Professional/Teaching Experience
Academic Rank Held and Subjects taught
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, KNUST 1st August, 2018- to date
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, KNUST 1st Oct. 2012 – 31st July, 2018
- Lecturer, Department of Economics, KNUST 1st 2002 - Sept, 2012
Courses Taught
Table 1: Courses Taught
COURSE CODE
COURSE TITLE
DATES
GRADUATE
ECON 657/658
Monetary Theory and Practice
2010/2011-to date
ECON 502
Monetary Economics and Policy
2014/2015- to date
ECON 501
Microeconomics
2019-to date
MIFI 553
Microeconomics
2012/2013- to date
CEMBA/PA 552
Economic Environment Business
2014/2015
FIN 513
Monetary Economics and the Global Economy
2013/2014- to date
ISD 554
Research Methods
2013/2014
UNDERGRADUATE
ECON 455/456
Monetary Economics
Sept, 2018-to date
ECON 255/256
Statistics for Economists
2010- to date
ECON 357/358
Development of Economic Thought
2010/2011-2014/2015
ECON 355/356
Development Economics
2002/2003-2006/2007
ECON 151/152
Elements of Economics
2002/2003-2005/2006
STAT 264
Economic and Official Statistics
2013/2014- July, 2017
Applied Statistics for Economics
2013/2014
Labour Economics
2013/2014
- Supervision of students’ project work/thesis/research
Table 2: Supervision of Postgraduate Thesis in Economics -PhD
Title
Name of Student
2020
Tourists Site and Poverty Reduction in Ghana
Nsoh, Donald Akolmolga
2020
Monetary policy rate, microcredit and interest rate
Eric Effah Sarkodie
2020
Public Pensions, Social Protection and Old-Age Poverty in Ghana
Andrews Doeh Agblobi
2020
Studies on economics of fertility and contraception in Ghana
William Angko
2018
Four essays on higher education: The case of polytechnics in Ghana
Addai Isaac
2017
Studies on fuel wood commercialization and poverty reduction in the Northern Region of Ghana
Jamal Mohammed
Table 3: Supervision of Postgraduate Thesis in Economics -MPhil
2021
Felicia Sarbeng
2021
Inflation targeting and exchange rate movements in Ghana: An empirical investigation
Mathew Kwabena Valogo
2020
Currency substitution and exchange rate volatility in Ghana
Michael Kofi Hanson
2019
The impact of government agricultural policies on production and export of cocoa in Ghana
Ntreh Emmanuel Nii Oseku
2019
Electricity consumption and health outcomes in Sub-Sahara Africa
Portia Akosua Boye
2018
Estimating the responses of real output and price level to monetary and fiscal policy shocks in Ghana
Rhoza Philomina Nyarko
2017
The effect of exchange rate volatility on Ghana’s imports and exports
Johnson Kodjo Ahator
2017
Examining the determinants of demand for money in Ghana
Amoa-Ababio Philip Dankwah
2016
Impact of inflation targeting on economic growth in Ghana (180-2013): An empirical investigation
Alhassan Mohammed
2016
Investigating factors that influence individuals demand for loans in Ghana: Case of Kwahu West Municipality
Samuel Tawiah Baidoo
2016
The Effect of smallholder livestock production on income of farm households in Northern Ghana: Case of Yendi Municipality
Umar Anwar
2014
The Impact of Financial Development on the Growth of the Ghanaian Economy
Kwasi Agyei
2013
Microfinance and poverty reduction among women in Lambussie and Nandom Districts in Upper West Region
Wikana, Iddrisu Braimah
2013
Impact assessment of microcredit on the wel-being of women in Ghana: A case in AtwimaMponua District
Awuah, Anita Dansowaa (Miss)
2013
The impact of lending rate on firm’s investment decision in Ghana
Amo, Joseph
2013
Determinants of Schooling Achievement in Senior High Schools in the BrongAhafo Region of Ghana
Awusi, Tenkorang Lawrence
2013
Investigating the Determinants of Basic School Enrollment in Ghana: A case Study of the Kumasi Metropolis and the AtwimaMponua District of the Ashanti Region
Naomi Opoku (Miss)
2013
Determinants of Cocoa Production in the Ashanti Region
