04 / WORKING PAPERS

Work in progress.

Developing articles, working manuscripts and conceptual research. These items must not be interpreted as peer-reviewed or accepted publications.

These are ongoing or proposed manuscripts based on the author’s research programme. Titles and status may change. They are not published research outputs unless subsequently linked in the Publications section.

Sovereign wealth and long-term investment

Impact Investing, Long-Term Horizons and the SWF Emergence

Research manuscript in development

The governance of sovereign wealth funds, impact investing and long-horizon asset allocation in emerging economies.

Sovereign wealth and fiscal policy

From Fiscal Buffers to Growth Engines: Sovereign Wealth Funds, Fiscal Policy and Asset Allocation in Emerging Economies

Developing research programme

Comparative and panel-based study of SWFs, fiscal stabilisation and sustainable economic growth.

Geopolitics and capital markets

War, Security, and Markets: The Financial Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on European Defence Stocks

Working manuscript

Event-study investigation of market responses to security shocks and European defence equities.

Geopolitics and capital markets

From Bonds to Arms? Capital Rotation Between Government Bonds and Defence Equities During Geopolitical Shocks, 1990–2025

Working manuscript

Studies asset rotation between sovereign bonds and defence equities during selected geopolitical events.

Geoeconomics

Mapping China’s Critical FDI in Europe: Implications for Economic Resilience and National Security

Research manuscript / conference presentation

Comparative assessment of investments in strategically sensitive sectors, and European economic security responses.

Central banking

Rocking the Boat? Media Reporting, Central Bank Independence and Credibility — Evidence from Ghana

Developing working paper

Investigates central bank independence, institutional credibility and the information environment.

Regional integration

One Market, One Currency Revisited: Relevance of the AfCFTA in Perspective — A Theory of Optimum Currency Areas

Research concept / draft

Explores regional monetary integration and optimum currency area arguments in the context of African trade integration.

Economic security

Critical Minerals, China and Strategic Supply Chains

Follow-on research

Analytical work on mineral criticality, supply concentration and industrial policy, building on a published 2025 book chapter.

BOOK MANUSCRIPT

Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth in the Republic of Ghana

Publication status not independently verified

Long-form scholarly work developed from doctoral research. The university has listed the title in a publishing plan; no confirmed book-publication record was located in the sources reviewed.

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