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Akwasi Ampofo

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School of Economics and Public Policy
University of Adelaide

Adelaide, Australia
https://able.adelaide.edu.au/economics-and-public-policy/
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Working papers

  1. Akwasi Ampofo & Terence C Cheng & Firmin Doko Tchatoka, 2021. "Oil extraction and spillover effects into local labour market: Evidence from Ghana," School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers 2021-03 Classification-O1, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy.
  2. Akwasi Ampofo & Firmin Doko Tchatoka, 2018. "Reducing Public-Private Sector Pay Differentials: The Single Spine Pay Policy as a Natural Experiment in Ghana," School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers 2018-02, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy.

Articles

  1. Ampofo, Akwasi & Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Baako, Kingsley & Kavaarpuo, Godwin, 2025. "Burning the Australian dream: Temperature shocks and homeownership in Australia," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
  2. Ampofo, Akwasi & Churchill, Rejoice E.A. & Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa, 2025. "When the thermometer rises, the scales tip: Extreme temperature exposure and obesity," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
  3. Ampofo, Akwasi & Cheng, Terence C. & Doko Tchatoka, Firmin, 2022. "Oil extraction and spillover effects into local labour market: Evidence from Ghana," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
  4. Koomson, Isaac & Afoakwah, Clifford & Ampofo, Akwasi, 2022. "How does ethnic diversity affect energy poverty? Insights from South Africa," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
  5. Ampofo, Akwasi & Mabefam, Matthew Gmalifo, 2021. "Religiosity and Energy Poverty: Empirical evidence across countries," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
  6. Akwasi Ampofo, 2021. "Oil at work: natural resource effects on household well-being in Ghana," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 1013-1058, February.
  7. Akwasi Ampofo & Firmin Doko Tchatoka, 2019. "Reducing Public‐Private Sector Pay Differentials: The Single Spine Pay Policy As A Natural Experiment In Ghana," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 57(1), pages 283-315, January.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Akwasi Ampofo & Terence C Cheng & Firmin Doko Tchatoka, 2021. "Oil extraction and spillover effects into local labour market: Evidence from Ghana," School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers 2021-03 Classification-O1, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy.

    Cited by:

    1. Kuşkaya, Sevda & Muğaloğlu, Erhan & Awan, Ashar & Khan, Kamran & Alnour, Mohammed & Magazzino, Cosimo & Hoque, Mohammad Enamul & Bilgili, Faik, 2025. "Spatial spillover effects of gender inequality on the path to energy transition and environmental sustainability in Asia," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    2. Alberto Chong & Carla Srebot, 2023. "Environmental disasters and mental health: Evidence from oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(2), pages 771-796, May.
    3. Darko B. Vuković & Senanu Dekpo-Adza & Vladislav Khmelnitskiy & Mustafa Özer, 2023. "Spillovers across the Asian OPEC+ Financial Market," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-23, September.

  2. Akwasi Ampofo & Firmin Doko Tchatoka, 2018. "Reducing Public-Private Sector Pay Differentials: The Single Spine Pay Policy as a Natural Experiment in Ghana," School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers 2018-02, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy.

    Cited by:

    1. Erendira Leon Bravo, 2022. "Three essays on education, wages, and the labour market in Mexico," Economics PhD Theses 0322, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School.

Articles

  1. Ampofo, Akwasi & Cheng, Terence C. & Doko Tchatoka, Firmin, 2022. "Oil extraction and spillover effects into local labour market: Evidence from Ghana," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Koomson, Isaac & Afoakwah, Clifford & Ampofo, Akwasi, 2022. "How does ethnic diversity affect energy poverty? Insights from South Africa," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).

    Cited by:

    1. Chen, Jiahui & Liao, Hua & Zhang, Tong, 2024. "Empowering women substantially accelerates the household clean energy transition in China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    2. Nepal, Rabindra & Best, Rohan & Taylor, Madeline, 2023. "Strategies for reducing ethnic inequality in energy outcomes: A Nepalese example," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
    3. Richard S. J. Tol, 2023. "Navigating the energy trilemma during geopolitical and environmental crises," Papers 2301.07671, arXiv.org.
    4. Liu, Zhong & Zhou, Zuanjiu & Liu, Chang, 2023. "Estimating the impact of rural centralized residence policy interventions on energy poverty in China," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    5. Okafor, Luke & Khalid, Usman & Badeeb, Ramez Abubakr, 2025. "Do the effects of unilateral and multilateral sanctions on energy poverty differ in target economies?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 327(C).
    6. Zhang, Pengfeng & Gu, Haiying, 2023. "Potential policy coordination: Can energy intensity targets affect energy poverty?," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
    7. Opoku Adabor & Enock Kojo Ayesu, 2024. "Ethnic heterogeneity and healthcare utilization: The mediating role of poverty in Ghana," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 1655-1682, December.
    8. Djeunankan, Ronald & Njangang, Henri & Tadadjeu, Sosson & Kamguia, Brice, 2023. "Remittances and energy poverty: Fresh evidence from developing countries," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    9. Ackermann, Klaus & Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Smyth, Russell, 2023. "High-speed internet access and energy poverty," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(PB).
    10. Koomson, Isaac & Orkoh, Emmanuel & Ahmad, Shabbir, 2023. "Non-farm entrepreneurship, caste, and energy poverty in rural India," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(PA).
    11. Moteng, Ghislain & Raghutla, Chandrashekar & Njangang, Henri & Nembot, Luc Ndeffo, 2023. "International sanctions and energy poverty in target developing countries," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).
    12. Koomson, Isaac & Afoakwah, Clifford & Twumasi, Martinson Ankrah, 2024. "Racial diversity, child stunting and underweight: Policies design and promotion in South Africa," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 46(6), pages 1243-1262.
    13. Nitjakaln Ngamwong & Smitti Darakorn Na Ayuthaya & Supaporn Kiattisin, 2024. "Factor Analysis of Sustainable Livelihood Potential Development for Poverty Alleviation Using Structural Equation Modeling," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-24, May.
    14. Brice Kamguia & Ronald Djeunankan & Sosson Tadadjeu & Henri Njangang, 2024. "Does macroeconomic instability hamper access to electricity? Evidence from developing countries," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(2), pages 387-414, April.

