Ernest Ernest Aryeetey

Publishing since 1886, latest 2025

Economics and Econometrics
Finance
Soil Science
Urban Studies
Accounting
Education

In their own words

Development Economics

Publications: 2051886–2025
Citations: 6,132to those papers
h-index: 44i10-index 99
Field-weighted impact: 2.281.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%6 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 20%3 of the 15 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 7,721 citations, h-index 50 and i10-index 117 (1,639 citations and h-index 22 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

205 in all

Informal finance for private sector development in Africa
1999African Development BankReportFirst author3 citations
Reviews Section
1998Community Development JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/cdj/33.3.274

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics105%
Finance42%
Soil Science31%
Urban Studies31%
Accounting21%
Education21%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance21%
Business and International Management10%
Development10%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences10%

Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion6
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency4
Firm Innovation and Growth2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies2
Land Rights and Reforms2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Agricultural risk and resilience1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Community and Sustainable Development1
Community Health and Development1
Economic Growth and Development1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their 15 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4444555Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
United Kingdom4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

SOAS University of LondonGB2 papers
Brookings InstitutionUS2 papers
World BankUS2 papers
University of OxfordGB1 paper
Yale UniversityUS1 paper
University of Maryland, College ParkUS1 paper
University of LondonGB1 paper
University of NottinghamGB1 paper
Chapman UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Afrique contemporaine12
Institute of Statistical10
< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …6
Globalization, Trade and Poverty in Ghana6
< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …5
Journal of African Economies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
8Decent work and economic growth2
10Reduced inequalities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Supply and demand for finance of small enterprises in Ghana
World Bank Publications
1994522 citations
Economic Reforms in Ghana: The Miracle and the Mirage
James Currey
2000325 citations
The characteristics of informal financial markets in Africa
African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, Kenya
1995262 citations

The Prospects and Priorities ofRegional Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa

1998Regional Integration and Multilateral Cooperation in the Global EconomyJournalFirst author4 citations

Sub-Saharan African Experience

1998Iqbal, Zubair; Khan, Mohsin (Publisher): Trade Reform and Regional Integration in Africa. Washington, DC: IMF InstituteJournalFirst author1 citation

Strengthening Africa’s Participation in the Global Economy

1998United Nations University and African Economic Research ConsortiumReportFirst author2 citations

[BOOK REVIEW] Financial integration and development, liberalization andreform in Sub-Saharan Africa

1998Journal of Development StudiesJournalSenior author0 citations

The potential for expanded economic activity in the informal sector

1998Institute of Economic AffairsReportFirst author8 citations

15 Sub-Saharan African Experiences with Regional Integration

1998Trade reform and regional integration in AfricaBook chapterFirst author16 citations

Informal finance for private sector development in Africa

1998African Development Bank GroupReportFirst author215 citations

Financial Market Fragmentation and Reforms in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania

1997The World Bank Economic ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst author92 citations10.1093/wber/11.2.195

Developments and Access for the Poor," by Ernest Aryeetey

1997Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 1996JournalFirst author0 citations

Rural finance in Africa: Institutional developments and access for the poor

1997Proc. of the Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics. Washington DCJournalFirst author152 citations

Financial liberalisation and financial markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: A synthesis

1997Journal of African EconomiesJournalFirst author21 citations

Financial market fragmentation and reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa

1997World Bank PublicationsReportFirst author46 citations

Aid effectiveness in Ghana

1997J. Carlson et alJournalFirst author61 citations

The experiences of rural banks in enterprise credit: Akuapem rural bank case study

1996Small enterprise credit in West Africa. Accra: the British Council/ISSERJournalSenior author6 citations

Regional integration efforts in Africa: An overview

1996Regionalism and the global economy: the case of Africa. The Hague: FONDADJournalFirst author68 citations

Formal and informal economic activities

1996Africa Now: People, Policies and Institutions, London: James CurreyJournalFirst author16 citations

Structural Adjustment and Aid in Ghana

1996Friedrich Ebert StiftungReportFirst author20 citations

Informal financial markets in Africa

1996Forging Links: Economic research and policy making in sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the 1995 Senior Policy SeminarJournalFirst author20 citations

Small enterprise credit in West Africa

1996British CouncilReportFirst author32 citations

The formal financial sector in Ghana after the reforms

1996Overseas Development InstituteReportFirst author85 citations

The characteristics of informal financial markets in Africa

1995African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, KenyaJournalFirst author262 citations

Mobilizing Cash for Business: Women in Rotating Susu Clubs

1995Money-Go-Rounds: The Importance of ROSCAs for WomenJournalFirst author0 citations

Trends in the growth of financial services for SME’s in West Africa after economic reforms

1995A Paper Presented at the West African Sub-Regional Seminar on Enterprise Credit, Accra, Ghana: MarchJournalFirst author8 citations

Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana

1995African Journal of Economic PolicyJournalFirst author0 citations