Prof. Philip Adom
Professor of Economics at Ashesi University and Visiting Professor at University of Witwatersrand
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About Philip
Prof. Philip Kofi Adom is a leading expert in economics, energy, and sustainable development. Currently a Full Professor at Ashesi University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, he has contributed significantly to policy and research on a global scale. His expertise includes energy economics, economic policy analysis, and sustainable development. He has collaborated with organizations like the African Development Bank and UNICEF, and his work has been recognized by the Elsevier and Stanford University Ranking. Prof. Adom provides external reviews for national research institutions and serves on editorial boards, bridging academic research and practical policy.
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Professional Summary
With an extensive career in academia and research, this professional has achieved significant roles such as Full Professor at Ashesi University and Visiting Professor at the University of The Witwatersrand. They currently serve as Head of the Department of Economics and have an ongoing commitment to mentorship programs, notably with the African Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Their academic expertise is further demonstrated through notable research fellowships at venerable institutions like Duke University and the University of Gothenburg, alongside advisory roles at international collaborative organizations. This individual also undertakes significant evaluative and administrative responsibilities, evidenced by their past examiner roles and leadership within academic examination committees.
Work History
Visiting Professor (Full)
University of The Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Finance
2026 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Graduate Research Supervision, Thesis Examination, and Mentorship
Professor (Full)
Ashesi University, Department of Economics
2026 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Teaching, Research, Supervision, Mentorship, and Administration
Head of Department
Department of Economics, Ashesi University
2026 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: curriculum and programme development, assignment of teaching responsibilities, management and promotion of faculty research, management and execution of department budget
Strategic Advisor – Research and Innovation
Australia-International Collaboration Research Organization (AICRO)
2025 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Research, leadership, Training & Consultancy
Mentor
Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and WiTs-Edinburgh Sustainable African (WESAF) Futures PhD mentorship program
2025 - Present
- Named as a mentor in the collaborative mentorship program between the University of Edinburgh and WiTs to support PhD students focusing on sustainable futures in Africa.
Mentor
African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
2024 - Present
- Mentorship under the African Academic of Sciences (Aas) Mentorship Scheme, providing guidance and support to junior faculty as part of a structured mentoring program.
SETI-IGE Research Fellow
Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative (SETI) – Inclusive Green Economy (IGE), Environment for Development
2023 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Research, Training & Consultancy
Research Fellow
GIMPA – PURC Center of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR)
2023 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Research, Training & Consultancy
EfD Senior Research Fellow
Environment for Development (EfD), University of Gothenburg
2020 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Research, Training & Consultancy
SETI Senior Research Fellow
Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative [Seti] (EfD), Duke University, Usa & Universidad Del Bío-Bío
2019 - Present
- Responsibilities/roles: Research, Training & Consultancy
External Examiner
National Research Fund (NRF), South Africa
2016 - 2025
- Participated as an external examiner in the evaluation of research quality for NRF rating, assessing various academic submissions.
Associate Professor
University of The Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Finance
2024 - 2025
- Responsibilities/roles: Teaching, Research, Supervision, Mentorship, and Administration
Associate Professor
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Department of Development Policy
2021 - 2024
- Responsibilities/Roles: Teaching, Research, Supervision, Mentorship, and Administration
Co-Lead
GIMPA-PURC Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR)
2023 - 2023
- Co-leading the efforts at the GIMPA-PURC Center focused on excellence in the regulation of public utilities, in collaboration with the Public Utility and Regulation Commission (PURC).
Internal Examiner & Chair of the Promotion Committee
GIMPA, Ghana
2023 - 2023
- Chaired the promotion committee responsible for assessing and recommending Dr. Stephen Odonkor for the Associate Professor rank, overseeing the evaluation process.
Co-Lead
African School of Regulation
2023 - 2023
- Participated as an implementing partner for the African School of Regulation, facilitating programs and initiatives to enhance regulation practices across the continent.
Internal Examiner & Member of Promotion Committee
GIMPA, Ghana
2022 - 2022
- Contributed as a committee member for evaluating promotions within the institution, including Dr. William Adabor and Dr. Ebenezer Bugri to Associate Professor Rank.