  3. Ampofo, Akwasi & Mabefam, Matthew Gmalifo, 2021. "Religiosity and Energy Poverty: Empirical evidence across countries," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

    Cited by:

    1. Prakash, Kushneel & Churchill, Sefa Awaworyi & Smyth, Russell, 2022. "Are you Puffing your Children's Future Away? Energy Poverty and Childhood Exposure to Passive Smoking," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1075, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    2. Ngounou, Borice Augustin & Wang, Mingsen & Zhu, Delong, 2025. "Does energy poverty undermine health spending in Africa? A comparative analysis of public and private healthcare spending," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(C).
    3. Barkat, Karim & Alsamara, Mouyad & Mimouni, Karim, 2023. "Can remittances alleviate energy poverty in developing countries? New evidence from panel data," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    4. Richard S. J. Tol, 2023. "Navigating the energy trilemma during geopolitical and environmental crises," Papers 2301.07671, arXiv.org.
    5. Liu, Zhong & Zhou, Zuanjiu & Liu, Chang, 2023. "Estimating the impact of rural centralized residence policy interventions on energy poverty in China," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
    6. Yuan Jiang & Weidong Wang & Mengyuan Yang & Yahya Njie & Xiaonan Wang, 2024. "Research on the Effect of Clean Energy Technology Diffusion on Energy Poverty," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-19, August.
    7. Okafor, Luke & Khalid, Usman & Badeeb, Ramez Abubakr, 2025. "Do the effects of unilateral and multilateral sanctions on energy poverty differ in target economies?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 327(C).
    8. Fotio, Hervé Kaffo & Adams, Samuel & Nkengfack, Hilaire & Poumie, Boker, 2023. "Achieving sustainable development goal 7 in Africa: Does globalization matter for electricity access, renewable energy consumption, and energy efficiency?," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    9. Song, Yan & Gao, Jian & Zhang, Ming, 2023. "Study on the impact of energy poverty on income inequality at different stages of economic development: Evidence from 77 countries around the world," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 282(C).
    10. Wei, Tie & Pan, Huaihong & Duan, Zhicheng & Xie, Pin, 2024. "New energy technology innovation and energy poverty alleviation in China," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 235(C).
    11. Ren, Zhiyuan & Zhu, Yuhan & Jin, Canyang & Xu, Aiting, 2023. "Social capital and energy poverty: Empirical evidence from China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 267(C).
    12. Soto, Gonzalo H & Martinez-Cobas, Xavier, 2024. "Green energy policies and energy poverty in Europe: Assessing low carbon dependency and energy productivity," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    13. Liang, Yinhe & Liu, Xi & Yu, Sitian, 2025. "Education and energy poverty: Evidence from China's compulsory education law," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 314(C).
    14. Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Smyth, Russell, 2022. "Protestantism and energy poverty," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    15. Wang, Zhiyang & Wen, Shuyang & Zhang, Wei & Zou, Yao, 2025. "Financial inclusion, mental health, and energy poverty: Evidence from China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
    16. Avom, Désiré & Ngounou, Borice Augustin, 2025. "Bright cities and intelligences: Can access to ICTs sustainably reduce energy poverty in Africa?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    17. Ren, Yi-Shuai & Kuang, Xianhua & Klein, Tony, 2024. "Does the urban–rural income gap matter for rural energy poverty?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
    18. Tao, Miaomiao & Lin, Boqiang & Poletti, Stephen & Pan, Addison, 2024. "Can financial literacy Ease energy poverty? Some Lessons at the household level in China," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    19. Ding, Tao & Li, Hao & Liu, Li & Feng, Kui, 2024. "An inquiry into the nexus between artificial intelligence and energy poverty in the light of global evidence," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    20. Jie Dong & Yanjun Ren & Thomas Glauben, 2024. "Gospel or curse: the impact of religious beliefs on energy poverty in rural China," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-17, December.
    21. Djeunankan, Ronald & Njangang, Henri & Tadadjeu, Sosson & Kamguia, Brice, 2023. "Remittances and energy poverty: Fresh evidence from developing countries," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    22. Ackermann, Klaus & Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Smyth, Russell, 2023. "High-speed internet access and energy poverty," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 127(PB).
    23. Li, Jiajia & Li, Houjian, 2022. "Spiritual support or living support: Which alleviates solid fuel use for rural households in ethnical minority regions of China?," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 189(C), pages 479-491.
    24. Luan, Bingjiang & Zou, Hong & Huang, Junbing, 2023. "Digital divide and household energy poverty in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    25. Agnoung Amang, Raïssa Elodie & Keneck-Massil, Joseph & Tadadjeu, Sosson, 2025. "Does state capacity influence energy poverty in developing countries?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 322(C).