Effah Eric Sarkodie
2013
Inflation Forecasting in Ghana: Artificial Neural Network Model Approach
Isaac Kings Eshun Nunoo
2012
Assessing the Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on Economic Growth in Ghana
Adu-Gyamfi, Anthony
2006
The Effect Of Foreign Aid on Real Exchange Rate in Ghana
Arhenful, Peter
2006
An Assessment of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Ghana. The Case of Selected Districts
Ofori-Boateng, Kenneth
Table 4: Supervision of Postgraduate Thesis in Economics -MSc
2020
The effect of deposit mobilization on profitability and liquidity of selected banks
Aidoo Stephen
2020
Investigating the nexus between lending interest rate and loan default in commercial banks. Evidence from sub-Sahara Africa
Hakeem Shaibu
2020
The impact of exchange rate on cocoa export volumes in Ghana
Portia Ofori
2018
Moses Dumayiri
2017
The impact of foreign direct investment inflows on economic growth in Ghana: An empirical analysis (1975-2016)
Gyan Albert Oppong
2017
Effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Ghana
Abdul-Rahman Abdullai
2017
Investigating the impact of monetary policy on stock market performance in Ghana
William Ackumey
2017
The impact of financial sector efficiency on economic growth of Ghana
Amankwaah Eric
2017
Assessing the factors that influence savings in non-bank financial institutions in Nanumba North District
Karim Hardi
The impact of inflation targeting on economic growth in Ghana
Twumasi Daniel Donkor
Table 5: Supervision of MBA and CEMBA Theses
YEAR
Title of Dissertation
Name of Student
2017
Assessing the impact of capital structure on profitability of listed firms on the Ghana stock exchange
Genfi Edmund Kofi
2017
Erxamine the challenges faced by SMEs in accessing credit: A case study of selected SMEs in the Sunyani Municipality
Laud Nyame Agyemang
2017
An evaluation of credit risk management practices of First Allied Savings and Loans Ltd, Techiman Branch
Emmanuel Kwabena Wucharey
2016
Investigating factors that influence the use of mobile money services in the Tamale Metropolis
Salifu Abdul-Samed
2016
Assessment of revenue mobilization IN Obuasi Municipal Assembly
Augustine Ampaabeng
2016
The impact of board structure on performance: Study of selected rural banks in Ashanti Region
Ernest Osei
2016
The effect of capital structure on profitability of selected firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Jacinta Nketia
2012
Risk Management in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Financing. A Case Study of Opportunity International -Ghana
Adomako Richard
2012
The Effect of Bank Specific Factors (Internal) on Banks’ Profitability: The Case of Selected Banks on the GSE
Bismark Ntiedu Dapaah
2012
An Investigation into the Factors That Influence the Performance of Subsidiary Companies in Ghana. Case Study of the Guinness Ghana Brewery Limited and Ecobank Ghana Limited
Edmund Kwaku Opoku
2012
Evaluating Issues of Transparency and Accountability at the Wa Municipal Assembly and Wa West District Assembly
Emilda Alijata Chireh
2012
Investigating Rural Banks’ Financing of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana. A Case Study of Selected Rural Banks
Osei Bonsu Emmanuel
2012
E-Banking in Ghana-A Case Study of Ecobank Ghana Ltd
Richard Asare
2012
Causes of Loan Default: A Case Study of Some Selected Rural Banks in Ashanti Region.
Opare Adum Safori
2012
Global Economic Financial Crises and its Effect on Worker’s Remittance: The Case of Ghana.
John Sabeng Poku
2012
The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Reducing Child Labour in Ghana. Case Study of Selected NGOs
Joyce Mankwa
2011
Revenue Mobilization by Assemblies: A Case Study of the Sekyere East District
Louisa Gyireh
2009
Investigating Operational Effectiveness and Efficiency in ECG of Ghana: Supply Chain Management Perspective.