Visiting Lecturer in Applied and Theoretical Econometrics
Central University, Department of Economics
2021 - 2022
- Responsibilities/Roles: Teaching, Research, Supervision, Mentorship, and Administration
Senior Lecturer
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Department of Development Policy
2018 - 2021
- Responsibilities/Roles: Teaching, Research, Supervision, Mentorship, and Administration
External Examiner
University of Pretoria
2020 - 2020
- Served as an external examiner for the promotion of Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz to Full Professor in Economics, contributing to the academic evaluation process of staff promotions.
Research Associate
City University of Hong Kong, School of Energy and Environment
2017 - 2018
- Responsibilities/Roles: Research, Supervision, and Mentorship
Director of Research and Policy
Institute of Energy and Climate Change Policy
2016 - 2017
- Responsibilities/Roles: Advocacy, Research, and Training
Lecturer
University of Professional Studies, Department of Banking and Finance
2012 - 2017
- Responsibilities/Roles: Teaching, Research, Supervision, and Mentorship
Assistant Professor
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Dept. Of Forest Economics
2016 - 2016
- Responsibilities/Roles: Research
Visiting Research Fellow
African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Head Office
2016 - 2016
- Responsibilities/Roles: Research
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana, Department of Economics
2011 - 2012
- Responsibilities/Roles: Research, Marking of scripts & Teaching
Credit Officer
Assa Savings and Loans Limited
2008 - 2009
- Responsibilities/Roles: Loan collection, processing of loan applications & monitoring of loan defaulters
National Service Personnel
Vat Head Office (Now Ghana Revenue Authority), Operations Unit
2007 - 2008
- Responsibilities/Roles: Compliance checks & registration of VAT traders
Education Summary
The individual possesses a distinguished academic background in economics and social sciences, having earned a PhD in Economics from the prestigious Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where they were recognized as a Browald Scholar and awarded the Global Swede Award in 2016 for their dissertation on energy demand management in Africa. They hold an MPhil in Economics from the University of Ghana, achieved with a commendable CGPA of 3.71, as well as a First Class Honours B.Ed in Social Sciences (Economics) from the University of Cape Coast. Additionally, they have contributed significantly to the academic community by serving as a co-supervisor for various PhD dissertations at the Ghana Institute of Management, University of Ghana Business School, and led a PhD supervision at the University of Insubria, Italy, focusing on critical issues such as energy efficiency, public sector performance, and strategic talent management.
Education History
PhD
University of Insubria, Varese Italy
2025
Lead Supervisor, Essays on Energy Efficiency, Remittances and Development Outcomes' Nexus in Africa
PhD
Ghana Institute of Management
2025
Co-Supervisor, Public sector performance and Knowledge exchange in the Ghanaian agriculture sector: the role of social innovation and Public Administration
PhD
University of Ghana Business School
2025
Co-Supervisor, Critical sustainability perspectives on strategic talent management: A multilevel and multi-method Analysis
PhD ECONOMICS
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Slu), Sweden
2025
Dissertation Title: Energy Demand Management in Selected African Countries. Browald Scholar. Award In Recognition of Thesis: Global Swede Award 2016
MPhil Economics
University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
2025
CGPA: 3.71/4.0. African Economic Research Consortium Scholar
B.Ed Social Sciences (Economics)
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
2025
First Class Honours. CGPA: 3.65 /4.0
Publications Summary
P.K. Adom is a prolific researcher with significant contributions spanning various topics related to energy efficiency, economic development, and sustainability. His work appears in prestigious journals such as "Nature Communications", "Journal of Cleaner Production", and "Energy Economics," with recent publications addressing issues like the implications of technological innovation and energy efficiency transitions. Notable research includes his exploration of energy policy impacts across Africa and Asia, and his analysis of economic globalization's effects within the energy sector. Additionally, Adom's publications in books and technical reports emphasize his cross-disciplinary influence, particularly in addressing sustainable energy solutions in developing regions, highlighting his role as a key figure in advocating for low-carbon transitions and energy policies.
