- Development economics relating to poverty and household food security issues.
- Decentralisation, provision of public goods and services (specifically, education, health and water)
- Health issues (specifically burden of disease, spending assessments, health accounts, health insurance, costing and budgeting).
- Energy issues
- Climate Change issues
Books
Bird, N., Asante, F. A., Bawakyillenuo, S., Trujillo, N. C., Eshetu, Z., Tumushabe, G., Yanda, P., Norman, M., Addoquaye, T. C., Amsalu, A., Ashiabi, A., Kateka, A., Muhumuza, D. M. T., Simane, B. (2016). Public spending on climate change in Africa. Experiences from Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. ODI, London. Available at: https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/10545.pdf
Asante, F. A., Owusu, A. Y. and Ahiadeke, C. (2014).
Placing Health at the Centre of Development. Published by Sub-Saharan Publishers ISBN: 978-9964-75-096-1
WB/ IFPRI (2010)
Gender and Governance in Rural Services. Insights from India, Ghana and Ethiopia. The World Bank / International Food Policy Research Institute (WB/IFPRI). ISBN:978-0-8213-7658-4
(Lead the Ghana Survey Implementation, analysis of Ghana survey data and contributed to write up).
Asante, F.A. (2013)
Economic Analysis of Decentralisation in Rural Ghana. Frankfurt am Main., Peter Lang Verlag. Germany. ISBN: 3-631-50355-5
Asenso-Okyere, W.K., Asante, F.A. and Gyekye, L.O. (1992).
Case studies on rural poverty alleviation in the commonwealth, Ghana. Food Production and Rural Development Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
Book Chapters
Kornher, L. and Asante, F. A. (2016). Stocks and Storage Behavior of Traders in Ghana: Insights from a Trader Survey. In Mattias Kakuhl, Joachim von Braun and Maximo Torero (editors) Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Publishers: Springer DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28201-5_23 pp.603-626.
Asante, F.A. and Owusu, P. (2014). Oil and Ghana’s Development: Some Global Lessons in Governance and Institution Building. In E. Aryeetey, R. Osei & P. Quartey (editors), Managing Ghana’s Oil Boom for Structural Transformation, Sub-Saharan Publishers. ISBN: ISBN: 978-9964-75-092-3
Owusu, G. and Asante, F.A. (2014). District Assembly Financing of Local Level Development. In Quartey P, Aryeetey E.B., and Ackah, C., (eds) (2014), Domestic Resource Mobilization for Inclusive Development, Sub-Sahara Publishers, Accra, Ghana. ISBN: ISBN: 978-9964-75-094-7
Asante, F.A., R. A. Poku, A. Y. Owusu and Zekeng, L. (2014). Economic Burden of HIV Infection on Households in Ghana. In Asante F.A., Owusu, A. Y. and Ahiadeke, C. (eds) (2014), Placing Health at the Centre of Development, Sub-Sahara Publishers, Accra, Ghana. ISBN: ISBN: 978-9964-75-096-1
Asenso-Okyere, K., F. A, Asante, J. Tarekegn and K. S. Andam (2012).
Addressing the links among agriculture, malaria, and development in Africa. In:
Fan, S. and R. Pandya- Lorch (eds.) Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and
Health. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute.
ISBN: 978-0-89629-673-2
Asante, F.A. and J.R.A. Ayee (2008).
Decentralization and Poverty Reduction. In: The Economy of Ghana. Analytical
Perspectives on Stability, Growth and Poverty. Edited by Ernest Aryeetey and
Ravi Kanbur. James Currey and Woeli Publishing Services.
ISBN: 978- 9988-626-82-2
Asante, F.A. and J.R.A. Ayee (2008).
Decentralization, Poverty Reduction and the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy.
In: Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action. Perspectives and Lessons from Ghana.
Edited by Amoako-Tuffour and Armah. Lexington Books, U.S.A.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-1010-2
Asante, F.A. (2007).
