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Robert Darko Osei

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteINST. OF STAT. SOC.& ECON. RES
DepartmentINSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH SECRETARIAT
Economics of Development
Publications

195

Citations

6,642

H-index

31

i10-index

68

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
34.1
Most cited paper
1,775
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:07
Publications

195 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Agricultural decisions after relaxing credit and risk constraints
D Karlan, R Osei, I Osei-Akoto, C Udry
2014 The Quarterly Journal of Economics 129 (2), 597-652, 2014 Agriculture 1,775
A multifaceted program causes lasting progress for the very poor: Evidence from six countries
A Banerjee, E Duflo, N Goldberg, D Karlan, R Osei, W Parienté, J Shapiro, ...
2015 Science 348 (6236), 1260799, 2015 Social Sciences 1,712
Livelihood empowerment against poverty program impact evaluation
S Handa, M Park, RO Darko, I Osei-Akoto, B Davis, S Daidone
2013 Chapel Hill: Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, 2013 Social Sciences 246
Bounded entrepreneurial vitality: The mixed embeddedness of female entrepreneurship
T Langevang, KV Gough, PWK Yankson, G Owusu, R Osei
2015 Economic geography 91 (4), 449-473, 2015 Social Sciences 228
Agricultural decisions after relaxing credit and risk constraints
D Karlan, RD Osei, I Osei-Akoto, C Udry
2012 National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012 Agriculture 180
The fiscal effects of aid in Ghana
R Osei, O Morrissey, T Lloyd
2005 Journal of International Development 17 (8), 1037-1053, 2005 Social Sciences 158
The nature of aid and trade relationships
R Osei, O Morrissey, T Lloyd
2004 The European Journal of Development Research 16 (2), 354-374, 2004 Social Sciences 137
Does aid create trade? An investigation for European donors and African recipients
T Lloyd, M McGillivray, O Morrissey, R Osei
2000 The European Journal of Development Research 12 (1), 107-123, 2000 Social Sciences 125
The characteristics and determinants of FDI in Ghana
F Barthel, M Busse, R Osei
2011 The European Journal of Development Research 23 (3), 389-408, 2011 Social Sciences 89
The labour market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana
S Schotte, M Danquah, RD Osei, K Sen
2023 Journal of African Economies 32 (Supplement_2), ii10-ii33, 2023 Social Sciences 87
Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor
A Banerjee, D Karlan, R Osei, H Trachtman, C Udry
2022 Journal of Development Economics 155, 102781, 2022 Social Sciences 85
Effects of capitation grant on education outcomes in Ghana
RD Osei, G Adobea Owusu, FE Asem, RL Kotey
2009 Freda Elikplim and Kotey, Robert Lawrence, 2009 Social Sciences 81
Tax reforms in Ghana
RD Osei, P Quartey
2005 WIDER Research Paper, 2005 Social Sciences 73
Structural change in Ghana 1960-2010
R Jedwab, RD Osei
2012 Institute for International Economic Policy Working Paper 12, 2012 Social Sciences 65
Aid, export and growth in ghana
T Lloyd, O Morrisey, R Osei
2001 CREDIT Research Paper, 2001 Social Sciences 65
Taxation and fiscal reform in Ghana
T Addison
2001 Working Paper Series, 2001 Social Sciences 61
The effects of land title registration on tenure security, investment and the allocation of productive resources
A Agyei-Holmes, N Buehren, M Goldstein, RD Osei, I Osei-Akoto, C Udry
2020 Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper, 2020 Social Sciences 57
Information delivery channels and agricultural technology uptake: experimental evidence from Ghana
FM Dzanku, RD Osei, PK Nkegbe, I Osei-Akoto
2022 European Review of Agricultural Economics 49 (1), 82-120, 2022 Agriculture 56
The volatility of capital inflows: measures and trends for developing countries
R Osei, O Morrissey, R Lensink
2002 CREDIT Research Paper, 2002 Social Sciences 55
Actor roles and linkages in the agricultural innovation system: options for establishing a cocoa innovation platform in Ghana
JA Onumah, FA Asante, RD Osei
2023 Innovation and Development 13 (2), 301-322, 2023 Agriculture 46
Modelling the fiscal effects of aid: an impulse response analysis for Ghana
R Osei, O Morrissey, T Lloyd
2003 CREDIT Research Paper, 2003 Social Sciences 43
Structural change in a poor African country: New historical evidence from Ghana
RD Osei, R Jedwab
2017 International Food Policy Research Institute, 2017 Humanities 42
The impact of mobile phone voice message reminders on agricultural outcomes in Mali
FM Dzanku, R Osei, I Osei‐Akoto
2021 Agricultural Economics 52 (5), 789-806, 2021 Agriculture 41
Heterogeneous impacts of an unconditional cashtransfer programme on schooling: Evidence from the Ghana LEAP Programme
R De Groot, S Handa, M Park, RO Darko, I Osei-Akoto, G Bhalla, ...
2015 United Nations, 2015 Social Sciences 39
Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor
A Banerjee, D Karlan, RD Osei, H Trachtman, C Udry
2018 National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018 Social Sciences 36