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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
Trade cost and intra-regional trade flows in ECOWAS
C Ackah, FE Turkson, K Opoku
2012 Journal of West African Integration 1 (1), 1-43, 2012 Social Sciences 31
Africa’s businesswomen–underfunded or underperforming? Ackah et al.
C Ackah, H Görg, A Hanley, C Hornok
2024 Small Business Economics 62 (3), 1051-1074, 2024 Social Sciences 30
Assessing socioeconomic inequalities in the reduction of child stunting in sub-Saharan Africa
D Asuman, CG Ackah, AP Fenny, F Agyire-Tettey
2020 Journal of Public Health 28 (5), 563-573, 2020 Health Sciences 26
Gender differences in attitudes toward risk: Evidence from entreprenuers in Ghana and Uganda
CG Ackah, ER Aikins, TT Sarpong, D Asuman
2019 Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 24 (01), 1950005, 2019 Social Sciences 26
Education, skill, and earnings: Further evidence from Ghana
C Ackah, C Adjasi, F Turkson, A Acquah
2014 WIDER Working Paper, 2014 Social Sciences 25
Local content law and practice
CG Ackah, AS Mohammed
2020 Mining for change: Natural resources and industry in Africa 139, 2020 Law 22
An overview of trade policies and development in Ghana
A Laryea, S Akuoni, C Ackah, E Aryeetey
2012 Globalization, trade and poverty in Ghana, 10-32, 2012 Social Sciences 22
Motivations, income determinants and livelihood vulnerability of female teenage head porters in Kasoa, Ghana
E Otieku, CG Ackah, D Forkuor
2017 International Journal of Social Economics 44 (12), 2396-2408, 2017 Social Sciences 21
Measuring Trade Costs in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
E Turkson
2013 Modern Economy, 2013 Social Sciences 21
“You cannot rely on bank loans to expand your business”: aversion to formal credit among female micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana
C Ackah, GD Torvikey, F Obeng Adomaa, KT Asante
2024 International Journal of Social Economics 51 (7), 870-883, 2024 Social Sciences 20
Electricity insecurity and its impact on micro and small businesses in Ghana
C Ackah
2015 Study presented at Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research …, 2015 Social Sciences 18
Trade liberalisation is good for you if you are rich
C Ackah, O Morrissey
2007 CREDIT Research Paper, 2007 Social Sciences 18
Local content law and practice: The case of the oil and gas industry in Ghana
CG Ackah, AS Mohammed
2018 WIDER Working Paper, 2018 Law 16
The effect of Kaizen on performance: Evidence from manufacturing enterprises in Ghana
R Atta-Ankomah, J Appiah Kubi, CG Ackah
2022 The European Journal of Development Research 34 (2), 1167-1192, 2022 Social Sciences 15
Tariffs and total factor productivity: The case of Ghanaian manufacturing firms
C Ackah, E Aryeetey, O Morrissey
2012 Modern Economy 3 (3), 275-283, 2012 Social Sciences 15
Trends in growth, employment and poverty in Ghana
C Ackah, W Baah-Boateng
2012 Globalization, trade and poverty in Ghana 33, 2012 Social Sciences 15
Wage and employment effects of trade liberalization: the case of Ghanaian manufacturing
C Ackah, E Aryeetey, K Opoku
2012 Globalisation, Trade and Poverty in Ghana. Ottawa: International Development …, 2012 Social Sciences 15
Global financial crisis discussion series
CG Ackah, E Bortei-Dorku
2009 Paper, 2009 Social Sciences 15
Mobile money: A gateway to achieving financial inclusion in Ghana
M Kodom, WF Steel, C Ackah, GA Bokpin
2022 Enterprise Development & Microfinance 2, 105-123, 2022 Social Sciences 14
Exploring firm performance and growth among own-account and micro enterprises in Ghana
NS Owoo, AD Oduro, C Ackah
2019 International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 38 (3), 294-311, 2019 Social Sciences 14
Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana
RD Osei, C Ackah, G Domfe, M Danquah
2015 Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Working Paper series, 2015 Social Sciences 14
The health MDGs in Ghana: lessons and implications for the implementation of the sustainable development goals
AP Fenny, AO Crentsil, C Ackah
2018 Journal of Public Health 26 (2), 225-234, 2018 Health Sciences 13
Political settlements and structural change: Why growth has not been transformational in Ghana
RD Osei, C Ackah, G Domfe, M Danquah
2017 Deals and Development, 2017 Social Sciences 12
Determinants of types of underemployment in the MiDA intervention zones of Ghana
G Domfe, RD Osei, C Ackah
2013 Journal of Developing Country Studies 3 (12), 33-47, 2013 Social Sciences 12
Factors influencing the use of adequately iodated salt in Ghana
C Ahiadeke, C Ackah, R Aryeetey, A Acquah
2012 African Journal of Food Science 6 (3), 58-64, 2012 Social Sciences 12