In line with the SDG 10 and Aspiration 1 of Africa's Agenda 2063, this study examines whether: (i) the remarkable inflow of Chinese FDI to Africa matters for bridging the continent's marked income inequality gap, (ii) Africa's institutional fabric is effective in propelling Chinese FDI towards...

The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...

Policy recommendations for building resilient and all-inclusive societies post COVID-19 pandemic continue to dominate the media and research landscapes. However, rigorous empirical content backing such claims, particularly, on both poverty and income inequality, is hard to find. Motivated by the...

The need for the Ghanaian government to generate enough revenue for development is becoming increasingly crucial in this era of slow growth, growing unemployment and high debt. However, tax revenue performance over the years reveals an unstable pattern. One key factor that has been overlooked in...

This study revisits the exchange rate and interest rate differential relationship since Ghana adopted an inflation targeting regime. Using macro-data spanning 2002 to 2019 for Ghana and the United States, we show the nonexistence of a relationship in both the short and long run. Further, we show...

In line with the SDG 10 and Aspiration 1 of Africa’s Agenda 2063, this study examines whether: (i) the remarkable inflow of Chinese FDI to Africa matters for bridging the continent’s marked income inequality gap, (ii) Africa’s institutional fabric is effective in propelling Chinese FDI...

Crude oil has become an integral part of the Ghanaian economy. This makes the growth of the Ghanaian economy vulnerable to fluctuations in the world price of crude oil, especially when the country still depends largely on imported crude oil to meet her crude oil needs. This study therefore...

This study investigates the impact of FDI on domestic private investment, specifically whether FDI has positive spill-over effects (crowding-in) or negative spill-over effects (crowding-out) on domestic private investment. The study uses a flexible accelerator investment model, which was...