Faculty Profile

Kwaku

Ohene-Asare

Title: 

Dr

Role/Position: 

Senior Lecturer

Office Location: 

RT16, OMIS, UGBS

Email: 

kohene-asare@ug.edu.gh/oasare@gmail.com

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Scholarly Links: 

https://ugh.academia.edu/kwakuoheneasare

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Biography: 

Dr. K. Ohene-Asare is a Senior Lecturer of operational research, management science and economics at the University of Ghana, Assoc. Fellow Prof. of Warwick University UK, & Visiting Prof. Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He holds a PhD in operational research and management science from Warwick University, UK, MSc. in Economics and Finance (distinction) from Loughborough University, UK and undergraduate degree in Economics (1st class) from The University of Ghana-Legon. He researches into Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), stochastic frontier analysis, energy economics, mathematical programming methods and their applications to financial institutions, energy (oil and gas and electricity). He publishes and reviews papers in Energy Economics, International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, OMEGA, Journal of African Business, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Journal of International Business, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, EJOR, JPA, Economics and Business Letters, African Journal of Business Management, International Journal of Managerial Finance. In UGBS, he prepared a research-based course on DEA that draws on research carried out into comparative efficiency assessment methods where research feeds directly into teaching. He is an entrepreneur, handling over global 12,000 business partners. His hobbies are soccer, movies, research and online teaching.

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Research

Research : 

Theory and Method: Economic efficiency & productivity analysis using mathematical programming (Data Envelopment Analysis) and stochastic frontier econometrics, management science techniques, market efficiency, benchmarking, business performance assessments, labour & managerial economics, industrial & microeconomics

Application: financial institutions, education, agriculture, health, energy, CSR

Teaching

Teaching: 

PhD

UGBS 703: Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

MPhil/MBA/EMBA/MSc

OMIS 671: Management Science

UGBS 652: Multivariate Data Analysis

UGBS 672: Decision & Risk Analysis

UGBS 602: Research Methods

MBAE 618: Research Methods

UGBS 605: Management Science

UGBS 603: Economics

 

BSc

UGBS 304: Research Methods

ADMN 304: Managerial Economics

Journal Publications

Journal Publications: 

1. Amoah, B., Ohene-Asare, K., Bokpin, G.A., & Aboagye, A.Q.Q. (2021). Drivers of income diversification in credit unions: Do size, resource, liquidity, and environment matter? Managerial and Decision Economics, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3314

2. Ohene-Asare, K., Eric N Tetteh & Asuah, E. (2020). Total Factor Energy Efficiency and Economic Development in Africa. Energy Efficiency, DOI: 10.1007/s12053-020-09877-1

3. Ohene-Asare, K., & Asuah, E. (2019). Ownership and dynamic efficiency of petroleum firms: A new perspective. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 419-438. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lancs.ac.uk/10.1108/IJESM-05-2019-0010

4. Ohene-Asare, K., Asare, J.K.A. & Turkson, C. (2019). Dynamic cost productivity and economies of scale of Ghanaian insurers, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice Paper, Vol. 44, Issue 1, pp 148–177 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41288-018-0111-6

5. Amoah, B., Ohene-Asare, K., Bokpin, G.A., & Aboagye, A.Q.Q. (2018). Technical efficiency: the pathway to credit union cost efficiency in Ghana. Managerial Finance, Vol. 44 Issue: 11, pp.1292-1310, https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-10-2017-0431

6. Ohene-Asare, K., & Turkson, C (2018) Total-Factor Energy Efficiency and Productivity of ECOWAS States: A Slacks-Based Measure with Undesirable Outputs. Journal of African Business, DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2018.1480248

7. Amoah, B., Ohene-Asare, K., Bokpin, G.A., & Aboagye, A.Q.Q. (2018). Firm Specific, Financial Development And Macroeconomic Determinants Of Credit Union Lending. Journal of International Development, Vol. 2 Issue: 7, pp.1203-1222, https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3372

8. Ohene-Asare, K., Gakpey, V.S. & Turkson, C, (2018). Inter-group performance of oil producing countries: a meta and global frontier analysis. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 12 Issue: 3, pp.426-448, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-07-2017-0006

9. Abakah, E. J. A., Alagidede, P., Mensah, L., & Ohene-Asare, K. (2018). Non-linear approach to Random Walk Test in selected African countries. International, Journal of Managerial Finance, Vol. 14 Issue: 3, pp.362-376, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMF-10-2017-0235

10. Ohene-Asare, K., Turkson, C., & Afful-Dadzie, A. (2017). Multinational Operation, Ownership and Efficiency differences in the International Oil and Gas Industry, Energy Economics, 68, 303–312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2017.10.006

11. Alhassan, A. L. & Ohene-Asare, K. (2016). Competition and bank efficiency in emerging markets: empirical evidence from Ghana, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 7(2), 268 – 288.

