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International finance & development
Capital flows, financial sector development and the long-term investment choices facing emerging economies.
ECONOMICS & THE GLOBAL ORDER
Understanding the forces shaping markets, states and global change.
I am Dr Joseph Yaw Abodakpi, an Assistant Professor at the Krakow University of Economics. I hold a doctoral degree in Finance and Economics, and my research brings together international finance, development economics, geoeconomics and defence economics.
Department of International EconomicsKrakow University of Economics · Poland
RESEARCH / GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES01 — 04
JOSEPH
ABODAKPI
ABODAKPI
01ACADEMIC PROFILE
Economic questions do not stop at national borders. Neither should the research.
My work examines how international capital, economic institutions and geopolitical developments influence markets, public policy and long-term development. I combine interests in financial systems and emerging economies with research into strategic supply chains, security and the political economy of global change.
02 / SCHOLARLY INTERESTS
Research at the intersection
of economics and power.
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Geoeconomics & political economy
Economic statecraft, international trade, critical minerals and the changing geography of strategic interdependence.
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Defence economics & security
The economic dimensions of defence expenditure, industrial resilience and geopolitical risk in financial markets.
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Monetary economics & governance
Central banks, monetary transformations, financial stability and the institutions shaping the global economy.
RESEARCH IN FOCUS
Capital, resilience and
strategic choice.
Current research considers long-term sovereign investment strategies, the resilience of defence-industrial supply chains and the role of foreign direct investment in economic development.
Current research projects ↗03 / SELECTED SCHOLARSHIP
Published research.
2026Journal article
Defence economics
Read paper Defence Spending Convergence and Burden Sharing in NATO: Evidence from Poland and the United States
Internal Security, 18(1), 229–253.
2025Journal article
Monetary economics
Read paper Central Banks at a Crossroads — The Effect of Industry 4.0
Central European Review of Economics & Finance, 53(4), 5–26.
2024Journal article
International finance
Read paper Reserve Accumulation and Sudden Stops: Evidence from Foreign Direct Investment Dynamics in Selected Emerging Economies
Theoretical Economics Letters · with Gorm Jacobson and Konrad Stelmach.
04 / CURRENT ENGAGEMENT
Research beyond
disciplinary boundaries.
NATO STO · RESEARCH ACTIVITY
SAS-220
A NATO-wide research roadmap examining gaps and synergies in the defence and technological industrial base.
SYNDICATE 2 · 2026–2029Discover project ↗
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE
DESGRI
Defence Economics and Geoeconomics Research Initiative — connecting research on economics, industry and strategic change.
RESEARCH COORDINATORVisit initiative ↗
DEVELOPING RESEARCH AGENDA
Sovereign wealth & long-term investing
Fiscal buffers, patient capital and asset allocation for economic resilience and sustainable growth.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESSExplore research ↗
COLLABORATION & ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
Ideas develop through
conversation.
COMPLETE ACADEMIC RECORD
Published scholarship and emerging research.
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Published works
Journal articles, scholarly chapters and proceedings from 2013–2026.
Explore ↗09Working papers & manuscripts
Developing research on sovereign assets, geopolitical risk, Africa and monetary institutions.
Explore ↗10Research projects
Research streams, academic initiatives and ongoing interdisciplinary engagements.
Explore ↗Published outputs and work in progress are intentionally separated. Work listed as a manuscript is not represented as accepted or peer-reviewed.