Augustin Kwasi Fosu

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1998, latest 2023

Information Systems
Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
Development
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Anthropology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 311998–2023
Citations: 1,734to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 11.141.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 52%16 of 31 scored papers
Open access: 32%10 papers free to read

6 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

31 in all

Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality
2023Journal of African EconomiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1093/jae/ejac047
Governance, Politics, and Economic Development: Some African Perspectives
2022Governance and Politics

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Information Systems1652%
Economics and Econometrics1239%
Sociology and Political Science1239%
Development1032%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance826%
Anthropology413%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law413%
Political Science and International Relations310%
Safety Research310%
Accounting26%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Economic Growth and Development16
International Development and Aid10
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth8
Income, Poverty, and Inequality7
Economic Growth and Productivity5
African history and culture studies4
Corruption and Economic Development4
Natural Resources and Economic Development4
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
Global trade and economics2
Local Government Finance and Decentralization2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

65% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written234571214Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa14
Kenya12
United Kingdom7
Finland5
United States4
Ethiopia2
Netherlands2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of PretoriaZA13 papers
African Economic Research ConsortiumKE11 papers
University of OxfordGB7 papers
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics ResearchFI3 papers
Oakland UniversityUS2 papers
Aalto UniversityFI2 papers
Maastricht UniversityNL2 papers
University of ManchesterGB2 papers
United Nations Economic Commission for AfricaET2 papers
University of JohannesburgZA2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of African Economies12
American Journal of Economics and Sociology1
Applied Economics Letters1
Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement1
Durham Research Online (Durham University)1
Economics Letters1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty13
8Decent work and economic growth8
17Partnerships for the goals3
10Reduced inequalities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Growth, inequality, and poverty reduction in developing countries: Recent global evidence
Research in Economics1
2016431 citationsWorld top 10%
Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Progress in a Global Context
Oxford Development Studies1
2014387 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
The External Debt Burden and Economic Growth in the 1980s: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Democracy and development in Africa

2021Edward Elgar Publishing eBooksBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4337/9781788112659.00018

Economic neoliberalism and African development

2020Book chapterOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4324/9780429277092-10

Domestic Credit and Export Diversification: Africa from a Global Perspective

2019Journal of African BusinessJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding67 citations10.1080/15228916.2019.1582295

Economic Structure, Growth, and Evolution of Inequality and Poverty in Africa: An Overview

2017Journal of African EconomiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding55 citations10.1093/jae/ejx036

The Recent Growth Resurgence in Africa and Poverty Reduction: The Context and Evidence

2017Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding49 citations10.1093/jae/ejx016

Rethinking Governance and Development

2017Palgrave Macmillan US eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1057/978-1-349-95232-8_55

Income Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016Research Publications (Maastricht University)BookOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.2841/401768

Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Progress in a Global Context

2014Oxford Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding387 citations10.1080/13600818.2014.964195

Institutions and African Economies: An Overview

2013Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding57 citations10.1093/jae/ejt016

IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS ON DEVELOPMENT: WHITHER AFRICA?

2013Journal of International DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1002/jid.2971

Growth of African Economies: Productivity, Policy Syndromes and the Importance of Institutions

2012Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding150 citations10.1093/jae/ejs034

OPTIMAL PUBLIC INVESTMENT, GROWTH, AND CONSUMPTION: EVIDENCE FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES

2011Durham Research Online (Durham University)BookOpen accessFirst author3 citations

Inequality and the growth–poverty nexus: specification empirics using African data

2008Applied Economics LettersJournalFirst authorCorresponding98 citations10.1080/13504850600706669

Mapping Growth into Economic Development

2004American Journal of Economics and SociologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1111/j.1536-7150.2004.00340.x

Preface

2003Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/jae/12.suppl_1.0

Preface

2002Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1093/jafeco/11.suppl_1.i

International Trade and Labour Market Adjustment in Developing Countries

2002Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1057/9781403920188_8

Privatisation and Corporate Governance: An Overview

2002Journal of African EconomiesJournalSenior author0 citations10.1093/jafeco/11.suppl_1.1

Preface

2001Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/jae/10.suppl1.i

The External Debt Burden and Economic Growth in the 1980s: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

1999Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développementJournalFirst authorCorresponding170 citations10.1080/02255189.1999.9669833

Preface

1999Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/jafeco/8.suppl_1.i

Preface

1998Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/jafeco/7.suppl_2.i

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks1

Governance and Politics1

How it can be read

32% free to read

Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 68%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 31 papers name a funder

National Research Foundation5
University of Pretoria3
University of Ghana1

Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement

1999170 citationsWorld top 10%