    26. Moteng, Ghislain & Raghutla, Chandrashekar & Njangang, Henri & Nembot, Luc Ndeffo, 2023. "International sanctions and energy poverty in target developing countries," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).
    27. Leslie, Gordon W. & Pourkhanali, Armin & Roger, Guillaume, 2022. "Electricity consumption, ethnic origin and religion," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    28. Onatunji, Olufemi Gbenga, 2024. "Towards achieving inclusive energy in SSA: The role of financial inclusion and governance quality," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 311(C).
    29. Yan, Hong & Yi, Xing & Jiang, Jiachen & Bai, Caiquan, 2024. "Can information technology construction alleviate household energy poverty? Empirical evidence from the “broadband China” Pilot Policy," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 185(C).
    30. Ren, Yi-Shuai & Jiang, Yong & Narayan, Seema & Ma, Chao-Qun & Yang, Xiao-Guang, 2022. "Marketisation and rural energy poverty: Evidence from provincial panel data in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    31. Li, Zhiqun & Xie, Shang & Wei, Dongming, 2025. "Household energy poverty and personal time allocation: Empirical evidence from China," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    32. Gan, Hongwu & Lin, Chuan & Zhou, Yang & Zhuo, Zhiyi, 2025. "Adult children's education and elderly parents' energy poverty: Evidence from China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    33. Sun, Weikang & Wei, Zhiqi & Zou, Shixiang, 2024. "Exploring the impact of religious diversity on market performance and financial growth in developed economies," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    34. Brice Kamguia & Ronald Djeunankan & Sosson Tadadjeu & Henri Njangang, 2024. "Does macroeconomic instability hamper access to electricity? Evidence from developing countries," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(2), pages 387-414, April.
    35. Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Smyth, Russell, 2022. "Local area crime and energy poverty," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    36. Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa & Inekwe, John & Ivanovski, Kris & Smyth, Russell, 2023. "Human capital and energy consumption: Six centuries of evidence from the United Kingdom," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    37. Chroufa, Mohamed Ali & Chtourou, Nouri, 2024. "The impact of income inequality on economic growth in MENA region: The role of energy poverty threshold effect," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 313(C).
    38. Koomson, Isaac & Afoakwah, Clifford & Ampofo, Akwasi, 2022. "How does ethnic diversity affect energy poverty? Insights from South Africa," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    39. Khalid, Usman & Shafiullah, Muhammad & Chaudhry, Sajid M., 2024. "Does conflict aggravate energy poverty?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 194(C).
    40. Ma, Cong & Cheok, Mui Yee & Chok, Nyen Vui, 2023. "Economic recovery through multisector management resources in small and medium businesses in China," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    41. Lan, Jing & Khan, Sufyan Ullah & Sadiq, Muhammad & Chien, Fengsheng & Baloch, Zulfiqar Ali, 2022. "Evaluating energy poverty and its effects using multi-dimensional based DEA-like mathematical composite indicator approach: Findings from Asia," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
    42. Ma, Cong & Cheok, Mui Yee, 2022. "The impact of financing role and organizational culture in small and medium enterprises: Developing business strategies for economic recovery," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 26-38.

  4. Akwasi Ampofo, 2021. "Oil at work: natural resource effects on household well-being in Ghana," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 1013-1058, February.

    Cited by:

    1. Lulu Wang & Leyi Chen, 2024. "Resource dependence and air pollution in China: Do the digital economy, income inequality, and industrial upgrading matter?," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(1), pages 2069-2109, January.
    2. Ampofo, Akwasi & Mabefam, Matthew Gmalifo, 2021. "Religiosity and Energy Poverty: Empirical evidence across countries," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

  5. Akwasi Ampofo & Firmin Doko Tchatoka, 2019. "Reducing Public‐Private Sector Pay Differentials: The Single Spine Pay Policy As A Natural Experiment In Ghana," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 57(1), pages 283-315, January.
    See citations under working paper version above.

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  1. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2018-04-30 2021-09-13. Author is listed
  2. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2021-09-13. Author is listed
  3. NEP-ISF: Islamic Finance (1) 2021-09-13. Author is listed
  4. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2018-04-30. Author is listed
  5. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (1) 2021-09-13. Author is listed

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