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Frank Adusah-Poku

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Frank Adusah-Poku is an applied micro economist whose research focuses on energy and environmental economics issues such as energy poverty, energy access, energy expenditure,environmental pollution, among others. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, KNUST. He is a Research Fellow at the ENRRI-EfD Ghana. He was also a Fellow of the 2022-2023 EfD Early Career Fellowship Program and a STAAARS+ Cohort 4 Fellow. He teaches Economics courses both at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Economics from Kobe University, Japan. He also hold a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) degree in Economics and Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Economics with Statistics, both from the University of Ghana.

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The researcher focuses on examining socio-economic impacts across Ghana, exploring various dimensions such as energy, environment, transport policies, fiscal measures, agricultural resilience, housing dynamics, urban development challenges, international business, Hermeneutics, international aid, and more. Their work delves into how different factors influence development in rural-urban disparities, gender roles, energy use, health outcomes, and social stability.

Research Themes

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Energy poverty in Ghana: Any progress so far?(2019)
Household energy expenditure in Ghana: A double-hurdle model approach(2019)
Off-farm work, cooking energy choice and time poverty in Ghana: An empirical analysis(2022)
Towards the attainment of sustainable development goal 7: what determines clean energy accessibility in sub-Saharan Africa?(2021)
Determinants and welfare impacts of rural electrification in Ghana(2019)
Are energy‐poor households also poor? Evidence from Ghana(2021)
Does the gender of the household head affect household energy choice in Ghana? An empirical analysis(2022)
Economic inequalities and rural-urban disparities in clean cooking fuel use in Ghana(2022)
Decomposition and drivers of energy intensity in Ghana(2023)
Determinants of electricity demand in Ghana: the role of power crises(2021)
Effect of electricity access on the value of women’s labour and time in Ghana(2024)
Unraveling the effect of gender dimensions and wood fuel usage on household food security: evidence from Ghana(2022)
Does the choice of cooking fuel empower Ghanaian women? An empirical analysis(2022)
Residential energy expenditures and the relevance of financial inclusion across location, wealth quintiles and household structures(2024)
Three Essays on Household Energy Use in Ghana(2019)
Causal Relationship between Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Ghana: Evidence from MS-VAR Granger Causality(2022)
Power demand in Ghana has dipped after every crisis: the drivers and consequences(2022)
The effect of transport services and ICTs on carbon dioxide emissions in South Africa(2022)
An empirical examination of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana: an ARDL approach(2016)
The carbon dioxide emission effects of domestic credit and manufacturing indicators in South Africa(2020)
The threshold effect of electricity consumption and urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana(2021)
Determinants of electricity consumption and energy intensity in South Africa(2019)
International tourism, exchange rate, and renewable energy: Do they boost or burden efforts towards a low carbon economy in selected African countries?(2023)
Towards Sustainable Environment: Does Electricity Crisis Matter for the Effect of Industrialisation and Urbanisation on Carbon Dioxide Emissions?(2021)
Energy efficiency and electricity expenditure: An analysis of risk and time preferences on light bulb use in Ghana(2021)
The impact of fiscal shocks on economic growth and income inequality in Ghana: is there a trade-off?(2024)
Maize price Shocks, food consumption and the mediating role of access to market in Ghana(2024)
Natural disasters and economic growth in Africa(2019)
Civil Conflicts and Household Food Expenditure Patterns: Evidence From Ghana(2025)
Budget Deficits and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Ghana(2016)
Residential Energy Expenditures and the Relevance of Financial Inclusion Across Location, Wealth Quintiles and Household Structures(2023)
Economic Integration Agreements and Export Survival in Ghana(2022)
The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Price Shocks on Aggregate Demand for Goods and Services in Ghana(2023)
A look at Ghana’s housing deficit and quality trends for over 20 years(2025)
The impact of housing quality on child survival in Ghana(2025)
Does the form matter? Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Ghana(2018)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Urbanization and Population: Empirical Evidence in Sub Saharan Africa()
Does the Form Matter? Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Growth(2018)

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