Dr Abel Agoba

Abel Agoba holds a PhD Finance, MPhil Finance and BSc Accounting degree and is a senior lecturer and researcher in finance, economics, and accounting

Abel demonstrates in-depth knowledge in inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research and content development and has 16 publications in areas such as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Microfinance, Central Bank Independence, Institutional Economics, Monetary Policy, Corporate Finance, Financial Inclusion, International Finance, Risk and Insurance, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Direct Investments, all in astute journals including three in three-star journals and eight in two-star journals.

This also includes two book chapters in The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. These have been achieved through the formation of research teams with defined roles and targets.

Abel has supervised over forty-five undergraduate and twenty postgraduate research work over the past ten years thus placing him in a strong position to effectively deliver on supervision at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has expertise in the use of Stata, SPSS and R Studios for research. He has designed and led modules including Corporate Finance, International Finance, Statistical Analysis of Finance, Financial Management, Management Accounting and Financial Markets at undergraduate and post graduate levels. This makes him confident in easily leading these and other related modules at all levels.

Abel's track record of winning grants to develop high impact research on financial inclusion and financial literacy in Ghana, and work with investment firms and banks gives him the desired requirement of having relationships with external organisations and funders.