CURRICULUM VITAE
1. EDUCATION
PhD (Economics), 2015
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi - Ghana.
Research: Technical Efficiency and Productivity of Rural and Community Banks in Ghana.
M.A. Economics, 2003
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi - Ghana.
Research: The Impact of External Debt on Economic Growth and Investment in Ghana.
B.A. (Hons.) Economics & Law, 1999
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi - Ghana.
GCE O-Level & A-Level, 1987 – 1994
Opoku Ware School, Kumasi - Ghana
Other certificates
2019 - Monitoring and Evaluation, Association of Africa Universities (AAU) Workshop, Accra.
2019 - Policy Impact Evaluation, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Training, Accra.
2018 - Empirical Econometric Analysis Workshop (Online), Malaysia.
2016 - Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews, CARMA Summer Course, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA.
2016 - Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis (Online), John Hopkins University, USA
2014 - Microeconometrics Analysis Course, @Clare College, Cambridge University, UK
2005 - Consultancy as a Professional Option (Online), Inwent, Germany.
2005 - Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Course (Spring 2005) , World Bank Learning.
2. WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2023 – to date:
Director: Internal Quality Assurance (IQAU), Garden City University College, Kenyase-Kumasi, Ghana.
Associate Professor (Sabbatical): GCUC Business School, Garden City University College, Kenyase-Kumasi, Ghana.
Aug. 2019 – to date:
Associate Professor: Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana.
Oct. 2012 – July 2019:
Senior Lecturer: Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana.
Apr. 2008 – Sept. 2012:
Lecturer: Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana.
Oct. 2005 – Apr. 2008
Lecturer: GCUC Business School, Garden City University College, Kenyase-Kumasi, Ghana.
Feb. 2003 - Mar. 2005:
Consultant. Asamoah & Williams Consulting Ltd, Ghana.
3. SELECTED TECHNICAL PROJECTS
Economic Consultant: Country Consultant (Economic Governance and Public Finance Sections of MGD): Financial Challenges of Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs): A case study of Ghana. Economic Commission for Africa (RB:10UNA/17210/IO-11605201/A20)– 12th January–12th February, 2021.
Economic Consultant: Pathways to Investment: Assessment of Investment Potential in Ghana (G20 Compact with Africa Reforms Project). GIZ / ACET-Ghana. September – December 2020.
Economic Consultant (PFM/Tax expert): Strengthening the use of Evidence for Development Impact (SEDI) Project: Political Economy and Evidence Ecosystem Analysis - Public Financial Management/Tax Sector in Ghana. DFID/OPM/ODI/ACET-Ghana. September 2019 – March 2020.
Research Consultant: Business Incentives and Tax expenditures in Ghana. Tax Policy Unit (TPU), Revenue Policy Division (RPD), Ministry of Finance (MoF). January 2020.
Principal Investigator: A socio-economic analysis of condom use among Female Sex Workers in selected Cities in Ghana: Implications for public health policy. KNUST Research Fund (KReF), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. May 2019.
Co-Investigator: Powering the powerless: Impact of rural electrification in Ghana. International Growth Centre (IGC), London School of Economics. December 2017
Economics Researcher: The asymmetric effects of oil price shocks on aggregate demand in Ghana. Ghana Oil and Gas for Inclusive Growth (GOGIG) / Oxford Policy Management. September 2017
Consultant: Economic Analysis of Solar PV power in Government Senior High Schools and Hospitals in Ghana. Submitted to Prefoss Limited, Kumasi-Ghana. January 2017
Researcher: Case study on AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control and public private partnerships in Ghana’s health sector to extract value from extractives projects. Impact Evaluation of programme outcomes and impact. Report submitted to AfDB/NRM. December 2015
Team Member: Draft Joint Proposal and Budgets: Growth & Employment and Environment & Climate Platforms. Universities Denmark and International Programmes Office, KNUST. March 2011
Economist/ Business Systems Expert: Biogas Research and Development – RenD. Proposal Development for Funding on Biogas Research. The Energy Centre, KNUST. November 2009
Consultant: Microfinance Consulting, Business Planning and Operational Review of Golden World Susu Investments Ltd. Report to access Planet Finance Loan. Submitted to management. July 2005
Consultant: Training of Trainers and Project officers on Non-financial Services for Microfinance, Nsoatreman Rural Bank, Sunyani, Ghana. Training delivered to Rural Banks Project Officers. April 2005
Consultant: Development of Non-financial Services Manual for Nsoatreman Rural Bank, Sunyani, Ghana. Funded by ADF Credit with Education. Manual submitted to Bank Management. March 2005
Consultant: Bank of Ghana – RFSP I / Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Performance Monitoring and Benchmarking of Rural & Microfinance Institutions in Ghana. Technical Report submitted to Bank of Ghana. May – Oct., 2004
Training Consultant: GTZ-RFSP/ARB APEX Bank, Training of all Rural and Community Banks in Ghana. Delinquency Management and Portfolio Reporting for RCBs in Ghana. Training delivered to Rural Bank Managers and Project Officers. (January-February-April, 2004)
Training Consultant: GHAMFIN/Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Performance Benchmarking for Microfinance NGOs and CBOs in Ghana. Technical Report submitted to GHAMFIN. Mar. – Jun., 2003
4. REVIEWER EXPERIENCE (ACEDEMIC JOURNALS)
World Development (Elsevier), Journal of African Business (Taylor & Francis), South African Journal of Economics (Wiley and Sons), Cogent Economics and Finance (Taylor & Francis), Ghana Economics Journal, Biomed Research (Hindawi), Journal of Developing Areas (Project Muse), Economics Bulletin, Journal of Economics and International Finance (Academic Journals Inc.), Management Review News (Emerald Insight), BMC Health Services Research, Economics Research (Taylor & Francis).