James Atambilla Abugre (PhD)
Full-time: Finance
James Atambilla Abugre is Financial Economist and a PhD in Finance holder from the University of Ghana Business School. He is a senior Economic and Development planning expert in Ghana with vast experience in development finance, development planning and management, public policy administration, monitoring and evaluation and local governance.
He holds an MPhil in Economics from University of Ghana, a BA in Integrated Development Studies with specialization in economics and entrepreneurship from the University for Development Studies and a Post-chartered Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He is a member of the Ghana Institute of Planning and Commonwealth Association of Planners. James is recognized for delivering practical graduate-level and undergraduate lectures in FinTech, advanced research methods, corporate finance, econometrics, macro and micro economics, and monetary economics to enhance individual student success.
James has contributed to several book chapters with renowned scholars in different fields which have been published in reputable journals. He has also published widely, empirical papers in economics and finance covering many topics of relevance in contemporary developments. His research interests include monetary economics and policy, financial technology and inclusion, financial development, corporate finance and governance, development economics and planning and international economics. He is committed to ongoing research to bridge academia and industry through innovative research, interdisciplinary and industry collaboration and equipping future finance professionals with theoretical and practical insights. James has taught many courses at the graduate and undergraduate level including macro and micro economics, corporate finance, financial economics and econometrics, development economics, public finance, Risk planning and management, public policy and monitoring and evaluation at the University of Ghana. He is currently lecturing Research Methods at the Ashesi University in Ghana.
- Research Methods
- Economic Analysis for Public Policy
- Implementing public policy
- Designing public policy, statistics for social sciences,
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics and Policy
- Financial Technology and Inclusion
- Development Economics
- Corporate Governance
- Development Finance
- Impact of Political and Legal Environments on International Trade. In the Palgrave Handbook of International Trade and Development in Africa. Abugre J.A., Joe N., & Abor, J.Y. (2024). Published by Palgrave Macmillan.
- The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe and Infrastructure Financing’. In the Perspectives on Development Banks in Africa. Case Studies and emerging practices at the National and Regional level. Abugre, J.A, Abor, J., Y & Marimo, M. (2024). Published by Palgrave Macmillan
- Petroleum Wealth management in emerging and developing countries. Abugre, J.A, Abor, J., & Salim, R. (2023). Petroleum Wealth Management in Emerging and Developing Countries. In The Economics of the Global Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging Markets and Developing Economies. Published by Routledge; Taylor and Francis Group.
- The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry in Emerging and Developing Countries’. Abor, J. Y., Abugre, J. A., & Agyekum, G. N. (2023). The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry in Emerging and Developing Countries. Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging and Developing Country Perspectives. Published by Routledge; Taylor and Francis Group.
- Playing-Catch Up: SupTech and RegTech Developments in Africa. Opoku-Afari, M., Abugre, J. A., & Oppong, K. A. (2022). Playing-Catch Up: SupTech and RegTech Developments in Africa. The Economics of Banking and Finance in Africa: Developments in Africa’s Financial Systems (pp. 745-794). Springer International Publishing, USA.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Finance, University of Ghana, Legon
- Post Chartered Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Economics, University of Ghana, Legon
- Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Development Studies, University for Development Studies
