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Working Papers

2023

1. Differences in inequality measurement: Ghana case study
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
2. Special Economic Zones and household welfare: New evidence from Ghana
   KCG Working Papers, Kiel Centre for Globalization (KCG)
3. “Multiple, polarized and vulnerable”: A socio-economic exploration of Ghana’s middle class
   Working Paper, Agence française de développement

2022

4. Social Protection and Social Distancing During the Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)

2021

5. The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2021) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2020

6. Exploring the dynamics of micro- level consumption inequality in Ghana
   Working Paper, Agence française de développement
7. Structural transformation and inclusive growth in Ghana
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
8. The Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resources: Evidence from Ghana
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
9. Understanding the relationship between Consumption Inequality, Inequality of Opportunity and Education Outcomes in Ghana
   Working Paper, Agence française de développement

2018

10. Effects of an education reform on household poverty and inequality: A microsimulation analysis on the free Senior High School policy in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
11. Impact of pre– and post-harvest training reminders on crop losses and food poverty in Mali
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
12. Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2017

13. Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity: Evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    See also Journal Article Quantifying the Impacts of Expanding Social Protection on Efficiency and Equity: Evidence from a Behavioral Microsimulation Model for Ghana, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2015

14. Heterogeneous impacts of an unconditioal cash transfer programme on schooling: evidence from the Ghana LEAP programme
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (4)
15. Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
16. Poverty and Happiness: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Happiness among the Extreme Poor in Rural Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
17. Social Networks and Risk Management in Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (1)

2014

18. Efectos del programa LEAP en Ghana
    One Pager Spanish, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
19. L’impact du programme LEAP au Ghana
    One Pager French, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
20. O Impacto do Programa LEAP de Gana
    One Pager Portuguese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
21. The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes on Household Work Decisions in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
22. The Impact of Ghana’s LEAP Programme
    One Pager, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

2013

23. The Effectiveness of Aid in Improving Regulations: Empirical evidence and the drivers of change in Rwanda
    IEE Working Papers, Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) View citations (2)
24. The Political Economy Dimensions of Macroeconomic Management of Aid in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)

2012

25. Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (52)
    Also in Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (55)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (47)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (65)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (61)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (60)
    See also Journal Article Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2014) View citations (522) (2014)
26. Aid, Growth and Private Capital Flows to Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2011

27. Idiosyncratic shocks, risk management and welfare dynamics in rural Ghana
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2008

28. The characteristics and determinants of FDI in Ghana
    HWWI Research Papers, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Characteristics and Determinants of FDI in Ghana, The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan (2011) View citations (14) (2011)

2007

29. Public spending at the district level in Ghana
    GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
30. Public spending in Ghana: An assessment of national level data (1995 – 2005)
    GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2005

31. Tax Reforms in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
32. The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (60)
    See also Journal Article The fiscal effects of aid in Ghana, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2005) View citations (67) (2005)

2002

33. Modelling the Fiscal Effects of Aid: An Impulse Response Approach for Ghana
    Discussion Paper Series, Hamburg Institute of International Economics
    Also in HWWA Discussion Papers, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA) (2002) View citations (5)

2001

34. Taxation and Fiscal Reform in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (10)
35. The HIPC Initiative and Poverty Reduction in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Corrigendum to ‘Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor’ [J. Dev. Econ., 155 (2022) 102781]
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 172, (C)

2024

2. Special economic zone dynamics and firm performance: Evidence from an emerging economy
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2024, 45, (6), 3834-3851
3. Special economic zones, gender and innovations: new evidence from an emerging economy
   Cogent Business & Management, 2024, 11, (1), 2342487
4. The redistributive and welfare impact of fiscal policies in Ghana: new evidence from CEQ methodology
   Cogent Economics & Finance, 2024, 12, (1), 2398734

2023

5. Actor roles and linkages in the agricultural innovation system: options for establishing a cocoa innovation platform in Ghana
   Innovation and Development, 2023, 13, (2), 301-322
6. Do farmer-actor interactions in the agricultural innovation system drive technological innovation adoption in Ghana?
   African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2023, 15, (4), 458-472
7. Does combining traditional and information and communications technology–based extension methods improve agricultural outcomes? Evidence from field experiments in Mali
   Review of Development Economics, 2023, 27, (1), 450-475 View citations (2)
8. The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana
   Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32, (Supplement_2), ii10-ii33 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2022

9. Effects of Long-Term Malnutrition on Education Outcomes in Ghana: Evidence from a Panel Study
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2022, 34, (1), 1-21 View citations (1)
10. Information delivery channels and agricultural technology uptake: experimental evidence from Ghana
    European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2022, 49, (1), 82-120 View citations (9)
11. Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor
    Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 155, (C) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2021

12. Cash transfers and the supply of labor by poor households: Evidence from the livelihood empowerment against poverty program in Ghana
    Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (3), 1293-1304 View citations (2)
13. Structural Change and Welfare: A Micro Panel Data Evidence from Ghana
    Journal of Development Studies, 2021, 57, (11), 1927-1944 View citations (9)
14. The impact of mobile phone voice message reminders on agricultural outcomes in Mali
    Agricultural Economics, 2021, 52, (5), 789-806 View citations (9)

2019

15. Quantifying the Impacts of Expanding Social Protection on Efficiency and Equity: Evidence from a Behavioral Microsimulation Model for Ghana
    International Journal of Microsimulation, 2019, 12, (1), 105-123 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity: Evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana, WIDER Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2017

16. The Effectiveness of aid in Improving Regulations: An Empirical Assessment
    South African Journal of Economics, 2017, 85, (3), 368-385 View citations (1)

2015

17. Bounded Entrepreneurial Vitality: The Mixed Embeddedness of Female Entrepreneurship
    Economic Geography, 2015, 91, (4), 449-473 View citations (24)
    Also in Economic Geography, 2015, 91, (4), 449-473 (2015) View citations (24)

2014

18. Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (2), 597-652 View citations (522)
    See also Working Paper Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints, Working Papers (2012) View citations (52) (2012)

2011

19. The Characteristics and Determinants of FDI in Ghana
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2011, 23, (3), 389-408 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The characteristics and determinants of FDI in Ghana, HWWI Research Papers (2008) View citations (6) (2008)

2005

20. Perspectives on growth and poverty, edited by Rolph van der Hoeven and Anthony Shorrocks (Tokyo: United Nations University Press and Wider, 2003, pp. 302)
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (8), 1093-1094
21. The fiscal effects of aid in Ghana
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (8), 1037-1053 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ghana, WIDER Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (60) (2005)

2003

22. IMF and World Bank Sponsored Structural Adjustment Programs in Africa: Ghana's Experience, 1983-1999 by KWADWO KONADU-AGYEMANG. (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001, pp. 456)
    Journal of International Development, 2003, 15, (2), 261-262

2002

23. Development with a human face: experiences in social achievement and economic growth, edited by Santosh Mehrotra and Richard Jolly (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 493, £14.99, p|b )
    Journal of International Development, 2002, 14, (2), 299-300