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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
Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana
RD Osei, C Ackah, G Domfe, M Danquah
2015 Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Working Paper series, 2015 Social Sciences 14
Public spending in Ghana: An assessment of national level data (1995–2005)
RD Osei, I Osei-Akoto, W Quarmine, GAN Adiah
2007 International Food Policy Research Institute, 2007 Social Sciences 14
The impact of Ghana’s LEAP programme
B Davis, S Daidone, S Handa, M Park, RO Darko, I Osei-Akoto
2014 Social Sciences 13
Capital flows to developing countries: Trends, volatility and policy implications
O Morrissey, R Osei
2004 The Institute of Development Studies and Partner Organisations, 2004 Social Sciences 13
A growth collapse with diffuse resources: Ghana
R Osei
2001 Resource abundance and economic development, 165-78, 2001 Social Sciences 13
Political settlements and structural change: Why growth has not been transformational in Ghana
RD Osei, C Ackah, G Domfe, M Danquah
2017 Deals and Development, 2017 Social Sciences 12
Social networks and risk management in Ghana’s livelihood empowerment against poverty programme
I Osei-akoto
2015 Innocenti working papers, 2015 Social Sciences 12
The impact of conditional cash transfer programmes on household work decisions in Ghana
EEA Mochiah, RD Osei, IO Osei Akoto
2014 World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), 2014 Social Sciences 12
Determinants of types of underemployment in the MiDA intervention zones of Ghana
G Domfe, RD Osei, C Ackah
2013 Journal of Developing Country Studies 3 (12), 33-47, 2013 Social Sciences 12
Programme implementers' experiences of process use types in three evaluation contexts in northern Ghana
BAA Akanbang, R Darko-Osei, P Atengdem
2013 Operant subjectivity 36 (4), 2013 Social Sciences 12
Trade liberalisation and poverty: empirical evidence from household surveys in Ghana
M Kofi Ocran, CKD Adjasi
2009 Journal of International Trade Law and Policy 8 (1), 40-59, 2009 Social Sciences 12
Special economic zone dynamics and firm performance: Evidence from an emerging economy
CG Ackah, RD Osei, BA Kusi
2024 Managerial and Decision Economics 45 (6), 3834-3851, 2024 Social Sciences 11
Financing agriculture for inclusive development
H Issahaku, E Asiedu, PK Nkegbe, R Osei
2020 Contemporary issues in development finance, 287-317, 2020 Agriculture 11
Livelihood empowerment against poverty program impact evaluation, 3ie Grantee Final Report
S Handa, M Park, RO Darko, I Osei-Akoto, B Davis, S Diadone
2014 New Delhi: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), 2014 Social Sciences 11
Toyola charcoal stove: improving the environment and health of the poor in Ghana
RD Osei
2010 Growing Inclusive Markets Case Study, 2010 Health Sciences 11
Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity: Evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana
R Osei, J Pirttilä, P Rattenhuber
2017 WIDER Working Paper, 2017 Social Sciences 10
Poverty and happiness: An examination of the factors influencing happiness among the extreme poor in rural Ghana
HM Ayerakwa, RD Osei, I Osei-Akoto
2015 WIDER Working Paper, 2015 Social Sciences 10
Parienté W, Shapiro J, Thuysbaert B and Udry C. 2015. A multifaceted program causes lasting progress for the very poor: Evidence from six countries
A Banerjee, E Duflo, N Goldberg, D Karlan, R Osei
1900 Science 348 (6236), 1260799, 0 Social Sciences 10
Special economic zones, gender and innovations: new evidence from an emerging economy
CG Ackah, RD Osei, BA Kusi
2024 Cogent Business & Management 11 (1), 2342487, 2024 Social Sciences 9
Do farmer-actor interactions in the agricultural innovation system drive technological innovation adoption in Ghana?
JA Onumah, FA Asante, RD Osei, P Asare-Nuamah
2023 African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 15 (4 …, 2023 Agriculture 9
An Impediment to Structural Transformation and Inclusive Growth in Ghana
RD Osei, R Atta-Ankomah, M Lambon-Quayefio
2022 The developer’s dilemma 159, 2022 Social Sciences 9
The Impact of Uncertain Capital Flows on Economic Growth in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis For the 1999’s
R Lensik, M Oliver, R Osei
1999 University of Groningen, 1999 Social Sciences 9
Managing the macroeconomy in an oil rich country: the case of Ghana
C Ackah, E Mochiah, O Morrissey, RD Osei
2013 School of Economics, University of Nothingham & Institute of Statistical …, 2013 Social Sciences 8
Global entrepreneurship monitor: GEM Ghana 2010 executive report
PWK Yankson, G Owusu, K Gough, RD Osei, T Langevang
2011 Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research (ISSER), University of …, 2011 Social Sciences 8
An investigation into the gender dimensions of taxation in Ghana
E Aryeetey, I Osei-Akoto, AD Oduro, RD Osei
2010 Taxation and gender equity: A comparative analysis of direct and indirect …, 2010 Social Sciences 8