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Charles Godfred Ackah

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Professor of Economics, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteINST. OF STAT. SOC.& ECON. RES
DepartmentINSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH SECRETARIAT
Economic developmenttrade and industrial policyfirm and household dynamics
Publications

126

Citations

2,799

H-index

27

i10-index

54

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
22.2
Most cited paper
273
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 07:47
Publications

126 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Internal migration in Ghana: Determinants and welfare impacts
C Ackah, D Medvedev
2012 International Journal of Social Economics 39 (10), 764-784, 2012 Social Sciences 273
Gender differences in academic performance of students studying Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at the University of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, CG Ackah, LK Frimpong
2023 SN social sciences 3 (1), 12, 2023 Social Sciences 164
Productivity losses and firm responses to electricity shortages: Evidence from Ghana
AB Abeberese, CG Ackah, PO Asuming
2021 The World Bank Economic Review 35 (1), 1-18, 2021 Social Sciences 138
Scoping study on the evolution of industry in Ghana
C Ackah, C Adjasi, F Turkson
2014 WIDER working paper, 2014 Social Sciences 128
Environmental sustainability and financial development in Africa; does institutional quality play any role?
M Ntow-Gyamfi, GA Bokpin, AQQ Aboagye, CG Ackah
2020 Development Studies Research 7 (1), 93-118, 2020 Social Sciences 119
Nonfarm employment and incomes in rural Ghana
C Ackah
2013 Journal of International Development 25 (3), 325-339, 2013 Social Sciences 118
Trade policy and performance in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1980s
C Ackah, O Morrissey
2005 CREDIT Research Paper, 2005 Social Sciences 115
Inequalities in child immunization coverage in Ghana: evidence from a decomposition analysis
D Asuman, CG Ackah, U Enemark
2018 Health economics review 8 (1), 9, 2018 Social Sciences 102
Financial development, institutional quality and inclusive growth in Africa
NM Gyamfi, GA Bokpin, AQQ Aboagye, CG Ackah
2022 Global Business Review 23 (3), 584-607, 2022 Social Sciences 101
Disability and household welfare in Ghana: Costs and correlates
D Asuman, CG Ackah, F Agyire-Tettey
2021 Journal of Family and Economic Issues 42 (4), 633-649, 2021 Social Sciences 82
Food price changes and consumer welfare in Ghana in the 1990s
C Ackah, S Appleton
2007 CREDIT Research Paper, 2007 Social Sciences 79
Financial regulation in Ghana: Balancing inclusive growth with financial stability
C Ackah, JP Asiamah
2016 Achieving financial stability and growth in Africa, 107-121, 2016 Social Sciences 67
Assessing the knowledge of and attitude towards insurance in Ghana
C Ackah, A Owusu
2012 Research Conference on Micro-Insurance, 2012 Social Sciences 65
Determinants of female labour force participation in Ghana
C Ackah, C Ahiadeke, AP Fenny
2009 Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, 2009 Social Sciences 59
An unconditional quantile regression based decomposition of spatial welfare inequalities in Ghana
F Agyire-Tettey, CG Ackah, D Asuman
2018 The Journal of Development Studies 54 (3), 537-556, 2018 Social Sciences 58
Gender and returns to entrepreneurship in Africa
F Agyire-Tettey, CG Ackah, D Asuman
2018 International Journal of Social Economics 45 (12), 1609-1630, 2018 Social Sciences 55
Financial access and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
GA Bokpin, C Ackah, ME Kunawotor
2018 Journal of African Business 19 (2), 210-226, 2018 Social Sciences 54
Globalization, trade and poverty in Ghana
C Ackah, E Aryeetey
2012 IDRC, 2012 Social Sciences 53
Determinants of credit demand and credit constraints among households in Ghana
TA Asiamah, WF Steel, C Ackah
2021 Heliyon 7 (10), 2021 Social Sciences 51
Industrial policy in Ghana: Its evolution and impact
C Ackah, C Adjasi, FE Turkson
2016 Oxford University Press, 2016 Social Sciences 44
The global financial crisis and African economies: Impact and transmission channels
E Aryeetey, C Ackah
2011 African Development Review 23 (4), 407-420, 2011 Social Sciences 44
State-business relations and economic performance in Ghana
C Ackah, E Aryeetey, J Ayee, E Clottey
2010 Institutions for Propoor Growth (IPPG) Discussion Paper Series, 2010 Social Sciences 43
Multidimensional Child Poverty in Ghana: Measurements, Determinants, and Inequalities: F. Agyire-Tettey et al.
F Agyire-Tettey, D Asuman, CG Ackah, A Tsiboe-Darko
2021 Child Indicators Research 14 (3), 957-979, 2021 Social Sciences 42
Career aspirations and influencing factors among male and female students studying Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2022 Ghana Journal of Geography 14 (1), 83-100, 2022 Natural Sciences 31
Inter-linkages between remittance and savings in Ghana
P Quartey, C Ackah, MP Lambon-Quayefio
2019 International Journal of Social Economics 46 (1), 152-166, 2019 Social Sciences 31