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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
Capital structure and financing of SMEs: Empirical evidence from Ghana and South Africa
J Abor
2007 Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2007 Social Sciences 22
Energy consumption and inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does foreign direct investment make a difference?
JA Jinapor, JY Abor, M Graham
2025 Energy Policy 198, 114500, 2025 Social Sciences 21
Financial development, globalisation and foreign direct investment nexus: an empirical study from Africa
K Iddrisu, JY Abor, KT Banyen
2024 SN Business & Economics 4 (6), 69, 2024 Social Sciences 21
The role of financial markets and institutions in private sector development in Africa
JY Abor, EK Agbloyor, H Issahaku
2019 Extending financial inclusion in Africa, 61-85, 2019 Social Sciences 21
The role of technology as an absorptive capacity in economic growth in emerging economies: A new approach
R Angelous Kotey, J Yindenaba Abor
2019 The European Journal of Applied Economics 16 (2), 59-78, 2019 Social Sciences 21
Determinants of inward foreign direct investment in the Ghanaian manufacturing sector
SK Harvey, J Abor
2009 Global Business and Economics Review 11 (2), 180-197, 2009 Social Sciences 21
Climate finance, international trade and inclusive growth in Africa
JY Abor, GNA Donkor, D Ofori-Sasu
2024 Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting 4, 100016, 2024 Social Sciences 20
Money and banking in Africa
JY Abor, A Gyeke-Dako, VO Fiador, EK Agbloyor, M Amidu, L Mensah
2019 Springer, 2019 Social Sciences 20
Corporate governance and restructuring activities following completed bids
J Abor, M Graham, A Yawson
2011 Corporate Governance: An International Review 19 (1), 61-76, 2011 Social Sciences 20
Financial access and economic development: the moderating role of financial consumer protection
M Kriese, JY Abor, E Agbloyor
2019 International Journal of Managerial Finance 15 (4), 406-424, 2019 Social Sciences 19
Improving maternal healthcare utilisation in sub‐Saharan Africa through micro‐finance
G Abekah‐Nkrumah, P Aseweh Abor, J Abor, CKD Adjasi
2011 International journal of health care quality assurance 24 (8), 601-610, 2011 Social Sciences 19
FinTech and the future of banks and financial services in Africa
JY Abor, P Quartey, AH Ahmad, M Opoku-Afari
2022 The economics of banking and finance in Africa: developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 17
Differences in bank profit persistence in Sub-Saharan Africa
E Sarpong-Kumankoma, J Abor, AQQ Aboagye, M Amidu
2018 African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 9 (4), 512-522, 2018 Social Sciences 17
Correlates of poverty in Africa: Exploring the roles of remittances, financial development, and natural resources
RA Dwumfour, EK Agbloyor, JY Abor
2017 International Journal of Social Economics 44 (12), 2033-2051, 2017 Social Sciences 17
Evaluating capital investment decisions: Capital budgeting
JY Abor
2016 Entrepreneurial Finance for MSMEs: A Managerial Approach for Developing …, 2016 Social Sciences 17
Foreign bank presence and inclusive growth in Africa: the moderating role of financial development
K Iddrisu, JY Abor, TK Banyen
2024 African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 15 (3), 349-365, 2024 Social Sciences 16
Financial inclusion and economic growth 1
JY Abor, H Issahaku, M Amidu, V Murinde
2020 Contemporary issues in development finance, 263-286, 2020 Social Sciences 16
Introduction to contemporary issues in development finance
JY Abor, CKD Adjasi, R Lensink
2020 Contemporary issues in development finance, 1-19, 2020 Social Sciences 16
Do shareholders fight for firm value or market value in emerging markets? The mediating effect of board structure dynamics on dividend policy decision
D Ofori‐Sasu, JY Abor, S Quaye
2019 African Development Review 31 (4), 409-422, 2019 Social Sciences 16
Monetary policy and inclusive growth in the era of economic uncertainty: navigating challenges and opportunities
K Iddrisu, JY Abor, O Issah, FO Gyebi
2025 Strategic approaches to banking business and sustainable development goals …, 2025 Social Sciences 15
Oil rents, trade environment and financial development: An international evidence
D Ofori-Sasu, E Adu-Darko, ME Asamoah, JY Abor
2023 Resources Policy 82, 103492, 2023 Social Sciences 15
Finance, economic growth, and development
L Amoah, CKD Adjasi, I Soumare, KA Osei, JY Abor, EB Anarfo, I Otchere
2020 Contemporary issues in development finance, 20-50, 2020 Social Sciences 15
Financial Markets & Institutions: A Frontier Market Perspective
J Abor
2016 Digibooks Ghana Limited, 2016 Social Sciences 15
Working capital management and corporate profitability: Evidence from Ghana
J Abor
2005 LBS Management Review 9 (1), 2005 Social Sciences 15
How do financial inclusion and bank stability explain agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa?
IK Bekoe, J Abor, S Sekyi
2025 Journal of Economic Studies 52 (2), 225-238, 2025 Social Sciences 13