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by alumni of

University of Newcastle → College of Human and Social Futures → Business School

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Working papers

2025

  1. Alex Acheampong & Donghyun Park & Shu Tian, 2025, "Digital Accessibility and Poverty Reduction: Global Perspectives," ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank, number 794, Aug.
  2. Jan Carlo B. Punongbayan & Jefferson A. Arapoc, 2025, "Is there a grade penalty for high school track and college degree mismatches? Evidence from the University of the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 202503, Jul.

2020

  1. Ho Fai Chan & Martin Brumpton & Alison Macintyre & Jefferson Arapoc & David A. Savage & Ahmed Skali & David Stadelmann & Benno Torgler, 2020, "How confidence in health care systems affects mobility and compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic," CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA), number 2020-11, Jul.

2016

  1. Jaimie Kim B. Arias & Jefferson A. Arapoc & Hanny John P. Mediodia, 2016, "Helping Households to Adapt to Extreme Weather Events--Two Case Studies from the Philippines," EEPSEA Policy Brief, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), number pb20160415, Apr, revised Apr 2016.
  2. Jaimie Kim B. Arias & Jefferson A. Arapoc & Hanny John P. Mediodia, 2016, "Impacts of and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events: An Intra-household Perspective," EEPSEA Research Report, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), number rr2016037, Mar, revised Mar 2016.

Journal articles

2026

  1. Acheampong, Alex O., 2026, "Does corruption drive foreign direct investment? Insight from developing economies," International Economics, Elsevier, volume 186, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2026.100704.
  2. Eric Evans Osei Opoku & Alex O. Acheampong & Ruhul Salim, 2026, "Does energy access matter for achieving inclusive growth? Insight from a global perspective," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 58, issue 26, pages 5133-5150, June, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2025.2503490.
  3. Alex O. Acheampong, 2026, "Modeling Tourism–Environment Relationship In Australia: Does Asymmetry Matter?," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 71, issue 05, pages 1567-1597, June, DOI: 10.1142/S0217590822500035.

2025

  1. Alex O. Acheampong & Eric Evans Osei Opoku, 2025, "Democracy, Human Capital, and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence From Developing Economies," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 37, issue 3, pages 1123-1144, November, DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.70004.
  2. Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Acheampong, Alex O. & Frempong, Josephine, 2025, "Geopolitical risks, financial system and the energy trilemma," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 149, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108724.
  3. Bukari, Chei & Acheampong, Alex O., 2025, "Mitigating the impact of climate change on poverty in Africa: the moderating role of financial inclusion," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, volume 84, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.107853.
  4. Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Acheampong, Alex O., 2025, "Women's political participation and disease prevention: Evidence from access to water and sanitation services," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 365, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117585.
  5. Alex O. Acheampong & John Taden, 2025, "Does Social Media Penetration Enhance Democratic Institutions? Evidence from Varieties of Democracy Data," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, volume 178, issue 3, pages 987-1024, July, DOI: 10.1007/s11205-024-03329-4.
  6. Alex O. Acheampong & Mariem Brahim & Janet Dzator, 2025, "Addressing rural energy poverty and rural-urban energy access gap in developing countries: does international remittances matter?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 57, issue 23, pages 2998-3015, May, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2024.2331971.
  7. Alex O. Acheampong & Gulasekaran Rajaguru & Neil Campbell, 2025, "Financial inclusion and political institutions’ role in renewable energy transition: what does the data say?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 57, issue 59, pages 10719-10734, December, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2024.2442109.
  8. Paul Allen B. Yabut & Jefferson A. Arapoc, 2025, "Manifestation of labor discrimination in the academe through workload disparity based on marital status and sex," Rationality and Society, , volume 37, issue 4, pages 451-473, November, DOI: 10.1177/10434631251366165.

2024

  1. Alex O. Acheampong & Eric Evans Osei Opoku & Niharika Rustagi, 2024, "Gender quota, women in politics, and gender parity in education," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 36, issue 3, pages 1223-1260, November, DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.12287.
  2. Rustagi, Niharika & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Acheampong, Alex O., 2024, "Does gender diversity in politics improve access to electricity and electrification inequality? A global analysis," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 131, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107399.
  3. Acheampong, Alex O. & Said, Rabie, 2024, "Financial inclusion and the global net-zero emissions agenda: Does governance quality matter?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 137, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107785.
  4. Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Acheampong, Alex O. & Aluko, Olufemi Adewale, 2024, "Impact of rural-urban energy equality on environmental sustainability and the role of governance," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 46, issue 2, pages 304-335, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2024.01.004.
  5. Acheampong, Alex O. & Boateng, Elliot & Annor, Collins Baah, 2024, "Do corruption, income inequality and redistribution hasten transition towards (non)renewable energy economy?," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, volume 68, issue C, pages 329-354, DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2023.11.006.
  6. Acheampong, Alex O. & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Amankwaa, Afua & Dzator, Janet, 2024, "Energy poverty and gender equality in education: Unpacking the transmission channels," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, volume 202, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123274.
  7. Acheampong, Alex O. & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Tetteh, Godsway Korku, 2024, "Unveiling the effect of income inequality on safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH): Does financial inclusion matter?," World Development, Elsevier, volume 178, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106573.
  8. Alex O. Acheampong & Godsway Korku Tetteh, 2024, "Does Financial Inclusion Matter to Population Health? Insight From a Global Dataset," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, volume 172, issue 3, pages 1005-1040, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11205-024-03341-8.
  9. Eric Evans Osei Opoku & Kingsley E. Dogah & Nana Kwabena Kufuor & Alex O. Acheampong, 2024, "The importance of human development in combating energy poverty," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 36, issue 2, pages 1189-1209, March, DOI: 10.1002/jid.3855.

