EDUCATION:
PhD (Development Economics) – University of Ghana (2018)
M.Phil. (Economics) – University of Ghana (2010)
B.A. (Hons) Economics – University of Cape Coast (2007)
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION: Development Economics, Economics of Industrial Innovation, Applied Micro-econometrics, Small and Medium Enterprises Development
• On-Going and Recently Completed Research Projects (2020-2022)
“TRADE4SD- Fostering the positive linkages between trade and sustainable development”. European Commission project by a consortium Coordinated by BUDAPESTI CORVINUS EGYETEM and including the University of Ghana (Principal Investigator: Prof. Peter Quartey)- June 2021-May 2025
• “Development of Financial Products for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)” A GEA Project To design and develop Innovative Financial Products for MSMEs and build the capacity of Financial Institutions to offer innovative and competitive financial services to MSMEs, especially, women-led MSMEs. (Principal Investigator: Prof. Festus E. Turkson) Sept-Nov 2020
Regular Courses Taught::
• Undergraduate
ECON 101: Introduction to Economics
ECON 214: Elements of Statistics
ECON 216: Economy of Ghana
ECON 315: Applied Mathematics for Economists
ECON 316: Applied Statistics for Economists
ECON 443: Econometrics 1
ECON 446: Project Work
UGBS 201: Microeconomics
UGBS 204: Macroeconomics
Publications
1.Juliana Ashaley-Nikoi & Abbey, E. (2023) Determinants of the level of informality amongst female street food vendors in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from two regions in Ghana, Cities, Volume 138, 104359. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104359
2.Baffour, P. T., & Abbey, E. (2023). Precarious work in the formal sector–Evidence from Ghana. World Development Perspectives, 29, 100492. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2023.100492
3.Abbey, E., & Adu-Danso, E. (2022). Gender diversity and productivity in manufacturing firms: Evidence from six Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Journal of Management & Organization, 1-22. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2022.50
4.Gyeke-Dako, A., Agbloyor, E. K., Agoba, A. M., Turkson, F., & Abbey, E. (2022). Central Bank independence, inflation, and poverty in Africa. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 21(2), 211-236. doi: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/09726527221078434
5.Adu-Danso, E., & Abbey, E. (2022). Does foreign ownership enhance technological innovation amongst manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa?. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 34(2), 195-221. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2020.1771813
6. Abbey, E., & Adu-Danso, E. (2022). What factors hamper innovation amongst SMEs in Kenya?. Innovation and Development, 1-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/2157930X.2022.2030890
7. Fiador, V., Amoah, L., & Abbey, E. (2021). The nexus between foreign bank presence and credit to the private sector: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-06-2019-0068
8. Quartey, P., & Abbey, E. (2020). Ghana’s Oil Governance Regime: Challenges and Policies. In Langer A., Ukiwo U., & Mbabazi P. (Eds.), Oil Wealth and Development in Uganda and Beyond: Prospects, Opportunities, and Challenges (pp. 331-350). Leuven (Belgium): Leuven University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctvt9k690.21
9. Twerefou, D. K., Adu-Danso, E., Abbey, E., & Dovie, B. D. (2019). Choice of household adaptation strategies to flood risk management in Accra, Ghana. City and Environment Interactions, 3, 100023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacint.2020.100023
10.Twerefou, D. K., Abbey, E., Codjoe, E. A., & Ngotho, P. S., (2019). Impact of Stock Market Development on Economic Growth: Evidence from Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries. Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.,1071-1083.
11.Baffour, P. T., Turkson, F. E., Gyeke-Dako, A., Oduro, A. D., & Abbey, E. N. (2018). Innovation and employment in manufacturing and service firms in Ghana. Small Business Economics, 1-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-0120-7
12.Iyke, B. N., Antwi-Asare, T. O., Gockel, A. F., and Abbey, E. N. (2016). The linkages between financial deepening, trade openness, and economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). African Finance Journal, 18(2), 93-116.
13.Dede G., A. D. A. Laryea, T. O. Antwi-Asare and E. Abbey (2014). The Relative Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth in WAEMU. Ghana Policy Journal. Vol. 6, pp.8 - 40
14.Antwi-Asare T. O. and E. N. Abbey. (2013). Competition in the Financial Sector of Ghana in D. K. Twerefou, P. Quartey, L. Boakye-Yiadom and W. Baah-Boateng (eds.) Readings on Key Economic Issues in Ghana, Digibooks Ghana Ltd, Ghana.
15.Gockel A. F. and E. N. Abbey. (2013). Inflation Dynamics in Ghana in D. K. Twerefou, P. Quartey, L. Boakye-Yiadom and W. Baah-Boateng (eds.) Readings on Key Economic Issues in Ghana, Digibooks Ghana Ltd, Ghana.
16.Abbey, E. N., (2012). Inflation and Financial Development: Evidence. American Journal of Economics and Business Administration Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 227-236. doi: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajebasp.2012.227.236
17. Antwi-Asare T. O. and E. N. Abbey, 2011. Fishery Value Chain Analysis – Ghana. FAO Project Report. doi: https://www.fao.org/sustainable-food-value-chains/library/details/en/c/2...
