Isaac Osei-Akoto
Isaac Osei Akoto is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana. His research interests are: development economics, design and analysis of socio-economic surveys, financing and behavioural issues on health care, and economic valuation of policy interventions in social services.
Content by Isaac Osei-Akoto
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Blog post
Cash transfers as COVID-19 relief: Evidence from Ghana
Well-targeted mobile money transfer programmes can be an effective policy tool to smooth consumption during pandemics, especially among the neediest populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected economic activity and imperilled the livelihoods of people across the globe. Its effects on the poor in developing countries has been particularly severe, as these citizens are...
7 Jun 2021 | Dean Karlan, Matt Lowe, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Ben Roth, Chris Udry
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Project
Tertiary Education and Industrial Development in Ghana
Accelerated industrial growth is one of the priorities of Ghana in order to boost the welfare of her citizenry as well as economic development. This therefore, requires that tertiary education provides graduates with job-relevant skills to meet the demands of industry and the economy as a whole. Based on this overarching development objective, the Ministry of Finance and...
1 Dec 2013 | Simon Bawakyillenuo, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Clement Ahiadeke, Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, Edem Kweku Agbe
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Publication - Policy Brief
Tertiary Education and Industrial Development in Ghana (Policy Brief)
1 Aug 2013 | Simon Bawakyillenuo, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Clement Ahiadeke, Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, Edem Kweku Agbe
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Publication - Working Paper
Tertiary Education and Industrial Development in Ghana (Working Paper)
1 Jul 2013 | Simon Bawakyillenuo, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Clement Ahiadeke, Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, Edem Kweku Agbe
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Publication - Policy Brief
Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints (Policy Brief)
1 Sep 2012 | Dean Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Chris Udry
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Publication - Working Paper
Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints (Working Paper)
1 Sep 2012 | Dean Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Chris Udry
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Project
Structural transformation of tertiary education in Ghana for accelerated industrial development
Accelerated industrial growth is one of the priorities of Ghana in order to enhance the welfare of her citizenry as well as achieve economic development. Tertiary education has been acknowledged as an effective means by which students can be trained with job-relevant skills to meet the labour demands of industry. As a result state agencies, ministries and the private sector...
1 Jun 2012 | Clement Ahiadeke, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Simon Bawakyillenuo, Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey
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Project
Examining the Underinvestment in Agriculture: Capital Constraints and Risk
Research on the returns to capital in developing countries reveals that the potential for farmers to take on profitable investments may be very high. This research project seeks to understand why farmers do not invest more in potentially profitable farming activities: are risk aversion and/or capital constraints important reasons for this underinvestment in agriculture? And...
1 Sep 2009 | Chris Udry, Ernest Aryeetey, Dean Karlan, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Robert Darko Osei