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 stability and economic growth: a cross-country study
2011International Journal of Financial Services ManagementJournal42 citations10.1504/ijfsm.2011.041920
Do Ghanaians Prefer Imported Textiles to Locally Manufactured Ones?
2011Modern EconomyJournalOpen accessSenior author

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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

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.

Bank risk and performance in Ghana

2011International Journal of Financial Services ManagementJournal17 citations10.1504/ijfsm.2011.041919

Improving maternal healthcare utilisation in sub‐Saharan Africa through micro‐finance

2011International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournal9 citations10.1108/09526861111174170

Taxes and Corporate Borrowing: Empirical Evidence from Selected African Countries

2011Journal of African BusinessJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/15228916.2011.588916

Financing Political Parties in Ghana.

2011Journal of…Journal28 citations

E-accounting practices among small and medium enterprises in Ghana

2011Journal of Management Policy and PracticeJournalSenior author174 citations

Investment opportunities, corporate finance, and dividend payout policy

2010Studies in Economics and FinanceJournalFirst author150 citations10.1108/10867371011060018

Do export status and export intensity increase firm performance?

2010Thunderbird International Business ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding25 citations10.1002/tie.20386

Foreign direct investment and firm productivity: evidence from firm-level data

2010Global Business and Economics ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1504/gber.2010.036055

Corporate Governance and Restructuring Activities Following Completed Bids

2010Corporate Governance An International ReviewJournalFirst author12 citations10.1111/j.1467-8683.2010.00833.x

Issues in SME development in Ghana and South Africa

2010International research journal of finance and economicsJournalFirst author2,703 citations

Issues in SMEs in Ghana and South Africa international research

2010Journal of Finance and EconomicsJournalFirst author44 citations

The impact of the global economic crisis on higher education

2010AfricaGrowth AgendaJournalFirst author1 citation10.10520/ejc17212

Do emerging financial markets matter in investment opportunity set? A dynamic panel analysis

2010Journal of Money, Investment and BankingJournalFirst author10 citations

Predicting corporate failure: some empirical evidence from the UK

2009Benchmarking An International JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author36 citations10.1108/14635770910961425

Risk exposure and financial policy

2009Journal of Economic StudiesJournalFirst author6 citations10.1108/01443580910955079

Risk exposure and financial policy: An empirical analysis of emerging markets

2009Journal of Economic StudiesJournalFirst author24 citations

Financing the health sector in Ghana: a review of the budgetary process

2009European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative SciencesJournalSenior author65 citations

Foreign direct investment and employment: host country experience

2008Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market EconomiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding66 citations10.1080/17520840802323224

An examination of hospital governance in Ghana

2008Leadership in health servicesJournalSenior author63 citations10.1108/17511870810845905

Agency theoretic determinants of debt levels: evidence from Ghana

2008Review of Accounting and FinanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding57 citations10.1108/14757700810874146

Trends in cross border mergers and acquisitions in Africa

2008Africagrowth agendaJournalFirst author1 citation

Agency theoretic determination of debt levels: evidence from Ghana

2008Review of Accounting and FinanceJournalFirst author3 citations

Corporate governance and financing decisions of Ghanaian listed firms

2007Corporate GovernanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding362 citations10.1108/14720700710727131

Debt policy and performance of SMEs

2007The Journal of Risk FinanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding244 citations10.1108/15265940710777315

Industry classification and the capital structure of Ghanaian SMEs

2007Studies in Economics and FinanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding95 citations10.1108/10867370710817392

Corporate governance and firm performance: Evidence from Ghanaian listed companies

2007Corporate Ownership and ControlJournalOpen accessSenior author50 citations10.22495/cocv4i2p12

Small Business Reliance on Bank Financing in Ghana

2007Emerging Markets Finance and TradeJournalFirst author106 citations10.2753/ree1540-496x430405

West African Monetary Union and its Implications for Ghanaian Firms

2007Problems and perspectives in managementJournalSenior author1 citation

Debt policy and performance of SMEs: Evidence from Ghanaian and South African firms

2007The journal of risk financeJournalFirst author636 citations

Comparison of debt financing between exporting and non-exporting firms: evidence from Ghana

2007Internation-alisation and Economic Growth Strategies in Ghana: A Business Perspective. Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd., London, UKJournalFirst author8 citations

The importance of corporate diversification

2007AfricaGrowth AgendaJournalFirst author0 citations10.10520/ejc17288