Augustin FOSU is Professor, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana. He also holds several other (honorary) appointments, including: Extraordinary Professor, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa; CSAE Research Associate, University of Oxford, UK; and Distinguished Fellow, International Core Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
His previous positions include: Deputy Director, UN University-WIDER, Finland (2006-2013); Senior Policy Advisor/Chief Economist, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia (2004-2006); and Director of Research, African Economic Research Consortium, Kenya (1998-2004). He holds a PhD in economics from Northwestern University, USA, and taught at several universities in the USA, receiving promotion to Professor of Economics in 1993. He has published widely, with certain rankings listing him among ‘top economists/authors’ in Africa and globally:
Economics rankings: Africa | IDEAS/RePEc
Top Authors at RePEc (Coupé rankings)
Prof. Fosu is Editor-in-Chief, Journal of African Trade ( AFREXIMBANK)); Managing Editor, Journal of African Economies (Oxford); and has served on the editorial boards of many other journals, including: Journal of Development Studies, Oxford Development Studies, World Bank Economic Review, and World Development. He has also served in numerous advisory and consulting capacities for international organizations, including the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (2021- 2025). Locally, he has been a member of, inter alia, the President of Ghana’s Economic Advisory Council (2012) and the President’s Fiscal Responsibility Advisory Council (2019-2020).
Email: afosu@ug.edu.gh / afosu@isser.edu.gh
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