Ghana
IGC Ghana collaborates with government departments, development institutions, and the local private sector on research to support evidence-based policymaking and sustainable growth. Our research covers a wide range of areas, including agriculture, education, the labour market and waste management.
Explore our work
Climate priorities in developing countries
Understanding climate change beliefs and adaptation subsidies: Evidence from cocoa farmers in Ghana
Blog
Strengthening urban waste management by empowering waste pickers in Ghana
Blog
Managing solid waste for a sustainable Accra
Policy brief
Citizens attitudes towards changes in fiscal policy in Ghana
Project
Free secondary education in Ghana: Macroeconomic impacts and adjustments going forward
Policy brief
Making digitisation more inclusive for job matching
Policy brief
Educational inequality, labour market outcomes and multidimensional poverty: Evidence from Ghana
Project
Integrated resilient development in a coastal city: The case of Accra
Project
Ghana's infrastructure: The mystery of misspending
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About
While Ghana has had strong GDP growth for the last 20 years, high informality, unemployment, and inequality persist. To support inclusive growth, The IGC Ghana country programme was initiated in 2009 in consultation with leaders in government, academia, policy think tanks, and civil society.
Since its inception, IGC Ghana has participated in a number of high-quality research projects in partnership with government agencies and development and private sector actors. These projects include improving local government revenue administration, understanding how power outages affect electricity payments, and measuring the impact of Bus Rapid Transit. It has achieved notable success through projects such as the Enterprise Map of Ghana and brought together top researchers and policymakers. Going forward, the IGC Ghana aims to build on work supporting business growth, improving power tariffs and efficiency, and addressing urban governance challenges.
Housed in the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana, Legon, IGC Ghana is in a unique position to engage with top researchers in Ghana and across the world to find evidence on sustainable and inclusive growth for the Ghanaian government.
Our team
James Dzansi
Senior Country Economist, Ghana, International Growth Centre
David Lagakos
Professor of Economics, Boston University
Sam Mensah
Senior Advisor, International Growth Centre
Nana Ama Ofosu
Research and Policy Officer, Ghana, International Growth Centre
Nii Sowa
Country Director, Ghana, International Growth Centre
Henry Telli
Senior Country Economist, Ghana, International Growth Centre
Chris Udry
Robert E. and Emily King Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
Contact
c/o Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research University of Ghana
PO Box LG 74
Legon, Accra
Ghana
Email: [email protected]
X: @IGC_Ghana
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