Joseph Oscar Akotey

Accounting and Finance

About

Dr. Joseph Oscar Akotey is a Senior Lecturer at KNUST School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tecnology. He has a PhD in Development Finance from University of Stellenbosch. His research interest is centred on Development Finance, Risk Finance, and Performance Evaluation. He has published in internationally accredited 3-Star and 2-Star journals such as the World Development, Energy Policy, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, Research in International Business and Finance, Journal of Developing Areas, Journal of Risk Finance, African Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Cogent Economics and Finance, etc. He has also made presentations at various international conferences such as the Centre for the Study of Africa Economies, Oxford University, WEI Conference at Harvard University, the Economic Society of South Africa, and the Global Development Finance Conferences. He is a reviewer for several accredited journals such as the Journal of Economics Studies, Accounting Research Journal, Journal of Risk Finance, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Geneva Papers, etc.He has successfully completed the thesis supervision of two (2) PhD students, more than 50 postgraduate students and more than 100 undergraduate students. He currently teaches International Finance, Project Finance, Financial Derivatives, and Ethics and Corporate Governance at KNUST School of Business.Joseph is the 1997 Western Regional recipient of the Presidential Award for the Best Student in the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examinations. His secondary school was St. Mary’s Boys Senior High School, Apowa, Takoradi and basic school was St. Patrick Primary and Junior High School, Half-Assini.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work spans a comprehensive review of diverse areas in finance and social justice, focusing on themes such as insurance companies, microfinance, Islamic banking, environmental policies, household welfare, energy consumption, agricultural resilience, firm innovation, economic growth, community engagement, regulatory frameworks, valuation, food security, and sustainability.

Research Themes

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The financial performance of life insurance companies in Ghana(2013)

The demand for micro insurance in Ghana(2011)

Risk management in the Ghanaian insurance industry(2013)

What accounts for the high underwriting losses in the Ghanaian insurance industry?(2022)

Risk Management in the Ghanaian Insurance Industry, Qualitative Research in Financial Markets(2013)

Operational risk and non-life insurers’ performance(2024)

Does Microcredit Increase Household Welfare in the Absence of Microinsurance?(2015)

The effect of a moveable collateral registry on MSME access to finance: Evidence from Malawi(2023)

Exploring the Effect of Microinsurance on Asset Inequality among Households in Ghana(2014)

Financing MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises) in Nigeria: Implications of Transaction Costs(2018)

The impact of microinsurance on household welfare in Ghana(2015)

Microfinance services and household asset accummulation in Ghana and South Africa: An asset-index approach(2013)

Asset inequalities among households in Ghana: Can microfinance services bridge the gap?(2013)

Credit Risk Management and Profitability of Rural Banks in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana(2013)

The financial performance of rural banks in Ghana(2019)

Religious diversity, formal institutional environments and regulatory capital decisions(2024)

A social constructionist approach to managing HVAC energy consumption using social norms – A randomised field experiment(2021)

Energy (electricity) consumption in South African hotels: A panel data analysis(2017)

The Impact of Microinsurance on Household Asset Accumulation in Ghana: An Asset Index Approach(2014)

Microinsurance And Consumption Smoothing Among Low-Income Households In Ghana(2017)

Msmes and Employment Generation in Nigeria(2017)

MSMEs Productivity in Nigeria(2017)

INVESTOR HERD BEHAVIOUR IN AFRICA’S EMERGING AND FRONTIER MARKETS(2020)

The regional informational efficiency of African banking sector(2025)

Economic engagement and within emerging markets integration(2019)

Risk Management and Compliance in Banking in Africa(2022)

Integration of the African banking sector(2025)

Systemic banking crisis, regulatory framework and economic growth resilience: Insight from the African economies(2024)

Does It Pay for Banks to be Different? Evidence from a Developing Economy(2025)

Governance quality, regional integration and African banking sector stability(2025)

Energy Consumption in South African Hotels: A Panel Data Analysis(2017)

Several Initiatives but Little Results: A Novel Approach to Offer an Institutional Explanation for Food Insecurity in Ghana(2025)

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