Published Works
Will technological innovation across carbon neutrality timelines increase asset stranding risks in China’s carbon-intensive sectors?
Journal ArticleIndustrial energy efficiency and the CO2 trade-off in the presence of rebound: A varying-coefficient frontier approach
Journal ArticleUntitled Publication
OtherUndergraduate Dissertation
ThesisPolicy drivers of industrial energy-efficiency transitions in Ghana: Energy taxation and low-carbon technology adoption
OtherAssessing energy efficiency and rebound effect across heterogenous technologies: A global analysis
Journal ArticlePrevalence of plastic waste as a household fuel in low-income communities of the Global South
Journal ArticleTransition Dynamics of Industrial Energy Efficiency: The role of Low-carbon Technologies and Energy Taxes
Conference PaperLow-carbon energy transition and digital infrastructure from the Global South: a review
Journal ArticleTesting the double dividend hypothesis under varying tax types, economic, and institutional capacity settings for developing countries
Journal ArticleTax-revenue recycling designs, environmental incentives, and energy welfare in Ghana’s industrial subsectors
Conference PaperNational wellbeing and macro talent management revisited: issues of convergence and moderating role of natural resource endowment in developing countries
Journal ArticleNational wellbeing and macro talent management revisited: issues of convergence and moderating role of natural resource endowment in developing countries
Journal ArticleHeterogeneous effects from integrated farm innovations on welfare in Rwanda
Journal ArticleMacro, meso, and micro decomposition of energy consumption in Ghana: Role of shocks (local and global) and policy intervention
Journal ArticleMachinery import, R&D spillover, and energy efficiency
Journal ArticleThe impact of electrification on the profits of households’ non-farm enterprises in Nigeria: evidence from the multi-tier attributes of electricity access
Conference PaperSocioeconomic impacts of climate change in developing countries over the next decades: A literature survey
Journal ArticleParental Financial Inclusion and Child Proficiency in Low-Income Settings: Family Effects
Journal ArticleGlobal Energy Efficiency Transition Tendencies: A Development Phenomenon or not?
Journal ArticleIncome and health insurance effects on modern health-seeking behaviours in rural Ghana: Nature and extent of bias involved
Journal ArticleRegulatory impact of informality on gasoline consumption efficiency in Africa: A proposed two-part complementary hypothesis test
Journal ArticleThe Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change in Developing Countries in The Next Decades
Working PaperGlobal Energy Transition tendencies: A development phenomenon or not?
Conference PaperAssessing the role of economic globalization on energy efficiency: Evidence from a global perspective
Journal ArticleEnergy Literacy Levels and Energy Investment Choices of Faith-Based Organisations in Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana: Implications for Energy Conservation
Journal ArticleA research agenda for low carbon transition and gender equity in the Global South (Infrastructure)
Technical ReportEnergy literacy levels and energy investment choices of faith-based organisations in Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana: Implications for energy conservation
Journal ArticleThe short and long run effects of land use consolidation programme on farm input uptakes: Evidence from Rwanda
Journal ArticleEconomics of downstream oil and gas project, risk, and decision analysis
Book ChapterThe Role of Corruption Control and Regulatory Quality in Energy Efficiency Transition Tendencies in Africa
Journal ArticleScaling renewable energy capacities for sustainability in Africa: Cases of innovative financing options
Book ChapterEnergy efficiency as a sustainability concern in Africa and financial development: How much bias is involved?
Journal ArticleDoes remittances inflow influence energy poverty?
Journal ArticleBrief actionable research agenda on: Infrastructure
Technical ReportTowards sustainability: Does energy efficiency reduce unemployment in African cities
Journal ArticleStockpiling and Food worries: changing habits and choices in the midst of COVID-19
Journal ArticleRural access to electricity and welfare outcomes in Rwanda: Addressing issues of transitional heterogeneities and between and within gender disparities
Journal ArticleTowards sustainability: Does energy efficiency reduce unemployment in African cities
Journal ArticleAn Outlook of Energy Demand, Supply and Cost In Tanzania
Working PaperRural access to electricity and welfare outcomes in Rwanda: Addressing issues of transitional heterogeneities and between and within gender disparities
Journal ArticleTowards sustainability: Does energy efficiency reduce unemployment in African cities
Journal ArticleStrategic talent management, decent work and national wellbeing nexus: a cross-country and panel data analysis
Journal ArticleEnergy efficiency – Economic growth nexus: what is the role of income inequality?
