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Edward Asiedu

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Prefessor, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Development EconomicsDevelopment FinancingImpact Evaluation of InterventionMigration and Dev't
Publications

94

Citations

833

H-index

14

i10-index

20

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
8.9
Most cited paper
159
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:01
Publications

94 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in poor urban neighborhoods: The case of Accra and Johannesburg
K Durizzo, E Asiedu, A Van der Merwe, A Van Niekerk, I Günther
2021 World Development 137, 105175, 2021 Social Sciences 159
A call for structured ethics appendices in social science papers
E Asiedu, D Karlan, M Lambon-Quayefio, C Udry
2021 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (29), e2024570118, 2021 Social Sciences 120
The true cost of solving the plastic waste challenge in developing countries: The case of Ghana
CR Bening, S Kahlert, E Asiedu
2022 Journal of Cleaner Production 330, 129649, 2022 Social Sciences 81
An empirical estimation of the underground economy in Ghana
E Asiedu, T Stengos
2014 Economics Research International 2014 (1), 891237, 2014 Social Sciences 54
Impact of remittances on male and female labor force participation patterns in Africa: Quasi‐experimental evidence from Ghana
E Asiedu, N Chimbar
2020 Review of Development Economics 24 (3), 1009-1026, 2020 Social Sciences 53
Aid to Africa’s agriculture towards building physical capital: Empirical evidence and implications for post-COVID-19 food insecurity
E Asiedu, SS Sadekla, GA Bokpin
2020 World development perspectives 20, 100269, 2020 Agriculture 38
Female entrepreneurship and professional networks
E Asiedu, M Lambon-Quayefio, F Truffa, A Wong
2023 PEDL research paper, 2023 Social Sciences 33
Can gender-targeted employment interventions help enhance community participation? Evidence from urban Togo
A Breuer, E Asiedu
2017 World development 96, 390-407, 2017 Social Sciences 24
Financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccines in a rural low-resource setting: a cluster-randomized trial
R Duch, E Asiedu, R Nakamura, T Rouyard, A Mayol, A Barnett, L Roope, ...
2023 Nature medicine 29 (12), 3193-3202, 2023 Social Sciences 23
Changing patterns of migration and remittances: a case study of Rural Ghana
JK Teye, L Boakye-Yiadom, E Asiedu, M Awumbila, JW Appiah Kubi
2019 Migrating out of poverty Research program consortium (Working Paper 58), 2019 Social Sciences 22
Structural changes in African households: Female-headed households and Children's educational investments in an imperfect credit market in Africa
E Asiedu, A Karimu, AG Iddrisu
2024 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 68, 30-42, 2024 Social Sciences 19
Prevalence and exposure to ergonomic risk factors among crop farmers in Nigeria
TS Olowogbon, RO Babatunde, E Asiedu, AM Yoder
2021 Applied Sciences 11 (24), 11989, 2021 Agriculture 18
The impact of natural resource depletion on climate change vulnerability and income inequalities in Africa
E Asiedu, M Amidu, OB Halidu
2024 Taxation and management of natural resources in Africa, 421-460, 2024 Natural Sciences 17
The weaker sex? Gender differences in punishment across matrilineal and patriarchal socienties
E Asiedu, M Ibanez
2014 GlobalFood Discussion Papers, 2014 Social Sciences 14
The impact of migration on the welfare of households left behind in rural Ghana: A quasi-experimental impact evaluation
JK Teye, L Boakye-Yiadom, E Asiedu, J Litchfield, A Kubi, J Wilson, ...
2019 Sch Glob Stud Univ Sussex Work Pap 62, 1-26, 2019 Social Sciences 13
Gender, digital financial services and vulnerability in the era of pandemics: A cross-sectional analysis
M Amidu, AA Akakpo, JK Mensah, E Asiedu
2023 F1000Research 11, 1218, 2023 Social Sciences 11
Increasing rice productivity in Ghana: Do savings with rural and community banks matter?
EY Vukey, IS Egyir, E Asiedu, NA Kwapong
2022 Agricultural Finance Review 82 (4), 597-615, 2022 Social Sciences 11
Agrochemical Health risks exposure and its determinants: empirical evidence among Cassava farmers in Nigeria
TS Olowogbon, RO Babatunde, E Asiedu, AM Yoder
2021 Journal of agromedicine 26 (2), 199-210, 2021 Agriculture 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
Empirical Review of Youth Employment Programmes in Ghana
M Lambon-Quayefio, T Yeboah, NS Owoo, M Petreski, E Asiedu, E Berko, ...
2025 Youth Employment Programmes in Africa, 37-62, 2025 Social Sciences 10
Household services, social norms and bribe involvements? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
E Asiedu
2020 International Journal of Development Issues 19 (2), 229-253, 2020 Social Sciences 9
Importance of agricultural credit in Ghana’s credit sector: A logit model analysis
E Asiedu, KY Fosu
2008 World Bank and ADB Conference, 2008 Agriculture 9
Energy poverty and classes missed by a child
A Karimu, E Asiedu, J Abor
2018 Evidence from a developing energy poverty and classes missed by a child …, 2018 Social Sciences 8
The COVID-19 Pandemic and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Exploring Potential Impacts and Developmental Implications
E Asiedu
2021 Global Trade in the Emerging Business Environment, 2021 Social Sciences 7
Economic recovery but stagnating mental health during a global pandemic? Evidence from Ghana and South Africa
K Durizzo, E Asiedu, A Van der Merwe, I Günther
2022 Review of Income and Wealth 68 (2), 563-589, 2022 Social Sciences 6