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Raphael Edem Ayibor
Department of EconomicsSocial SciencesHealth Sciences

Raphael Edem Ayibor

7 Publications5 Research Themes4 Open Access
KNUST Profile
Research Overview & Focus

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.

Faculty Biography

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.

Key Research Themes (5)
Social Sciences

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Health Sciences

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues

Social Sciences

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Social Sciences

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Social Sciences

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Publications (7)

Does reducing the length of school cycles affect Women's fertility? Quasi-Experimental evidence from Ghana

Open Access
2025Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareDOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102109

The impact of financial inclusion on rural–urban households welfare inequality in <scp>Ghana</scp>: <scp>A</scp> decomposition analysis

2024Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1111/rode.13153

The impact of fiscal shocks on economic growth and income inequality in Ghana: is there a trade-off?

2024Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1108/ajems-04-2023-0133

Does FDI mitigate CO2 emissions intensity? Not when institutional quality is weak

2024Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120386

Does Reducing the Length of School Cycles Affect Women’s Fertility? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Open Access
2024Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4696090

Estimating the impact of economic globalization on economic growth of Ghana: Wavelet coherence and ARDL analysis

Open Access
2023Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthDOI: 10.1016/j.resglo.2023.100183

Estimating the Effect of Maternal Education on Child Health and Female Genital Cutting Using Microdata from Africa

Open Access
2021Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting IssuesDOI: 10.24545/00001805
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Economics
Total Publications7
Research Themes5
Open Access Papers4

Department of Economics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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