We examine the role of early childhood health in human capital accumulation. Using a unique data set from Ghana with …

Ghana has the lowest under-five mortality rate in West Africa. Understanding why Ghana’s child mortality rate is lower … health. This paper explores whether Ghana’s lower mortality rate is mostly a result of greater household wealth, better … examine relative child mortality risk between Ghana and each of its three immediate neighbors -- Burkina Faso, Côte d …

We examine the role of early childhood health in human capital accumulation. Using a unique data set from Ghana with …

household income in Ghana. Tariff measures at the two-digit ISIC level are matched to Ghanaian household survey data for 1991 …. Specifically, we allow the relationship between welfare and trade policy to differ for households with different levels of … disproportionately greater for low skilled labour households, suggesting an erosion of welfare of unskilled labour households would …

This paper discusses how Ghana’s path to a middle income status does not have to be paved with only manufactured … products. There are multiple paths and processed natural resources-based products are not necessarily a curse, and if Ghana … challenge for Ghana is to facilitate a comprehensive package of sector specific polices dedicated to fostering the technological …

outcomes in developing countries. We exploit a rich dataset from Ghana that provides information on demographics, labor market … individual behavior and outcomes. We find that, at least for the case of Ghana, after controlling for IQ and other covariates …

This paper discusses how Ghana’s path to a middle income status does not have to be paved with only manufactured … products. There are multiple paths and processed natural resources-based products are not necessarily a curse, and if Ghana … challenge for Ghana is to facilitate a comprehensive package of sector specific polices dedicated to fostering the technological …

firm exit in the context of Ghana, with particular attention paid to productivity (or lack thereof) as a potential …