1 . Journals Articles
Access to Digital Credit for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana (with Dean Karlan, Utsav Manjeer and Christopher R. Udry). February 2026. Journal of Development Economics, Volume 188, 2026, 103745, ISSN 03043878
Educational inequality and labour market outcomes in Ghana: A district-level analysis (with Edward Asiedu and Edwin Atitsogbui). December 2025. Economic Analysis and Policy, Volume 88, Pages 1063-1081
Estimating the distributive impacts of climate mitigation policies in the power sector in Ghana (with Bruno Merven, Alison Hughes, Faaiqa Hartley and Robert Darko Osei). February 2025. Energy for Sustainable Development, Volume 84, Page 101589.
Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi (with Amber Peterman, Sudhanshu Handa, Adria Molotsky, Frank Otchere, Peter Mvula, Maxton Tsoka, Jacobus de Hoop, Gustavo Angeles, Kelly Kilburn and Annamaria Milazzo). March 2024. World Development, Volume 175, Pages 106483.
Walking for water and fuelwood: Welfare implications for women and children in Ghana June 2023. Journal of International Development, Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 365–397
Smart investment in global childcare requires local solutions and a coordinated research agenda (with Alex Aliga, Tefera Darge Delbiso, Patricia Kitsao–Wekulo, Rachel Moussié, Amber Peterman and Natan Tilahun). September 2023. BMJ Global Health, Volume 8, Issue 9, Page e012827
Does Job Security Affect Fertility and Fertility Intentions in Ghana? Examining the Evidence (with Nkechi Owoo). March 2021. Journal of Family and Economic, Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 86–99
Women's earnings and domestic work among couples in Ghana (with Nkechi S. Owoo, Sylvia E. Gyan and Abena D. Oduro). June 2022. African Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 26–55
A call for structured ethics appendices in social science papers (with Edward Asiedu, Dean Karlan and Christopher Udry). July 2021. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 118, Issue 29, Page e2024570118
Investigating the long-term effects of child labor on household poverty and food insecurity in Ghana (with Nkechi S. Owoo). March 2021. Journal of Demographic Economics, Volume 87, Issue 4, Pages 561–587
Cash transfers and the supply of labor by poor households: Evidence from the livelihood empowerment against poverty program in Ghana (with Robert Darko Osei). April 2021. Review of Development Economics, Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 1293–1304
Mixed methods exploration of Ghanaian women’s domestic work, childcare and effects on their mental health (with Nkechi S. Owoo). February 2021, PLoS ONE, Volume 16, Issue 2, Page e0245059.
Effects of Long‑Term Malnutrition on Education Outcomes in Ghana: Evidence from a Panel Study (with Robert Darko Osei). December 2020. The European Journal of Development Research, Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 1-21.
2. Working Papers
Social protection and gender: policy, practice and research (with Melissa Hidrobo, Amber Peterman, Neha Kumar, Shalini Roy, Daniel Gilligan and Flor Paz). June 2024. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2257. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
Structural Transformation in Rural Ghana: The Trends and Drivers (with Kwame Adjei-Mantey and Emmanuel Adu-Danso). August 2023
Domestic savings in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana (with Charles Godfred Ackah). 2023. WIDER Working Paper 2023/38. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
Differences in inequality measurement: Ghana case study (with Richmond Atta-Ankomah and Robert Darko Osei). July 2023. WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-91, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
The Challenges of Child Labour Research: Data Challenges and Opportunities May 2021. The Institute of Development Studies and Partner Organisations. Report. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12413/16613
Exploring the Evidence for Inward Diffusion of Soil Conservation Practices among Farmers in Nigeria: A Spatiotemporal Analysis (with Nkechi Srodah Owoo and Ebele Amaechina). May 2022. Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series, EfD DP 22- 08.
Empirical Review of Youth Employment Programmes in Ghana (with Thomas Yeboah, Nkechi S. Owoo, Marjan Petreski, Edward Asiedu, Ernest Berko, Mohammed Zakaria, Catherine Koranchie and Yaw Nsiah Agyemang). October 2025. Youth Employment Programme In Africa, Pages 37–62.
3. Work in Progress
Promoting Adolescent Safe Spaces (PASS) Program: An Impact Evaluation in Ghana (with Deda Ogum Alangea). Funded by UNICEF (2025-2027).
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy; Pedagogy; Scale-relevant Work (with Jason Kerwin, Simon Gaffy and Erik Andersen). Funded by JPAL (Learning for All Initiative) and IPA (2024-2026)
Gender and Collaborations (with Ashley Wong, Francesca Truffa and Edward Asiedu). Funded by International Growth Centre. (2024-2026)
New approaches to identifying and measuring informal enterprises more effectively (with Morgan Hardy, Gisella Kagy, and the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Team).
Understanding the barriers and returns to tertiary education in a low-income setting (with Bryce Steinberg).