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About

Joshua Sebu is a senior lecturer at the Department of Data Science and Economic Policy at the School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He was awarded his PhD from the University of Kent, UK, in July 2017. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Mathematics) and MPhil in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana in 2008 and 2011 respectively. His research interests are in microeconometrics, agricultural economics, health economics, and poverty and inequality. He has taught at the School of Economics and Kent Business School both at the University of Kent between 2012 and 2018 and was also a research assistant on a project on research excellence framework (REF) related project at the Kent Business School, University of Kent from 2017-2018.

Focus & expertise

Recent activity

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Conference Oct 2022

the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC)

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Award Jan 2021

Sixth Research Awards and Grants

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Award Jan 2021

The Africa Centre of Excellence (ACECoR) Small Research Grant Support

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Conference Aug 2019

Symposium on the Social Determinants of Health

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Conference Jul 2019

2nd Africa Interdisciplinary Health Conference (AfIHC)

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics

University of Kent

2017

Master of Philosophy in Economics

University of Cape Coast

2011

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics

University of Cape Coast

2008

Career & positions

Departmental Registration & Exams Officer

Department of Data Science and Economic Policy

Aug, 2023 to Jul, 2025

Publications 50 works

ORCID 0000-0002-3010-8704 →

2026

Financing green growth in African emerging economies: opportunities and challenges

James Atta Peprah, Clement Oteng, Alhassan Abdul‐Wakeel Karakara, Joshua Sebu et al.

Innovation and Development · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Blue Economy in Tanzania: Policy Gaps in Food Security and Climate Resilience

Eliud Mugendi, Joshua Sebu

Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics · Book-chapter · Source: OpenAlex

Fiscal Trust or Partisanship? Explaining Resistance to Ghana's E-Levy

Joellin Aboagyewah Inkum, Joshua Sebu, Osman John Froko

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

Health shocks and multidimensional poverty: is health insurance a safety net?

Emmanuel Attobrah, Francis Kwaw Andoh, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah, Joshua Sebu

International Journal of Health Economics and Management · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Just War Theory and Non-State Actors: Ethical Dilemmas in Countering Al-Shabaab and Maritime Piracy in Kenya

Brigid K. Gesami, Jacob Nunoo, Stephen Moore, Joshua Sebu

IntechOpen eBooks · Book-chapter · Source: OpenAlex

2025

Energy Use Behaviors in Ghana’s Coastal Zone: Does Women’s Empowerment and Its Dimensions Matter?

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Joshua Sebu, Jacob Nunoo

Coastal Studies & Society · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Non‐Farm Entrepreneurship and Household Economic Precarity in Rural Ghana

Alexander Opoku, Eric Atsu Avorkpo, Atta Dabone Twumasi, Joshua Sebu et al.

Review of Development Economics · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Ready or not: An assessment of energy transition willingness of marine fishing communities in Ghana towards the blue economy

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu

Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

The association of telomere length and religiosity: A systematic review

Benjamin Doolittle, Katherine Britt, Ruby Lekwauwa, Joshua Sebu et al.

Biodemography and Social Biology · Review · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

An assessment of cooking energy behaviours in Ghana’s marine fishing communities

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu

Next research. · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Green Growth or Economic Trade-offs? Economic Costs of Environmental Degradation in ECOWAS. A New Perspective from Artificial Neural Network and SEM Analysis

Seth Acquah Boateng, Andy Asare, William Godfred Cantah, Joshua Sebu

Research Square · Preprint · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Household Debt Servicing and Multidimensional Poverty in Ghana

Emmanuel Attobrah, Joshua Sebu, Francis Kwaw Andoh, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah et al.

International Economic Journal · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2024

Education infrastructure inequality and academic performance in Ghana

Ellen Animah Agyei, Samuel Kobina Annim, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Joshua Sebu et al.

Heliyon · Article · 22 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Does Women’s Empowerment Matter for Household Food Security? Evidence From Northern Ghana

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Josephine Baako-Amponsah

SAGE Open · Article · 11 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Multidimensional Energy Poverty in West Africa: Implication for Women’s Subjective Well-being and Cognitive Health

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu, Richard Kwabena Nkrumah et al.

Applied Research in Quality of Life · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Estimating the extent of educational resource deprivation among basic schools and its effect on quality education in Ghana

Peter Anti Partey, Samuel Kobina Annim, Mumuni Baba Yidana, Joshua Sebu

International Journal of Educational Development · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Openness policies and financial development in Ghana: An ARDL approach

Mubarik Salifu, James Atta Peprah, Joshua Sebu, William Godfred Cantah

Heliyon · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

An Examination of the Impact of Clergy-Involved Mental Health Activities for Their Congregants on Clergy Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Perceptions of Having a Life Close to Ideal in the USA

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Katherine Britt, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh

Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

The association between religious beliefs and values with inflammation among Middle-age and older adults

Katherine Britt, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh et al.

Aging & Mental Health · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Vulnerability of the Agricultural Commodity Markets in Ghana to Global Oil Price Fluctuations: An Empirical Analysis

Clement Oteng, Omowumi Iledare, Joshua Sebu

SAGE Open · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Tackling within-country spatial inequalities in household energy use towards sustainable development: The case of Ghana.

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu

Research Square · Preprint · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Increase in Religiosity Over Time is Associated with Reduced Cystatin C Levels Among U.S. Adults

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Katherine C. Britt, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh et al.