Capacity Constraints on Local Government Environmental Policies in Ghana: In:
Environmental Governance and Decentralization: Country Studies. Edited by A.
Breton, G. Brosio, S. Dalmazzone and G. Garrone. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
ISBN: 978-1-84720-398-4
Asante, F.A., Oduro, Abena and Tagoe, Cynthia A. (2007).
CBMS for Local Governance in Ghana: Results from a Case Study of Dangme
West District. In: CBMS: Looking Beyond Poverty Monitoring. Proceedings of
the 2006 CBMS Network Meeting, June 18-22, 2006. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Asante, F.A. (2006).
Social Impact of the Cocoa Industry in Ghana. In: Maximizing the Benefits of the
Cocoa Tree. Plenary Presentations at the 24th Biennial Conference of the Ghana
Science Association, 1st – 4th August 2005. Edited by F. K. Addai, M. A. Cobblah
and W. S. Sebuava. Yamens Press Ltd: Accra.
Asenso-Okyere, W.K., Asante, F.A. and Nube, M. (1997).
Determinants of health and nutritional status of children in Ghana. In: Sustainable food security in West Africa. Edited by W.K. Asenso-Okyere, G. Benneh and W. Tims. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London.
Journal Articles
Mikkelsen, E., Hontelez, J., Nonvignon, J., Amon, S., Asante, F.A., Aikins,
M.K., van de Haterd, J., and Baltussen, R. (2017). The Cost of HIV Treatment
and Care in Ghana: A Longitudinal Multi-site Analysis. AIDS 31: 2279-2286.
Gemma, A. W., Parmar, D., Dkhimi, F., Asante, F., Arhinful, D., & Mladovsky, P. (2017). Equitable access to health insurance for socially excluded children. The case of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. Social Science & Medicine 186, 10-19.
Ama, P. Fenny, Kusi, A., Arhinful, K. D., & Asante, A. F. (2016). Factors contributing to low uptake and renewal of health insurance: a qualitative study in Ghana. Journal of Global Health Research and Policy, 1:18, 1-10.
Andoh-Adjei, F., Spaan, E., Asante, A. F., Mensah A. S., & van der Velden, K. (2016). A narrative synthesis of illustrative evidence on effects of capitation payment for primary care: lessons for Ghana and other low/middle-income countries. Ghana Medical Journal, Vol. 50(4), 207-219.
Andoh-Adjei, F., Cornelissen, D., Asante, A. F., Spaan, E., & van der Velden, K. (2016). Does capitation payment under national health insurance affect subscribers’ trust in their primary care provider? A cross-sectional survey of insurance subscribers in Ghana. Journal of BMC Health Services Research, 16:437, 1-10.
Dzator, J., Dzator, M., Asante, F. A. and Ahiadeke, C. (2016). Common mental disorders, economic growth and development: Economic consequences and measurement issues. The Journal of Developing Areas, 50(5), 13-26. DOI:10.1353/jda.2016.0047
Fenny, A. P., Asante, F. A., Arhinful, D. K., Kusi, A., Parmar, D. and Williams, G. (2016). Who uses outpatient healthcare services under Ghana’s health protection scheme and why? BMC Health Services Research, 16:174. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1429-z
Geli, A., Masset, E., Folson, G., Kusi, A., Arhinful, D. K., Asante, F. et al (2016). Evaluation of alternative school feeding models on nutrition, education, agriculture and other social outcomes in Ghana: rationale, randomised design and baseline data. Trails, 17:37. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-1116-0
Kusi A, Hansen K.S, Asante F.A, Enemark U (2015). Does the National Health
Insurance Scheme Provide Financial Protection to Households in Ghana? BMC
Health Services Research 15:331 DOI 10.1186/s12913-015-0996-8.
