Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie
Department of EconomicsSocial SciencesPhysical SciencesHealth Sciences

Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie

73 Publications33 Research Themes48 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has conducted extensive research on environmental economics in Ghana, focusing on themes such as industrial growth, urbanization effects, and climate change impacts on energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Their work employs various methodologies, including regression models, panel data analysis, and policy instruments, to explore the relationships between economic development, environmental sustainability, and social policies. Key areas of investigation include the role of financial investments in sustainable development, the impact of external debt on economic growth, and the effectiveness of macroeconomic determinants on aggregate demand for goods and services. The researcher's efforts have contributed significantly to understanding Ghana's role in global climate change mitigation strategies and sustainable development frameworks.

Faculty Biography

Professor Oteng-Abayie is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at KNUST, Ghana. He has experience in teaching, research, and management consulting since 2005. I have published articles in the areas of international economics, growth and development, macroeconomics, taxation, financial institutions, productivity and efficiency, energy economics, and quantitative research methods among others. My current research focuses on aspects of international economics,  economic growth and development, energy, and macro-fiscal policy.As a professor, I teach international economics, intermediate microeconomics, research methods in economics, energy economics and investment, and managerial economics. I have supervised and examined many theses (BA, BSc, BBA, MSc, MPhil, and PhD).I was the Head of the Business School at Garden City University College, Kumasi, until April 2008. I am a chair and member to several committees in higher education, including curriculum development, online learning management systems (LMS) and technologies, and institutional and programmes accreditation. I serve the Ghana Technical Education Commission (GTEC), formally the National Accreditation Board (NAB), as a subject matter expert in Economics and Business.I have benefited from research and training grants from Ghana Statistical Services (GSS), IGC-LSE, GOGGIG-MOF, African Research Excellence Fund, Ubuntu Mobility Fund, and KReF, among others. I have also provided technical services to the Ministry of Finance (Tax Policy Unit, GOGGIG), Ministry of Energy, African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), GIZ, DFID, Tax Justice Coalition, OSIWA, GHAMFIN, ARB APEX Bank, Rural Banks, BSU, Energy Centre-KNUST, and Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA), among others.

Key Research Themes (33)
Social Sciences

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency

Social Sciences

Community Development and Social Impact

Social Sciences

Economic and Environmental Valuation

Physical Sciences

Economic Growth and Development

Social Sciences

Efficiency Analysis Using DEA

Social Sciences

Emotional Intelligence and Performance

Physical Sciences

Energy and Environment Impacts

Social Sciences

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Physical Sciences

Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Social Sciences

Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis

Social Sciences

Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

Social Sciences

Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling

Social Sciences

Fiscal Policies and Political Economy

Social Sciences

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Social Sciences

Gambling Behavior and Treatments

Health Sciences

Global Health Care Issues

Social Sciences

Global trade and economics

Social Sciences

Health and Well-being Studies

Social Sciences

Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Social Sciences

Housing Market and Economics

Social Sciences

International Business and FDI

Social Sciences

Islamic Finance and Banking Studies

Social Sciences

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Social Sciences

Market Dynamics and Volatility

Social Sciences

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Social Sciences

Migration and Labor Dynamics

Social Sciences

Monetary Policy and Economic Impact

Social Sciences

Natural Resources and Economic Development

Social Sciences

Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Social Sciences

Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

Physical Sciences

Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference

Social Sciences

Stock Market Forecasting Methods

Social Sciences

Taxation and Compliance Studies

Publications (73)

The impact of urbanization and industrial structure upgrading on energy intensities in Sub-Saharan Africa

2024Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05181-5

Effects of water, energy, and food security on household well-being

Open Access
2024Energy and Environment ImpactsDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307017

Households’ preference and willingness to pay for alternative energy sources: a discrete choice experiment

Open Access
2024Economic and Environmental ValuationDOI: 10.1186/s40807-024-00117-z

Decomposition analysis of electricity generation on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana

Open Access
2024Environmental Impact and SustainabilityDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28212

Consumption of clean and dirty cooking fuels in ghanaian households: The role of financial inclusion

Open Access
2024Energy and Environment ImpactsDOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100187

Effects of trade liberalization on the global decoupling and decomposition of CO2 emissions from economic growth

Open Access
2023Environmental Impact and SustainabilityDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23470

Cost efficiency of primary health care facilities in Ghana: stochastic frontier analysis

Open Access
2023Global Health Care IssuesDOI: 10.1007/s44250-023-00044-8

Effects of healthcare financing policy tools on health system efficiency: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Open Access
2023Global Health Care IssuesDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20573

