EDUCATION:
1. Ph.D in International Development: Nagoya University, Japan (2007 – 2011)
2. M.Phil in Economics: University of Ghana (2001-2003)
3. B. A. (Economics Major): University of Ghana (1997-2000)
4. G.C.E Advanced Level: Opoku Ware School, Kumasi (1993-1995)
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Development and Small Business Financing, Monetary Economics, Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction and Progress towards the MDGs
COURSES TAUGHT CURRENTLY:
Applied Mathematics for Economics I (Econ 305)
Money and Banking I (Econ 433)
Money and Banking II (Econ 434)
Issues Development Finance (MDEF 601) (MBA, UG Business School)
Economics (MBA 603)
Monetary Economics (MA, EPMP)
CURRENT RESEARCH:
i. E. Osei-Assibey “E–SUSU” Operation: Can Mobile Money Revolutionise an Ancient Old Saving System Among Indigenous West Africans?: Funded by Gate Foundation through Institute of Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
ii. Osei-Assibey, E. and Asenso, K. J “Regional Integration, Growth and Income Distribution: A CGE Analysis of ECOWAS
iii. Towards a Transition to Green Economy: a Study of Ghana’s Food Crop Production and Poverty Reduction
iv. Regulatory Capital, Banking Stability and Efficiency in Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria”
v. Determinants of Bank Portfolio Allocation: Evidence from Sierra Leone
vi. Determinants of Initial Public Offerings In Ghana
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
i. Osei-Assibey, E. (Forthcoming) “Source of Finance and Small Enterprise Productivity Growth in Ghana”, Africa Journal of Economics and Management, Emerald.
ii. Osei-Assibey E. and Baah-Boateng, W. (2012), “Interest Rate Deregulation and Private Investment: Revisiting the McKinnon –Shaw Hypothesis in Ghana”, The IUP Journal of Applied Economics,Vol. 11, No. 2 pp 12 - 30
iii. Osei-Assibey, E., Bokpin, A. G. and Twerefou, D. K. (2012) "Microenterprise financing preference: Testing POH within the context of Ghana's rural financial market", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 39 (1), pp.84 – 105
iv. Twerefou, D.K., Osei-Assibey, E and Agyire-Teteh, F. ( 2011), “Land Tenure Security, Investment and the Environment in Ghana” Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, vol. 3(6), pp. 261 – 273, May,
v. Osei-Assibey, E. (2011), “Microfinance in Ghana: A Comparative Study of Performance of the Formal versus Informal Rural Financial Institutions, Forum of International Development Studies, Vol. No. 40 pp. 210 -232, Japan
vi. Twerefou, D.K, Osei-Assibey, E and Fumey, A.,. (2010), “Buoyancy and Elasticity of Tax: An Empirical Evidence from Ghana, 1970 – 2007” West Africa Journal of Monetary and Economic Integration, Vol. 10, No 2, pp 36 – 70. WAMZ, Ghana
vii. Osei-Assibey, E. (2010), “Choosing Not to Borrow: An Evaluation of Perception and Socio-Cultural Factors Underlying Voluntary Self-Exclusion”. The IUP Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 8, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 36-66, India
viii. Osei-Assibey, E. (2009), “Financial Exclusion: What Drives Supply and Demand for Basic Financial Services in Ghana?” Saving and Development Journal, Vol. 33, No 3, pp 207 – 238. Bergamo, Italy
ix. Osei-Assibey, E. (Forthcoming), “Resource Mobilization through the Capital Market in Ghana” in Domestic Resource Mobilization and Inclusive Development; edited by E. Aryeetey, P. Quartey and C. Ackah. Accra
x. Twerefou, D. K. and Osei-Assibey, E. (2008), “Environmental Sustainability and Poverty Reduction in Ghana’, in Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action: Lessons and Perspectives”. ed. Amoako-Tuffour, J and Armah, B., Lexington Books, Washington, USA, pp, 295 -312.