Asante, F.A, Awo, Martha A. and Agyei-Sasu, F. (2015). Cost-pricing of
Fertilizer and its Challenges in a Subsidized Market: The Case of Ghana. Ghana
Social Science Journal, Volume 12, Number 1, June.
Arndt, C., Asante, F. and Thurlow, J. (2015). Implications of Climate Change for
Ghana’s Economy. Sustainability, 7, 7214-7231
Fenny, A. P., Asante, F. A., Enemark, U., and Hansen, K. S. (2015). Malaria Care
Seeking Behaviour of Individuals in Ghana under the NHIS: Are we Back to the
Use of informal care? BMC Public Health, 15:370. DOI10.1186/s12889-015-
1696-3
Kusi A, Enemark U, Hansen K.S, Asante F.A. (2015). Refusal to enrol in
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme: Is affordability the problem?
International Journal for Equity in Health, 14:2. DOI: 10.1186/s12939-014-0130-2
Asante, F.A. and Amuakwa-Mensah, F. (2015). Climate Change and Variability in
Ghana: Stocktaking. Climate, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 78-99; doi:10.3390/cli3010078
Fenny, A. P., Asante, F. A., Enemark, U., and Hansen, K. S. (2015). Treatment-
Seeking Behaviour and Social Health Insurance in Africa: the Case of Ghana
Under the National Health Insurance Scheme. Global Journal of Health Science,
Vol. 7, No. 1.
Divya Parmar, Gemma Williams, Fahdi Dkhimi, Alfred Ndiaye, Felix Ankomah
Asante, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Philipa Mladovsky (2014)
Enrolment of older people in social health protection programs in West Africa –
Does social exclusion play a part? Social Science & Medicine, Volume 119,
36-44.
Quarmine, W., R. Haagsma, A. van Huis, O. Sakyi-Dawson, Obeng-Ofori D. and
F. Asante (2014). Did the Price-Related Reforms in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector Favour
Farmers? International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 3, 248-
262.
Fenny, A.P., Enemark, U., Asante, F.A. and Hansen, K. (2014).
Quality of Uncomplicated Malaria Case Management in Ghana among Insured
and Uninsured Patients. International Journal for equity in Health, Vol. 13, No.
63
Fenny, A.P., Enemark, U., Asante, F.A. and Hansen, K. (2014).
Patient Satisfaction with Primary Health Care – A Comparison between Insured
and Non-insured under the National Health Insurance Policy of Ghana. Global
Journal of Health Science, Vol. 6, No. 4.
Baidoo, I., Ramatu M. Al-Hassan, Asuming-Brempong, S., Osei-Akoto, I., and
Asante, F. A. (2013). Willingness to Pay for Improved Water for Farming in the
Upper East Region of Ghana. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol.
3(4): 271-279.
Asante, F.A., Boakye, A.A., Eqyir, I.S. and Jatoe, J.B.D (2012)
Climate Change and Farmers’ Adaptive Capacity to Strategic Innovations: The case of Northern Ghana. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol.1 No. 3, 766-784.
Quarmine, W., R. Haagsma, O. Sakyi-Dawson, F. Asante, A. van Huis and Obeng-Ofori D. (2012)
Incentives for Cocoa Bean Production in Ghana: Does Quality Matter? NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 60-63.
Tekuni N., D.B. Sarpong, J.K.M. Kuwornu and Asante F.A. (2012)
Water Storage for Dry Season Vegetable Farming as an Adaptation to Climate Change in the Upper East Region of Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 6 (29).
Asenso-Okyere, K., Asante, F.A., Tarekegn, J. and Andam, K.S. (2011)
A Review of the Economic Impact of Malaria in Agricultural Development. Agricultural Economics. Volume 42, Issue 3, May.
Asante, F.A., Tagoe, C.A. and Boakye, A.A. (2010).
Effects of Rising Food and Oil Prices on Rural Households in Ghana: A Case Study of Selected communities in the Dangme West District Using the CBMS Approach. DLSU Business and Economic Review. Volume 20, No. 1. July.