Bogyako-Saime, Patrick
2006
Maximizing Financial Opportunities Inherent in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: The Case of Ghana Armed Forces in United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone 1999-2002
Abdul Nasir-Saeed
2005
The Challenges of Women in Banking and Financing: A Case Study of Agricultural Development Bank
Mrs. Hathia Cobina
2004
The Reviewed Government Textbook Policy and Printing Industry: A Case Study of Selected Printing Houses in Kumasi
Miss Georgina Konadu
Table 5: Supervision of Undergraduate dissertations
Year
Title of Dissertation
Name of Student
2019
Investigating the effect of government expenditure on economic growth in Ghana -1980-2017
Kwadwo Antwi-Wiafe
Mildred Oduro
Tandoh Benjamin
Ellen Serwaa Agyemang
Kwabena Owusu-Sekyere
2019
Investigating internet usage and academic performance of university students on KNUST campus
Oheneba Danso Ernestine
Anim Anno Nancy
Hanson Gideon Kojo
Dzata Forster Komla
Bartels Fiifi Andrews
2018
2017
2016
The impact of SLTF/SSNIT loan on academic performance of KNUST students
Adomako Boadi Abigail
Abdul Ghaniyu
Broni Emmanuel Asare
Gbagi Onanome
Ntreh Emmanuel Nii Oseku
Seidu Rashida Wunniche
2016
The impact of fiscal policy on economic growth in Ghana (1981-2014)
Ababio Adutwumwaa
Adedoyin Badewa Alatishe
Agbenorku Edith
Amexo Raphael
Danso Christiana Afrah
Seidu Ni-ematu
2016
The impact of social; media on the academic performance of students: A case study of Faculty of Social Sciences, KNUST
Sualatu Lauratu
Elizabeth Obeng
Ntiamoah Benjamin
AsareBediako Josephine
Sertina Sah
Hagan Eunice
2016
The impact of information and communication technology on the academic performance of Junior High School students: A case of selected schools in the Kumasi Metropolis
Ahmed Mashud
Baah-Gyambrah Richard
Boakye Ansah Isaac
Haruna Sachibu Abdul-Atik
Igboeli Victor Olisa
Osei Mensah Mary
Wahab Yasmin
2011
The economic implication of the suspension of active production at the Ghana Consolidated Diamond Company-Akwatia
Appiah-Kubi David
Okyere Ababio Wisdom
Anyimiah Benjamin
Yeboah Kwadwo Solomon
2010
Investigation into the school feeding programme in Ghana: Case of selected schools
Ennin Irene Akyere
Adonu Lolynda Kekeli
Osei Assibey Yvonne
Tsey Joyceline Enyonam
Yeboah Frederick,
2010
The effects of conflicts on health and education: Case study of the Bawku East municipality
Akolbilla Alem Daniel
Iddrisu Habib
Sani Mohammed Abdallah
Alimatu Sardia Abang-Gos
Loggu-Naa Mumuni
Sahabi Abubakar
2010
Assessing the contribution of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to the economic development of Ghana
Dadzie Naomi Othelia
Kunawotor Mark Edem
Lawson Charles Nkemnato
Mensah Michael
Musah Mohammed Larry
Savi Isaac
2010
The impact of post-secondary education on poverty reduction in Ghana
Adika Solomon
Mensah Daniel
Opoku Onyinah Patrick
Oppong Boateng Ahmed
Karikari Oppong Kwadwo
Osei-Tutu Yaw
2010
Assessing the economic importance of sports in Ghana-The case of football
Agyebeng Frimpong Dennis
Atta Simon Senior
Laworda John-Paul Makafui
Osei-Tutu Evans
Oturoku Joseph Adjei
Siaw Clement Yeboah
2006
An assessment of the sustainability of job creation by Scancom Ghana Ltd. A case study in the Kumasi Metropolis
Kuukua Oppong, Barbara
2005
Rural poverty reduction in Ghana: Policy implementation problems and solution: Case study of Offinso District
Obeng Bediako, Emmanuel
2005
Poverty alleviation funds as a tool for rural development: Case of the Sefwi-Wiawso District
Adjinah Obeng Sandra
2005
Assessment of customer satisfaction in the Standard Chartered Bank (Ghana) Ltd, Kumasi
Osei Boateng, Gabriel
2004
The prospects of the president’s special initiatives on cassava for the people of Offinso District
Agyei-Mensah Afrane
2004
The emergence of supermarkets in Ghana: A case study of A-Life and Boogies supermarkets in Kumasi
Osei Nyarko, Jessica
2004
Assessing the performance of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in the development of Agriculture in Ghana: Case study of ADB in Kumasi
Amoah Alfred
2003
The contribution of the timber industry to the economic development of Ghana-Case of selected timber firms in the Ashanti region
Asamoah Abigail