The UN Development Goal No.5 urges the achievement of gender equality and empowerment of women by 2030. The fight for gender parity and female empowerment in Africa has seen some successes. Despite this, changes in Ghana's educational system have not dispelled the widespread belief that men are...

Dialogue on the effects of macroeconomic policies relative to the welfare of citizens has remained virtually unchanged since time immemorial. These economic policy discussions have had different dimensions, from subjective to objective welfare. As a contribution to literature, this paper...

To maintain financial stability, banks need to recognize, assess, and mitigate potential losses, thus making risk control critical for long-term profitability as well as avoiding unexpected losses. This research examines the risk mitigating factors and performance of Ghanaian domestic banks in...

This study is a master thesis for a master's program in Economics and Finance in the Department of Economics and Political Sciences at the University of Skövde. As the title indicates, the aim of the thesis is to use ARIMA and VAR models to predict inflation in Ghana. In order to fulfil this...

Inflation is defined as an increase in the general price level of goods and services within a period of time. For any economic agent to formulate policy, it must taken into consideration inflation and the aim of this study is to use ARIMA model to predict inflation in Ghana. In order to fulfill...

The thrust of this study was to investigate the factors that motivate women microcredit borrowers in the Upper East Region of Ghana to take multiple loans from microfinance institutions. The study employed the double hurdle estimation method and the data was collected from 500 women engaged in...

This paper examines the nexus between financial development and economic growth in Ghana between 1970 and 2020. The study adopted the Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) techniques to address issues of model uncertainty due to many potential explanatory variables that could influence growth. The...

This study sought to determine how much individual households are willing to pay for efficient solid waste management in the Bolgatanga municipality as well as what factors influence people's demand for the services at a particular price. In pursuance of this the contingent valuation method...

Financial deepening plays a pivotal role in fostering economic growth, alleviating poverty, and mitigating social inequalities. Employing the Vector Autoregressive Model (VAR), this study examines the implications of per capita gross domestic product (GDP), interest rates, and inflation rates...

Dialogue on the effects of macroeconomic policies relative to the welfare of citizens has remained virtually unchanged since time immemorial. These economic policy discussions have had different dimensions, from subjective to objective welfare. As a contribution to literature, this paper...