Edmund Poku Adu

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Assistant Professor

Arkansas State University

Also affiliated: University of North Texas (2022–2024); University of Ghana (2019–2021); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2026); Ghana Health Service (2019); University of Applied Management (2019); Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (2019)

Faculty Researcher

2 h-index 13 pubs 25 cited

Research Areas

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Edmund Poku Adu, an Assistant Professor at Arkansas State University, researches public finance, digitization, and societal inequalities. His work investigates the practical challenges of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Ghana's transport sector and examines public budgeting practices in both developed and developing nations. Adu also studies the dynamics of farmer-herdsmen conflicts through a power dimension perspective.

His recent publications explore the intersection of government announcements and AI-mediated content gatekeeping on platforms like TikTok, specifically focusing on how warnings about tax misinformation can disrupt user search behavior. Adu's research also delves into the broader implications of digitization on inequalities within Ghana and the specific mechanisms of dedicated local sales taxes.

Metrics

h-index: 2
Publications: 13
Citations: 25

Selected Publications

The Impact of Dedicated Local Sales Taxes (D‐LSTs) on General Fund Expenditures: Evidence From Texas (2026)

Public Budgeting &amp Finance DOI OpenAlex
Digitization and Inequalities in Ghana (2025)

DOI OpenAlex
Digitization and Inequalities in Ghana (2025)

DOI OpenAlex
Dedicated Local Sales Tax (d-LST) (2025)

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