Eric Evans Osei Opoku
Biographic Data
| ID | 270247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Evans Osei Opoku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric Evans Osei |
| FAMILY NAME | Opoku |
| SIGNATURE | OPOKU E E O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham Ningbo China |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4961-5984 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The impact of varieties of democracy on subjective well-being: Global evidence
Women's political participation and disease prevention: Evidence from access to water and sanitation services
The importance of human development in combating energy poverty
Theoretically, the impact of human development on energy poverty could occur through a number of channels, for instance, through improved social mobility and employability. In this study, we elaborate on these channels and examine how human development affects energy poverty in Africa, where access to electricity is a challenge for many. We proxy human development with scores on the human development index (HDI), human capital and education level…
Energy poverty and gender equality in education: Unpacking the transmission channels
Access to energy is widely known to promote socio-economic development; however, the linkage between access to energy and gender equality in education and the channels through which energy poverty affects gender equality in education is not explored much in the empirical literature. We, therefore, examine whether access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technologies contribute to gender equality in education for a panel of 98 countries b…
Unveiling the effect of income inequality on safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash): Does financial inclusion matter
Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is crucial for disease prevention and improving general health outcomes. However, a significant number of people across the globe still lack access to safe drinking water and practice open defecation. Therefore, evidence-based research is needed to guide policymakers in improving WASH adoption and practice across the globe. In this study, we add to knowledge and policy by probing the r…
The political economy of energy transition: The role of globalization and governance in the adoption of clean cooking fuels and technologies
The roadmap to net‐zero emission: Do geopolitical risk and energy transition matter
Global crises have heightened policy uncertainties and efforts to address global climate change. Limited evidence exists in the literature on geopolitical risk's direct and indirect roles in addressing global emissions. In this study, we examine whether geopolitical risk could impede or facilitate efforts to attain a net‐zero emissions target through energy transition using panel data for 42 countries from 1990 to 2020. Various econometric techni…
Sub-Saharan Africa's Tragedy: Resource Curse, Democracy and Income Inequality
This study utilized instrumental variable techniques and the Driscoll-Kraay estimator to examine the effect of democracy and natural resources on income inequality using a comprehensive panel dataset from 43 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The findings from our empirical analysis indicated that natural resources and democracy indices such as electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian drive income inequality in SSA. Regional compar…
Enhancing human development in developing regions: Do ICT and transport infrastructure matter
Recent scholarly and policy discussions have focused on whether information and communication technology (ICT) and transport infrastructure enhance human development outcomes in developing countries. This study contributes to the knowledge and policy by exploring the impact of transport and ICT infrastructure on human development using comprehensive panel data for 79 countries from 1990 to 2018. Applying the two-step IV-GMM to correct endogeneity…
Gender, electricity access, renewable energy consumption and energy efficiency
Sub-Saharan Africa's Tragedy: Resource Curse, Democracy and Income Inequality
This study utilized instrumental variable techniques and the Driscoll-Kraay estimator to examine the effect of democracy and natural resources on income inequality using a comprehensive panel dataset from 43 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The findings from our empirical analysis indicated that natural resources and democracy indices such as electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian drive income inequality in SSA. Regional compar…
Unveiling the effect of income inequality on safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash): Does financial inclusion matter
Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is crucial for disease prevention and improving general health outcomes. However, a significant number of people across the globe still lack access to safe drinking water and practice open defecation. Therefore, evidence-based research is needed to guide policymakers in improving WASH adoption and practice across the globe. In this study, we add to knowledge and policy by probing the r…
Women's political participation and disease prevention: Evidence from access to water and sanitation services
Gender, electricity access, renewable energy consumption and energy efficiency
Enhancing human development in developing regions: Do ICT and transport infrastructure matter
Recent scholarly and policy discussions have focused on whether information and communication technology (ICT) and transport infrastructure enhance human development outcomes in developing countries. This study contributes to the knowledge and policy by exploring the impact of transport and ICT infrastructure on human development using comprehensive panel data for 79 countries from 1990 to 2018. Applying the two-step IV-GMM to correct endogeneity…
The political economy of energy transition: The role of globalization and governance in the adoption of clean cooking fuels and technologies
The roadmap to net‐zero emission: Do geopolitical risk and energy transition matter
Global crises have heightened policy uncertainties and efforts to address global climate change. Limited evidence exists in the literature on geopolitical risk's direct and indirect roles in addressing global emissions. In this study, we examine whether geopolitical risk could impede or facilitate efforts to attain a net‐zero emissions target through energy transition using panel data for 42 countries from 1990 to 2020. Various econometric techni…
Sub-Saharan Africa's Tragedy: Resource Curse, Democracy and Income Inequality
This study utilized instrumental variable techniques and the Driscoll-Kraay estimator to examine the effect of democracy and natural resources on income inequality using a comprehensive panel dataset from 43 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The findings from our empirical analysis indicated that natural resources and democracy indices such as electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian drive income inequality in SSA. Regional compar…
The importance of human development in combating energy poverty
Theoretically, the impact of human development on energy poverty could occur through a number of channels, for instance, through improved social mobility and employability. In this study, we elaborate on these channels and examine how human development affects energy poverty in Africa, where access to electricity is a challenge for many. We proxy human development with scores on the human development index (HDI), human capital and education level…
Energy poverty and gender equality in education: Unpacking the transmission channels
Access to energy is widely known to promote socio-economic development; however, the linkage between access to energy and gender equality in education and the channels through which energy poverty affects gender equality in education is not explored much in the empirical literature. We, therefore, examine whether access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technologies contribute to gender equality in education for a panel of 98 countries b…
Unveiling the effect of income inequality on safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash): Does financial inclusion matter
Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is crucial for disease prevention and improving general health outcomes. However, a significant number of people across the globe still lack access to safe drinking water and practice open defecation. Therefore, evidence-based research is needed to guide policymakers in improving WASH adoption and practice across the globe. In this study, we add to knowledge and policy by probing the r…
Women's political participation and disease prevention: Evidence from access to water and sanitation services
The impact of varieties of democracy on subjective well-being: Global evidence
Economics (9 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Endogeneity (3 works)