Paul Owusu Takyi
The researcher focuses on understanding the systemic impacts of various policies and interventions across interconnected domains within social sciences, particularly examining how fiscal and monetary policies affect economic growth, energy production, environmental sustainability, and social inequalities in contexts like Africa and globally. They employ methodologies such as Bayesian structural time series analysis for pandemic impacts, DSGE models for macroeconomic effects, cointegration methods for energy studies, and frequency domain causality for environmental impact assessments. The research aims to provide insights into policy effectiveness and systemic outcomes across economic development, finance, and social inclusion.
Faculty Biography
Dr. Paul Owusu Takyi is currently a lecturer at the Department of Economics, KNUST, Ghana. He obtained his Ph.D. and Master of Arts in Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. In addition, he holds Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. His research interests are in the areas of Development Macroeconomics, Financial Sector Development, Monetary Economics, Financial Inclusion, and Development Finance.
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Economic Growth and Development
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Global trade and economics
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Natural Resources and Economic Development
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Taxation and Compliance Studies
Digital technology and macroeconomic performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessThe impact of fiscal shocks on economic growth and income inequality in Ghana: is there a trade-off?
The impact of electronic levy on mobile money transactions: lessons from Ghana
Central bank independence and monetary policy outcomes in Ghana: a Bayesian structural time series approach
Inflation and interest rate dynamics in Ghana: the supply-side perspective
Is financial technology a complement or substitute for domestic financial institutions in Ghana?
Financial inclusion and financial development: implications for monetary policy effectiveness and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Economic activities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries
Open AccessThe impact of financial development on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. Does institutional quality matter?
Open AccessCentral Bank Independence and Monetary Policy Outcomes in Ghana: A Bayesian Structural Time Series Approach
Financial Inclusion and Monetary Policy Effectiveness in Ghana
Natural resource dependence and economic growth in SSA: are there threshold effects?
Open AccessThe effects of climate change on food production in Ghana: evidence from Maki (2012) cointegration and frequency domain causality models
Open AccessEconomic Integration Agreements and Export Survival in Ghana
Open AccessDoes export destination matter for the economic growth of Ghana?
Open AccessThe impact of the Compact with Africa initiative on foreign direct investments and environmental pollution
Mobile money for financial inclusion and saving practices: empirical evidence from Ghana
The threshold effect of electricity consumption and urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana
Effect of a health shock on working hours and health care usage: the role of financial inclusion in Ghana
The impact of COVID-19 on stock market performance in Africa: A Bayesian structural time series approach
Open AccessMacroeconomic impact of fiscal policy in Ghana: Analysis of an estimated DSGE model with financial exclusion
Monetary Policy and Financial Exclusion in an Estimated DSGE Model of Sub-Saharan African Economies
Effect of a Health Shock on Working Hours and Health Care Usage: The role of Financial Inclusion
Inflation Targeting Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Performance: The Case of Middle Income Countries
Open AccessMonetary Policy and Financial Exclusion in an Estimated DSGE Model of Sub-Saharan African Economies
Open AccessMacroeconomic Impacts of Fiscal Policy in Ghana: Analysis of an Estimated DSGE Model with Financial Exclusion
CAUSALITY BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Open AccessDepartment of Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology