[HTML][HTML] Non-farm entrepreneurship, caste, and energy poverty in rural India

I Koomson, E Orkoh, S Ahmad - Energy Economics, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study examines how non-farm entrepreneurship influences rural household energy
poverty and explores caste-based heterogeneities in outcomes in India. The study used …

[HTML][HTML] Energy poverty and mental distress in South Africa: Assessing linkages and potential pathways

I Koomson - World Development Sustainability, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Despite the increasing attention on energy poverty due to its health implications, the South
African story is yet to be told, while pathways of influence have received little empirical …

Informal care and financial stress: Longitudinal evidence from Australia

I Koomson, S Lenzen, C Afoakwah - Stress and Health, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The number of people providing informal care has increased considerably in the last years
while, at the same time, about one in four Australians have financial stress problems. This …

Working but hungry: precarious employment and household food insecurity in Ghana

A Opoku, J Nunoo, RE Kofinti - International Review of Economics, 2024‏ - Springer
Workers and food systems are integral to economic progress in Africa, where food insecurity
is rising alongside exacerbating levels of precarious employment conditions. However …

[HTML][HTML] Employment-related time poverty, time stress and food away from home behaviour: Panel evidence from Australia

I Koomson, E Martey, O Temoso - Appetite, 2025‏ - Elsevier
This study examines the link between employment-related time poverty and food away from
home (FAFH) behaviour. We use a large representative sample of Australians drawn from …

Can health financing programmes reduce food insecurity in a develo** country?

RE Kofinti, I Koomson, J Baako-Amponsah - International Journal of Health …, 2024‏ - Springer
Despite the devastating effects of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures on households'
financial outlays, which potentially stifle household resources needed for food consumption …

Club convergence in regional labor productivity: how do Australian states and territories compare to the US, UK, and Canadian subnational regions?

O Temoso, I Koomson, B Thomy - Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2024‏ - Springer
Develo** strategies to enhance productivity growth requires identifying leading and
lagging regions, industries, and growth drivers. However, there are limited cross-country …

Consumption Inequality and Multidimensional Child Poverty in Ghana: Does Access to Communal Services Matter?

RE Kofinti, DK Manda, MO Oleche, G Mwabu - Child Indicators Research, 2024‏ - Springer
This paper examines the association between consumption inequality and multidimensional
child poverty using the seventh round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey, augmented …

Examining the Link Between Financial Inclusion and Mental Distress: Empirical Evidence from Rural South Africa

I Koomson - Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Rural …, 2024‏ - Springer
Considering the worsening prevalence of anxiety and depression globally and the many
forms of socioeconomic deprivations faced by rural folks, it has become necessary to …

Unleashing Potential: The Transformative Power of Financial Inclusion in Fostering Sustainable Rural Development

I Koomson, RA Villano - Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Rural …, 2024‏ - Springer
Despite the growing recognition of financial inclusion's importance in socioeconomic
development, the link between financial inclusion and sustainable rural development …