Asante, F.A., Chikwama, C., Daniels, A. And Armar-Klemesu, M. (2007).
Evaluating the Economic Outcomes of the Policy of Fee Exemption for Maternal Delivery Care in Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal. Volume 41, No. 3. September.
Essandoh-Yeddu, J., Asante, F.A. and Gulen, G. (2007).
Net WAGP Economic Benefit Requires Ghana Development. Oil and Gas Journal. August.
Wolf, S., Fuest, V. and Asante, F.A. (2007).
Water and Electricity Sector Reforms in Ghana: Back on Track?. International Journal of River Basin Management Vol. 5, No. 1.
Asante, F.A. (2006/2007).
Household Access to Water and Poverty Reduction in Rural Ghana. Ghana Social Science Journal. Vol. 3 & 4, Nos. 1 & 2. June/December.
Armah, P.W. and Asante, F. (2006).
Traditional maize Storage Systems and Staple-Food Security in Ghana. Journal of Food Distribution Research. Vol. 37, No. 1. March.
Asante, F.A. (2006).
Socio-Economics of Fisheries Dependent Communities in the Volta Basin of Ghana. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vol 32, No. 1. March.
Asante, F.A., Asenso-Okyere, K., d’Almeida, S., Mwabu, G. And Okorosobo, T.
(2004). Economic Burden of Malaria in the African Region: Evidence from
Ghana. Communicable Diseases Bulletin for the African Region, Vol. 2, No. 4.
December.
Asante, F.A., Berger, T., Engel, S., and Iskandarani, M. (2002).
Water security in the Ghanaian Volta basin: Patterns, Determinants and Consequences. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol 41, No.1/2.
Asenso-Okyere, W.K., Asante, F.A. and Nube, M. (1997).
Understanding the health and nutrition of children in Ghana. Agricultural Economics. Volume 17, No. 1.
Technical Publications
Asante, F.A., Osei Akoto, I. And Nkegbe, P. (2009).
Determinants of Production Investment Decisions of Farm Households in the
Ghanaian Volta Basin. Technical Publication No. 90. Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Legon. June.
Aboagye, A. Q. Q. and Asante, F. (2006).
The Impact of Capital Flows and Macroeconomic Policy on the Agricultural Sector of Ghana. Technical Publication No. 68. Institute of statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Legon. May.
Asante, F.A., Asenso-Okyere, K. and Kusi, A. (2005).
The Economic Impact of the Burden of Malaria in Ghana. Technical Publication No. 66. Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Legon. December.
Asenso-Okyere, W.K., Asante, F.A. and Gyekye, L.O. (1993).
Policies and strategies for rural poverty alleviation in Ghana. Technical Publication No. 57. Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Legon.
Discussion Papers
Kolavalli, S., Robinson, E., Diao, X., Alpuerto, V., Folledo, R., Slavova, M.,
Ngeleza, G. and Asante, F. (2012).
Economic Transformation in Ghana. Where Will the Path Lead? IFPRI
Discussion Paper 01161. February.
Akramov, K.T. and Asante, F. (2009).
Decentralization and Local Public Services in Ghana: Do Geography and Ethnic
Diversity Matter. IFPRI Discussion Paper 00872. June.
Asenso-Okyere, K., Asante, F.A., Tarekegn, J. and Andam, Kwaw (2009).
The Linkages between Agriculture and Malaria: Issues for Policy, Research and
Capacity Strengthening. IFPRI Discussion Paper 00861. May.
Schiffer, E., McCarthy, N., Birner, R., Waale, D. and Asante, F. (2008).
Information Flow and Acquisition of Knowledge in Water Governance in the
Upper East Region of Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 00820. November.
Working Papers
Okyere, Y. C., Pangaribowo, H. E., Asante, A. F., & von Braun, J. (2017). The
Impacts of Household Water Quality Testing and Information on Safe Water
Behaviours: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana. ZEF-Working
Paper on Development Policy, No. 234, 1-57.
