Biography
Kwaku Afesorgbor is an Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy at the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, University of Guelph (Canada) and a Research Associate at the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD). Having worked and studied in different countries, he brings a global perspective to his research and teaching.
Following his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana, he moved to The Netherlands to pursue a master’s degree in Development Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and then to Denmark for his PhD in Economics and Business from Aarhus University. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Tuborg Research Centre for Globalization and Firms of Aarhus University, Denmark, and a recipient of the prestigious Jean Monnet (2023/2024) and Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015/2016) both at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.
Kwaku is an Associate Editor for the journal 'Climate and Development', and also a member of the editorial boards of the 'Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics' and the 'African Journal of Economic and Management Studies'. His research has been published in reputable journals such as 'Energy Policy', 'World Development', 'European Journal of Political Economy', 'Environmental and Resource Economics', 'Journal of African Economies', 'African Development Review', 'Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics', and others. He is keen to continue his research and teaching in the areas of international trade, political economy, international development, energy and environment, food and agriculture, and meta-analysis. Apart from his academic work, he is the Executive Founder of the international Think Tank, Centre for Trade Analysis and Development (CETAD Africa) based in Ghana as well as consults on occasion for international organizations such as the African Development Bank and International Trade Centre.