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Raphael Edem Ayibor

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About

Raphael Edem Ayibor is currently a lecturer at the Department of Economics, KNUST, Ghana. Raphael obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Economics and Master of Arts in Public Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. Furthermore, he holds Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Economics both from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. His research interests are in the areas of Health Economics, Public Economics, Economics of Education and Sanitation. He teaches Economics courses both at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Recently, he has been studying the impact of access to improved sanitation on health, education and labor market participation in Ghana.

Research Summary

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This researcher's work spans multiple domains, encompassing energy-efficiency trade-offs, economic growth dynamics influenced by globalization, urban and rural development challenges in Ghana, the impact of maternal education on health outcomes, and the influence of public policies on fertility rates. Their research integrates themes from social sciences, focusing on sustainability, economic efficiency, and policy effects across diverse contexts.

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Does FDI mitigate CO2 emissions intensity? Not when institutional quality is weak(2024)
Estimating the impact of economic globalization on economic growth of Ghana: Wavelet coherence and ARDL analysis(2023)
The impact of fiscal shocks on economic growth and income inequality in Ghana: is there a trade-off?(2024)
The impact of financial inclusion on rural–urban households welfare inequality in <scp>Ghana</scp>: <scp>A</scp> decomposition analysis(2024)
Estimating the Effect of Maternal Education on Child Health and Female Genital Cutting Using Microdata from Africa(2021)
Does Reducing the Length of School Cycles Affect Women’s Fertility? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Ghana(2024)
Does reducing the length of school cycles affect Women's fertility? Quasi-Experimental evidence from Ghana(2025)

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