Paul Owusu Takyi

Economics

About

Dr. Paul Owusu Takyi is currently a lecturer at the Department of Economics, KNUST, Ghana. He obtained his Ph.D. and Master of Arts in Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. In addition, he holds Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. His research interests are in the areas of Development Macroeconomics, Financial Sector Development, Monetary Economics, Financial Inclusion, and Development Finance.

Research Summary

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The researcher focuses on understanding the systemic impacts of various policies and interventions across interconnected domains within social sciences, particularly examining how fiscal and monetary policies affect economic growth, energy production, environmental sustainability, and social inequalities in contexts like Africa and globally. They employ methodologies such as Bayesian structural time series analysis for pandemic impacts, DSGE models for macroeconomic effects, cointegration methods for energy studies, and frequency domain causality for environmental impact assessments. The research aims to provide insights into policy effectiveness and systemic outcomes across economic development, finance, and social inclusion.

Research Themes

All (26 Papers)

Social Sciences (24 Papers)

Physical Sciences (2 Papers)

All Papers

The impact of COVID-19 on stock market performance in Africa: A Bayesian structural time series approach(2020)

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

The impact of financial development on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. Does institutional quality matter?(2023)

The effects of climate change on food production in Ghana: evidence from Maki (2012) cointegration and frequency domain causality models(2022)

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

The impact of the Compact with Africa initiative on foreign direct investments and environmental pollution(2022)

CAUSALITY BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA(2017)

The impact of fiscal shocks on economic growth and income inequality in Ghana: is there a trade-off?(2024)

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

Financial inclusion and financial development: implications for monetary policy effectiveness and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa(2023)

Mobile money for financial inclusion and saving practices: empirical evidence from Ghana(2022)

Financial Inclusion and Monetary Policy Effectiveness in Ghana(2023)

Effect of a Health Shock on Working Hours and Health Care Usage: The role of Financial Inclusion(2020)

Macroeconomic impact of fiscal policy in Ghana: Analysis of an estimated DSGE model with financial exclusion(2020)

Inflation and interest rate dynamics in Ghana: the supply-side perspective(2023)

Inflation Targeting Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Performance: The Case of Middle Income Countries(2019)

Central Bank Independence and Monetary Policy Outcomes in Ghana: A Bayesian Structural Time Series Approach(2023)

Central bank independence and monetary policy outcomes in Ghana: a Bayesian structural time series approach(2024)

The impact of electronic levy on mobile money transactions: lessons from Ghana(2024)

Is financial technology a complement or substitute for domestic financial institutions in Ghana?(2023)

Monetary Policy and Financial Exclusion in an Estimated DSGE Model of Sub-Saharan African Economies(2020)

Monetary Policy and Financial Exclusion in an Estimated DSGE Model of Sub-Saharan African Economies(2019)

Economic Integration Agreements and Export Survival in Ghana(2022)

Does export destination matter for the economic growth of Ghana?(2022)

Effect of a health shock on working hours and health care usage: the role of financial inclusion in Ghana(2021)

Macroeconomic Impacts of Fiscal Policy in Ghana: Analysis of an Estimated DSGE Model with Financial Exclusion(2019)

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