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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
Entrepreneurship, foreign direct investments and economic wealth in Africa
D Ofori-Sasu, S Dzisi, JY Abor
2023 Cogent Business & Management 10 (1), 2172040, 2023 Social Sciences 8
Pension funds and capital market development in Africa: The role of institutional quality
KAAO Assefuah, JY Abor, S Kuttu, L Amoah
2023 Cogent Economics & Finance 11 (1), 2172809, 2023 Social Sciences 8
Sustainable banking in developing economies
JT Abor, JY Abor, AH Ahmad
2023 Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets, 190-203, 2023 Social Sciences 8
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Africa’s Financial Systems: How Do We Reform Post-COVID-19 Financial Systems?
JY Abor, EK Agbloyor, GNA Donkor, AA Alu
2022 The economics of banking and finance in Africa: Developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 8
The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa
JY Abor, S Mensah, BA Kusi, D Mathuva, CKD Adjasi
2022 Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022 Social Sciences 8
Left behind, but included: The case of migrant remittances and financial inclusion in Ghana
M Amidu, JY Abor, H Issahaku
2019 African Finance Journal 21 (2), 36-63, 2019 Social Sciences 8
Assessing competitive behaviour in emerging banking market: African evidence
JN Doku, J Abor, CKD Adjasi, C Andoh
2012 Finance and development in Africa 12, 25-51, 2012 Social Sciences 8
Comparison of debt financing between exporting and non-exporting firms: evidence from Ghana
J Abor
2007 Internation-alisation and Economic Growth Strategies in Ghana: A Business …, 2007 Social Sciences 8
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
JY Abor, IK Bekoe, J Macomber
2025 The Routledge Handbook of Infrastructure Finance, 442, 2025 Social Sciences 7
Green finance and renewable energy in Africa: Does inclusive finance play any role?
VO Fiador, D Ofori-Sasu, GNA Donkor, JY Abor
2024 Development and sustainability in economics and finance 2, 100014, 2024 Social Sciences 7
Introduction: An overview of Africa’s financial systems
JY Abor, CKD Adjasi
2022 The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa: Developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 7
How do we explain corporate board structure in sub–Saharan Africa?
V Fiador, PA Abor, J Abor
2012 International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics 7 (2), 118-138, 2012 Social Sciences 7
Taxes and corporate borrowing: Empirical evidence from selected African countries
J Abor, GA Bokpin, E Fiawoyife
2011 Journal of African Business 12 (2), 287-303, 2011 Social Sciences 7
The South African Financial Market and Financing Choice of SMEs.
J Abor, N Biekre
2006 Journal of Business & Society 19 (1/2), 187, 2006 Social Sciences 7
Multiscale tail risk integration between safe-haven assets and Africa’s emerging equity market
DO Amponsah, M Abdullah, EJA Abakah, JY Abor, CC Lee
2025 The North American Journal of Economics and Finance 75, 102294, 2025 Social Sciences 6
Project finance in Africa: Principles and applications
JY Abor, EK Agbloyor, P Gbahabo, S Kuttu, A Fanta, BA Kusi
2025 Taylor & Francis, 2025 Social Sciences 6
Firms’ access to finance, export trade channels and exports in Africa
JY Abor, D Ofori-Sasu, A El-Shal, GNA Donkor
2024 International Journal of Economic Policy Studies 18 (2), 415-453, 2024 Social Sciences 6
Board dynamics, dividend pay-out policy and banking efficiency in an emerging market context
D Ofori-Sasu, S Kuttu, EK Agbloyor, JY Abor
2023 International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets 15 (1), 80-111, 2023 Social Sciences 6
Ownership structure of oil revenues: Political institutions and financial markets in oil-producing countries
JI Mohammed, VO Fiador, A Karimu, JY Abor
2022 Journal of Multinational Financial Management 66, 100760, 2022 Social Sciences 6
Finance and economic development
EK Agbloyor, JY Abor, H Issahaku, CKD Adjasi
2020 Contemporary issues in development finance, 411, 2020 Social Sciences 6
To what extent does Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme protect members from out-of-pocket payments in hospitals?
AA Abuosi, E Nketiah-Amponsah, JY Abor, KA Domfeh
2016 Ghana Social Science 13 (2), 50, 2016 Social Sciences 6
Working Capital Management
JY Abor
2016 Entrepreneurial Finance for MSMEs: A Managerial Approach for Developing …, 2016 Social Sciences 6
Corporate financial policies in emerging markets: the role of financial market development
C Amo-Yartey, J Abor
2013 American Journal of Business 28 (2), 123-146, 2013 Social Sciences 6
Scaling up climate finance: What is the role of development finance institutions
JY Abor
2024 Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance 9 (10), 22-33, 2024 Social Sciences 5
Bank lending behaviour and systemic banking crisis in Africa: The role of regulatory framework
D Ofori‐Sasu, EK Agbloyor, S Kuttu, JY Abor
2023 Journal of International Development 35 (6), 1318-1345, 2023 Social Sciences 5