Omang Ombolo Messono

Dr. Omang Ombolo Messono is a Cameroonian economist and development scholar, whose work focuses on the intersections of climate change, institutional quality, historical legacies, and economic vulnerability, particularly in developing countries. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Dschang (2019), where he defended his dissertation titled "Essais sur la vulnérabilité économique des pays en développement".

Dr. Messono is affiliated with the University of Douala and has published extensively on how structural and historical factors shape contemporary development outcomes. His research spans a wide range of topics, including climate resilience, gender empowerment, central banking, and entrepreneurial dynamics. He is co-author of the influential study "Women Political Empowerment and Vulnerability to Climate Change: Evidence from 169 Countries" (Asongu, Messono, & Guttemberg, 2022), published in Climatic Change, which examines how inclusive political institutions can enhance national resilience to environmental shocks. Through his work, Dr. Messono contributes to understanding how development policies can be informed by long-term historical patterns and cross-national differences in institutional strength and human capital. His work is especially relevant to scholars and policymakers focused on sustainable development in Africa and other emerging regions.

Recent publications:

Messono, O.O. & Seabrook A.M. (2024). Understanding the Legacy of Infectious Diseases: Institutional Quality and its Role in Climate Change Resilience. The Journal of Environment & Development.

Messono, O. O., Zambo, F. A., & Bouebe, A. T. I. A. (2024). Does central bank independence reduce economic vulnerability in Africa? International Journal of Finance & Economics. 

Messono, O. O., & Asongu, S. (2024). Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and entrepreneurship: Evidence from 125 countries. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 16(6), 1705–1736.

Messono, O. O., & Nsoga, M. H. III. (2024). Adaptation to climate change in 172 countries: The importance of intelligence. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(1), 4858–4885.

Mbassi, C. M., & Messono, O. O. (2023). Historical technology and current economic development: Reassessing the nature of the relationship. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 195, Article 122837.