Joshua Yindenaba Abor

Professor of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, since 2003per ORCID

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a Financial Economist and Professor of Finance with expertise in development finance and economics research, as well as in senior–level practitioner, policy and consulting roles. He is a former Dean of one of the largest Business Schools in Africa – the University of Ghana Business School. He holds a PhD in Finance from Stellenbosch University, South Africa after completing the PhD coursework in Financial Economics at the Department of Economics,… More on ORCID

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

In their own words

Financial Economics: Banking and finance
development finance
financial market development

Publications: 3672004–2026
Citations: 12,570to those papers
h-index: 49i10-index 125
Field-weighted impact: 3.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%110 of 233 scored papers
Open access: 17%39 of the 233 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 19,681 citations, h-index 58 and i10-index 140 (9,478 citations and h-index 45 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor of FinanceUniversity of Ghana Business Schoolsince 2003

Education

PhDUniversity of Stellenbosch
PhD Coursework in Financial EconomicsHavard Unversity

On their papers

Publications

367 in all

Financial inclusion and economic growth: What roles do institutions and financial regulation play?
2022International Journal of Finance & EconomicsJournalSenior author62 citations10.1002/ijfe.2709
Fintech, foreign bank presence and inclusive finance in Africa: Using a quantile regression approach
2022Cogent Economics & FinanceJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Accounting10930%
Economics and Econometrics10328%
Finance7721%
Information Systems7420%
Strategy and Management4412%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance329%
Development195%
Sociology and Political Science113%
Management Information Systems82%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management72%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Economic Growth and Development72
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency56
Corporate Finance and Governance52
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies50
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion44
Working Capital and Financial Performance32
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth20
Global Financial Crisis and Policies19
International Business and FDI19
International Development and Aid19
Global trade and economics16
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth15

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

27% of their 233 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa30
United Kingdom10
Egypt9
Australia6
United States6
Canada5
Kenya2
France2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Stellenbosch UniversityZA22 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH13 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH12 papers
University for Development StudiesGH11 papers
Central UniversityGH10 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH7 papers
The University of AdelaideAU5 papers
University of IowaUS4 papers
Cranfield UniversityGB3 papers
University of the Western CapeZA3 papers

Where they publish

Advances in African economic, social and political development23
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions13
Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets12
The Elgar Companion to Financial Economics12
Contemporary issues in development finance8
African Development Review

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals57
8Decent work and economic growth46
10Reduced inequalities26
16Peace, justice and strong institutions13
7Affordable and clean energy6
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure6
5Gender equality4
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Most cited

Issues in SME development in Ghana and South Africa
International research journal of finance and economics
20102,703 citations
The effect of capital structure on profitability: an empirical analysis of listed firms in Ghana
The Journal of Risk Finance17
2005962 citationsWorld top 10%
Debt policy and performance of SMEs: Evidence from Ghanaian and South African firms

Every institution they have given on a paper.

How do anti-money laundering systems affect FDI flows across the globe?

2022Cogent Economics & FinanceJournalOpen accessSenior author34 citations10.1080/23322039.2022.2058735

Financial sector development, anti-money laundering regulations and economic growth

2022International Journal of Emerging MarketsJournalSenior author26 citations10.1108/ijoem-12-2021-1823

FinTech and the Future of Banks and Financial Services in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_5

Financial Inclusion, Banking Sector Development, and Financial Stability in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterSenior author6 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_4

Explaining Banking Failures in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_14

The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBookFirst author5 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Africa’s Financial Systems: How Do We Reform Post-COVID-19 Financial Systems?

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_30

Effective monetary policy, banks' pricing behaviour and human development in Africa

2022International Journal of Banking Accounting and FinanceJournalSenior author4 citations10.1504/ijbaaf.2022.121555

Introduction: An Overview of Africa’s Financial Systems

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_1

Central Bank Policies and Market Power Over the Business Cycle in Africa

2022Journal of Emerging Market FinanceJournalSenior author2 citations10.1177/09726527221086492

Monetary Policy, Central Banks’ Independence, and Financial Development in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterFirst author4 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_7

Regulations and banking crisis: lessons from the African context

2022Journal of Financial Regulation and ComplianceJournalSenior author3 citations10.1108/jfrc-09-2021-0073

Bond Market Development in Africa: A Review

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterSenior author1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_27

Cross-Border Banking, Bank Pricing and Financial Inclusion in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapter1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_16

Bank Market Power and Monetary Policy Transmission in Africa in the Wake of Information Sharing Institutional Arrangements

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterSenior author1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_8

Macro-Prudential Regulation, Monetary Policy and Systemic Banking Crises in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_20

Private Capital Flows, Domestic Financial Markets and Energy Use in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_28

Pension Markets in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_25

Anti‐money laundering regulations and financial sector development

2022International Journal of Finance & EconomicsJournal105 citations

Inclusive finance, financial literacy and livelihood activities of households in Ghana

2021Inclusive financial developmentBook chapter10 citations

Concurrence Bancaire et Inclusion Financière: Preuve du Ghana

2021Consortium pour la Recherche Economique en AfriqueReportSenior author0 citations

Bank competition and financial inclusion: Evidence from Ghana

2021African Economic Research ConsortiumReportSenior author2 citations

169 Global financial architecture: Emerging issues and agenda for reforms

2021Contemporary Issues in Development FinanceBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Towards Improving Risk Management in Healthcare Organisations in Africa: A Review

2021International Journal of Development and Management ReviewJournalSenior author6 citations

Anti‐money laundering regulations and financial sector development

2020International Journal of Finance & EconomicsJournal56 citations10.1002/ijfe.2360

Economic freedom, competition and bank stability in Sub-Saharan Africa

2020International Journal of Productivity and Performance ManagementJournal43 citations10.1108/ijppm-06-2019-0310

Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Financing System in Ghana

2020Journal of Health ManagementJournalSenior author41 citations10.1177/0972063420983096

Infrastructure financing and economic development

2020Contemporary issues in development financeJournalFirst author11 citations

Global financial

2020Contemporary Issues in Development FinanceJournalFirst author0 citations

Finance and economic development

2020Contemporary issues in development financeJournal6 citations

Finance, economic growth, and development

2020Contemporary issues in development financeBook chapter15 citations10.4324/9780429450952-2

Financial inclusion and economic growth 1

2020Contemporary issues in development financeJournalFirst author16 citations

Introduction to contemporary issues in development finance

2020Contemporary issues in development financeBook chapterFirst author16 citations10.4324/9780429450952-1

Contemporary issues in development finance

2020RoutledgeReportFirst author10 citations

Cogent Economics & Finance6

Journal of African Business6

How it can be read

17% free to read, of the 233 recorded

Diamond 8 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 10 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 194 · 53%Behind a paywall
Unknown 134 · 37%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

37 of 367 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council25
University of Ghana7
University of Ghana Business School7
Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique2
Cranfield University1
Danish International Development Agency1
Department for International Development1
Florida International University1

3Good health and well-being1

12Responsible consumption and production1

The journal of risk finance

Determinants of dividend payout ratios in Ghana

The Journal of Risk Finance

2006393 citationsWorld top 10%

Corporate governance and financing decisions of Ghanaian listed firms

Corporate Governance

2007362 citationsWorld top 10%