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Robert Darko Osei

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Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)
University of Ghana

Legon, Ghana
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Working papers

  1. Richmond Atta-Ankomah & Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio & Robert Darko Osei, 2023. "Differences in inequality measurement: Ghana case study," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-91, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  2. Eric ROUGIER & Matthieu CLEMENT & François COMBARNOUS & Robert DARKO OSEI & Stephen AFRANIE, 2023. "“Multiple, polarized and vulnerable”: A socio-economic exploration of Ghana’s middle class," Working Paper 804e3eeb-b7ef-4dd6-a03d-6, Agence française de développement.
  3. Ackah, Charles & Osei, Robert Darko & Owusu, Nana Y. A. & Acheampong, Vera, 2023. "Special Economic Zones and household welfare: New evidence from Ghana," KCG Working Papers 25, Kiel Centre for Globalization (KCG).
  4. Karlan, Dean & Lowe, Matt & Osei, Robert & Osei-Akoto, Isaac & Roth, Benjamin N. & Udry, Christopher, 2022. "Social Protection and Social Distancing During the Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana," CEPR Discussion Papers 17510, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  5. Schotte, Simone & Danquah, Michael & Osei, Robert & Sen, Kunal, 2021. "The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana," IZA Discussion Papers 14692, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  6. Robert Darko Osei & Richmond Atta-Ankomah & Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio, 2020. "Structural transformation and inclusive growth in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-37, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  7. Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio & Robert D. Osei & Abena D. Oduro & Isaac Osei Akoto, 2020. "Understanding the relationship between Consumption Inequality, Inequality of Opportunity and Education Outcomes in Ghana," Working Paper 7fb837eb-0c6e-4b0e-973b-7, Agence française de développement.
  8. Agyei-Holmes,Andrew & Buehren,Niklas & Goldstein,Markus P. & Osei,Robert Darko & Osei-Akoto,Isaac & Udry,Christopher Robert, 2020. "The Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resources : Evidence from Ghana," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9376, The World Bank.
  9. Nkechi S. OWOO & Robert OSEI & Stephen AFRANIE, 2020. "Exploring the dynamics of micro- level consumption inequality in Ghana," Working Paper 5156dca6-42ff-4195-a423-5, Agence française de développement.
  10. Dzanku, F.M. & Osei, R.D., 2018. "Impact of pre– and post-harvest training reminders on crop losses and food poverty in Mali," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 275924, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
  11. Kwabena Adu-Ababio & Robert Darko Osei, 2018. "Effects of an education reform on household poverty and inequality: A microsimulation analysis on the free Senior High School policy in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-147, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  12. Karlan, Dean & Banerjee, Abhijit & Osei, Robert & Trachtman, Hannah & Udry, Christopher, 2018. "Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor," CEPR Discussion Papers 12653, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  13. Robert Darko Osei & Jukka Pirttilä & Pia Rattenhuber, 2017. "Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity: Evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-193, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  14. Hayford M. Ayerakwa & Robert Darko Osei & Isaac Osei Akoto, 2015. "Poverty and Happiness: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Happiness among the Extreme Poor in Rural Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-034, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  15. Robert Darko Osei & Charles Ackah & George Domfe & Michael Danquah, 2015. "Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series esid-053-15, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  16. Silvio Daidone & Sudhanshu Handa & Benjamin Davis & Mike Park & Robert D. Osei & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2015. "Social Networks and Risk Management in Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme," Papers inwopa781, Innocenti Working Papers.
