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Joshua Abor
Researcher at University of Ghana
Publications - 169
Citations - 7259
Joshua Abor is an academic researcher from University of Ghana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Debt & Capital structure. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 143 publications receiving 6268 citations. Previous affiliations of Joshua Abor include Stellenbosch University.
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Freedom, competition and bank profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the effects of financial freedom and competition on bank profitability and found that higher market power is positively related to bank profitability, but operating efficiency is a more important determinant of profitability than market power.
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Anti‐money laundering regulations and financial sector development
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Do Ghanaians Prefer Imported Textiles to Locally Manufactured Ones
Peter Quartey,Joshua Abor +1 more
TL;DR: Ghanaians prefer locally-made textiles to imported ones as mentioned in this paper, according to the survey data of industry, traders and consumers in Ghana, which appears to contradict the country-of-origin effect and results of previous studies in Africa and other developing countries.
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Do export status and export intensity increase firm performance
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effects of export status and export intensity on the performance of firms in Ghana and found that they have positive effects on productivity, confirming the learning-by-exporting hypothesis.
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Domestic banking sector development and cross border mergers and acquisitions in Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relation between banking sector development and cross-border M&As in Africa and found evidence that cross-boundary M&A activity drives bank sector development in Africa.