RA, I was exposed to the world of research and had the rare privilege to work with senior research fellows, who invested their time and efforts to initiate, discuss and supervise my work, and also supported my graduate school applications in which I got admitted to six PhD programs in the US

Nnamdi Okafor

Ex-Student

Today, I am currently running my PhD program in Economics at the University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA and I must say that all the hands-on experience gained at Baum Tenpers has been a plus in adapting to the foreign educational system. Indeed, I am happy and privileged to be a part of Baum Tenpers.

Favour Olarewaju

Ex-Student