Eric Osei‐Assibey

Publishing since 2007, latest 2024

Economics and Econometrics
Accounting
Information Systems
Finance
Management Information Systems
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

In their own words

Monetary Policy
access to finance
financial inclusion
macroeconomics
poverty and inequality

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 432007–2024
Citations: 1,085to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 5.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%10 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 29%6 of the 21 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,694 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 24 (1,142 citations and h-index 15 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

43 in all

Macroeconomic soundness and financial inclusion: catalysts for developing robust financial markets in emerging economies
2024Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market EconomiesJournal2 citations10.1080/17520843.2024.2419761
How optimal is Ghana's single-digit inflation targeting? An assessment of monetary policy effectiveness in Ghana
2023African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

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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 Econometrics1842%
Accounting1228%
Information Systems614%
Finance512%
Management Information Systems37%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance25%
Information Systems and Management25%
Sociology and Political Science25%
Global and Planetary Change12%
Modeling and Simulation12%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion8
Economic Growth and Development6
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth6
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies6
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency5
Taxation and Compliance Studies4
Corporate Finance and Governance3
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance3
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis2
Technology Adoption and User Behaviour2
Working Capital and Financial Performance2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

19% of their 21 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222333Home

Most frequent partner countries

Japan3
United States2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nagoya UniversityJP3 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Ithaca CollegeUS1 paper
The University of OsakaJP1 paper
Tulane UniversityUS1 paper
World BankUS1 paper
University College of Management StudiesGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Social Economics4
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies3
Journal of Economic Studies3
African Journal of Management Research2
Journal of Financial Economic Policy2
Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in Africa2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth6
10Reduced inequalities4
1No poverty2
4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
3Good health and well-being1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
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Most cited

Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Ghana's economy: challenges and prospects
International Journal of Social Economics
2021141 citationsWorld top 10%
Microenterprise financing preference: Testing POH within the context of Ghana's rural financial market
Journal of Economic Studies
2012128 citations
Financial inclusion and human development in frontier countries
International Journal of Finance & Economics10

The Effect of Tariff on Import Revenue and Misinvoicing in Sub–Saharan Africa

2023Journal of African TradeJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.59624/2214-8523.1134

Does foreign banks entry influence domestic banks' efficiency? Evidence from Ghana

2022African Journal of Management ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.4314/ajmr.v27i1.4

Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Ghana's economy: challenges and prospects

2021International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalSenior author141 citations10.1108/ijse-08-2020-0582

Financial inclusion and human development in frontier countries

2020International Journal of Finance & EconomicsJournal113 citations10.1002/ijfe.1775

Does foreign banks entry influence domestic banks' efficiency? Evidence from Ghana

2020African Journal of Management ResearchJournalFirst author1 citation

How to value a company by analyzing its customers

2020Harvard Business ReviewJournal24 citations

Foreign aid and economic development

2020Contemporary Issues in Development FinanceJournalSenior author4 citations

Migration as a Livelihood Strategy: The Case of Internal Migration in Ghana

2019Journal of Social Economics ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.18488/journal.35.2019.61.50.60

The Extent and Determinants of Tax Gap in the Informal Sector: Evidence from Ghana

2018Journal of International DevelopmentJournalSenior author28 citations10.1002/jid.3361

Furthering inclusive banks and inclusive capital markets: emerging markets' perspective

2018International Journal of Financial Services ManagementJournalSenior author5 citations10.1504/ijfsm.2018.093867

Making fiscal council work for Ghana: Country experiences and best practice

2018< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …ReportFirst author1 citation

Mobile money adoption and spending behaviour: the case of students in Ghana

2017International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalSenior author58 citations10.1108/ijse-11-2016-0302

Fiscal Incidence in Ghana

2017Review of Development EconomicsJournalOpen access48 citations10.1111/rode.12299

Are Ghana’s Public-Sector employees overpaid? Understanding the public/private wage gap and its effect on the government deficit

2017IFPRI E-brary (International Food Policy Research Institute)ReportOpen accessSenior author3 citations

Mobile money and financial inclusion

2017Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation: Issues and Case Studies for Sustainable DevelopmentJournalFirst author4 citations

Inequality and poverty in Ghana

2017The economy of Ghana sixty years after independenceJournalSenior author12 citations

Determinants of portfolio equity flows to Sub-Saharan Africa

2016African Journal of Economic and Management StudiesJournalFirst author1 citation10.1108/ajems-03-2015-0034

Financial Integration and Economic Growth: Portfolio Equity

2016Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in AfricaJournalFirst author0 citations

JEL codes: F36, F37, 016.

2016Regional Integration and Policy Challenges in AfricaJournalFirst author0 citations

Informality and the tax gap: A case of non-farm enterprises in Ghana

2016International Growth Centre (IGC) Working PaperJournalSenior author18 citations

What drives behavioral intention of mobile money adoption? The case of ancient susu saving operations in Ghana

2015International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding79 citations10.1108/ijse-09-2013-0198

Determinants Of Incidence And Depth Of Poverty In Ghana

2015Globalization and Development Volume III: In search of a new development paradigmJournalFirst author2 citations

Ghana: Globalization and Development Outcomes

2015Globalization and Development Volume II: Country experiencesJournal2 citations

Journal of Financial Economic Policy

2015PolicyJournalFirst author0 citations

Nature and dynamics of inequalities in Ghana

2014DevelopmentJournalFirst author52 citations10.1057/dev.2015.25

Inequalities country report-Ghana

2014Pan-African Conference on inequalities in the context of structural transformationJournalFirst author35 citations

Source of finance and small enterprise's productivity growth in Ghana

2013African Journal of Economic and Management StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding29 citations10.1108/ajems-03-2012-0017

Bank risks, capital and loan supply: evidence from Sierra Leone

2013Journal of Financial Economic PolicyJournalFirst author8 citations10.1108/jfep-09-2012-0041

2010 Population and Housing Census Report: Millennium Development Goals in Ghana

2013Ghana Statistical ServiceReportFirst author2 citations

Exchnage Rate, Interest Rate and Inflation in Ghana: Is there a Missing Ling

2013Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Legon-AccraJournalFirst author3 citations

Microenterprise financing preference

2012Journal of Economic StudiesJournalFirst author53 citations10.1108/01443581211192125

Land tenure security, investments and the environment in Ghana

2011Journal of Development and Agricultural EconomicsJournal46 citations

Microfinance in Ghana : A Comparative Study of Performance of the Formal versus Informal Rural Financial Institutions

2010Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.18999/forids.40.151

Buoyancy and elasticity of tax: Evidence from Ghana

2010Journal of monetary and economic integrationJournal62 citations

Environmental Sustainability and Poverty Reduction in

2007Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action: Perspectives and Lessons from GhanaJournalSenior author2 citations

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How it can be read

29% free to read, of the 21 recorded

Diamond 3 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 35%Behind a paywall
Unknown 22 · 51%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

2 of 43 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion1

Partnerships for the goals

Buoyancy and elasticity of tax: Evidence from Ghana

Journal of monetary and economic integration

201062 citations