Faculty Profile

Benjamin

Amoah

Title: 

Dr

Role/Position: 

Senior Lecturer

Email: 

benamoah@ug.edu.gh

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Biography: 

Benjamin Amoah is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Finance, University of Ghana Business School with over 11 years of teaching and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Ghana. Ben works as a lecturer in Banking and Finance at the undergraduate and graduate Master of Business Administration (MBA) level. Before joining the University of Ghana Business School, he worked as a Lecturer at the Department of Banking and Finance at Central University for over 11 years, teaching both undergraduate and graduate finance courses. Professionally, Ben is a Ghana Stock Exchange certified securities professional and also a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA-UK). Before joining academia, Ben worked as an Operations Processor at the International Payment Services Division of Barclays Bank of Ghana now ABSA.

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Research

Research : 

Ben’s research interests include Financial Institutions Management, Financial Market Fraud issues, Efficiency of Financial Institutions, Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning.

Teaching

Teaching: 

Undergraduate

FINC 401: Investment Fundamentals

FINC 406: Financial Markets

Graduate

RMNT 601:    Corporate Governance and Risk Management

RMGT 606:    Credit Risk Management

UGBS 612:     Financial Management

FINC 604:       Analysis of Financial Markets

FINC 602:       International Financial Management

Journal Publications

Journal Publications: 

Isshaq, Z., Bokpin, G. A., & Amoah, B. (2012). Efficiency and risk-taking behaviour of Ghanaian banks. In Finance and Development in Africa (pp. 53-74). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Amoah, B. (2018). Mr Ponzi with Fraud Scheme Is Knocking: Investors Who May Open. Global Business Review, 19(5), 1115-1128.

Amoah, B., Aboagye, A. Q., Bokpin, G. A., & Ohene‐Asare, K. (2018). Firm Specific, Financial Development and Macroeconomic Determinants of Credit Union Lending. Journal of International Development, 30(7), 1203-1222.

Isshaq, Z., Amoah,B. & Appiah-Gyamerah, I., (2019) Non-Interest Income, Risk and Bank Performance (2019),Global Business Review 20.3 Issue.

Amoah, B., Ohene-Asare, K., Bokpin, G. A., & Aboagye, A. Q. (2018). Technical efficiency: the pathway to credit union cost efficiency in Ghana. Managerial Finance, 44(11), 1292-1310.

Agoba, A. M., Abor, J. Y., Osei, K., Sa-Aadu, J., Amoah, B., & Dzeha, G. C. O. (2019). Central bank independence, elections and fiscal policy in Africa. International Journal of Emerging Markets.

Books

Books: 

Amoah, B., Tetteh J. E., & Dzeha, G. C. (2017) A Survey of Bank Fraud Risk in Ghana in Perspectives on Business and Management in Ghana, pp 75- 98 Smartline Publishers Accra, Ghana

Seminars & Conferences

Seminars & Conferences: 

He has presented papers at many seminars and conferences both on international and local platforms including African Finance Journal Conference, Herrenhausen Symposium in Hannover, Germany, African Studies Center Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and at the Kyoto University. He has published articles and book chapters in reputable journals

Other

Awards & Honours: 

Best Paper Pension Category UG GN RE Pension Conference 2019.

Affiliations: 

ACCA - UK

History

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7 months 3 weeks