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Jacob Novignon

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
DepartmentCENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Health economics
Publications

119

Citations

2,411

H-index

24

i10-index

49

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
20.3
Most cited paper
476
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:19
Publications

119 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Do efficiency gains really translate into more budget for health? An assessment framework and country applications
H Barroy, J Cylus, W Patcharanarumol, J Novignon, T Evetovits, S Gupta
2021 Health policy and planning 36 (8), 1307-1315, 2021 Health Sciences 21
The impact of unconditional cash transfers on morbidity and health-seeking behaviour in Africa: evidence from Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
J Novignon, L Prencipe, A Molotsky, E Valli, R De Groot, C Adamba, ...
2022 Health Policy and Planning 37 (5), 607-623, 2022 Health Sciences 20
The use of non-prescription medicine versus self-assessed health: evidence from Malawi
J Novignon, R Mussa, T Msonda, J Nonvignon
2011 International Archives of Medicine 4 (1), 38, 2011 Health Sciences 19
Estimating household vulnerability to poverty from cross section data: an empirical evidence from Ghana
J Novignon
2010 Humanities 18
Health services availability and readiness moderate cash transfer impacts on health insurance enrolment: evidence from the LEAP 1000 cash transfer program in Ghana
P Otieno, G Angeles, S Quiñones, V van Halsema, J Novignon, T Palermo
2022 BMC Health Services Research 22 (1), 599, 2022 Health Sciences 17
Household income inequality in Ghana: a decomposition analysis
J Novignon
2017 African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (4), 515-526, 2017 Social Sciences 17
Economic analysis of health inequality among the elderly in Ghana
CL Fonta, J Nonvignon, M Aikins, J Nonvignon, GC Aryeetey
2020 Journal of Population Ageing 13 (1), 113-127, 2020 Social Sciences 16
The distribution of paid and unpaid work among men and women in Ghana: the national time transfer accounts approach
E Amporfu, D Sakyi, PB Frimpong, E Arthur, J Novignon
2018 DPRU, University of Cape Town, 2018 Humanities 16
Billing the insured: an assessment of out-of-pocket payment by insured patients in Ghana
E Amporfu, E Arthur, J Novignon
2023 Health Services Insights 16, 11786329221149397, 2023 Health Sciences 15
Ghana’s livelihood empowerment against poverty (1000) program seasonally impacts birthweight: a difference-in-differences analysis
S Quinones, P Mendola, L Tian, S Lin, J Novignon, G Angeles, T Palermo
2023 International Journal of Public Health 68, 1605336, 2023 Health Sciences 15
Levels of and changes in socioeconomic inequality in delivery care service: A decomposition analysis using Bangladesh Demographic Health Surveys
MH Pulok, GC Chirwa, J Novignon, T Aizawa, M Makate
2020 PLoS One 15 (11), e0242325, 2020 Health Sciences 15
Fiscal space for health in sub-Saharan African countries: an efficiency approach
J Novignon, J Nonvignon
2015 African Journal of Health Economics 4 (1), 2015 Health Sciences 15
Role and capacity needs of community based surveillance volunteers in the integrated management of skin neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs): a qualitative study from …
L Owusu, RD Tuwor, N Ackam, A Loglo, B Agbavor, A Agbanyo, O Dornu, ...
2023 BMC Public Health 23 (1), 1086, 2023 Social Sciences 14
Is Growth Pro‐Poor in Benin? Evidence Using a Multidimensional Measure of Poverty
GN Djossou, GQ Kane, J Novignon
2017 Poverty & Public Policy 9 (4), 426-443, 2017 Humanities 14
Improving experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: Mixed methods formative research for development of a complex intervention in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana
D Okyere, EK Ocloo, L Owusu, YA Amoako, RD Tuwor, E Koka, ...
2024 PLOS global public health 4 (6), e0002833, 2024 Health Sciences 13
The poverty and inequality nexus in Ghana: a decomposition analysis of household expenditure components
J Novignon, J Nonvignon, R Mussa
2018 International Journal of Social Economics 45 (2), 246-258, 2018 Social Sciences 13
Adolescent mental health services in West Africa: a comparative analysis of Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Niger
MA Amenah, N Ibrahim, LDG Tapsoba, J Novignon, AP Fenny, ...
2024 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 18 (1), 130, 2024 Health Sciences 12
Leveraging COVID‐19 pandemic response for improved health system financing: Lessons from Ghana
J Novignon, KG Tabiri
2022 The International Journal of Health Planning and Management 37 (4), 2211-2223, 2022 Health Sciences 12
Development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy to improve experiences of skin neglected tropical diseases and other skin conditions in Atwima Mponua …
RO Phillips, L Owusu, E Koka, EK Ocloo, H Simpson, A Agbanyo, ...
2024 PLOS global public health 4 (1), e0002809, 2024 Health Sciences 11
Interventions for adolescent mental, sexual and reproductive health in West Africa: A scoping review
IA Agyepong, E Agblevor, S Odopey, S Addom, NEE Afun, MP Agyekum, ...
2024 Public Health in Practice 8, 100530, 2024 Health Sciences 11
Improving microcredit and firm performance in Jamaica: a case study of the development bank of Jamaica
J Novignon
2023 Journal of Development Effectiveness 15 (2), 223-239, 2023 Humanities 11
Exemption for the poor or the rich? An assessment of socioeconomic inequalities in Ghana’s national health insurance exemption policies
J Novignon, YB Atakorah, G Chijere Chirwa
2021 Health Policy and Planning 36 (7), 1058-1066, 2021 Health Sciences 11
Efficiency of malaria service delivery in selected district-level hospitals in Ghana
J Novignon, G Aryeetey, J Nonvignon, K Malm, NY Peprah, SA Agyemang, ...
2023 Health Systems 12 (2), 198-207, 2023 Health Sciences 10
HIV/AIDS-related stigma and HIV test uptake in Ghana: evidence from the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey
J Novignon, N Novignon, G Aryeetey, J Nonvignon
2014 African Population Studies 28 (3), 1362-1379, 2014 Health Sciences 10
Economic inequalities in health insurance subscription renewal: evidence from Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme
YB Atakorah, E Arthur, AK Osei-Fosu, J Novignon
2024 Social Science & Medicine 341, 116514, 2024 Social Sciences 8