Henry Telli

Content by Henry Telli

• Project

  IGC Public Forum on Galamsey in Ghana

  Small-scale illegal mining operations (colloquially known as “galamsey”) are destroying farmlands, forests, and water bodies in Ghana. IGC analysis showis that it would cost approximately $250 million to reclaim lands and water bodies destroyed by galamsey based on its studies in the western region.  This event shared findings from IGC Ghana-sponsored work on...

  16 Jan 2019 | James Dzansi, Henry Telli

• Publication - Project Report

  Survey of local government revenue mobilisation capacity in Ghana, 2017: Summary and policy implications

  7 Jan 2019 | James Dzansi, Anders Jensen, David Lagakos, Isaac Otoo, Henry Telli, Cynthia Zindam

  
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  Guidance on 'One-District, One Factory'

  Ghana has begun an ambitious policy of building one new factory in each of its 216 districts. This study provides guidance on which types of factories would be most viable in each district. The study concludes that several unexploited primary resources exist in almost each district, and highlights the challenges districts are likely to face when trying to process...

  26 Sep 2018 | David Lagakos, James Dzansi, Henry Telli

• Publication - Project Report

  Manufacturing capabilities in Ghana’s districts: A guidebook for “One District One Factory”

  26 Sep 2018 | James Dzansi, David Lagakos, Isaac Otoo, Henry Telli, Cynthia Zindam

  
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  Urban transport systems and commuter mode choices: A field experiment in Ghana

  The traffic congestion resulting from too many cars moving to the central business district in the city is a symptom of an inefficient and ineffective public transport system. Such is the experience of Accra, a city with the third highest traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa following Lagos and Luanda. According to a recent World Bank study, transportation and land use concerns,...

  21 Sep 2016 | Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, Patrick Asuming, Henry Telli

• Publication - Working Paper

  Imperfect Information and School Choice in Ghana (Working Paper)

  1 Mar 2013 | Henry Telli, Kehinde Ajayi

  
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  Imperfect Information and School Choice in Ghana

  This study identifies and analyses how information influences school choice by students in Ghana. It explores why lessprivileged students do not apply moreaggressively and, in particular, whether a lack of information is responsible for this disparity. Ghana, like many other countries across the world, has a centralised application system for admission to secondary school...

  1 Jun 2012 | Kehinde Ajayi, Henry Telli

• Publication - Policy Brief

  Imperfect Information and School Choice in Ghana (Policy Brief)

  1 Apr 2012 | Kehinde Ajayi, Henry Telli

  
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