Robert Osei

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Osei is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Osei has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 17 papers in Safety Research and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Osei's work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (17 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (13 papers) and International Development and Aid (11 papers). Robert Osei is often cited by papers focused on Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (17 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (13 papers) and International Development and Aid (11 papers). Robert Osei collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Osei's co-authors include Christopher Udry, Dean Karlan, Isaac Osei‐Akoto, Oliver Morrissey, T A Lloyd, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Nathanael Goldberg, Jeremy Shapiro and Bram Thuysbaert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Osei

57 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints *

2014 647 citations Dean Karlan, Robert Osei et al. profile →
A multifaceted program causes lasting progress for the very poor: Evidence from six countries

2015 559 citations Dean Karlan, Robert Osei et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Osei Ghana	18	964	636	591	449	323	62	2.0k
Andy McKay United Kingdom	29	1.1k 1.1×	409 0.6×	574 1.0×	1.0k 2.3×	251 0.8×	111	2.7k
Neil McCulloch United Kingdom	20	1.0k 1.1×	314 0.5×	364 0.6×	791 1.8×	262 0.8×	61	2.2k
Bob Baulch United Kingdom	25	748 0.8×	699 1.1×	848 1.4×	1.2k 2.7×	234 0.7×	74	2.3k
Raghav Gaiha India	24	739 0.8×	822 1.3×	640 1.1×	1.2k 2.8×	190 0.6×	149	2.2k
Christina Malmberg Calvo	6	545 0.6×	233 0.4×	399 0.7×	793 1.8×	111 0.3×	11	1.9k
Victoria Kwakwa	4	519 0.5×	230 0.4×	385 0.7×	779 1.7×	105 0.3×	8	1.8k
Sudarno Sumarto United States	23	612 0.6×	363 0.6×	565 1.0×	777 1.7×	85 0.3×	83	1.7k
Asep Suryahadi Australia	25	787 0.8×	589 0.9×	708 1.2×	999 2.2×	122 0.4×	85	2.3k
Tilman Brück Germany	28	529 0.5×	600 0.9×	390 0.7×	1.1k 2.4×	76 0.2×	148	2.3k
Katsushi S. Imai United Kingdom	20	963 1.0×	380 0.6×	547 0.9×	644 1.4×	137 0.4×	75	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Riley, Emma, Abu Shonchoy, & Robert Osei. (2025). Incentives and endorsement for technology adoption: Evidence from mobile banking in Ghana. Journal of Development Economics. 176. 103511–103511.

Ackah, Charles, et al.. (2025). Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana. International Journal of the Economics of Business. 32(3). 297–319. 1 indexed citations

Osei, Robert & Nkechi S. Owoo. (2024). Multi-dimensional poverty and health outcomes in Ghana. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 101108–101108. 4 indexed citations

Ackah, Charles, Robert Osei, & Baah Aye Kusi. (2024). Special economic zone dynamics and firm performance: Evidence from an emerging economy. Managerial and Decision Economics. 45(6). 3834–3851. 3 indexed citations

Osei, Robert, et al.. (2024). The redistributive and welfare impact of fiscal policies in Ghana: new evidence from CEQ methodology. Cogent Economics & Finance. 12(1).

Osei, Robert, et al.. (2023). Welfare dynamics of innovations among agricultural households in Ghana: Implication for poverty reduction. Heliyon. 9(7). e18066–e18066. 9 indexed citations

Asante, Felix, et al.. (2022). Do farmer-actor interactions in the agricultural innovation system drive technological innovation adoption in Ghana?. African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development. 15(4). 458–472. 2 indexed citations

Osei, Robert & Monica Lambon‐Quayefio. (2021). Effects of Long-Term Malnutrition on Education Outcomes in Ghana: Evidence from a Panel Study. European Journal of Development Research. 34(1). 1–21. 5 indexed citations

Schotte, Simone, Michael Danquah, Robert Osei, & Kunal Sen. (2021). The labour market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana. Working Paper Series. 24 indexed citations

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Asante, Felix, et al.. (2021). Actor roles and linkages in the agricultural innovation system: options for establishing a cocoa innovation platform in Ghana. Innovation and Development. 13(2). 301–322. 18 indexed citations

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Osei, Robert, et al.. (2021). Structural Change and Welfare: A Micro Panel Data Evidence from Ghana. The Journal of Development Studies. 57(11). 1927–1944. 11 indexed citations

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Osei, Robert, et al.. (2018). Effects of an education reform on household poverty and inequality: A microsimulation analysis on the free Senior High School policy in Ghana. Working Paper Series. 7 indexed citations

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Ayerakwa, Hayford Mensah, Robert Osei, & Isaac Osei‐Akoto. (2015). Poverty and happiness: An examination of the factors influencing happiness among the extreme poor in rural Ghana. Working Paper Series. 5 indexed citations

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Osei, Robert, et al.. (2013). Programme Implementers Experiences of Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Process Use in Evaluation in Northern Ghana. 11(1). 5–27. 1 indexed citations

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Osei, Robert. (2013). Reducing poverty through a social grants programme: The case of Ghana. 7(1). 89–107. 5 indexed citations

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Osei, Robert, et al.. (2013). Determinants of Types of Underemployment in the MiDA Intervention Zones of Ghana. Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 3(12). 33–47. 3 indexed citations

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Karlan, Dean, Isaac Osei‐Akoto, Robert Osei, & Christopher Udry. (2012). Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints. SSRN Electronic Journal. 36 indexed citations

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Karlan, Dean, Robert Osei, Isaac Osei‐Akoto, & Christopher Udry. (2012). Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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Osei, Robert, et al.. (2008). Oil Production in Ghana: Implications for Economic Development. Análisis del Real Instituto Elcano ( ARI ). 1. 8 indexed citations

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Morrissey, Oliver & Robert Osei. (2004). Capital Flows to Developing Countries: Trends, Volatility and Policy Implications. IDS Bulletin. 35(1). 40–49. 4 indexed citations

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