Prof. Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu

Prof. Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu
Designation: 
Head of Department
Staff Grade: 
Associate Professor
Department: 
Department of Banking Technology and Finance
Faculty: 
Business School
Brief Bio: 

Prof. Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu is currently a senior lecturer in banking and finance at the Banking Technology and Finance Department of Kumasi Technical University, Ghana. He completed his PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, one of Africa's pride in the league of top universities in the world. His doctoral work investigated monetary policy characterization and transmission effectiveness at the national and regional levels in inflation targeting context. He holds an MSc in Finance and Management from Cranfield University's School of Management, one of UK's elite business schools. He also holds a BA in Economics and Law from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Publications: 

Book

  • Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2021) Monetary policy and food inflation in emerging and developing economies. Routledge, Taylor & Francis.

 

Book Chapter

  • Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2022) Monetary policy and price stability in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: have the dues been paid? In: Amin, A.A., Tawah, R.N. & Ntembe, A. (eds) Monetary and Financial Systems in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

 

Peer Reviewed Journal

  1. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2020). Monetary policy and food inflation in South Africa: A quantile regression analysis. Food Policy, 91, 101816.
  2. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2020). Revisiting interest rate and lending channels of monetary policy transmission in the light of theoretical prescriptions. Central Bank Review, 20(4), 183 – 192.
  3. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2020) Is the interest rate setting behaviour of the Bank of Ghana constrained by high debt levels? African Development Review, 32(3), 459 – 471.
  4. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2021). Heterogeneous provincial prices and monetary policy in South Africa: A wavelet-based quantile regression analysis. Central Bank Review, 21, 87 – 103.
  5. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2021) Estimating Bank of Ghana’s policy responses in the context of Taylor rule: is the inflation target realistic? Cogent Economics and Finance, 9(1), 1988201.
  6. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2021). Does high public debt level constrain the interest rate setting behaviour of the South African Reserve Bank? African Review of Economics and Finance.
  7. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2021) Asymmetry in food price responses to monetary policy: A quantile regression approach. SN Business and Economics, 1:52.
  8. Iddrisu, A. A., & Alagidede, I. P. (2021) Is the monetary policy behaviour of the South African Reserve Bank nonlinear? Global Business and Economics Review, Vol. 24, No. 2.
  9. Ruzima, M., Boachie, M.K., Polajeva, T. & Iddrisu, A.A. (2022). Does the Fisher effect hold in Rwanda? Quality and Quantity, 1 – 16. 
  10. Immurana, M., Iddrisu, A.A., Mohammed, Z. & Mathew, K.K.T.J. (2022). Access to basic drinking water and sanitation in Africa: Does financial inclusion matter? Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2057057.
  11. Immurana, M., Iddrisu, A. A., Boachie, M. K. & Dalaba, M.A. (2021). Financial inclusion and population health in Africa. Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, 1 – 16.
  12. Immurana, M., Iddrisu, A. A., & Boachie, M. K. (2021). The effects of tobacco taxation and pricing on the prevalence of smoking in Africa. Global Health Research and Policy, 6:14.
  13. Oware, K.M. & Iddrisu, A.A. (2021). Moral capital of CSR and firm performance: does a shift from voluntary to mandatory policy matter in an Indian context? Society and Business Review.
  14. Oware, K.M., Iddrisu, A.A., Worae, T. & Adaletey, J.E. (2021). Female and environmental disclosure of family and non-family firms. Evidence from India. Management Research Review.
  15.  Immurana, M., Iddrisu, A. A., & Boachie, M. K. (2020). Does taxation on harmful products influence population health? Evidence from Africa using the dynamic panel system GMM approach. Quality & Quantity, 1-13.