Isaac Bentum-Ennin

Department of Economic Studies

Senior Lecturer/Dr, University of Cape Coast, since 2002per ORCID

In their own words

Macroeconomics
Tourism Economics
International Economics

Publications: 342007–2026
Citations: 289to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 3.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%4 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 33%5 of the 15 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 20 publications, 247 citations to them, h-index 5.

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Google Scholar shows 401 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 7 (363 citations and h-index 6 since 2021), as of October 5, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics1338%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance515%
Information Systems515%
Finance39%
Sociology and Political Science26%
Accounting13%
General Health Professions13%
Global and Planetary Change13%
Marketing13%
Modeling and Simulation13%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth7
Economic Growth and Development5
Economic Growth and Productivity4
Taxation and Compliance Studies3
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research2
Global trade and economics2
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion2
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact2
COVID-19 epidemiological studies1
COVID-19 impact on air quality1

Who they write with

14 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Colleagues here they write with most

Where their co-authors are

20% of their 15 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Mines and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
National Graduate Institute for Policy StudiesJP1 paper
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

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AERC2
International Journal of Development and Sustainability2
International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance2
The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors2
African Development Review1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth5
2Zero hunger1
3Good health and well-being1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The impact of COVID-19 on stock market performance in Africa: A Bayesian structural time series approach
Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Journal of Economics and Business3
2020176 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Efficiency of public spending on human capital in Africa
Francis Kwaw Andoh, Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Cogent Economics & Finance11

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer/Dr, Department of Economic StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2002

Education

Senior Lecturer/Dr, Department of Economic StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast
Senior Lecturer/Dr, Department of Economic StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast

Recent publications

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Financial Development and Tourism Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from a Multidimensional Finance Index
Eric Amoo BONDZIE, Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Journal of African Business8
20261 citationWorld top 10%
Revisiting Drivers of Financial Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Dimension‐Specific Analysis and Ranking of Determinants
Eric Amoo BONDZIE, Isaac Bentum-Ennin
African Development Review8
20260 citations
Isaiah Sikayena¹
Francis Kwaw Andoh, Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Financial Sector Development and Pandemics in an Era of Sustainable Development Goals
20250 citations
Financial development and informal economy in Ghana: Exploring the nexus and implications for economic growth and formalization
Eric Amoo BONDZIE, Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Development and sustainability in economics and finance.8
20247 citationsWorld top 10%
The Shadow Economy, Mobile Phone Penetration and Tax Revenue in Sub-Saharan Africa
Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Managing Global Transitions
20242 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Central bank independence and monetary policy outcomes in Ghana: a Bayesian structural time series approach
Isaac Bentum-Ennin
International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance
20241 citation
Taxes, institutions, and illicit financial flows in Africa
Isaac Bentum-Ennin, Prof S Y MENSAH
Global Business and Economics Review
20240 citations
Impact of monetary policy rate on commercial banks' lending rate: empirical evidence from Ghana
Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Journal of economic and administrative sciences.
20235 citations
African growth and opportunity act (AGOA) and exports of Sub-Saharan African countries to the United States of America: Does credit matter?
Isaac Bentum-Ennin
Heliyon17
20234 citationsOpen access · Gold
Central Bank Independence and Monetary Policy Outcomes in Ghana: A Bayesian Structural Time Series Approach
Isaac Bentum-Ennin
International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance
20230 citations

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