Journal ArticleThe role of climate adaptation readiness in economic growth and climate change relationship: An analysis of the output/income and productivity/institution channels
Journal ArticleCOVID-19 and Handwashing. Implications for water use in sub-Saharan Africa
Journal ArticleEnergy Poverty, development outcomes, and transition to green energy
Journal ArticleFinancial Depth and Electricity Consumption in Africa: Does Education matter?
Journal ArticleIs water use sustainable and efficient in China? Evidence from a macro level analysis
Journal ArticleThe role of climate adaptation readiness in economic growth and climate change relationship: An analysis of the output/income and productivity/institution channels
Journal ArticleStrategic talent management, decent work and national wellbeing nexus: a cross-country and panel data analysis
Journal ArticleEnergy efficiency – Economic growth nexus: what is the role of income inequality?
Journal ArticleEnvironment and Health Nexus in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study on Perceived relationship and Willingness-to-Participate (WTP) in design of environmental protection policy
Journal ArticleRenewable Energy—Economic Growth Nexus: Addressing Potential Issues of Endogeneity and the Precision of the Long-Run Relationship
Book ChapterDetermination of Asymmetries and Market Integration in the Electricity and Crude Oil Markets
Book ChapterDecomposition of Technical Efficiency in Agricultural Production in Africa into Transient and Persistent Technical Efficiency under Heterogeneous Technologies
Journal ArticleDetermination of Asymmetries and Market Integration in the Electricity and Crude Oil Markets
Book ChapterFinancial Depth as a demand-side management strategy in the electricity sector in Africa: Does Education matter?
Conference PaperDoes Technological Progress Provide a Win–Win Situation in Energy Consumption? The Case of Ghana
Book ChapterElectricity supply in Ghana: The implications of climate-induced distortions in the water-energy equilibrium and system losses
Journal ArticleAn evaluation of energy efficiency in Africa under heterogeneous technologies
Journal ArticleEnergy demand –FDI nexus in Africa: Do FDIs induce dichotomous paths?
Journal ArticleFinancial Depth as a demand-side management strategy in the electricity sector in Africa: Does Education matter?
Conference PaperThe economies of wastewater management in China’s Industry
Journal ArticleEnergy savings in Nigeria: Is there a way of escape from energy inefficiency?
Journal ArticleImpact of renewable energy (hydro) on electricity prices in Ghana: A tale of the short- and long-run
Journal ArticleEnergy efficiency in China: How persistent are the movements to/from the frontier
Journal ArticleThe transition probabilities of Inflation Episodes in Ghana
Journal ArticleUnveiling the energy saving role of banking performance in Sub-Sahara Africa
Journal ArticleThe transition probabilities of Inflation Episodes in Ghana
Journal ArticleEnergy savings in Nigeria: Is there a way of escape from energy inefficiency?
Journal ArticleThe long-run price sensitivity dynamics of industrial and residential electricity demand: the impact of deregulating electricity prices
Journal ArticleImpact of market-based policies and external fiscal discipline on Ghana’s inflation
Journal ArticleThe transition between energy efficient and energy inefficient states in Cameroon
Journal ArticleEnergy demand management in selected African Countries
BookShift in demand elasticities, road energy forecast, and the persistence profile of shocks
Journal ArticleAsymmetric effects of energy intensity determinants in Nigeria
Journal ArticleAnalysing inflation dynamics in Ghana
Journal ArticleModeling electricity demand in Ghana revisited: the role of policy regime changes
Journal ArticleModelling aggregate domestic electricity demand in Ghana: An autoregressive distributed lag bounds cointegration approach
Journal ArticleEnergy demand in Ghana: A case study of the electricity sub-sector
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