William Baah‐Boateng

Publishing since 2001, latest 2024

Economics and Econometrics
Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Health Professions
Safety Research

In their own words

Economics
Economics of Labour Market
Econometrics

Publications: 842001–2024
Citations: 1,737to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 42
Field-weighted impact: 4.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%7 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 17%4 of the 24 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,561 citations, h-index 22 and i10-index 45 (1,448 citations and h-index 17 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Publications

84 in all

The Study and Practice of Economics in Ghana
2014Book chapter0 citations10.1007/978-94-017-8715-4_8
Ghana country study
2014Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working but Poor. London: RoutledgeJournal3 citations
Country Studies, Chapter 5, Ghana

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Citations received each year

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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

Economics and Econometrics1518%
Gender Studies67%
Sociology and Political Science67%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance56%
General Health Professions45%
Safety Research45%
Accounting22%
Education22%
Management of Technology and Innovation22%
Public Administration22%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Labor market dynamics and wage inequality7
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics6
Employment and Welfare Studies4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion3
Migration and Labor Dynamics3
Economic Theory and Policy2
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Labor Movements and Unions2
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy2
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their 24 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
India2
Hong Kong SAR2
United Kingdom2
Sweden1
Canada1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of FloridaUS2 papers
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHK2 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreIN2 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper
University of South FloridaUS1 paper
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS1 paper
Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSE1 paper
University of LethbridgeCA1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Social Economics3
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International Journal of Manpower2
Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)2
The Gender Asset Gap Project, Working Paper2
Tilburg University

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth12
5Gender equality4
10Reduced inequalities2

Most cited

Understanding Ghana's growth success story and job creation challenges
WIDER Working Paper
2015164 citations
Determinants of Unemployment in Ghana
African Development Review8
2013146 citationsWorld top 10%
The youth unemployment challenge in Africa: What are the drivers?
The Economic and Labour Relations Review8

2014Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working but PoorJournal4 citations

Youth employment challenges in Africa: policy options and agenda for future research

2014A paper presented at the plenary of the AERC biannual conference, Lusaka, ZambiaJournalFirst author18 citations

Determinants of Unemployment in Ghana

2013African Development ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding146 citations10.1111/1467-8268.12037

The Ghanaian economy: an overview

2013Journal62 citations

Determinants of moonlighting in Ghana: an empirical investigation

2013Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)ReportOpen accessFirst author33 citations

HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF EDUCATION AS A VEHICLE FOR AFRICA'S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

2013Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)ReportOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding29 citations

Unemployment in Africa: how appropriate is the current definition for policy purposes

2013A seminar Paper presented at African Studies Centre, University of Leiden. LeidenJournalFirst author1 citation

Mapping of country information on employment, unemployment and policy initiatives

2013Report submitted to African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), for Knowledge Platform Development PoliciesJournalFirst author14 citations

POLICIES AND OPTIONS

2013FutureJournal0 citations

Final report/International Remittances, Poverty and Inequality: The West African Case

2013International Institute for Advanced StudiesReportSenior author0 citations

Employment: policies and options

2013Policies and options for Ghana’s economic developmentJournalFirst author42 citations

Asset ownership and egalitarian decision-making among couples: some evidence from Ghana

2012The Gender Asset Gap Project, Working PaperJournalSenior author22 citations

Trends in growth, employment and poverty in Ghana

2012Globalization, trade and poverty in GhanaJournalSenior author15 citations

Labour market discrimination in Ghana: A gender dimension

2012Lambert Academic PublishingReportFirst author56 citations

Measuring the gender asset gap in Ghana

2011Woeli publishing servicesReport94 citations

Asset accumulation by women in Ghana. Understanding the process

2010The Gender Asset Gap Project, Working PaperJournal8 citations

Gender perspective of labour market discrimination in Ghana

2009University of GhanaThesisFirst author15 citations

Employment Generation for Poverty Alleviation

2008Poverty reduction strategies in action: perspectives and lessons from GhanaBook chapterFirst author13 citations

Growth, investment and employment in Ghana

2007International Labour OrganizationReportSenior author82 citations

Openness, income distribution and poverty

2005Globalisation, Employment and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Ghana. Accra: ISSER publication, University of GhanaJournalFirst author2 citations

Globalisation, Employment and Poverty Reduction

2005Accra: Woeli Publishing ServicesReport2 citations

Employment policies for sustainable development: the experience of Ghana

2004Department of Economics, University of GhanaJournalFirst author59 citations

Poverty Alleviation through Social Dialogue: The Role of Trade Unions in Ghana

2003Trade Unions and Poverty Alleviation in AfricaJournalFirst author2 citations