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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
Introduction to sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets
JY Abor
2023 Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets, 2-10, 2023 Social Sciences 5
Bond market development in africa: a review
I Otchere, D Ofori-Sasu, JY Abor
2022 The economics of banking and finance in Africa: developments in Africa’s …, 2022 Social Sciences 5
Effective monetary policy, banks' pricing behaviour and human development in Africa
AG Iddrisu, A Andani, JY Abor
2022 International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance 13 (1), 61-87, 2022 Social Sciences 5
Towards Improving Risk Management in Healthcare Organisations in Africa: A Review
PA Abor, JY Abor
2021 International Journal of Development and Management Review 16 (1), 39-58, 2021 Social Sciences 5
Global financial architecture: Emerging issues and agenda for reforms
JY Abor, AA Alu, D Mathuva, J Nellis
2020 Contemporary Issues in Development Finance, 169-206, 2020 Social Sciences 5
Corporate governance and dividend payout policy: evidence from selected African countries
J Abor, V Fiador
2013 Social Sciences 5
Finance and development in Africa
K Menyah, J Abor, S Uddin, M Tsamenyi
2012 Emerald Group Publishing, 2012 Social Sciences 5
Trends in cross border mergers and acquisitions in Africa
J Abor, E Agbloyor
2012 AfricaGrowth Agenda 2012 (1), 10-11, 2012 Social Sciences 5
Intra-African trade and economic growth in Africa: The role of foreign direct investment
A Kyereboah-Coleman, JY Abor, D Ofori-Sasu
2025 Journal of African Trade 12 (1), 5, 2025 Social Sciences 4
Debt financing, information sharing, and profitability: evidence from listed firms from an emerging economy
JO Osei, E Sarpong-Kumankoma, JY Abor
2024 Journal of African Business 25 (3), 409-426, 2024 Social Sciences 4
The dynamics of international trade finance in Africa
JY Abor, IK Bekoe, M Diagne
2024 The Palgrave Handbook of International Trade and Development in Africa, 135-158, 2024 Social Sciences 4
Do sustainability ethics explain the impact of country-level corporate governance on financial stability in developing economies?
D Ofori-Sasu, GN Agyekum Donkor, JY Abor
2023 Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment 13 (4), 1415-1450, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Environmental and climate finance in developing countries
MA Cudjoe, JY Abor, J Volschenk
2023 Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets, 172-189, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas sector
AC Arko, JY Abor, A Sheikhbahaei, A Yawson
2023 The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging Markets and Developing …, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets: A companion
JY Abor
2023 Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Sustainable private equity and venture capital in developing economies
EK Agbloyor, IK Bekoe, JY Abor
2023 Sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets, 220-233, 2023 Social Sciences 4
The economics of the oil and gas industry: Emerging markets and developing economies
JY Abor, A Karimu, R Brännlund
2023 Taylor & Francis, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Regulations and banking crisis: lessons from the African context
D Ofori-Sasu, EK Agbloyor, S Kuttu, JY Abor
2022 Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 30 (5), 618-645, 2022 Social Sciences 4
The role of board dynamics in explaining payout policy and shareholders’ wealth: evidence from the banking sector in Africa
D Ofori-Sasu, GC Dzeha, C Boachie, JY Abor
2022 Research in Globalization 5, 100086, 2022 Social Sciences 4
African banking sector development: The roles of remittances and monetary policy
JY Abor, M Amidu, E Sarpong-Kumankoma, H Issahaku
2021 African Finance Journal 23 (1), 20-40, 2021 Social Sciences 4
Concurrence Bancaire et Inclusion Financière: Preuve du Ghana/Bank Competition and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Ghana
A Gyeke-Dako, V Fiador, EK Agbloyor, J Abor
2021 African Economic Research Consortium, 2021 Social Sciences 4
Technical efficiency and technical change in Africa: the role of money from the diasporas
GO Dzeha, J Abor, F Turkson, E Agbloyor
2018 International Journal of Economics and Finance 10 (7), 177, 2018 Social Sciences 4
Microfinance intervention
JY Abor
2016 Entrepreneurial Finance for MSMEs: A Managerial Approach for Developing …, 2016 Social Sciences 4
The financial environment and small businesses
JY Abor
2016 Entrepreneurial Finance for MSMEs: A Managerial Approach for Developing …, 2016 Social Sciences 4
Banking sector developments in emerging markets: a review of recent developments in Africa
J Abor
2013 Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2013 Social Sciences 4