Philip Kofi Adom (PhD)
Head of Department: Economics
Dr. Philip Kofi Adom is an accomplished economist and academic leader with extensive expertise in energy economics, environmental policy, and sustainable development. He joins Ashesi University as Professor and Head of the Economics Department, bringing over a decade of experience in teaching, research, and policy advisory roles across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Dr. Adom earned his PhD in Economics from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where his award-winning thesis on Energy Demand Management in Selected African Countries earned him the prestigious Global Swede Award. He also holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Ghana and a First-Class Honours B.Ed. in Social Sciences (Economics) from the University of Cape Coast. His academic journey is complemented by specialized certifications in financial appraisal, efficiency analysis, and market-based instruments from institutions in Sweden, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Ranked among the top 1% economists in Africa and listed among leading global scholars in energy and environmental economics, Dr. Adom has published extensively in high-impact journals and contributed to international research collaborations through platforms such as the Environment for Development (EfD) and the Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative (SETI). His research interests span energy finance, demand and supply modeling, renewable energy economics, climate policy, and applied econometrics, with a strong focus on bridging academic research and practical development solutions.
Before joining Ashesi, Dr. Adom served as Associate Professor of Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) and previously held senior academic positions at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). He has also worked as a research fellow and consultant for global organizations, including the African Development Bank, UNICEF, and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), influencing policy on energy transitions and sustainable economic growth.
Dr. Adom is passionate about mentorship, curriculum innovation, and interdisciplinary research, aiming to prepare students for leadership roles in academia, industry, and public policy.
PHD LEVEL COURSES
- Advanced Applied Quantitative Methods
- Advanced Time series and Panel econometrics
MASTER LEVEL COURSES
- Advanced Theoretical Econometrics
- Advanced Applied Econometrics
- Energy Economics
- Environmental Economics and Policy
- Environmental Finance
- Natural Resource Economics
- Quantitative Methods in Development Finance
- Public Sector Economics
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSES
- Statistics
- Quantitative Methods
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
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Energy efficiency transition
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Green Finance
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Energy Transition and Institution
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Renewable Energy and Development
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Productivity and Efficiency Analysis
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Applied Econometrics
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Agricultural Economics
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Adom, P.K. (2024). Regulatory impact of informality on gasoline consumption efficiency in Africa: A proposed two-part complementary hypothesis test. Energy Economics, 140: 107970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107970
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Adom, P.K., Botwe-Koomson, G.K., Ohemeng, W. (2024). Macro, Meso, and Micro decomposition of energy consumption in Ghana: Role of shocks (local and global) and energy policy interventions. Energy Strategy Reviews, 55: 101549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2024.101549
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Adom, P.K. (2024). Global Energy Efficiency Transition Tendencies: Development Phenomenon or not? Energy Strategy Reviews,55: 101524, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2024.101524 Â
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Adom, P.K., Adams, S., Quagrainie, F.A. (2024) Parental Financial Inclusion and Child Proficiency in Low-Income Settings: Family Effects. Development and Sustainability in Economics and Finance, 2-4: 100009, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsef.2024.100009Â
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Adom, P.K. (2024). Socioeconomic impacts of climate change in developing countries over the next decades: A literature survey. Heliyon, 10(1): e35134, 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35134
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Nsabimana, A., Adom, P.K. (2024). Heterogeneous effects from integrated farm innovations on welfare in Rwanda. World Development Perspectives 33: 100548, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2023.100548.
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  Sekyi, S., Adom, P.K., Wiafe, W. (2024). Income and health insurance effects on modern healthseeking behaviours in rural Ghana: Nature and extent of bias involved. International Journal of Social Economics, 51(6):800-818, 10.1108/IJSE-03-2023-0223.
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Liu, F., Sim, J-Y., Edziah, B.K., Sun, H., Sarkodie, S.A., Adom, P.K. (2024). Machinery import, R&D spillover, and energy efficiency. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 67(6): 1258-1279, https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2023.2166819    Â
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Nsabimana, A., Adom, P.K., Mukamugema, A., Ngabitsinze, J.C. (2023). The short and long run effects of land use consolidation programme on farm input uptakes: Evidence from Rwanda. Land Use Policy, 132: 106787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106787Â
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Akorli, C.D., Adom, P.K. (2023). The role of corruption control and regulatory quality in energy efficiency transition tendencies in Africa. iScience, 26(3): 106262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106262 Â
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Sekyi, S., Adom, P.K., Abdualai, A. (2023). Linking crop specialization to agricultural commercialization: an empirical evidence from the Northern Savannah ecological zone of Ghana. The Journal of Developing Areas, 57(2): 89-105. doi:10.1353/jda.2023.0024
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Adom, P.K., Amuakwa-Mensah, F., Akorli, C.D. (2023). Energy efficiency as a sustainability concern in Africa and financial development: How much bias is involved? Energy Economics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106577  Â
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Liu, F., Sim, J-Y., Edziah, B.K., Sun, H., Sarkodie, S.A., Adom, P.K. (2023) Machinery import, R&D spillover, and energy efficiency. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2023.2166819     Â
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Liu F., Jea-yeon S., Sun H., Edziah B.K., Adom, P.K., Song, S. (2023). Assessing the role of economic globalization on energy efficiency: Evidence from a global perspective. China Economic Review, 77: 101897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2022.101897
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Opoku, R.A., Adom, P.K. (2023). Energy literacy levels and energy investment choices of faith-based organisations in Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana: Implications for energy conservation, Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 8:100100 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100100.
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Anlesinya A., Amponsah-Tawiah K., Adom P.K., Damoah O.B.O. (2023). National wellbeing and macro talent management revisited: issues of convergence and moderating role of natural resource endowment in developing countries. Journal of Management & Organization 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2022.86
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Adom, P.K., Nsabimana, A. (2022). Rural access to electricity and welfare outcomes in Rwanda: Addressing issues of transitional heterogeneities and between and within gender disparities. Resource and Energy Economics, 70: 101333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2022.101333
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Agradi, M.P., Adom, P.K., Vezzulli, A. (2022). Towards sustainability: Does energy efficiency reduce unemployment in African cities. Sustainable Cities and Society 79: 103683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103683
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Amuakwa-Mensah, F., Amuakwa-Mensah, S., Rebecca Afua Klege, R.A., Adom, P.K. (2022). Stockpiling and Food worries: changing habits and choices in the midst of COVID-19. Socio-economic Planning and Sciences, 82 (Part A) 101181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2021.101181
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Bless, K.E., Sun, H., Adom, P.K., Agyemang, A.O., Wang, F. (2022). The role of exogenous technological factors and renewable energy in carbon dioxide emission reduction in sub-Saharan African. Renewable Energy, 196: 1418-1428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.06.130
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PHD ECONOMICS, SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, 2016
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MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, 2011
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BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (ECONOMICS), First Class Honors, 2007
