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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
The effects of foreign bank presence on financial development in Africa: the role of institutional quality
K Iddrisu, JY Abor, KT Banyen
2024 Review of Financial Economics 42 (1), 39-54, 2024 Social Sciences 13
Explaining banking failures in Africa
JY Abor, S Mensah, BA Kusi, D Mathuva
2022 The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa: Developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 13
Financial inclusion, livelihood activities, and stock market participation
M Amidu, JY Abor, W Coffie, AA Akakpo
2021 Emerging Economy Studies 7 (1), 23-61, 2021 Social Sciences 13
Green finance initiatives in banking institutions
K Iddrisu, IN Yakubu, JY Abor
2025 Strategic approaches to banking business and sustainable development goals …, 2025 Social Sciences 12
Introduction to development banking in Africa
JY Abor, D Ofori-Sasu
2024 Perspectives on Development Banks in Africa: Case Studies and Emerging …, 2024 Social Sciences 11
Sustainable financing in developing economies
MM Wachira, K Iddrisu, G Abban, JY Abor
2023 Sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets, 159-171, 2023 Social Sciences 11
Infrastructure financing and economic development
S Kuttu, A Fanta, M Graham, JY Abor
2020 Contemporary issues in development finance, 385-410, 2020 Social Sciences 11
Financial markets and cross border mergers and acquisitions in Africa
EK Agbloyor
2011 Available at SSRN 1914478, 2011 Social Sciences 11
Financial policy and corporate performance: evidence from emerging market economies
GA Bokpin, J Abor
2009 African Finance Journal 11 (1), 13-36, 2009 Social Sciences 11
Green finance, financial inclusion and agricultural productivity in Africa
AG Iddrisu, GNA Donkor, JY Abor
2025 Development and Sustainability in Economics and Finance 7, 100060, 2025 Social Sciences 10
Inclusive finance, financial literacy and livelihood activities of households in Ghana
M Amidu, JY Abor, H Issahaku
2021 Inclusive financial development, 293-318, 2021 Social Sciences 10
Contemporary issues in development finance
JY Abor, CKD Adjasi, R Lensink
2020 Routledge, 2020 Social Sciences 10
Sustainable banking
JY Abor, A Gyeke-Dako, VO Fiador, EK Agbloyor, M Amidu, L Mensah
2019 Money and banking in Africa, 311-331, 2019 Social Sciences 10
Total factor productivity growth and human development: the role of remittances in Africa
GCO Dzeha, FE Turkson, EK Agbloyor, JY Abor
2018 African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 7 (1), 47-72, 2018 Social Sciences 10
Do emerging financial markets matter in investment opportunity set? A dynamic panel analysis
J Abor, CKD Adjasi, GA Bokpin, KA Osei
2010 Journal of Money, Investment and Banking 4, 5-15, 2010 Social Sciences 10
Monetary economics in emerging and developing countries
JY Abor, P Quartey, JG Nellis, L Subramanian
2024 Taylor & Francis, 2024 Social Sciences 9
Multilateral development banks: Contributions and challenges
JY Abor, L Subramanian, K Iddrisu, R Nsor-Ambala
2024 Perspectives on development banks in Africa: Case studies and emerging …, 2024 Social Sciences 9
Payment and settlement systems and the African continental free trade area
MK Ocran, JY Abor, D Ofori-Sasu, D Nambafu
2024 The Palgrave Handbook of International Trade and Development in Africa, 199-217, 2024 Social Sciences 9
Project Finance for the Oil and Gas Industry in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
JY Abor, B Agyeman, P Kibuuka
2023 The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry, 128-142, 2023 Social Sciences 9
Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging and Developing Country Perspectives
JY Abor, A Karimu
2023 Taylor & Francis, 2023 Social Sciences 9
Financial inclusion, banking sector development, and financial stability in Africa
EB Anarfo, M Ntuli, SS Boateng, JY Abor
2022 The economics of banking and finance in Africa: Developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 9
Monetary policy, central banks’ independence, and financial development in Africa
JY Abor, AM Agoba, Z Mumuni, A Yawson
2022 The economics of banking and finance in Africa: Developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 9
Do Remittances Matter in Accelerating Labour Productivity and Capital Accumulation?
GCO Dzeha, JY Abor, FE Turkson, EK Agbloyor
2017 Development Finance: Innovations for Sustainable Growth, 251-283, 2017 Social Sciences 9
Developments in the financial services sector in Africa
JY Abor, P Alagidede, MK Ocran, CKD Adjasi
2014 Review of Development Finance 4 (2), 63-65, 2014 Social Sciences 9
The future of development banks in Africa
JY Abor, D Ofori-Sasu
2024 Perspectives on development banks in Africa: Case studies and emerging …, 2024 Social Sciences 8