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Joshua Yindenaba Abor

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Financial Economist & Professor of Finance, University of Ghana, Legon ORCID 0000-0002-3424-7760 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Financial Economics: Banking and financedevelopment financefinancial market development
Publications

379

Citations

19,508

H-index

58

i10-index

140

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
51.5
Most cited paper
2,678
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:14
Publications

379 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
SMEs' access to debt finance: A comparison of male-owned and female-owned businesses in Ghana
J Abor, N Biekpe
2006 The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 7 (2), 105-112, 2006 Social Sciences 159
Managing foreign exchange risk among Ghanaian firms
J Abor
2005 The Journal of Risk Finance 6 (4), 306-318, 2005 Social Sciences 159
Evaluating the cost efficiency of insurance companies in Ghana
K Ansah‐Adu, C Andoh, J Abor
2011 The Journal of Risk Finance 13 (1), 61-76, 2011 Social Sciences 151
What influence dividend decisions of firms in Sub-Saharan African?
A C. Arko, J Abor, C KD Adjasi, M Amidu
2014 Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies 4 (1), 57-78, 2014 Social Sciences 143
Agency theoretic determinants of debt levels: evidence from Ghana
J Abor
2008 Review of Accounting and finance 7 (2), 183-192, 2008 Social Sciences 140
An examination of hospital governance in Ghana
P Aseweh Abor, G Abekah‐Nkrumah, J Abor
2008 Leadership in health services 21 (1), 47-60, 2008 Social Sciences 126
Foreign direct investment and employment: host country experience
J Abor, SK Harvey
2008 Macroeconomics and finance in emerging market economies 1 (2), 213-225, 2008 Social Sciences 125
Financial inclusion and financial sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A panel VAR approach
EB Anarfo, JY Abor, KA Osei, A Gyeke-Dako
2019 International Journal of Managerial Finance 15 (4), 444-463, 2019 Social Sciences 124
Dividend policy and shareholders’ value: evidence from listed companies in Ghana
D Ofori‐Sasu, JY Abor, AK Osei
2017 African Development Review 29 (2), 293-304, 2017 Social Sciences 115
Central bank independence and inflation in Africa: The role of financial systems and institutional quality
AM Agoba, J Abor, KA Osei, J Sa-Aadu
2017 Central Bank Review 17 (4), 131-146, 2017 Social Sciences 106
Anti‐money laundering regulations and financial sector development
I Ofoeda, EK Agbloyor, JY Abor, KA Osei
2022 International Journal of Finance & Economics 27 (4), 4085-4104, 2022 Social Sciences 101
How does foreign direct investment affect the export decisions of firms in Ghana?
J Abor, CKD Adjasi, MC Hayford
2008 African Development Review 20 (3), 446-465, 2008 Social Sciences 100
A Managerial Approach for Developing Markets
JY Abor
2017 Springer Nature, 2017 Social Sciences 94
Risk management in the Ghanaian insurance industry
J Oscar Akotey, J Abor
2013 Qualitative Research in Financial Markets 5 (1), 26-42, 2013 Social Sciences 93
The effects of revenue diversification and cross border banking on risk and return of banks in Africa
AM Sissy, M Amidu, JY Abor
2017 Research in International Business and Finance 40, 1-18, 2017 Social Sciences 91
Freedom, competition and bank profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa
E Sarpong-Kumankoma, J Abor, AQQ Aboagye, M Amidu
2018 Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 26 (4), 462-481, 2018 Social Sciences 89
Health insurance and quality of care: Comparing perceptions of quality between insured and uninsured patients in Ghana’s hospitals
AA Abuosi, KA Domfeh, JY Abor, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2016 International journal for equity in health 15 (1), 76, 2016 Health Sciences 89
Oil revenues and economic growth in oil-producing countries: The role of domestic financial markets
JI Mohammed, A Karimu, VO Fiador, JY Abor
2020 Resources Policy 69, 101832, 2020 Social Sciences 88
FDI and economic activity in Africa: The role of local financial markets
CKD Adjasi, J Abor, KA Osei, EE Nyavor‐Foli
2012 Thunderbird International Business Review 54 (4), 429-439, 2012 Social Sciences 86
Do independent central banks exhibit varied behaviour in election and non-election years?: The case of fiscal policy in Africa
AM Agoba, JY Abor, KA Osei, J Sa-Aadu
2020 Journal of African Business 21 (1), 105-125, 2020 Social Sciences 85
Financial inclusion and economic growth: What roles do institutions and financial regulation play?
I Ofoeda, L Amoah, EB Anarfo, JY Abor
2024 International Journal of Finance & Economics 29 (1), 832-848, 2024 Social Sciences 83
Monetary policy and financial inclusion in sub-Sahara Africa: a panel VAR approach
EB Anarfo, JY Abor, KA Osei, A Gyeke-Dako
2019 Journal of African Business 20 (4), 549-572, 2019 Social Sciences 80
Financial stability and economic growth: a cross-country study
LP Manu, CKD Adjasi, J Abor, SK Harvey
2011 International Journal of Financial Services Management 5 (2), 121-138, 2011 Social Sciences 71
Internationalisation and financing options of Ghanaian SMEs
J Abor
2004 Acta Commercii 4 (1), 60-72, 2004 Social Sciences 70
Does corporate governance affect the capital structure decisions of Ghanaian SMEs?
JY Abor
2006 Corporate ownership & control, 2006 Social Sciences 66