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Kwasi Poku

Accounting and Finance

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The researcher focuses on understanding the complex interplay between socio-political, economic, and social dynamics in Ghana, particularly through the lens of oil palm production sustainability and broader fiscal and financial policies. Their work examines how government expenditure impacts economic growth, gender challenges in finance such as board and management diversity, financial literacy across students, macroeconomic policies, microfinance practices, the effects of COVID-19 on livelihoods, and health risks associated with stigmatized conditions like streptococcal infections.

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Small-scale palm oil processing in Africa.(2002)
The influence of government expenditure on economic growth in Ghana: An Ardl approach(2022)
Board and management gender diversity and financial performance of microfinance institutions(2017)
Financial Literacy Assessment on Tertiary Students in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Ghanaian Perspective(2018)
Financial Inclusion, Human Capital Development and Economic Growth in Africa: An Examination of the Transmission Channel(2024)
Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on Stock Prices in Ghana: A Vector Error Correction Model Approach(2013)
Manager bonding and the technical efficiency of cooperative credit unions‐parametric and non‐parametric analyses(2022)
Financial inclusion—entrepreneurship nexus: evidence from a threshold analysis(2024)
An Analysis of the Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Kumasi, Ghana(2013)
Livelihood resilience among street hawkers during Covid-19 lockdown in the Awutu Senya East Municipality, Ghana(2024)
Micro determinants of the extent of credit rationing amongst SMEs in Ghana(2017)
Transit and Warehousing Activities: 'A Silent Wrecker' of Tax Revenue in Ghana(2014)
Regional and global shock spillovers to Africa’s equity markets: evidence from the global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic(2024)
THE RISK OF STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN RHEUMATIC AND NON-RHEUMATIC FAMILIES: AN APPLICATION OF GREENWOOD'S CHAIN-BINOMIAL MODEL1(1979)
Integration of Tax Administration to Curb Import and Domestic Tax Evasions in Ghana(2013)
Assessing the Credit Risk Rate in Dealing with Small and Medium Enterprises: The Case of National Investment Bank, Ghana(2014)
Cash Mobilization in Ghana: An Empirical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of E-Zwich Smart Card(2014)

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