2023

  1. Isaac Koomson & Simplice A. Asongu & Alex O. Acheampong, 2023, "Financial inclusion and food insecurity: Examining linkages and potential pathways," Journal of Consumer Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, volume 57, issue 1, pages 418-444, January, DOI: 10.1111/joca.12505.
  2. Acheampong, Alex O. & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei, 2023, "Environmental degradation and economic growth: Investigating linkages and potential pathways," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 123, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106734.
  3. Acheampong, Alex O., 2023, "Foreign direct investment and inclusive green growth in Africa: Energy efficiency contingencies and thresholds: Comment," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 126, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107019.
  4. Fakher, Hossein Ali & Ahmed, Zahoor & Acheampong, Alex O. & Nathaniel, Solomon Prince, 2023, "Renewable energy, nonrenewable energy, and environmental quality nexus: An investigation of the N-shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve based on six environmental indicators," Energy, Elsevier, volume 263, issue PA, DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125660.
  5. Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Acheampong, Alex O., 2023, "Energy justice and economic growth: Does democracy matter?," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 45, issue 1, pages 160-186, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2023.01.005.
  6. Ahmed, Farhana & Dzator, Janet & Acheampong, Alex O., 2023, "Do remittances reduce school dropout in Bangladesh? The role of government’s administrative and structural support," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 45, issue 2, pages 388-404, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2023.04.002.
  7. Acheampong, Alex O., 2023, "Governance, credit access and clean cooking technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for energy transition," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 45, issue 2, pages 445-468, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2023.01.002.
  8. Said, Rabie & Acheampong, Alex O., 2023, "Financial inclusion and energy poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, volume 82, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2023.101567.
  9. Acheampong, Alex O. & Nghiem, Xuan-Hoa & Dzator, Janet & Rajaguru, Gulasekaran, 2023, "Promoting energy inclusiveness: Is rural energy poverty a political failure?," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, volume 84, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2023.101639.
  10. Acheampong, Alex O. & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Dogah, Kingsley E., 2023, "The political economy of energy transition: The role of globalization and governance in the adoption of clean cooking fuels and technologies," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, volume 186, issue PB, DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122156.
  11. Dzator, Janet & Acheampong, Alex O. & Appiah-Otoo, Isaac & Dzator, Michael, 2023, "Leveraging digital technology for development: Does ICT contribute to poverty reduction?," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, volume 47, issue 4, DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102524.
  12. Isaac Appiah-Otoo & Alex O. Acheampong & Na Song & Xudong Chen, 2023, "The impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from heterogeneous ICT countries," Energy & Environment, , volume 34, issue 8, pages 3080-3102, December, DOI: 10.1177/0958305X221118877.
  13. Alex O. Acheampong & Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo & Janet Dzator & Isaac Koomson, 2023, "Income inequality and economic growth in BRICS: insights from non-parametric techniques," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, volume 21, issue 3, pages 619-640, September, DOI: 10.1007/s10888-023-09567-9.
  14. Alex O. Acheampong & Janet Dzator & Matthew Abunyewah & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie & Eric Evans Osei Opoku, 2023, "Sub-Saharan Africa’s Tragedy: Resource Curse, Democracy and Income Inequality," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, volume 168, issue 1, pages 471-509, August, DOI: 10.1007/s11205-023-03137-2.
  15. Nathapornpan Uttama & Popkarn Arwatchanakarn, 2023, "How do economic complexity and productive capacities foster foreign direct investment flows? Evidence from the Asian economies," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, volume 43, issue 1, pages 629-643.

