Wassiuw Abdul Rahaman

Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Demography
Sociology and Political Science
Clinical Psychology
Gender Studies
Information Systems

In their own words

Poverty
Development Economics
Household Welfare
Public Finance

Publications: 192014–2026
Citations: 80to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 2.991.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%2 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 8%1 of the 13 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 154 citations, h-index 7 and i10-index 5 (145 citations and h-index 7 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

Senior Lecturer, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Ghanasince 2021
Lecturer, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2008–2021

Education

Ph.D, School of EconomicsUniversity of Nottingham2012–2017
Mphil, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2004–2006
BA, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Ghana

Publications

19 in all

Globalization, Institutional Quality, and Climate Change in Africa: Analyzing the Threshold Effect of Energy Transition
2026Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterFirst author1 citation10.1007/978-3-032-15259-6_6
Investigating institutional and expenditure patterns on debt and economic growth in Ghana
2024International Social Science Journal

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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 Econometrics737%
Demography316%
Sociology and Political Science316%
Clinical Psychology211%
Gender Studies211%
Information Systems211%
Management of Technology and Innovation211%
Marketing211%
Safety Research211%
Social Psychology211%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing2
Economic Growth and Development2
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics2
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality2
Personality Traits and Psychology2
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction2
Retirement, Disability, and Employment2
Consumer Retail Behavior Studies1
Corruption and Economic Development1
Culture, Economy, and Development Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

23% of their 13 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Hong Kong SAR3
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Professional StudiesGH10 papers
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHK3 papers
University of LethbridgeCA1 paper
Ashesi UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Social Economics2
< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …1
Advances in African economic, social and political development1
International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research1
International Journal of Statistics and Economics1
International Review of Economics

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth6
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Impact of mobile money access on internal remittances, consumption expenditure and household welfare in Ghana
Journal of economic and administrative sciences.10
202023 citationsWorld top 10%
Personality and gender differences in revealed risk preference: evidence from Ghana
International Journal of Social Economics
201917 citations
Predicting the direction of dynamic price adjustment in the Hong Kong hotel industry
Tourism Economics

Honours, memberships and service

African Economic Research Consortium
Economics Network
Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade

Influences of parental occupation on children's occupational choices

2023International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalFirst author4 citations10.1108/ijse-10-2022-0705

Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Evidence from West Africa

2022International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.25103/ijbesar.143.01

WIDER Working Paper 2021/66-Intergenerational mobility in occupational choices: Are there gender differences in Ghana?

2021< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …ReportSenior author0 citations

Intergenerational mobility in occupational choices: Are there gender differences in Ghana?

2021WIDER Working Paper SeriesReportSenior author1 citation

Simulating the Poverty Impact of Rising Food Prices on Rural Household Poverty in Ghana

2020International Journal of Statistics and EconomicsJournalFirst author0 citations

Personality and gender differences in revealed risk preference: evidence from Ghana

2019International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalSenior author17 citations10.1108/ijse-07-2018-0346

Price change and households’ welfare in Ghana (1991-2013)

2017University of NottinghamThesisFirst author0 citations

Internalizing Externalities in Ghana: The case of Car Tyres and Scrap Burning Activities at Agbobloshie Market in Accra

2014Readings on Key Economic Issues in GhanaBook chapterFirst author0 citations

International Social Science Journal1

Journal of economic and administrative sciences.1

How it can be read

8% free to read, of the 13 recorded

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Closed 12 · 63%Behind a paywall
Unknown 6 · 32%Not recorded by the source

Influences of parental occupation on children's occupational choices

International Journal of Social Economics

20234 citations