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kwadwo Opoku

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Research Fellow, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
DepartmentCENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Public Economics
Publications

49

Citations

221

H-index

9

i10-index

9

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
4.5
Most cited paper
53
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:06
Publications

49 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Globalization, trade and poverty in Ghana
C Ackah, E Aryeetey
2012 IDRC, 2012 Humanities 53
Trade cost and intra-regional trade flows in ECOWAS
C Ackah, FE Turkson, K Opoku
2012 Journal of West African Integration 1 (1), 1-43, 2012 Humanities 31
Measuring Trade Costs in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
E Turkson
2013 Modern Economy, 2013 Social Sciences 21
Wage and employment effects of trade liberalization: the case of Ghanaian manufacturing
C Ackah, E Aryeetey, K Opoku
2012 Globalisation, Trade and Poverty in Ghana. Ottawa: International Development …, 2012 Humanities 15
Gender wage gaps in Ghana: a comparison across different selection models
K Opoku, EA Boahen
2023 SN Business & Economics 3 (7), 130, 2023 Social Sciences 13
Determinants of older people labour market decision in Ghana
K Opoku, G Domfe, E Adu Boahen
2025 Journal of Economic Studies 52 (1), 72-87, 2025 Social Sciences 11
Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania
K Opoku, FMP Mugizi, EA Boahen
2024 Development Southern Africa 41 (2), 311-331, 2024 Social Sciences 11
Duration of pre‐university education and labour market outcomes: evidence from a quasi‐experiment in Ghana
EA Boahen, K Opoku, S Schotte
2021 Journal of International Development 33 (1), 208-232, 2021 Social Sciences 10
Gender wage gaps in Ghana: A comparison across different selection models
EA Boahen, K Opoku
2021 WIDER Working Paper, 2021 Social Sciences 10
Effects of school attendance on child labour and literacy: regression discontinuity evidence from Ghana
K Opoku, EA Boahen
2021 International Journal of Social Economics 48 (11), 1567-1588, 2021 Social Sciences 8
Inequalities in labour market outcomes of school leavers: does educational track matter?
EA Boahen, K Opoku
2024 Journal of Social and Economic Development 26 (1), 280-307, 2024 Social Sciences 7
Ghana Poverty Assessment-November 2020
HAH Dang, K Shimmei, BP Stewart, F Fatima, D Pavelesku, K Abanokova, ...
2020 < bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: World …, 2020 Humanities 7
Debating the electronic transaction levy: Our reasoned opinion
CG Ackah, K Opoku
2021 The business & financial times, 2021 Social Sciences 6
Duration of high school education on early fertility and marriage: evidence from a policy change in Ghana
EA Boahen, J Nunoo, K Opoku
2024 International Journal of Social Economics 51 (4), 500-514, 2024 Social Sciences 5
Gender wage gaps in Ghana: A comparison across different selection models
E Adu Boahen, K Opoku
2021 World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), 2021 Social Sciences 4
Intergenerational earnings mobility in Ghana: K. Opoku and EA Boahen
K Opoku, EA Boahen
2024 International Review of Economics 71 (1), 47-65, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Skill Development Interventions in Ghana
C Ackah, K Opoku, B Wong
2020 Ghana Priorities, Copenhagen Consensus Center, 2020 Humanities 2
Inclusion and exclusion in Ghana’s electoral democracy: an analysis of voter registration and turnout in border communities in Ghana
G Domfe, K Opoku, SM Alidu
2024 Political Institutions, Party Politics and Communication in Ghana: Three …, 2024 Social Sciences 1
Understanding the gender wage gap in the formal and informal sectors of the Ghanaian economy
K Opoku, EA Boahen, G Domfe
2024 Niger J Econ Soc Stud 66, 2024 Social Sciences 1
Duration of pre-university education and labour market outcomes
EA Boahen, K Opoku, S Schotte
2020 Social Sciences 1
Expanding Pension Coverage in Developing Countries: Incentive Scheme for Informal Workers
K Opoku, M Hsu
2019 Humanities 1
Wage and Employment Effects of Trade
C Ackah, E Aryeetey, K Opoku
2012 Globalization, Trade and Poverty in Ghana, 50, 2012 Humanities 1
Bivariate probit analysis of determinants of health status and health care seeking behaviour among the older persons in Ghana
G Domfe, K Opoku, E Kumi
2026 International Journal of Social Economics 53 (6), 1023-1035, 2026 Social Sciences 0
Disability Gaps in Schooling and Learning Outcomes of Children in Ghana
K Opoku, CG Ackah, D Asuman
2026 Child Indicators Research, 1-24, 2026 Humanities 0
Intergenerational co-residence and married women’s labour force participation in Ghana
K Opoku, A Agyei-Holmes, EA Boahen
2026 Humanities 0