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Anthony Owusu-Ansah

Land Economy

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Anthony Owusu-Ansah (PhD) is the Head of Department and a Professor of Real Estate Finance and Economics at the Department of Land Economy, KNUST. Before joining the Department, Anthony was an Associate Professor of Finance at the Business School of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra. He completed his PhD in Real Estate at the University of Aberdeen in the UK. Before his doctorate degree, he graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana with MSc degree in Real Estate Management and BSc. Degree (First Class) in Land Economy respectively. He is a professional member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors and an Associate Fellow of the British Higher Education Academy. At GIMPA, he was the Head of Department of the Finance and Accounting Department between September 2019 and December 2021. He was also the Coordinator of Graduate Programmes at the Business School GIMPA between September 2015 and August 2019. He also served on several Academic Board Committees and on the University Council’s sub-committee of Finance and Development between September 2019 and December 2021. His teaching interests include Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Finance, Quantitative Research Methods, Real Estate Valuation, Principles of Real Estate, Corporate Finance and Financial Management. Anthony is an expert in Hedonic Modelling and House Price Index Construction and has also consulted a number of private people and firms on crop compensation valuation, real estate valuation, Market Analysis and the Highest and Best Use of Real Estate. Anthony’s research focuses on housing market analysis, behavioural finance and housing market, hedonic pricing and index construction, Land Management and Land Information Systems etc and has researched extensively into the housing markets in Ghana and has over a dozen of research publications to his credit in international reputable journals like the Housing Studies, Journal of Housing and Built Environment, Habitat International, International Journal of Housing Market and Analysis, Journal of Corporate Real Estate, etc. He is the author of the book “Construction and Application of Property Price Indices” published by Routledge: London in 2018. He is an external examiner to the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, University of Cape Coast, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, University of Johannesburg in South Africa, Central University, Koforidua Technical University and Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development in Wa. He is an old student of Kumasi Academy

Research Summary

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Higher education research in Ghana has focused on students' access to higher education participation, equity, and disparity across various universities. Studies have examined student opportunities from 2015 onwards, highlighting challenges and equitable experiences. The researcher has contributed significantly to critical thinking development among undergraduate students through papers on essential ingredients for successful research proposals and hedonic price indices in Ghana. However, these studies also highlight the need for addressing housing supply challenges, particularly in urban contexts like Ghana. Their research has explored the constraints faced by housing supply, using methodologies such as fuzzy numbers for real estate valuation. The researcher's work extends to diverse areas, including banking, finance, and policy-making. They have examined financial reporting practices and the use of advanced techniques in Ghana, contributing to a global understanding of these areas.

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A Descriptive Assessment of Higher Education Access, Participation, Equity, and Disparity in Ghana(2013)
Essential Ingredients of a Good Research Proposal for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in the Social Sciences(2014)
Developer constraints on housing supply in urban Ghana(2019)
Public choice theory and rental housing: an examination of rental housing contracts in Ghana(2017)
Examination of the dynamics of house prices in urban Ghana(2020)
An examination of rental housing contracts in Ghana: Legal versus economic perspectives(2016)
An Empirical Study of Constraints on Housing Supply in Urban Ghana(2017)
Price and rental differentials in gated versus non-gated communities: the case of Accra, Ghana(2020)
Producing hedonic price indices for developing markets(2014)
Construction of real estate price indices for developing housing markets(2017)
Empirical analysis of residential submarket conceptualisation in Ghana(2019)
Construction and Application of Property Price Indices(2018)
The effect of school quality on house prices in the global south: evidence from South Africa(2023)
Construction of property price indices(2013)
Modelling the supply of new residential construction in Aberdeen, UK(2014)
Modelling the supply of new residential construction for local housing markets and estimation of housing supply price elasticities: The case of Aberdeen, UK.(2012)
Developing a local house price index: the case of Aberdeen, Scotland(2013)
Behavioural finance, property values and housing conversion in Urban Ghana(2021)
Measuring and understanding the house price dynamics of the Aberdeen housing market(2012)
Relevance of the use of YP[Dual Rate] in the Valuation of Leasehold Interests in Contemporary English Practice(2013)
Management of Real Estate Management Information and Economic Development in Third World Countries(2016)
Applications of property price indices(2018)
Property valuation and appraisal indices(2018)
Macroeconomic determinants of residential property prices and bubble testing in the property market in Ghana(2019)
Modelling the supply of new residential construction for local housing markets and estimation of housing supply price elasticities: The case of Aberdeen, UK(2012)
The residential, office, retail and industrial markets in West Africa(2022)
Buy versus Rent Decision of Office Space among Public Corporations in Ghana(2024)
Going Back to the Basics: Demonstrating Care, Connectedness, and a Pedagogy of Relationship in Education(2016)
The effect of banking sector reforms on interest rate spread: Evidence from Ghana(2023)
The Impacts of Mining Industries on Land Tenure in Ghana: A Comprehensive Systematic Literature Review(2024)
Land information management and landed property ownership security: Evidence from state-sponsored court system(2013)
The nexus between land title registration and property prices in Ghana: evidence from Accra’s housing market(2023)
The use of investment decision techniques and tools in practice in a frontier market: Evidence from Ghana(2022)
Firm characteristics and the use of investment decision techniques in the global south: Evidence from Ghana(2023)
Currency reform, currency biases and Ghana’s forex market fluctuations: Beyond the macroeconomic fundamentals(2023)
Corporate real estate and corporate strategy alignment in South Africa(2020)
The application of financing and dividend decision techniques in practice among Ghanaian chief financial officers (CFOs)(2023)
The effect of gender and racial diversity on REIT board performance in South Africa(2018)
The Impact of Debt Financing on the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Ghana(2019)
The effect of gender and racial diversity on REIT board performance in South Africa(2018)
Impact of market classifications on the innovative use of financing and dividend techniques: a global review of survey papers(2024)
Do firms operating in a shared institutional environment have similar sustainability disclosure practices? A comparative analysis of multinational and locally listed firms in Africa(2023)
Building conditions and energy user behaviour: systematic review of literature(2025)
Climate change adaptation in facilities management: a systematic literature review(2025)
An Analysis of Green and Conventional Buildings in the South African Office Market(2018)
An Analysis of Green and Conventional Buildings in the South African Office Market(2018)
A comparison of green and conventional buildings in selected office nodes in Gauteng province, South Africa(2023)
Trokosi' in Ghana: Cultural Relativism or Slavery?(2003)
Balancing Choice and Control in the Classroom: Reflections on Decades of Post-Doctoral Teaching(2016)
A study of higher education participation, equity and opportunities: The case of three publicly funded universities in Ghana(2012)
Empirical demonstration of property price index construction(2018)
The theory of hedonic pricing modelling(2018)
A global tour of transaction property price indices(2018)
Property price index construction methods(2018)
Construction of Hedonic Price Indices for Development Markets: Explicit Time Variables versus Strictly Cross-Sectional Models(2014)
Relevance of the use of YP[Dual Rate] in the Valuation of Leasehold Interests in Contemporary English Practice(2013)
Fuzzy numbers for the assessment of real estate market and property valuation(2001)
Public debt and macroeconomic performance: the interaction effect of fiscal vulnerability(2025)
Intestinal parasites in Australian aborigines of Kempsey shire(1981)

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