Peter Quartey

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Professor of Economics with more than 18 years expertise, mainly in development finance, private sector development, monetary and financial sector development with senior-level roles at practitioner, policy and consulting services. He holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Manchester (UK) and MSc in Quantitative Development Economics from the University of Warwick (UK). He also holds a Master of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Economics… More on ORCID

Economics and Econometrics
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
Strategy and Management
Accounting
Demography

In their own words

Development Finance
Poverty
Private Sector Development
Migration and Remittances

Publications: 1202000–2026
Citations: 6,114to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 51
Field-weighted impact: 3.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 46%24 of 52 scored papers
Open access: 42%22 of the 53 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 7,643 citations, h-index 36 and i10-index 64 (3,278 citations and h-index 26 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/Director, EconomicsUniversity of Ghana Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research2004–2029

Education

PhD, IDPM/School of EconomicsUniversity of Manchester1998–2002

Honours, memberships and service

Professor/Director, ISSERISSER, University of Ghana2018–2025

On their papers

Publications

120 in all

The textile and clothing industry in Ghana:[country report]
2006future of the textile and clothing industry in Sub-Saharan AfricaJournalFirst author123 citations
Innovative ways of making aid effective in Ghana: tied aid versus direct budgetary support
2005Journal of International DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding45 citations10.1002/jid.1260

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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 Econometrics2218%
Safety Research1714%
Sociology and Political Science1513%
Strategy and Management76%
Accounting65%
Demography65%
Finance54%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance54%
Information Systems54%
Development43%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare17
Migration and Labor Dynamics15
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion12
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth7
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis5
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity4
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics4
International Development and Aid4
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy4
Agricultural risk and resilience3
Economic Growth and Development3
Energy and Environment Impacts3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

30% of their 53 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom5
Japan4
Finland3
Italy3
Vietnam2
United States2
Germany1
Belgium1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics ResearchFI3 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH3 papers
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agrariaIT2 papers
National Graduate Institute for Policy StudiesJP2 papers
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVN2 papers
Università degli Studi della TusciaIT2 papers
Government of GhanaGH2 papers
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic InstituteNL1 paper
SOAS University of LondonGB1 paper
Loughborough UniversityGB1 paper

Where they publish

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Institute of Statistical3
International Journal of Social Economics3
Journal of African Business3
African Development Review2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities18
1No poverty8
8Decent work and economic growth7
17Partnerships for the goals6
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Issues in SME development in Ghana and South Africa
International research journal of finance and economics
20102,703 citations
The policy environment for promoting small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana and Malawi
University of Manchester
2000745 citations
Financing the growth of SMEs in Africa: What are the contraints to SME financing within ECOWAS?
Review of Development Finance17

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Research Paper No. 2005/66 Tax Reforms in Ghana Robert Darko Osei and Peter Quartey

2005< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …ReportSenior author0 citations

Making Aid More Effective in Ghana: An Analysis of Multi-Donor Budgetary Support

2005< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …ReportFirst author0 citations

Shared growth in Ghana: Do migrant remittances have a role

2005Cornell/ISSER/World Bank International Conference on Shared Growth in Africa, Acra, GhanaJournalFirst author25 citations

Tax reforms in Ghana

2005WIDER Research PaperReportSenior author74 citations

Final report submitted to the Global Development NetworK (GDN)

2004Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)JournalFirst author2 citations

Do migrant remittances minimize the impact of macro-volatility on the poor in Ghana

2004Final report submitted to the Global Development Network (GDN)JournalFirst author135 citations

Does tying aid make it more costly? a Ghanaian case study

2003workshop on ‘Quantifying the Impact of Rich Countries’ Policies on Poor CountriesJournalSenior author34 citations

Accountability of Houses of Chiefs and Traditional Councils in Ghana: A Review of Auditor-General's Reports (1993-1996)

2003< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …ReportFirst author0 citations

Finance and Small and Medium-sized Enterprise development in Ghana

2003University of ManchesterThesisFirst author8 citations

Financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana

2003Journal of African BusinessJournalFirst author153 citations10.1300/j156v04n01_03

Discussion Paper No. 2001/119 The HIPC Initiative and Poverty Reduction

2002< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …ReportSenior author0 citations

Finance and small and medium enterprise development in Ghana

2002Manchester: University of Manchester. PhD thesisJournalFirst author17 citations

The HIPC Initiative and Poverty Reduction in Ghana

2001An Assessment Paper Presented at WIDER Conference on Debt ReliefJournalSenior author2 citations

The impact of regulation & competition on SME development

2001DSA Conference on Different Poverty, Different PoliciesJournalFirst author13 citations

The HIPC initiative and poverty reduction in Ghana: an assessment

2001WIDER Discussion PaperReportSenior author36 citations

Growth in Ghana: A Macroeconometric Model Simulation Integrating Agriculture

2000The Journal of Modern African StudiesJournalSenior author0 citations

The policy environment for promoting small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana and Malawi

2000University of ManchesterJournalSenior author745 citations

African Economic Research Consortium2

Innovation and Development2

How it can be read

42% free to read, of the 53 recorded

Diamond 7 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 31 · 26%Behind a paywall
Unknown 67 · 56%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

14 of 120 papers name a funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique2
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research2
University of Ghana2
Department for International Development1
Economic and Social Research Council1
European Commission1

2017236 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

The impact of migrant remittances on household welfare in Ghana

The Institute of Development Studies and Partner Organisations

2006202 citations

Financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana

Journal of African Business

2003153 citations