Charles Ackah
Dr. Charles Ackah is a research fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana and is interested in applied trade and trade policy and analysis, poverty and distribution impacts of economic policies, labour market adjustment, and consumption and demand behaviour. Dr Ackah received his PhD from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, examining non-farm employment and incomes in rural Ghana.
Content by Charles Ackah
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Project
Tracking multi-sectoral firm performance and responses through the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 is estimated to cut Ghana’s GDP growth by at least 5.3% in 2020 bringing the country’s expected GDP growth to about 1.5%. The Ghanaian economy is highly exposed to global shocks with trade accounting for over 71% of the country’s GDP in 2018. However, very little is known about exactly how the pandemic and the measures to contain the spread of the virus...
15 Jul 2021 | Kofi Asante, Charles Ackah, Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah
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Publication - Working Paper
Productivity losses and firm responses to electricity shortages: Evidence from Ghana
7 Jun 2018 | Ama Baafra Abeberese, Charles Ackah, Patrick Asuming
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Publication - Policy Brief
How did the 2012-2015 power crisis affect small and medium manufacturing firms in Ghana?
18 Aug 2017 | Ama Baafra Abeberese, Charles Ackah, Patrick Asuming
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Project
Analysing the extent and sources of productivity losses from electricity shortages for small and medium-sized enterprises
This study analysed the impact of Ghana’s 2012-2015 power crisis on the productivity of small and medium manufacturing firms. It found that power outages have a significant negative impact on productivity. Estimates suggest that reducing the number of days in a month with outages from the average of about ten in Ghana to zero, has the potential to increase...
2 Feb 2016 | Patrick Asuming, Ama Baafra Abeberese, Charles Ackah
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Publication - Policy Brief
Managing the Macroeconomy in an Oil Rich Country: The Case of Ghana (Policy Brief)
1 Aug 2013 | Charles Ackah, Robert Darko Osei, Oliver Morrissey, Eric Mochiah
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Publication - Working Paper
Managing the Macroeconomy in an Oil Rich Country: The Case of Ghana (Working Paper)
1 Jun 2013 | Charles Ackah, Eric Mochiah, Oliver Morrissey, Robert Darko Osei
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Project
Managing the Macroeconomy in an Oil Rich Country
The discovery of commercial quantities of oil and gas off the coast of Ghana in June 2008 has given rise to high expectations and optimism for improved prospects for rapid economic development and poverty reduction. However, there have been public concerns for the proper management of the increased foreign exchange inflows and the transparent use and fair distribution of...
1 Jun 2012 | Charles Ackah, Oliver Morrissey, Robert Darko Osei, Eric Mochiah
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Project
Public Financial Management and the Efficiency of Public Spending
The discovery of commercial quantities of oil and gas off the coast of Ghana in June 2008 has given rise to high expectations and optimism for improved prospects for rapid economic development and poverty reduction. However, there have been public concerns for the proper management of the increased foreign exchange inflows and the transparent use and fair distribution of...
1 Nov 2010 | Oliver Morrissey, Robert Darko Osei, Charles Ackah, Eric Mochiah