Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu

Economics

About

Anthony Kofi Osei-Fosu is an Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He holds Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences with specialisation in Economics and Geography. He also holds MA in Economics and PhD in Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He has also obtained Postgraduate Diploma in International Studies from the John Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Bologna Centre in Italy, and Postgraduate Diploma in Education, with specialisation in Economics from the University of Cape Coast in Cape Coast. His areas of specialisation are in Quantitative Economics, Monetary Economics, Public Sector Economics, and Poverty Reduction and Development. He has published number of peer review journal articles on microfinance, poverty and development in high class journals.

Research Summary

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The researcher has conducted extensive work across diverse domains, focusing on addressing significant issues in energy, environment, economic growth, and social sciences. Their research spans energy transition challenges, mobile health applications, microfinance systems, fiscal policies, conservation efforts, financial literacy, health systems, gender dynamics, poverty reduction, and global financial crises. Through systematic analysis of multiple themes and papers, the researcher has developed a comprehensive framework to understand complex issues in African societies and beyond.

Research Themes

All (27 Papers)

Social Sciences (22 Papers)

Health Sciences (1 Papers)

Physical Sciences (4 Papers)

All Papers

A time series analysis of fossil fuel consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Ghana, Kenya and South Africa(2017)

Determinants of paying national health insurance premium with mobile phone in Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study(2019)

Spatial analysis of the effect of microfinance on poverty and inequality in Ghana(2022)

Financial inclusion and financial development: implications for monetary policy effectiveness and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa(2023)

A decomposition analysis of microcredit welfare gaps in Ghana. A gender analysis(2023)

The Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Ghana: Causes of Proliferation and Frequent Collapse of Savings and Loan Companies(2017)

Comparative Analysis of Efficiency in Saving Mobilization, Credit Disbursement and Credit Retrieval of Rural Banks and Credit Unions in Ashanti Region: A Case Study of Sekyere Rural Bank Limited and St Peter’s Credit Union(2013)

Financial Deepening, Domestic Saving Mobilization, and Economic Growth in Ghana; an Empirical Investigation(2017)

The impact of trade on African welfare: Does seaport efficiency channel matter?(2022)

The Effects of Public Sector Management and Institutions on Stock Market Development in Sub- Saharan Africa(2022)

The Effect Of Interest Rate On Deposit On Household Consumption In Ghana: Ardl Cointegration Analysis(2014)

Factors influencing households’ participation in forest management in the northern region of Ghana(2017)

Does Ghanaian’s Consumption Function Follow the Permanent Income Hypothesis? The Cagan’s Adaptive Expectation Approach(2014)

Digitisation, Financial Development and Economic Growth in Emerging Economies.(2019)

Economic inequalities in health insurance subscription renewal: Evidence from Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme(2023)

The impact of Ghana’s national health insurance exemption policies on healthcare-seeking behaviour(2024)

Religious orientation and poverty in Ghana: associations and explanations(2021)

Religion, social capital and poverty in Ghana: Correlations and explanations(2023)

Poverty Response to the Household Type of Elderly and Old-Age Pension(2020)

Religion and Educational Attainment in Ghana: A Gender and Spatial Analysis(2025)

The impacts of convergence policies on macroeconomic stability in the West African monetary zone(2024)

Households’ Fuel Wood Dependence, REDD+ and Gender Coping Strategies: An Empirical Review and Policy Implication in the Northern Region of Ghana(2017)

Poverty Incidence Among Elderly With and Without Pensions in Selected Localities in Ghana(2018)

Evaluating the Efficiency of Forestry Policy for Inclusive Growth in Ghana(2018)

The Effect of Gender Inequality on Economic Growth in West Africa(2020)

Training Risk Measure Models To Ascertain Which Continents Equity Has The Highest Risk For Investment Based On Randomly Selected Individual Continents Equities Listed On The New York Stock Exchange(2023)

Correlations of structural shocks, dynamic responses of output and inflation to commodities price shocks and monetary union in WAMZ(2023)

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