2022

  1. Eric Evans Osei Opoku & Alex O. Acheampong & Janet Dzator & Nana Kwabena Kufuor, 2022, "Does environmental sustainability attract foreign investment? Evidence from developing countries," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, volume 31, issue 7, pages 3542-3573, November, DOI: 10.1002/bse.3104.
  2. Alex O. Acheampong, 2022, "The impact of de facto globalization on carbon emissions: Evidence from Ghana," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 170, pages 156-173.
  3. Acheampong, Alex O. & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Dzator, Janet, 2022, "Does democracy really improve environmental quality? Empirical contribution to the environmental politics debate," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 109, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2022.105942.
  4. Acheampong, Alex O. & Shahbaz, Muhammad & Dzator, Janet & Jiao, Zhilun, 2022, "Effects of income inequality and governance on energy poverty alleviation: Implications for sustainable development policy," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, volume 78, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2022.101403.
  5. Acheampong, Alex O. & Opoku, Eric Evans Osei & Dzator, Janet & Kufuor, Nana Kwabena, 2022, "Enhancing human development in developing regions: Do ICT and transport infrastructure matter?," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, volume 180, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121725.
  6. Acheampong, Alex O. & Dzator, Janet & Dzator, Michael & Salim, Ruhul, 2022, "Unveiling the effect of transport infrastructure and technological innovation on economic growth, energy consumption and CO2 emissions," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, volume 182, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121843.
  7. Isaac Appiah-Otoo & Alex O. Acheampong & Na Song & Camara Kwasi Obeng & Isaac K. Appiah, 2022, "Foreign aid—Economic Growth Nexus in Africa: Does Financial Development Matter?," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 36, issue 3, pages 418-444, July, DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2022.2083653.

2021

  1. Acheampong, Alex O. & Boateng, Elliot & Amponsah, Mary & Dzator, Janet, 2021, "Revisiting the economic growth–energy consumption nexus: Does globalization matter?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 102, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105472.
  2. Acheampong, Alex O. & Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael Odei & Abunyewah, Matthew, 2021, "Does energy accessibility improve human development? Evidence from energy-poor regions," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 96, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105165.
  3. Acheampong, Alex O. & Dzator, Janet & Shahbaz, Muhammad, 2021, "Empowering the powerless: Does access to energy improve income inequality?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 99, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105288.
  4. Acheampong, Alex O. & Dzator, Janet & Savage, David A., 2021, "Renewable energy, CO2 emissions and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: Does institutional quality matter?," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 43, issue 5, pages 1070-1093, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.03.011.
  5. Acheampong, Alex O. & Appiah-Otoo, Isaac & Dzator, Janet & Agyemang, Kwabena Koforobour, 2021, "Remittances, financial development and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for post-COVID-19 macroeconomic policies," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 43, issue 6, pages 1365-1387, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.09.005.

2020

  1. Acheampong, Alex O. & Amponsah, Mary & Boateng, Elliot, 2020, "Does financial development mitigate carbon emissions? Evidence from heterogeneous financial economies," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 88, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104768.
  2. Hossain, Akhand Akhtar & Arwatchanakarn, Popkarn, 2020, "The effect of economic uncertainty on narrow money demand and its stability in New Zealand: An empirical investigation," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, volume 68, issue C, pages 88-100, DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2020.09.002.

2019

  1. Acheampong, Alex O., 2019, "Modelling for insight: Does financial development improve environmental quality?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 83, issue C, pages 156-179, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.06.025.

2018

  1. Acheampong, Alex O., 2018, "Economic growth, CO2 emissions and energy consumption: What causes what and where?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, volume 74, issue C, pages 677-692, DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.07.022.

2017

  1. Hossain, Akhand Akhtar & Arwatchanakarn, Popkarn, 2017, "Does Money Have a Role in Monetary Policy for Price Stability under Inflation Targeting in Thailand?," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, volume 53, issue C, pages 37-55, DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2017.10.003.

2016

  1. Akhand Akhtar Hossain & Popkarn Arwatchanakarn, 2016, "Inflation and inflation volatility in Thailand," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 48, issue 30, pages 2792-2806, June, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1130215.

2015

  1. Alcaide, Mark Angelo R. & Arapoc, Jefferson A., 2015, "Decoy Effect and Student Preference with regard to USB Flash Drives," Journal of Economics, Management & Agricultural Development, Journal of Economics, Management & Agricultural Development (JEMAD), volume 1, issue 2, December, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309270.

Chapters

2026

  1. Alex O. Acheampong & Olivier Joseph Abban, 2026, "How Sustainable is the Critical Mineral Supply Chain? Evidence from the Critical Mineral Supply Chain Controlling Economies," Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific, Springer, chapter 0, in: Han Phoumin & Rabindra Nepal & Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, "Critical Minerals Supply Chains Security and Resiliency in the ASEAN, Vol. 1", DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-9358-0_9.

2023

  1. Jefferson Arapoc, 2023, "Economics of trust: Its nature, measures, determinants and application," Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing, chapter 17, in: Morris Altman, "Handbook of Research Methods in Behavioural Economics".

2022

  1. Janet Dzator & Alex O. Acheampong & Michael Dzator, 2022, "Urbanisation and Sustainable Development: Econometric Evidence from Australia," Springer Books, Springer, in: Taha Chaiechi & Jacob Wood, "Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies", DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5260-8_7.

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