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Augustin Kwasi Fosu

Augustin Kwasi Fosu

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Economics and Finance
Ghana
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
40
Citations
6369
World Ranking
2310
National Ranking
2

Augustin Kwasi Fosu publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Augustin Kwasi Fosu sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 153 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Augustin Kwasi Fosu D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Augustin Kwasi Fosu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Ghana Leader Award

Overview

Augustin Kwasi Fosu is affiliated with the University of Ghana in Ghana and has contributed to several research areas primarily related to economic growth and development within the African context.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on international business, foreign direct investment (FDI), governance, and poverty issues in Africa. Notable papers include:

  • Infrastructure and the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Export Diversification: Evidence from Africa, 2021, Journal of African Development
  • Governance, Politics, and Economic Development: Some African Perspectives, 2022, Governance and Politics
  • Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality, 2023, Journal of African Economies

Fosu's work has been published in various academic venues that frequently address African economic and development challenges, including:

  • African Development Review
  • Journal of African Development
  • Governance and Politics
  • Journal of African Economies
  • African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development

Their collaborations include repeated coauthorship with several researchers such as Dede Woade Gafa, Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Managing Salami, John Anyanwu, and Amadou Boly.

Their research spans multiple subfields, with particular focus on:

  • Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Strategy and Management
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Development

The research topics covered in Fosu's work include:

  • Economic Growth and Development
  • International Business and FDI
  • Global Trade and Economics
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • International Development and Aid
  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Best Publications

  • Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Recent Global Evidence

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Progress in a Global Context

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Exports and economic growth: The African case

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Political Instability and Economic Growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Inequality and the Impact of Growth on Poverty: Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • The External Debt Burden and Economic Growth in the 1980s: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Export composition and the impact of exports on economic growth of developing economies

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Political instability and economic growth: Implications of coup events in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Inequality, income and poverty: comparative global evidence

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Growth of African Economies: Productivity, Policy Syndromes and the Importance of Institutions

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu;Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Political instability and economic growth in developing economies: some specification empirics

    A.K Fosu

  • Primary Exports and Economic Growth in Developing Countries

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Does inequality constrain poverty reduction programs? Evidence from Africa ☆

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Inequality and the growth–poverty nexus: specification empirics using African data

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Achieving Development Success: Strategies and Lessons from the Developing World

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Explaining Slow Growth in Africa

    Jean–Paul P. Azam;Augustin Fosu;Njuguna S. Ndung'u

  • Effect of Export Instability on Economic Growth in Africa

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • The Effect of Income Distribution on the Ability of Growth to Reduce Poverty: Evidence from Rural and Urban African Economies

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Institutions, Governance and Economic Development in Africa: An Overview

    Augustin K. Fosu;Robert Bates;Anke Hoeffler

  • Democracy and growth in Africa: Implications of increasing electoral competitiveness

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Growth and Institutions in African Development

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Poverty and development.

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

  • Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries

    Augustin Kwasi Fosu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Bates
Robert H. Bates Harvard University
Germano Mwabu
Germano Mwabu University of Nairobi
Anke Hoeffler
Anke Hoeffler University of Konstanz
Wim Naudé
Wim Naudé RWTH Aachen University
Léonce Ndikumana
Léonce Ndikumana University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jan Willem Gunning
Jan Willem Gunning Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Arne Bigsten
Arne Bigsten University of Gothenburg
Paul Collier
Paul Collier University of Oxford
Lemma W. Senbet
Lemma W. Senbet University of Maryland, College Park
Simplice A. Asongu
Simplice A. Asongu African Governance and Development Institute

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