Greening the future: Unveiling the link between industrial structure upgrading and pollution emission in sub-Saharan Africa

Open Access
2023Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1080/23322039.2023.2257069

The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Price Shocks on Aggregate Demand for Goods and Services in Ghana

Open Access
2023Market Dynamics and VolatilityDOI: 10.1155/2023/1692552

Assessing the efficiency of health systems in achieving the universal health coverage goal: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Open Access
2023Healthcare Systems and ReformsDOI: 10.1186/s13561-023-00433-y

Decomposition and drivers of energy intensity in Ghana

Open Access
2023Energy and Environment ImpactsDOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2023.101090

A decomposition analysis of microcredit welfare gaps in Ghana. A gender analysis

Open Access
2023Microfinance and Financial InclusionDOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100464

The impact of foreign direct investment on the growth of the manufacturing sector: exploring the role of institutional quality in Ghana

2022International Business and FDIDOI: 10.1007/s43546-022-00369-1

The role of environmental regulatory quality in the relationship between natural resources and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Open Access
2022Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12436

The effects of economic growth, trade liberalization, and financial development on environmental sustainability in West Africa. The role of institutions

Open Access
2022Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.resglo.2022.100104

The effects of urbanization, ICT, fertilizer usage, and foreign direct investment on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana

2022Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23765-4

Natural resource abundance, environmental sustainability, and policies and institutions for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

2022Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103097

An analysis of the time-varying causality and dynamic correlation between green bonds and US gas prices

2022Market Dynamics and VolatilityDOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122134

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

Open Access
2022Microfinance and Financial InclusionDOI: 10.1007/s40847-022-00210-3

External debt and economic growth in selected sub-Saharan African countries: The role of capital flight

Open Access
2022Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.resglo.2022.100091

External debt and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: does heterogeneity in the quality of public sector management make a difference?

Open Access
2022Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10627

Decomposition of the decoupling of CO2 emissions from economic growth in Ghana

Open Access
2022Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1186/s43093-022-00138-4

Financial sector development and natural resource rents: the role of institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

2022Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentDOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21948-7

The impact of the Compact with Africa initiative on foreign direct investments and environmental pollution

2022Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1108/meq-01-2022-0011

Bank efficiency and the bank lending channel: new evidence

2022Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyDOI: 10.1007/s00181-021-02166-5

Non-Probabilistic Sampling in Quantitative Clinical Research

2021Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingDOI: 10.4018/ijarphm.290379

Foreign direct investments and environmental quality in sub-Saharan Africa: the merits of policy and institutions for environmental sustainability

2021Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15288-1

Foreign Direct Investments and Environmental Quality in Sub-Sahara Africa: The Merits of Policy and Institutions for Environmental Sustainability

Open Access
2021Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-271478/v1

Regulatory capital requirements and bank performance in Ghana: evidence from panel corrected standard error

Open Access
2021Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyDOI: 10.1080/23322039.2021.2003503

Evaluating the Impact of Social Security Insurance on the Wellbeing of Pensioners in Ghana Using the Regression Discontinuity Framework

Open Access
2021Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3973813

Evaluating the Impact of Social Security Insurance on the Wellbeing of Pensioners in Ghana Using the Regression Discontinuity Framework

Open Access
2021Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3901706

Bank Efficiency and the Bank Lending Channel: New Evidence

Open Access
2021Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3953454

The Impact of Inward Remittances on Economic Growth in Ghana

Open Access
2020Migration and Labor DynamicsDOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308775

In search of inflation limits for financial sector development in ECOWAS and SADC regions: A panel smooth transition analysis

Open Access
2020Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactDOI: 10.1080/23322039.2020.1722306

Firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is quality of tax administration?

2019Taxation and Compliance StudiesDOI: 10.1108/ajems-03-2019-0093

Industrial growth and emissions of CO2 in Ghana: The role of financial development and fossil fuel consumption

Open Access
2019Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2019.09.002

Business environment and firms’ decisions to evade taxes : evidence from Ghana

2019Taxation and Compliance StudiesDOI: 10.31920/1750-4562/2019/v14n1a7

Tax Compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Important are Non-Pecuniary Factors?

