University of Ghana
354 publications · 8,785 citations · ORCID 0000-0002-3424-7760
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Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a prolific researcher specializing in development finance, monetary economics, and sustainable investment within the context of emerging and developing economies. Abor's work extensively examines the roles of foreign direct investment, financial inclusion, and development banking in driving economic growth and structural transformation across Africa. Additionally, Abor contributes significantly to the literature on project finance, infrastructure development, and the application of financial technology in the region.
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Energy Policy · 2025 · 14 citations
Green finance, financial inclusion and agricultural productivity in Africa
Development and sustainability in economics and finance. · 2025 · 6 citations
Green Finance Initiatives in Banking Institutions
Sustainable development goals series · 2025 · 5 citations
Sustainable development goals series · 2025 · 5 citations
The Routledge Handbook of Infrastructure Finance
2025 · 2 citations
Intra-African Trade and Economic Growth in Africa: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment
Journal of African Trade · 2025 · 2 citations
Green Infrastructure Financing
2025 · 1 citations
The Rise of FinTech in Africa: Empowering the Underserved and Unbanked
Sustainable development goals series · 2025 · 1 citations
Introduction to the Handbook of Infrastructure Finance
2025 · 1 citations
Behavioural finance theory and anomalies
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Digital finance, financial development and economic wealth in Africa
Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance · 2025
Behavioural portfolio and the life cycle of savings and spending
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Monetary policy, FinTech, and financial stability
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
The economics of financial markets and institutions
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Introduction to financial economics
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025 · corresponding author
Financial innovation: emergence, motivations, and impact
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
How to Maximize the Domestic Development Orientation of Foreign Direct Investment
2025 · corresponding author
InsurTech in Africa: Redefining Insurance for the Underserved
Sustainable development goals series · 2025
Climate finance and financial inclusion
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Journal of Accounting and Finance · 2025
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Microeconomic foundation of financial economics
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2025
Empirical Economics · 2024 · 20 citations
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · 2024 · 17 citations
Climate finance, international trade and inclusive growth in Africa
Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting · 2024 · 14 citations
SN Business & Economics · 2024 · 12 citations
Journal of Economic Studies · 2024 · 9 citations
Multilateral Development Banks: Contributions and Challenges
2024 · 5 citations
Long memory in volatility in foreign exchange markets: evidence from selected countries in Africa
Journal of Economics and Finance · 2024 · 5 citations
Green finance and renewable energy in Africa: Does inclusive finance play any role?
Development and sustainability in economics and finance. · 2024 · 4 citations
Multiscale tail risk integration between safe-haven assets and Africa’s emerging equity market
The North American Journal of Economics and Finance · 2024 · 3 citations
Monetary Economics in Emerging and Developing Countries
2024 · 2 citations
Financial and other services sectors in Africa
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2024 · 2 citations
Overview of the Financial System
2024 · 1 citations
Financial Markets and Monetary Policy
2024 · 1 citations
Risk Management · 2024 · 1 citations
2024 · 1 citations
Firms’ access to finance, export trade channels and exports in Africa
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies · 2024 · 1 citations
SN Business & Economics · 2024 · 1 citations
The Future of Development Banks in Africa
2024 · 1 citations
How Does Taxation of Oil and Gas Hold up in Commodity Price Volatility?
Advances in African economic, social and political development · 2024 · 1 citations
Introduction to Development Banking in Africa
2024 · corresponding author
The Future of Natural Resource Management and Policy in Africa
Advances in African economic, social and political development · 2024
The Dynamics of International Trade Finance in Africa
2024 · corresponding author
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024
Advances in African economic, social and political development · 2024
Entrepreneurship and economic wealth in Africa: does FDI provide new insight in a threshold model
Global Business and Economics Review · 2024
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The Political Economy of Development Bank Ghana: Emergence and Early Years
2024 · corresponding author
Introduction: An Overview of Management and Tax Policy of Natural Resources
Advances in African economic, social and political development · 2024
International Journal of Sustainable Energy · 2023 · 18 citations
Cogent Economics & Finance · 2023 · 16 citations
International Economics and Economic Policy · 2023 · 15 citations
The Changing Role of National Development Banks in Africa
2023 · corresponding author · 14 citations
Journal of Asian and African Studies · 2023 · 10 citations
Foreign bank presence and inclusive growth in Africa: the moderating role of financial development
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies · 2023 · 9 citations
Oil rents, trade environment and financial development: An international evidence
Resources Policy · 2023 · 8 citations
Entrepreneurship, foreign direct investments and economic wealth in Africa
Cogent Business & Management · 2023 · 8 citations
Sustainable financing in developing economies
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 7 citations
Review of Financial Economics · 2023 · 6 citations
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment · 2023 · 5 citations
Pension funds and capital market development in Africa: The role of institutional quality
Cogent Economics & Finance · 2023 · 5 citations
Sustainable banking in developing economies
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 5 citations
The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry
2023 · 4 citations
Sustainable private equity and venture capital in developing economies
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 4 citations
Journal of African Business · 2023 · 3 citations
Agricultural Financing in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author · 3 citations
Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
2023 · 3 citations
Overview of Development Finance Institutions
2023 · corresponding author · 2 citations
Board dynamics, dividend pay-out policy and banking efficiency in an emerging market context
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets · 2023 · 2 citations
Central bank coordinated policies and bank market power: an insight from the African context
Cogent Economics & Finance · 2023 · 2 citations
Introduction to Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · corresponding author · 2 citations
Bank lending behaviour and systemic banking crisis in Africa: The role of regulatory framework
Journal of International Development · 2023 · 2 citations
Evolution, principles and concepts of sustainable and responsible investment
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 1 citations
Oil Revenues, Finance, and Economic Development
2023 · 1 citations
Theoretical Perspectives and Rationale for National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author · 1 citations
Environmental and climate finance in developing countries
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 1 citations
Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author · 1 citations
Crowdfunding and sustainable enterprises in developing markets
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 1 citations
Impact investing in developing markets
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · 1 citations
Energy consumption, institutional quality, and private capital inflows in Africa
Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy · 2023 · 1 citations
Mergers and Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Sector
2023 · 1 citations
Market Power and Bank Lending in Africa: The Role of Regulatory Policy
Journal of African Business · 2023 · 1 citations
The Role of Oil and Gas in Sustainable Development in the Global South
2023 · 1 citations
Future Business Journal · 2023
Sustainable and responsible energy investment in developing economies
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023
Sustainable risk financing and insurance in developing markets
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023
The rise of fiduciary capitalism in developing countries
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023
Corporate governance and sustainability ethics in developing countries
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023
Contemporary Roles, Contributions and Challenges of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author
The System of National Development Banks in South Africa: Development Bank of Southern Africa
2023 · corresponding author
National Development Banks and Climate Finance
2023 · corresponding author
Ghana’s System of National Development Banks: The Case of Ghana Export-Import Bank
2023 · corresponding author
Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation
2023 · corresponding author
Uganda’s Experience with National Development Banks: The Case of Uganda Development Bank Limited
2023 · corresponding author
Do Energy Markets Drive Private Capital Flows?
