Faculty Profile

Kofi Achampong

Osei

Title: 

Prof

Role/Position: 

Associate Professor

Office Location: 

S6

Email: 

kaosei@ug.edu.gh

Biography: 

Kofi A. Osei is currently an Associate Professor of finance at the University of Ghana Business School. He served as the acting dean of UGBS from 1st August 2010 to 31st July 2011. Prior to that he was appointed the substantive Vice-Dean of the University of Ghana Business School from 1st August 2009 to 31st July 2011. He has also served as the Head of Department of the Banking and Finance Department of the School. Prior to that, he served as the head of the Management Unit which comprised the Marketing, Finance, Human Resource and Operations Management Departments of the School. He has also served as the Head of the Center for Management Research and Professional Development (CMRPD) of UGBS which is responsible for training of personnel from industry. During that period he was additionally in charge of the Enterprise Development Services (EDS) of the School. EDS is responsible for the training and provides services targeted at Small and Medium Scale Enterprises development in the country. He has consulted for the World Bank and has been a visiting research scholar to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on three six-week occasions in 1996, 2000 and 2008 under the AERC/IMF visiting research scholar’s programme. He has also spent one year with the Deakin University in Australia as a visiting scholar. He has taught in various causes in finance and economics for several years both locally and internationally including International Finance, Financial Markets, Investment, Corporate Finance, Managerial Economics and others. His areas of research interests include emerging stock markets, capital market efficiency and international financial markets. He has published extensively in reputable international journals including the South African Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Studies, International Journal of Social Economics, Journal of Risk Finance, African Finance Journal and others. He is also an active researcher with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).

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Research

Research : 

His areas of research interests include emerging stock markets, capital market efficiency and international financial markets.

Teaching

Teaching: 

He has taught in various causes in finance and economics for several years both locally and internationally including International Finance, Financial Markets, Investment, Corporate Finance, Managerial Economics and others.

Journal Publications

Journal Publications: 

Ntim, Collins G., Osei, Kofi A., (2011) “The Impact of Corporate Board Meetings on Corporate Performance in South Africa” African Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 2, No. 2 (June 2011) pp. 83 – 103

Adjasi, C. K. D., Osei, Kofi A., Eme U. Fiawoyife, (2011) “Explaining underpricng of IPOs in frontier markets: Evidence from the Nigeria Stock Exchange” Research in International Business and Finance, Vol. 25 (2011) pp. 255-265

Odonkor, T. A., Abor, J., Osei, Kofi A. and Adjasi, C. K. D., (2011) “Bank Risk Performance in Ghana” International Journal of Financial Services Management, Vol. 5, No2, (2011) pp 107-120.

Leckson-Leckey, Gideon T. Y., Osei, Kofi A. and Harvey, Simon K., (2011) “Investments in Information Technology (IT) and Bank Business Performance in Ghana” International Journal of Economics and Finance, 3 No. 2, May (2011) pp. 133-142

Adjasi, C. K. D., Biekpe, N. B. and Osei, Kofi A., (2011) “Stock Prices and Exchange Rate Dynamics in Selected African Countries: A Bivariate Analysis” African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2011

Akotey, Joseph Oscar, Osei, Kofi A., and Gemegah, A., (2011) “Demand for Micro Insurance in Ghana” Journal of Risk Finance, Vol. 12 No. 3, 2011.

Adjasi, C. K. D., Abor, Joshua, Osei, Kofi A., and Nyavor-Foli, E., (2010), “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Economic Growth in Africa: The Role of Local Financial Markets” Thunderbird International Business Review – (forthcoming – please see correspondence)

Abor, J., Adjasi, C. K. D.; Bokpin, G. A., and Osei, Kofi A., (2010), “Do Emerging Financial Markets Matter in Investment Opportunity Set? A Dynamic Panel Analysis, Journal of Money Investment and Banking 14, pp 5-15

Bokpin, Godfred A., Aboagye, A. Q. Q., Osei, Kofi A., (2010) “Risk Exposure and Corporate Financial Policy on the Ghana Stock Exchange” Journal of Risk Finance, Volume 11 No. 3, pp 323 – 332

Abor Joshua, Sarpong-Kumankoma, E., Fiawoyife, Eme and Osei, Kofi A., (2009) “Risk Exposure and Financial Policy – An empirical analysis of Emerging Markets” Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 36 No. 2, 2009, pp195- 211.

Kyereboah-Coleman, Anthony, and Osei, Kofi A. (2008) “Outreach and Profitability of Microfinance Institutions: The role of Governance”, Journal of Economic Studies, Volume 35, issue 3, pp236-248.

Zubeiru, S., Osei, K. A. and Adjasi, C.K.D. (August 2007), “Foreign Exchange Exposure of Listed Companies in Ghana” Journal of Risk Finance, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp 380-393.

Osei, Kofi A. and Adjasi C.K.D. (July 2007) “Poverty Profile and Correlates of Poverty in Ghana”, International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 34 issue 7, pp 449-471

Osei, Kofi A. (2006) “Macroeconomic Factors and the Ghana Stock Market” The African Finance Journal, Volume 8 Part 1, June – July, pp 26-38.

Osei, Kofi A. (2003) “The response to annual earnings information announcement by listed companies on the Ghana stock Exchange” The South African Journal of Economics Vol. 71:1 March pp. 195-202

Osei, Kofi A. (2002) “The Investor Profile of the Ghana Stock Market” Journal of Management Studies’ Vol. 17, January – December pp. 95-114.

Osei, Kofi A. (1995) “The Efficiency of an Emerging Foreign Exchange Market: The Case of the Forex Bureau Market of Ghana” Journal of Management Studies, vol.12, Jan-Dec, pp 116 – 126.

Osei, Kofi A. (1993) “The Structure of the Forex Bureau Market of Ghana.” Journal of the University of Science and Technology (JUST), Kumasi, vol.13 No.1, February, pp 33-38.

Osei, Kofi A. (1991) “Arbitrage Opportunities on the Forex Bureau Market In Ghana.” Journal of the University of Science and Technology (JUST), Kumasi, vol. 11, Number 3, October, pp. 95 – 99.

Book Chapter

Book Chapter - Edited Books: 

Osei, Kofi A., Adjasi, C. K. D., and Fiawoyife, Eme (2010) “Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on African Stock Markets: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria – Monograph being published by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi.

Osei, Kofi A. (2002), “Issues of Development of Emerging Capital Market: The Case of the Ghana Stock Market” Financial Services in the Evolving Global Market Place. Eds Lyn and Papaioannou Published by Hofstra University, New York (ISBN 0-9719828-0-5), pp. 80 – 104.

Osei, Kofi A. (2002) “Asset Pricing and Information Efficiency of the Ghana Stock Market” Research Paper No. 115, March 2002, Published by the African Economic Research Consortium AERC), 33 pages.

Osei, Kofi A. (1998) “Analysis of Factors Affecting the Development of an Emerging Capital Market: The case of the Ghana Stock Market”. Research Paper No. 76 March 1998, Monograph Published by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), 73 pages.

Osei, Kofi A., et al (1998) “The Development of Capital Markets and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana. (U.S.I.S. – EAGER Project, Research Paper No. 80, 42 pages

Osei, Kofi A. (1996) “Foreign Exchange Bureaus in the Economy of Ghana” Research paper No. 45 – Monograph published by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, March 1996, 72 pages.

History

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