Paul K. Asabere

Fox School of Business and Management
Speakman 206F
1810 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6083
Phone: (215) 204-1678
Fax: (215) 204-1697
E-mail: pasabere@temple.edu

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Paul K. Asabere earned a BS. (First Class Honors) in Urban Planning from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in 1974. He received his M.U.P degree in 1977 and Ph.D in Finance in 1980 (Real Estate) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Asabere has been at Temple University since 1989. He has published over forty scholarly articles in top-tier academic journal such as: Journal of Regional Science; Land Economics; Urban Economics; Urban Studies; Real Estate Economics; Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics; Journal of Real Estate Research, and The Appraisal Journal. He is on the editorial boards of two major real estate journals: Journal of Real Estate Research, and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. He is currently working on housing and land policy studies for African countries.

Dr. Asabere has received several research grants (or awards) including grants from the foundation of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (1990) and U.S.A.I.D Research Grant for study in Ghana (1979/80). Dr.Asabere has participated in scores of academic/professional conferences and seminars. Dr. Asabere was awarded Fulbright Senior Research Scholar in Spring 2000. Recent consulting include: Comptroller of Public Accounts (State of Texas) and The Pine Lands Commission (State of New Jersey)

Dr. Asabere was past president of the African Finance and Economics Association (AFEA), a subsidiary of ASSA.