Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Taking Stock of Africa's Economic Transformation: Rethinking Sources of Productivity Growth. (2026). The World Bank Research Observer. (with Margaret McMillan, Douglas Gollin, Emmanuel Mensah & Gideon Ndubuisi). Free Access Link Here.
Structural Change in Africa: The Role of North–South and South–South Trade. (2026). The World Economy. (with Gideon Ndubuisi & Woubet Kassa). Working Paper.
Chinese Ties and Low Carbon Industrialization in Africa. (2025). Energy Economics. (with Keyi Tang & Gideon Ndubuisi). Working Paper.
Global Value Chains and Productivity Growth in Developing Countries: The Role of Intra-Sectoral Allocation and Structural Change. (2024). Review of World Economics
Productive Efficiency, Structural Change and Catch-Up Within Africa. (2023). Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. (with E. B. Mensah & Neil Foster-McGregor). Working Paper.
Trade for Catch-Up: Examining How Global Value Chains Participation Affects Productive Efficiency. (2023). Journal of Productivity Analysis. (with G. Ndubuisi)
Structural Change, Productivity Growth and Labour Market Turbulence in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2022). Journal of African Economies. (with E. B. Mensah; Neil Foster-McGregor & A. Szirmai). Working Paper.
ICTs Quality and Technical Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis. (2022). Telecommunications Policy. (with G. Ndubuisi, C. Otioma & G. Tetteh)
Wage Effects of Global Value Chains Participation and Position: An Industry-Level Analysis. (2022). Journal of International Trade & Economic Development. (with G. O. Ndubuisi). Working Paper.
How Important is Global Value Chains to Export Upgrading. (2021). The World Economy. (with G. O. Ndubuisi). Working Paper.
Do Gender Wage Differences Within Households Influence Women Empowerment and Welfare: Evidence from Ghana. (2021). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. (with M. Danquah, A. M. Iddrisu & E. O. Boakye). Working Paper.
Trust, Efficient Contracting and Export Upgrading. (2021). European Journal of Development Research. (with G.O. Ndubuisi)
Book Chapters
The Rise of the Service Sector in the Global Economy and Africa. (2021). (Chapter 13 with Neil Foster-McGregor & A. Szirmai) in Alcorta, L., Foster-McGregor, N., Verspagen, B & Szirmai, A. "New Perspectives on Structural Change: Causes and Consequences of Structural Change in the Global Economy" Oxford University Press. Working Paper.
Other Publications
From Extraction to Transformation: Africa's Green Transition Minerals and the Path to Beneficiation and Upgrading. (2026). Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Forum (with Gideon Ndubuisi, Elvis Avenyo & Woubet Kassa).
Firm Volatility in an Era of Global Value Chain: The Role of Product Quality. (2025). Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Working Paper GVC - II-007 (with Gideon Ndubuisi).
Global Value Chains, Job Creation and Job Destruction among Firms in South Africa. (2023). STEG-CEPR Working Paper WP073 (with G. Ndubuisi).
Drivers of Services Sector Growth Acceleration in Developing Countries. (2023). UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2023/87 (with G. Ndubuisi, R. Asiama & E. Avenyo).
Import Penetration and Manufacturing Employment: Evidence from Africa. (2022). UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series. No. 007 (with G. O. Ndubuisi & E.B. Mensah)
Powering Structural Transformation and Productivity Gains in Africa: The Role of Global Value Chains and Resource Endowments. (2021). UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series. No. 022.
Digital Technology and Productivity of Informal Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria. (2021). UNU-WIDER Working Paper No. 114 (with M. Danquah).
Export Variety and Imported Intermediate Inputs: Industry-Level Evidence from Africa. (2020). MPRA No. 106008 (with E.B. Mensah & G. O. Ndubuisi).
Measurement and Analysis of the Evolution of Institution in Rwanda: Leximetric Approach (2017) (with G. O. Ndubuisi).