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Working Papers

2022

1. Social Protection and Social Distancing During the Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2021

2. The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2021) View citations (4)

2020

3. Exploring the dynamics of micro- level consumption inequality in Ghana
   Working Paper, Agence française de développement
4. Structural transformation and inclusive growth in Ghana
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
5. 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 (3)
6. Understanding the relationship between Consumption Inequality, Inequality of Opportunity and Education Outcomes in Ghana
   Working Paper, Agence française de développement

2018

7. 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 (2)
8. 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
9. Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2022)

2017

10. 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 in International Journal of Microsimulation (2019)

2015

11. Heterogeneous impacts of an unconditioal cash transfer programme on schooling: evidence from the Ghana LEAP programme
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (4)
12. Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
13. 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)
14. Social Networks and Risk Management in Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (1)

2014

15. Efectos del programa LEAP en Ghana
    One Pager Spanish, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
16. L’impact du programme LEAP au Ghana
    One Pager French, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
17. O Impacto do Programa LEAP de Gana
    One Pager Portuguese, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
18. 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)
19. The Impact of Ghana’s LEAP Programme
    One Pager, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

2013

20. 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)
21. 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

22. Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (57)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (58)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (45)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (49)
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (48)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2014)
23. Aid, Growth and Private Capital Flows to Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2011

24. 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

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

2005

26. Tax Reforms in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
27. The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Development (2005)

2002

28. 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

29. Taxation and Fiscal Reform in Ghana
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (10)
30. 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

2022

1. 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
2. Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 155, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2021

3. 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)
4. Structural Change and Welfare: A Micro Panel Data Evidence from Ghana
   Journal of Development Studies, 2021, 57, (11), 1927-1944 View citations (4)
5. The impact of mobile phone voice message reminders on agricultural outcomes in Mali
   Agricultural Economics, 2021, 52, (5), 789-806 View citations (5)

2019

6. 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 (1)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2017

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

2015

8. Bounded Entrepreneurial Vitality: The Mixed Embeddedness of Female Entrepreneurship
   Economic Geography, 2015, 91, (4), 449-473 View citations (20)
   Also in Economic Geography, 2015, 91, (4), 449-473 (2015) View citations (20)

2014

9. Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (2), 597-652 View citations (439)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

10. The Characteristics and Determinants of FDI in Ghana
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2011, 23, (3), 389-408 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2005

11. 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
12. The fiscal effects of aid in Ghana
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (8), 1037-1053 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2003

13. 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

14. 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