12. Ohene-Asare, K. & Asmild M. (2012). Banking efficiency analysis under corporate social responsibilities. International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 4(2), 146–171.

Seminars & Conferences

Seminars & Conferences: 

1. Ohene-Asare, K. (2022), “Biennial cost Malmqusit productivity index”, ArCEPA Virtual Conference 12 February 2022, University of Ghana, Legon

2. Ohene-Asare, K. (2021), “Estimating the dynamic productivity of banking groups in Ghana – SBM metafrontier biennial Malmguist index approach”, Applied Research in Accounting, Finance, Insurance and Economics on Africa, Virtual African Finance Association Conference11-12 May 2021, University of Cape Town.

3. Turkson, C. and Ohene-Asare, K. (2015), “Measuring Total-factor energy efficiency and productivity change of ECOWAS states using non-parametric frontier techniques”, 3rd UGBS Conference of Business and Development, 5-7th August 2015, 2014, University of Ghana Legon.

4. Turkson, C., Ohene-Asare, K. and Afful-Dadzie, A. (2015), “Multinational Operation, Ownership and Efficiency differences in the International Oil and Gas Industry”, 3rd UGBS Conference of Business and Development, 5-7th August 2015, University of Ghana Legon.

5. Asmild, M. and Ohene-Asare, K. (2014), “Considering favourability indexes as part of the Malmquist index, 2nd UGBS Conference of Business and Development, 29th – 31st, July, 2014, University of Ghana Legon.

6. Ohene-Asare, K. & Asmild, M. (2010), “Banking efficiency under CSR and global frontier differences between banking subgroups”, 6th North American Productivity Workshop (NAPW2010), Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2 - 5, 2010

7. Ohene-Asare, K. & Asmild, M.. (2010), “Efficiencies of banks under corporate social responsibilities and global frontier differences between subgroups” Spring Doctoral Conference, Judge Business School, Cambridge, UK, April 14-15, 2010

8. Ohene-Asare, K. (2010), “Banking efficiency under Corporate Social Responsibility”, Development Economics Seminar Series 2009/10, Nottingham University, UK, March 17, 2010

9. Ohene-Asare, K. (2009), “Banking efficiency under corporate social responsibilities”, UKEPAN International Conference on “Global trends in the Efficiency and Risk Management of Financial Services and the Financial Crisis”, EPRU, Leicester, UK. November 14-15, 2009

10. Ohene-Asare, K. & Asmild, M. (2009), “Efficiency Analysis of Banks under CSR- The Case for Ghana” X1 European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Pisa, Italy, June 23-26, 2009.

11. Ohene-Asare, K. (2009), “Efficiency Analysis of Banks under Corporate Social Responsibility- The Case for Ghana” Young OR conference, Warwick University, Coventry UK, March 24-26, 2009

12. Ohene-Asare, K. (2009), “Efficiency Analysis of Banks under Corporate Social Responsibility”, Spring Doctoral Conference, Said Business School, Oxford, UK, April 15-16, 2009

Other

Awards & Honours: 

2014 : UGBS Research Grant, University of Ghana

2012 : WATEPGR Teaching Award Nomination, Warwick University

2010 : Sixth North American Productivity Workshop Conference Grant, USA

2007 : Doctoral Research Scholarship, WBS, The University of Warwick

2005 : MSc Prize (Top 3 best MSc performances) 2004/05, Loughborough University UK

2004 : DFID Shared Scholarship Scheme Award, Loughborough University

Affiliations: 

• 2012-present The Royal Economic Society, UK

• 2009-present The Operational Research Society, UK

• 2008-present Association of European Operational Research Societies, Switzerland

• 2008-present Association of European Operational Research Societies, Switzerland

• 2007-present The Econometric Society, USA

• 2007-present Productivity Analysis Research Network (PARN), USA

• 2003 Economic Society of Ghana

Consulting: 

Stellenbosch University PhD and faculty Research on Data Envelopment Analysis Max

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History

Member for

7 months 2 weeks