  17. Richard de Groot & Sudhanshu Handa & Mike Park & Robert D. Osei & Isaac Osei-Akoto & Luigi Peter Ragno & Garima Bhalla, 2015. "Heterogeneous impacts of an unconditioal cash transfer programme on schooling: evidence from the Ghana LEAP programme," Papers inwopa793, Innocenti Working Papers.
  18. Eric Ekobor-Ackah Mochiah & Robert Darko Osei & Isaac Osei Akoto, 2014. "The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes on Household Work Decisions in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-116, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  19. Benjamin Davis & Silvio Daidone & Sudhanshu Handa & Michael Park & Robert Osei Darko & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2014. "L’impact du programme LEAP au Ghana," One Pager French 271, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
  20. Benjamin Davis & Silvio Daidone & Sudhanshu Handa & Michael Park & Robert Osei Darko & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2014. "O Impacto do Programa LEAP de Gana," One Pager Portuguese 271, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
  21. Benjamin Davis & Silvio Daidone & Sudhanshu Handa & Michael Park & Robert Osei Darko & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2014. "Efectos del programa LEAP en Ghana," One Pager Spanish 271, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
  22. Benjamin Davis & Silvio Daidone & Sudhanshu Handa & Michael Park & Robert Osei Darko & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2014. "The Impact of Ghana’s LEAP Programme," One Pager 271, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
  23. Robert Darko Osei & Freda Asem & George Domfe, 2013. "The Political Economy Dimensions of Macroeconomic Management of Aid in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-106, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  24. Busse, Matthias & Hoekstra, Ruth & Osei, Robert D., 2013. "The Effectiveness of Aid in Improving Regulations: Empirical evidence and the drivers of change in Rwanda," IEE Working Papers 198, Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE).
  25. Robert Darko Osei, 2012. "Aid, Growth and Private Capital Flows to Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2012-022, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  26. Karlan, Dean S. & Udry, Christopher R. & Osei-Akoto, Isaac & Osei, Robert, 2012. "Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints," Center Discussion Papers 139887, Yale University, Economic Growth Center.
  27. Naschold, Felix & Walker, Thomas F. & Barrett, Christopher B. & Osei, Robert, 2011. "Idiosyncratic shocks, risk management and welfare dynamics in rural Ghana," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 109646, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  28. Barthel, Fabian & Busse, Matthias & Osei, Robert, 2008. "The characteristics and determinants of FDI in Ghana," HWWI Research Papers 2-15, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI).
  29. Osei-Akoto, Isaac & Osei, Robert Darko & Quarmine, William & Adiah, George Adayi-Nwoza, 2007. "Public spending at the district level in Ghana:," GSSP working papers 8, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  30. Osei, Robert Darko & Osei-Akoto, Isaac & Quarmine, William & Adiah, George Adayi-Nwoza, 2007. "Public spending in Ghana: An assessment of national level data (1995 – 2005)," GSSP working papers 4, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  31. Robert Darko Osei & Oliver Morrissey & Tim Lloyd, 2005. "The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-61, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  32. Robert Darko Osei & Peter Quartey, 2005. "Tax Reforms in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-66, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  33. Morrissey, Oliver & Osei, Robert & Lloyd, Tim A., 2002. "Modelling the Fiscal Effects of Aid: An Impulse Response Approach for Ghana," Discussion Paper Series 26226, Hamburg Institute of International Economics.
  34. Robert Darko Osei & Peter Quartey, 2001. "The HIPC Initiative and Poverty Reduction in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-119, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  35. Tony Addison, 2001. "Taxation and Fiscal Reform in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-97, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

