John Bosco Dramani

Economics

About

Dr. John Bosco Dramani is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a Research Fellow of The Brew Hammond Energy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. John Bosco received his B.A. and M.A. from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2003 and 2008 respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in Economics at University of KwaZulu-Natal at Durban, South Africa in 2014.He has published a good number of articles in revered refereed journals and has attended international conferences. He has successfully supervised numerous MPhil students and currently supervising two PhD students.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work focuses on comprehensive studies across various domains, including African-specific themes like energy systems, resource dependence, economic growth, environmental sustainability, education, welfare, transportation, urban development, fiscal policy, trade dynamics, religion, health risks, housing, social capital, and social assistance. Their research is particularly centered in Ghanaian contexts, examining energy impacts on cooking applications, electricity consumption, climate changes, gender roles, transportation innovations, policy implications, resource management, urbanization challenges, poverty resilience, and social capital issues.

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Machine learning of redundant energy of a solar PV Mini-grid system for cooking applications(2023)

The impacts of the informal economy, climate migration, and rising temperatures on energy system planning(2023)

Decomposition and drivers of energy intensity in Ghana(2023)

Determinants of electricity demand in Ghana: the role of power crises(2021)

Effect of electricity access on the value of women’s labour and time in Ghana(2024)

Firm performance in sub-Saharan Africa: What role do electricity shortages play?(2023)

The Political Settlement and Decision making in Ghana’s Energy Sector(2021)

Does the choice of cooking fuel empower Ghanaian women? An empirical analysis(2022)

Estimating and forecasting suppressed electricity demand in Ghana under climate change, the informal economy and sector inefficiencies(2024)

Energy Consumption Patterns in Africa: The Role of Biomass Fuels for Cooking and Fuel Use in the Transportation Sector(2021)

Electricity consumption and economic growth in Ghana: how significant are electricity transmission losses?(2023)

Estimating and Forecasting Suppressed Electricity Demand in Ghana Under Climate Change, the Informal Economy and Sector Inefficiencies(2024)

Depreciating Currency Impacts on Local-Scale Energy System Planning: The Case Study of Accra, Ghana(2023)

Causal Relationship between Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Ghana: Evidence from MS-VAR Granger Causality(2022)

Natural resource dependence and economic growth in SSA: are there threshold effects?(2022)

Effect of financial sector development and institutions on economic growth in SSA. Does the peculiarities of regional blocs matter?(2020)

Foreign bank inflows: Implications for bank stability in sub-Saharan Africa(2018)

Economic activities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries(2023)

Ghana's monetary policy and COVID-19: a critical appraisal(2023)

COVID-19 Outbreak and Co-Movement of Global Markets: Insight from Dynamic Wavelet Correlation Analysis(2021)

Effects of trade liberalization on the global decoupling and decomposition of CO2 emissions from economic growth(2023)

Effect of oil price volatility on the trade balance in sub‐Saharan Africa(2022)

The effect of crude oil price shocks on macroeconomic stability in Ghana(2020)

Structural breaks, electricity consumption and economic growth: Evidence from Ghana(2012)

On the dynamic effects of global commodities on stock market blocks in Africa(2017)

The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Price Shocks on Aggregate Demand for Goods and Services in Ghana(2023)

The threshold effect of electricity consumption and urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana(2021)

Does energy consumption improve human capital development? Empirical evidence from panel non‐linear autoregressive distributed lag in Africa(2023)

Modelling the informal sector and energy consumption in Ghana(2022)

Modelling the Informal Sector and Energy Consumption in Ghana(2022)

An Econometric Analysis of Residential Electricity Demand in Ghana(2014)

Depreciating currency impacts on local-scale energy system planning: The case study of Accra, Ghana(2024)

Strengthening energy system resilience planning under uncertainty by minimizing regret(2024)

Strengthening Energy System Resilience Planning Under Uncertainty Using Optimization Models and Regret(2024)

Estimating the effect of economic globalization on welfare in Africa(2023)

Institutions’ and Electricity Sectors’ Performance in Ghana(2014)

The effect of electricity technical losses on Ghana's economy: a simulation evaluation(2017)

Health and safety in high-risk work environments: A study of fuel service stations in Ghana(2015)

Africa’s mineral economies : breaking their dependence on mining(2018)

Time-frequency domain causality of prime building cost and macroeconomic indicators in Ghana: implications for project selection(2018)

Religion, social capital and poverty in Ghana: Correlations and explanations(2023)

Health shocks and households’ welfare in Ghana: does social assistance mitigate the effects?(2024)

A look at Ghana’s housing deficit and quality trends for over 20 years(2025)

The impact of housing quality on child survival in Ghana(2025)

Electricity End-Use Efficiency in Ghana: Experience with Technologies, Policies and Institutions(2013)

Exchange rate pass-through to import prices : evidence from Ghana(2011)

Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas Resource Management(2023)

Trade Policy Uncertainty, Trade, and Economic Growth in Africa: What Can the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Offer?(2025)

African Union's Institutional Innovations for Promoting Good Governance: A Focus on he African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)(2025)

Toward sustainable energy transition: understanding electricity-use behavior among low-income urban households in Kumasi(2024)

Impact of Delayed Desired Job Employment of Trained Nurses on Job Satisfaction in Ghana(2025)

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