Arndt, Channing; Asante, Felix; Thurlow, James (2014). Implications of climate
Change for Ghana's Economy, WIDER Working Paper, No. 2014/020
Other Publications/Reports
Asante, F.A., Bawakyillenuo, S., Bird, N., Trujillo, N. C., Tagoe, C. A. and Ashiabi, N. (2015). Climate Finance in Ghana. Overseas Development Institute (ODI)/Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)/Ministry of Finance, Ghana.
Sanders, R., and F. Asante. (2010).
Cost and Impact Scenarios to Inform Development of the Ghana National
Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS (2011–2015). Washington, DC: Futures Group,
Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1. September.
Rosen, J. and Asante, F. (2010).
Cost of HIV/AIDS Adult and Pediatric Clinical Care and Treatment in Ghana. Washington, DC: Futures Group, Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1. September.
Asante, F.A. and Fenny, A.P. (2008).
Ghana: National AIDS Spending Assessment, 2007. Level and Flow of Resources and Expenditures to Confront HIV/AIDS. Published by The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) and Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER). December.
Poku, J.A. and Asante, F.A. (2008).
Palm Oil Production in Ghana. A Technical Report Prepared for the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). May.
Asante, F.A. and Aikins, M. (2008).
Does the NHIS Cover the Poor? A Study to Assess the Enrolment of Poor People in Newly Established District Health Insurance Schemes in Ghana. A Technical Report Prepared for the DANIDA Health Support Office, Accra. February.
Asante, F.A. (2007).
Rapid Assessment of the Capacity of District Health System (DHS) to Scale Up Priority Health Interventions. A Technical Report Prepared for the World Health Organisation (WHO), Accra. November.
Asante, F.A., Fenny, A.P. and Ahiadeke, C. (2007).
Ghana: National AIDS Spending Assessment, 2005 and 2006. Level and Flow of Resources and Expenditures to Confront HIV/AIDS. A Technical Report Prepared for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). August.
Asante, F.A. and Clottey, E.A. (2006).
Electric Power in Ghana.ESI Africa. The Power Journal of Africa. Vol. 13 Issue 3.
Coordinated the Report on the “Guide to Natural Gas in Ghana”. Published by the Resource Center for Energy Economics and Regulation based at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research. University of Ghana, Legon. August 2006.
Coordinated the Report on the “Guide to Electric Power in Ghana”. Published by the Resource Center for Energy Economics and Regulation based at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research. University of Ghana, Legon. July 2005.
Lead a study on the “Socio-Economic Impact of Petroleum Deregulation Policy”. A report submitted by the Resource Center for Energy Economics and Regulation of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) to the Ministry of Energy, Accra. December 2004.
Asante, F.A., Avotri, T.S. and Selassi A. d’Almeida (2004).
Costing of Safe Motherhood (Making Pregnancy Safer) Initiative in Ghana:
A Case Study of Wassa West District. A Technical Report Prepared for the World
Health Organisation, African Regional Office, Zimbabwe. February.
Asante, F. A. and Asenso-Okyere, K. (2003).
Economic Burden of Malaria in Ghana. A Technical Report submitted to the
World Health Organisation (WHO), African Regional Office (AFRO), Zimbabwe.November.
Seini, W.A and Asante, F.A. (1998).
Improving the competitiveness and marketability of locally-produced rice in Ghana. Rice production systems in Ghana: A policy analysis matrix (PAM) assessment. Natural Resources Institute (NRI)/Department of International Development (DFID). Project R6688. February.
Seini, W.A., Asante, F.A and Asenso-Okyere, W.A. (1998).
Technology transfer in the informal industrial sector: A study of GRATIS/ITTU clients and customers. A report prepared for Rural Investment Overseas (RIO), London for the European Union by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Legon. August.