Dr. Elisha Denkyirah

Dr. Elisha Denkyirah is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Knee Regulatory Research Center and the Center for Free Enterprise at West Virginia University.

He earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Texas Tech University, as well as a Master of Science in International Agribusiness and a graduate certificate in New Institutional Social Sciences from North Dakota State University.

Dr. Denkyirah's research spans topics in health economics, public health policy, international economics, economic development, and agribusiness. His latest research explores the opioid crisis, regulatory responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, scope of practice, and occupational licensing.

He has published in highly ranked journals including the Southern Economic Journal, Economics and Human Biology, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Independent Review, American Review of Canadian Studies, and Cogent Economics and Finance. Earlier work spans topics such as willingness to pay, climate change, pesticide use, food safety, environmental pollution, foreign aid, women’s empowerment, education, and economic growth.