He received his Doctorate from the same University in 1998. His PhD thesis assessed the welfare impacts of replacing several cascade-type taxes by an imperfect Value Added Tax (VAT), following the tax reform implemented in Cameroon and other country-members of the Central Africa Customs and Economic Union in 1994. He is a member of the “Poverty and Economic Policies” network based in Laval University where he officiates both as a researcher and speaker. Since September 2005, Dr Emini has served as an adviser of the Prime Minister of Cameroon for Economic Analysis and Prospects’ Affairs.