Daramola Joseph Omoyele
Economist · Senior Data Analyst · Regulatory & Policy Analytics Specialist
Joseph Omoyele Daramola is a distinguished Economist and Senior Data Analyst with over 15 years of professional experience spanning regulatory compliance, applied econometrics, and digital governance.
Currently serving as a Finance & Economic Analyst at Univelcity Consulting (UK), he delivers economic analysis for donor-funded development programmes, builds automated dashboards, and leads data governance aligned with GDPR and international standards. His work integrates advanced econometric modelling across GBP, USD, EUR, and NGN environments for regulatory and policy clients.
Prior to his current role, Joseph served as a Financial & Economic Data Analyst at the Office of the Accountant General of Nigeria, where he evaluated fiscal policy performance, delivered impact assessments, and produced senior-level policy briefings — reducing reporting cycles by 35%.
Research & Policy Interests
Digital Governance
Interoperability of identity systems, digital tax administration, and the UK Making Tax Digital regime.
Political Economy
State capacity in emerging economies, electoral participation, and the institutional role of religion.
Applied Econometrics
NARDL frameworks, wavelet coherence analysis, panel ARDL, and macroeconomic dynamics.
Climate & Fiscal Policy
Carbon taxation, net-zero policy architecture, and fiscal coverage gaps in UK climate frameworks.
Tax Administration
Compliance behaviour, HMRC risk selection, and tax administration reform in emerging economies.
Development Economics
FDI-growth nexus, capital flight consequences, and insecurity effects on economic growth in Nigeria.
Selected Publication Highlights
- Digital Tax Reform: Introduced the concept of Behavioural Reporting Noise (BRN) to explain compliance distortions under the UK Making Tax Digital regime (WJARR, 2026). Read →
- Institutional Economics: Seminal analysis of religion as an economic institution in Sub-Saharan Africa and its long-run development implications (WJARR, 2026). Read →
- Electoral Policy: Empirical evidence on how administrative barriers suppress voter participation in Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election (African Studies Quarterly, 2026). Read →
- State Capacity: Examined interoperability failures in Nigeria’s digital identification infrastructure and their impact on administrative reach (IJDES, 2026). Read →