Research Square · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

2023

Energy poverty and functional disability nexus: Empirical evidence from Ghana

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Richard Kwabena Nkrumah, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu

Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Religiosity & mental health seeking behaviors among U.S. adults

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Joshua Sebu, Ruby Lekwauwa, Katherine C. Britt et al.

The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Influence of teacher absenteeism and school distance on cognitive skills in Ghana

Jacob Nunoo, Francis Taale, Joshua Sebu, Adams Sorekuong Yakubu Adama

International Journal of Educational Development · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Effect of financial stability on new business establishments in Africa: does ease of doing business matter?

Evans Kulu, Joshua Sebu, Bismark Osei

Journal of Financial Economic Policy · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis of Crude Oil Price Shocks on Ghana’s Economy

Aminu Osman, Joshua Sebu, Omowumi Iledare, Eric Amoo Bondzie et al.

Universal Journal of Finance and Economics · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Harnessing Financial Innovation for Financial Inclusion in Ghana

Joshua Sebu, Eric Amoo Bondzie, Ewura‐Adwoa Ewusie, Jonathan Tawiah-Mensah

Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions · Book-chapter · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

WHAT INFLUENCE ACADEMIC STAFF SWITCHING INTENTION IN CHARTERED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA?

Andrews Kofi Taayeli, Mumuni Baba Yidana, Joshua Sebu

Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN MIDDLE TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S

Katherine Britt, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh et al.

Innovation in Aging · Conference-abstract · Source: OpenAlex

Openness Policies and Financial Development, an Ardl Approach: The Case of Ghana

Mubarik Salifu, James Atta Peprah, Joshua Sebu, William Godfred Cantah

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

Values of Directors, Gender Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Industrial Region of Ghana

Raymond Elikplim Kofinti, Joshua Sebu, William Godfred Cantah, Ralph Essem Nordjo et al.

Research Square · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2022

Household Multidimensional Energy Poverty: Impact on Health, Education, and Cognitive Skills of Children in Ghana

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu, Omowumi Iledare

Child Indicators Research · Article · 25 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Sectoral Growth and Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Fiscal and Monetary Policies

William Godfred Cantah, Eric Amoo Bondzie, Joshua Sebu

Book-chapter · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2021

Financial literacy, financial distress and socioeconomic characteristics of individuals in Ghana

Alhassan Abdul‐Wakeel Karakara, Joshua Sebu, Isaac Dasmani

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies · Article · 34 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

COVID-19 water and electricity subsidies in Ghana: How do the poor benefit?

Richard Kwabena Nkrumah, Francis Kwaw Andoh, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim et al.

Scientific African · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2020

Improving productivity among smallholder farmers in Ghana: does financial inclusion matter?

James Atta Peprah, Isaac Koomson, Joshua Sebu, Chei Bukari

Agricultural Finance Review · Article · 55 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Mobile Money, Output and Welfare Among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

James Atta Peprah, Clement Oteng, Joshua Sebu

SAGE Open · Article · 51 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Women's empowerment and child health outcomes in Ghana

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim

African Development Review · Article · 38 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah

International Journal of Social Economics · Article · 34 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Achieving research impact in tourism: Modelling and evaluating outcomes from the UKs Research Excellence Framework

Paul Phillips, Stephen J. Page, Joshua Sebu

Tourism Management · Article · 30 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Business and management research themes and impact

Paul Phillips, Stephen J. Page, Joshua Sebu

Emerald Open Research · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Business and management research themes and impact

Paul Phillips, Stephen J. Page, Joshua Sebu

Emerald Open Research · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Author response for "Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana"

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah

Peer-review · Source: OpenAlex

Author response for "Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana"

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah

Peer-review · Source: OpenAlex

2017

Essays on farm household credit constraint, productivity and consumption inequality in Malawi

Joshua Sebu

Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) · Dissertation · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2012

Spatial Inequality and Household Poverty in Ghana

Samuel Kobina Annim, Simon Mariwah, Joshua Sebu

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Spatial inequality and household poverty in Ghana

Samuel Kobina Annim, Simon Mariwah, Joshua Sebu

Economic Systems · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

OpenAlex updated 10 Sep 2026

Engagements

📅 Conferences attended

2022 the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC) Presented a paper · Busan, Republic of Korea (Virtual)
2019 Symposium on the Social Determinants of Health Participant · University of Cape Coast
2019 2nd Africa Interdisciplinary Health Conference (AfIHC) Participant · University of Ghana, Legon
2019 10th Microfinance Conference Participant · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast
2016 Postgraduate Research Festival Presented a poster · University of Kent, UK
2015 Centre for European Agri-Environmental Studies (CEAS) PhD Workshop 2015 Presented a paper · University of Kent, UK
2015 4th PhD Conference on International Development Presented a paper · Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
2013 2nd PhD Conference on International Development Presented a paper · University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
2013 2nd Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) South East Doctoral Training Centre (SEDTC) Annual Conference Presented a paper · University of Kent, UK

Honors & affiliations

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Sixth Research Awards and Grants
Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy · 2021
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The Africa Centre of Excellence (ACECoR) Small Research Grant Support
Africa Centre of Excellence for Coastal Resilience · 2021
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Fourth Research Awards and Grants
Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy · 2019
Member
All-In Research Network (ARN) – International Center for Evaluation and Development · 2021
Member
Africa Evidence Network · 2020
Member
University Teachers Association of Ghana · 2018
Member
African Economic Research Consortium · 2010

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