Godfred Amewu

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Accounting
Finance
Information Systems
Strategy and Management
Sociology and Political Science

Publications: 382014–2026
Citations: 324to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 3.041.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%19 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 58%22 papers free to read

3 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Dr, FinanceUniversity of Ghana Business School2021–2034

On their papers

Publications

38 in all

The Economics of Peace: The Link Between Climate Change, Migration, and Sustainable Peace
2026Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-15259-6_20
Agriculture value-added in Africa: have R&D investment and globalisation been influential?
2026

gamewu@ug.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

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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

Economics and Econometrics2258%
Accounting1437%
Finance1437%
Information Systems1129%
Strategy and Management616%
Sociology and Political Science513%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance411%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences25%
Management Science and Operations Research25%
Marketing25%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Market Dynamics and Volatility13
Corporate Finance and Governance10
Economic Growth and Development9
Working Capital and Financial Performance6
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency5
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth5
Financial Reporting and Valuation Research4
Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis3
Global Financial Crisis and Policies3
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa4
United States1
Saudi Arabia1
Colombia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH30 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM5 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA4 papers
Accra Institute of TechnologyGH4 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH3 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH3 papers
University of Cape CoastGH3 papers
Central UniversityGH2 papers
Central UniversityCO1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Business & Management4
Heliyon4
Advances in African economic, social and political development3
Cogent Economics & Finance3
Managerial and Decision Economics3
African review of economics and finance1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals6
8Decent work and economic growth4
10Reduced inequalities3
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
7Affordable and clean energy1
9

Most cited

Time-frequency analysis of financial stress and global commodities prices: Insights from wavelet-based approaches
Cogent Economics & Finance
202235 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Co-movement between equity index and exchange rate: Fresh evidence from COVID-19 era
Scientific African
202228 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Examining the determinants of bank efficiency in transition: empirical evidence from Ghana

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Assessing the Impact of Socio-Political Risk on Natural Resources in Africa

2024Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-58124-3_3

How Does Taxation of Oil and Gas Hold up in Commodity Price Volatility?

2024Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-58124-3_14

Co-movement between equity index and exchange rate: Fresh evidence from COVID-19 era

2022Scientific AfricanJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01146

Linear and non-linear ARDL estimation of financial innovation and economic growth in Ghana

2022Journal of Business and Socio-economic DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1108/jbsed-09-2021-0128

Mergers, executive compensation and firm performance: The case of Africa

2020Managerial and Decision EconomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1002/mde.3244

Mergers and executive compensation changes: Evidence from African markets

2019Research in International Business and FinanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.01.010

Executive compensation and firm risk after successful mergers and acquisitions in Africa

2019Managerial and Decision EconomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1002/mde.3037

Do mergers and acquisitions announcements create value for acquirer shareholders in Africa

2018International Journal of Finance & EconomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding25 citations10.1002/ijfe.1639

Implication of mergers and acquisitions on stock returns before and during the 2007-2009 credit crunch : an event study

2014African review of economics and financeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations

Applied Economics Letters

Energy Strategy Reviews1

How it can be read

58% free to read

Diamond 4 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 39%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 16 · 42%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 38 papers name a funder

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University1

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

202226 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Do mergers and acquisitions announcements create value for acquirer shareholders in Africa

International Journal of Finance & Economics9

201825 citationsWorld top 10%