Articles

  1. Charles Godfred Ackah & Robert Darko Osei & Baah Aye Kusi, 2024. "Special economic zone dynamics and firm performance: Evidence from an emerging economy," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 45(6), pages 3834-3851, September.
  2. Fred Mawunyo Dzanku & Robert Darko Osei, 2023. "Does combining traditional and information and communications technology–based extension methods improve agricultural outcomes? Evidence from field experiments in Mali," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 450-475, February.
  3. Justina Adwoa Onumah & Felix Ankomah Asante & Robert Darko Osei & Peter Asare-Nuamah, 2023. "Do farmer-actor interactions in the agricultural innovation system drive technological innovation adoption in Ghana?," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 458-472, June.
  4. Justina Adwoa Onumah & Felix Ankomah Asante & Robert Darko Osei, 2023. "Actor roles and linkages in the agricultural innovation system: options for establishing a cocoa innovation platform in Ghana," Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 301-322, May.
  5. Simone Schotte & Michael Danquah & Robert Darko Osei & Kunal Sen, 2023. "The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(Supplemen), pages 10-33.
  6. Fred Mawunyo Dzanku & Robert Darko Osei & Paul Kwame Nkegbe & Isaac Osei-Akoto, 2022. "Information delivery channels and agricultural technology uptake: experimental evidence from Ghana," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 49(1), pages 82-120.
  7. Banerjee, Abhijit & Karlan, Dean & Osei, Robert & Trachtman, Hannah & Udry, Christopher, 2022. "Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
  8. Robert D. Osei & Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio, 2022. "Effects of Long-Term Malnutrition on Education Outcomes in Ghana: Evidence from a Panel Study," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(1), pages 1-21, February.
  9. Fred Mawunyo Dzanku & Robert Osei & Isaac Osei‐Akoto, 2021. "The impact of mobile phone voice message reminders on agricultural outcomes in Mali," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 52(5), pages 789-806, September.
  10. Richmond Atta-Ankomah & Robert Darko Osei, 2021. "Structural Change and Welfare: A Micro Panel Data Evidence from Ghana," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(11), pages 1927-1944, November.
  11. Robert D. Osei & Monica Lambon‐Quayefio, 2021. "Cash transfers and the supply of labor by poor households: Evidence from the livelihood empowerment against poverty program in Ghana," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(3), pages 1293-1304, August.
  12. Robert D Osei & Jukka Pirttilä & Pia Rattenhuber, 2019. "Quantifying the Impacts of Expanding Social Protection on Efficiency and Equity: Evidence from a Behavioral Microsimulation Model for Ghana," International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association, vol. 12(1), pages 105-123.
  13. Matthias Busse & Ruth Hoekstra & Robert Darko Osei, 2017. "The Effectiveness of aid in Improving Regulations: An Empirical Assessment," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 85(3), pages 368-385, September.
  14. Thilde Langevang & Katherine V. Gough & Paul W. K. Yankson & George Owusu & Robert Osei, 2015. "Bounded Entrepreneurial Vitality: The Mixed Embeddedness of Female Entrepreneurship," Economic Geography, Clark University, vol. 91(4), pages 449-473, October.
  15. Dean Karlan & Robert Osei & Isaac Osei-Akoto & Christopher Udry, 2014. "Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 129(2), pages 597-652.
  16. Fabian Barthel & Matthias Busse & Robert Osei, 2011. "The Characteristics and Determinants of FDI in Ghana," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 23(3), pages 389-408, July.
  17. Robert Osei & Oliver Morrissey & Tim Lloyd, 2005. "The fiscal effects of aid in Ghana," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(8), pages 1037-1053.
  18. Robert Darko Osei, 2005. "Perspectives on growth and poverty , edited by Rolph van der Hoeven and Anthony Shorrocks (Tokyo: United Nations University Press and Wider, 2003, pp. 302)," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 17(8), pages 1093-1094.
  19. Robert Osei, 2003. "IMF and World Bank Sponsored Structural Adjustment Programs in Africa: Ghana's Experience , 1983-1999 by KWADWO KONADU-AGYEMANG. (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001, pp. 456)," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(2), pages 261-262.
  20. Robert Osei, 2002. "Development with a human face: experiences in social achievement and economic growth, edited by Santosh Mehrotra and Richard Jolly (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 493, £14.99, p|b )," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(2), pages 299-300.

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  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (6) 2008-12-21 2011-08-09 2012-04-10 2012-10-27 2015-09-05 2021-09-20. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (6) 2012-04-10 2015-09-05 2015-12-28 2018-09-24 2020-09-14 2023-07-17. Author is listed
  3. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (5) 2012-10-27 2012-12-06 2013-01-19 2018-09-24 2020-09-14. Author is listed
  4. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (5) 2012-10-27 2012-12-06 2013-01-19 2018-02-26 2022-09-05. Author is listed
  5. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (3) 2012-10-27 2012-12-06 2013-01-19
  6. NEP-EDU: Education (2) 2015-12-28 2021-09-20
  7. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (2) 2012-10-27 2018-09-24
  8. NEP-DCM: Discrete Choice Models (1) 2018-02-26
  9. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2022-09-05
  10. NEP-ISF: Islamic Finance (1) 2021-09-20
  11. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (1) 2021-03-15
  12. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2021-09-20
  13. NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (1) 2022-09-05
  14. NEP-PAY: Payment Systems and Financial Technology (1) 2022-09-05
  15. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2008-12-21
  16. NEP-PUB: Public Finance (1) 2008-12-21
  17. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2015-09-05

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