Dr Alex Acheampong obtained PhD (Economics) from the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research interests span energy economics, environmental economics, neo-institutional economics/political economy, macroeconomics, development economics, international economics, and infrastructure economics. Dr Acheampong is a globally recognized researcher in applied economics. He ranks among the top 2% of global scientists by Stanford University. He is also ranked among the top 200 young economists in the world by Research Papers in Economics (RePEc). Again, RePEc ranked him among the top 10% of Economists in Australia.

Dr Acheampong has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and 9 book chapters. He has more than 80% of his peer-reviewed articles published in the Australian Business Dean Council (ABDC) A/A*-ranked and Scimago Q1-ranked Journals. Specifically, his publications have featured in leading international academic journals, including Energy Economics ( ABDC: A*), Journal of Policy Modeling (ABDC: A), The Journal of Economic Inequality (ABDC: A), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (ABDC: A), Social Indicators Research (ABDC: A), Journal of Consumer Affairs (ABDC: A), Journal of Environmental Management (ABDC: A), Business Strategy and the Environment (ABDC: A),  Journal of Cleaner Production (ABDC: A), Utilities Policy (SJR: Q1), International Economics (SJR: Q1), International Journal of Energy Research (SJR: Q1), Environmental Science & Policy (SJR: Q1) and Science of the Total Environment (SJR: Q1).

Dr Acheampong is an Associate Editor for Energy Economics and the Journal of Public Affairs and Executive Guest Editor for World Development Sustainability.

I am interested in supervising HDR students with broad interest in applied economics. Specific areas of interest are energy economics, environmental and climate change economics, political economy/institutional economics, development economics and macroeconomics. Specifically, I welcome research proposals that seek to either apply panel data, time series, or household survey data to the following topics (but not exhaustive):

• Energy justice, energy poverty, energy security, and energy choice
• Energy transition and net-zero emissions
• Gender empowerment and socio-economic development
• Climate change, adaption, resilience, and governance
• Economic and welfare implications of disasters (e.g., fire, drought, flooding, and among others)
• Circular economy, environmental pollution, and degradation
• Financial inclusion, income poverty, and wealth inequality
• The political economy of rural-urban development dichotomy
• Issues on trade, foreign direct investment, financial development, and macroeconomic stability
• Institutions and comparative analysis of socio-economic development