Rising inequality and widespread poverty, social unrest and polarization, gender and ethnic disparities, declining …

macroeconomic policies and financial deepening upon poverty through sectoral changes. This is because an expansion in certain … sectors may cause greater poverty reduction. The model involves a non-traded and a traded sector on the formal side of the … traded sector is more pro-poor compared to a similar rise in the non-traded sector as the former draws workers out of poverty …

In this paper, we study the effects of institutions and policies on economic growth and poverty, paying close attention … poverty reduction largely through its effect on economic growth. Though not a panacea, less cumbersome regulations governing … poverty reduction more directly. While the impact of trade openness on growth is not clear, increases in trade shares have …

Ghana has a relatively good international reputation with respect to political stability and macroeconomic reforms … in Ghana over the past decade. The revealed comparative advantage index and value added per employee explore the relative … competitiveness of different sectors. Especially for plastic and metal products they both show that Ghana is increasingly competitive. …

(DANIDA) and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) the study focuses on Ghana, a consistent …

The current paper, first, documents Ghana's 'success' story. Second, it identifies the strategy employed. Third, it …

allow for achieving MDG1 (poverty reduction) only; the country would fall short of the targets for other MDGs. In order to …