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023
Risk Management of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author
National Development Banks and Sustainable Development
2023 · corresponding author
Regulation and Supervision of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author
Corporate Governance of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author
Introduction to National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author
Business Models of National Development Banks
2023 · corresponding author
Financial inclusion and economic growth: What roles do institutions and financial regulation play?
International Journal of Finance & Economics · 2022 · 56 citations
Financial literacy, financial inclusion and participation of individual on the Ghana stock market
Cogent Economics & Finance · 2022 · 37 citations
How do anti-money laundering systems affect FDI flows across the globe?
Cogent Economics & Finance · 2022 · 32 citations
Fintech, foreign bank presence and inclusive finance in Africa: Using a quantile regression approach
Cogent Economics & Finance · 2022 · 26 citations
Financial sector development, anti-money laundering regulations and economic growth
International Journal of Emerging Markets · 2022 · 26 citations
Foreign direct investment, anti‐money laundering regulations and economic growth
Journal of International Development · 2022 · 18 citations
Research in Globalization · 2022 · 7 citations
FinTech and the Future of Banks and Financial Services in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · corresponding author · 6 citations
Financial Inclusion, Banking Sector Development, and Financial Stability in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 6 citations
Journal of Multinational Financial Management · 2022 · 5 citations
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · corresponding author · 5 citations
Explaining Banking Failures in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 5 citations
The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 5 citations
Monetary Policy, Central Banks’ Independence, and Financial Development in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 4 citations
Introduction: An Overview of Africa’s Financial Systems
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · corresponding author · 4 citations
Regulations and banking crisis: lessons from the African context
Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance · 2022 · 3 citations
Effective monetary policy, banks' pricing behaviour and human development in Africa
International Journal of Banking Accounting and Finance · 2022 · 3 citations
Central Bank Policies and Market Power Over the Business Cycle in Africa
Journal of Emerging Market Finance · 2022 · 2 citations
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 1 citations
Bond Market Development in Africa: A Review
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 1 citations
Cross-Border Banking, Bank Pricing and Financial Inclusion in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022 · 1 citations
Board Dynamics, Dividend Pay-out Policy and Banking Efficiency in an Emerging Market Context
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets · 2022
Private Capital Flows, Domestic Financial Markets and Energy Use in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022
Macro-Prudential Regulation, Monetary Policy and Systemic Banking Crises in Africa
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · 2022
Effective monetary policy, banks' pricing behaviour and human development in Africa
International Journal of Banking Accounting and Finance · 2022
Journal of Financial Economic Policy · 2021 · 15 citations
Financial Inclusion, Livelihood Activities, and Stock Market Participation
Emerging Economy Studies · 2021 · 8 citations
Inclusive finance, financial literacy and livelihood activities of households in Ghana
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2021 · 4 citations
Bank Competition and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Ghana
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2021 · 1 citations
African Banking Sector Development: The Roles of Remittances and Monetary Policy
The African finance journal · 2021 · 1 citations
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2021
Oil revenues and economic growth in oil-producing countries: The role of domestic financial markets
Resources Policy · 2020 · 61 citations
<scp>Anti‐money</scp> laundering regulations and financial sector development
International Journal of Finance & Economics · 2020 · 56 citations
Economic freedom, competition and bank stability in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management · 2020 · 43 citations
Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Financing System in Ghana
Journal of Health Management · 2020 · 41 citations
Journal of Emerging Market Finance · 2020 · 20 citations
Financial inclusion and economic growth 1
2020 · 9 citations
Introduction to contemporary issues in development finance
2020 · 9 citations
Finance, economic growth, and development
2020 · 8 citations
Infrastructure financing and economic development
2020 · 3 citations
2020 · 1 citations
Finance and economic development
2020 · 1 citations
Research in International Business and Finance · 2019 · 159 citations
Financial inclusion and financial sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa: a panel VAR approach
International Journal of Managerial Finance · 2019 · 70 citations
Central bank independence, elections and fiscal policy in Africa
International Journal of Emerging Markets · 2019 · 28 citations
Financial consumer protection and economic growth
International Journal of Emerging Markets · 2019 · 17 citations
Financial freedom, market power and bank margins in sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance · 2019 · 12 citations
African Development Review · 2019 · 11 citations
Financial access and economic development: the moderating role of financial consumer protection
International Journal of Managerial Finance · 2019 · 10 citations