Open Access
2019Taxation and Compliance StudiesDOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.285004

Corporate Governance and Efficiency of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in Ghana

2018Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Corporate Governance and Efficiency of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in Ghana

Open Access
2018Microfinance and Financial InclusionDOI: 10.33119/erfin.2018.3.2.2

Time-frequency domain causality of prime building cost and macroeconomic indicators in Ghana: implications for project selection

2018Housing Market and EconomicsDOI: 10.1080/01446193.2018.1514125

Consumption of Electricity and Industrial Growth in the Case of Ghana

Open Access
2018Energy and Environment ImpactsDOI: 10.1155/2018/8924835

Foreign bank inflows: Implications for bank stability in sub-Saharan Africa

Open Access
2018Economic Growth and Development

Macroeconomic Determinants of Crude Oil Demand in Ghana

2018Market Dynamics and VolatilityDOI: 10.1177/0972150918772923

Making Corporate Social Responsibility Work: Do Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in Ghana Care at All?

Open Access
2017Community Development and Social ImpactDOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2787

General, Target, and Accessible Population: Demystifying the Concepts for Effective Sampling

Open Access
2017Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsDOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2674

Do Larger Samples Really Lead to More Precise Estimates? A Simulation Study

Open Access
2017Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceDOI: 10.12691/education-5-1-2

Technical efficiency and total factor productivity of rural banks in Ghana

Open Access
2017Efficiency Analysis Using DEADOI: 10.1080/23322039.2017.1366088

Occupational stressors among university non-academic staff: results from a representative public university in Ghana

2017Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorDOI: 10.1504/ijbex.2017.10007043

Occupational stressors among university non-academic staff: results from a representative public university in Ghana

2017Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorDOI: 10.1504/ijbex.2017.086330

The Demand For Sports Lottery: Evidence from the City of Kumasi in Ghana

2016Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsDOI: 10.5750/jgbe.v10i2.1173

A Statistical Assessment of the Emotional Intelligence of Healthcare Workers in Accra North: A Scale Validation Approach

Open Access
2016Emotional Intelligence and PerformanceDOI: 10.20944/preprints201607.0011.v1

Technical Efficiency of Credit Unions in Ghana

2016Efficiency Analysis Using DEADOI: 10.12691/jfe-4-3-3

Macroeconomic determinants of crude oil demand in Ghana

2016Market Dynamics and Volatility

An Assessment of the Effect of Education, In-Service Training (IST) and Tenure on Healthcare Performance: A Cost-Optimizing Perspective

Open Access
2016Health and Well-being StudiesDOI: 10.3844/crpsp.2016.16.26

Health Workers' Emotional Intelligence Development: An Examination of the Potential Roles of Tenure, Education and Training

Open Access
2016Emotional Intelligence and PerformanceDOI: 10.3844/ijrnsp.2016.24.34

Inflation and inflation uncertainty in Ghana

2013Market Dynamics and Volatility

The Measurement and Determinants of Economic Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Ghana: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Open Access
2011Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

When is Inflation Harmful? Estimating the Threshold Effect for Ghana

Open Access
2010Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactDOI: 10.3844/ajebasp.2010.232.239

Estimating An Aggregate Import Demand Function For Ghana

Open Access
2009Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactDOI: 10.4314/just.v29i2.46224

Aggregate Import Demand and Expenditure Components in Ghana

2008Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactDOI: 10.3844/jssp.2008.1.6

Market Returns and Weak-Form Efficiency: the case of the Ghana Stock Exchange

Open Access
2007Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

The Impact of External Debt on Economic Growth in Ghana: A Cointegration Analysis

Open Access
2007Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthDOI: 10.4314/just.v26i3.33013

Aggregate Import Demand and Expenditure Components in Ghana: An Econometric Analysis

Open Access
2007Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration: An Examination of Foreign Direct Investment Trade and Growth Relationships

Open Access
2006Global trade and economicsDOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2006.2079.2085

Modelling and Forecasting Volatility of Returns on the Ghana Stock Exchange Using GARCH Models

2006Stock Market Forecasting Methods

Modelling and Forecasting Volatility of Returns on the Ghana Stock Exchange Using Garch Models

Open Access
2006Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingDOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2006.2042.2048

Aggregate Import demand and Expenditure Components in Ghana:An Econometric Analysis

2006Monetary Policy and Economic Impact

Modelling and Forecasting Volatility of Returns on the Ghana Stock Exchange

Open Access
2006Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.927168

Bivariate causality analysis between FDI inflows and economic growth in Ghana

Open Access
2006Global trade and economics

Bounds testing approach: an examination of foreign direct investment, trade, and growth relationships

Open Access
2006Global trade and economics

The impact of external debt on economic growth and investment in Ghana: 1984 - 1999

2002Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
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DepartmentDepartment of Economics
Total Publications73
Research Themes33
Open Access Papers48

Department of Economics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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