John Bosco Dramani
52 Publications23 Research Themes27 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher's work focuses on comprehensive studies across various domains, including African-specific themes like energy systems, resource dependence, economic growth, environmental sustainability, education, welfare, transportation, urban development, fiscal policy, trade dynamics, religion, health risks, housing, social capital, and social assistance. Their research is particularly centered in Ghanaian contexts, examining energy impacts on cooking applications, electricity consumption, climate changes, gender roles, transportation innovations, policy implications, resource management, urbanization challenges, poverty resilience, and social capital issues.
Faculty Biography
Dr. John Bosco Dramani is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a Research Fellow of The Brew Hammond Energy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. John Bosco received his B.A. and M.A. from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2003 and 2008 respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in Economics at University of KwaZulu-Natal at Durban, South Africa in 2014.He has published a good number of articles in revered refereed journals and has attended international conferences. He has successfully supervised numerous MPhil students and currently supervising two PhD students.
Key Research Themes (23)
Life Sciences
Agricultural risk and resilience
Social Sciences
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Physical Sciences
Economic Growth and Development
Health Sciences
Employment and Welfare Studies
Physical Sciences
Energy and Environment Impacts
Physical Sciences
Energy Efficiency and Management
Physical Sciences
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Social Sciences
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Physical Sciences
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Physical Sciences
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Social Sciences
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Physical Sciences
Global Energy and Sustainability Research
Social Sciences
Global Peace and Security Dynamics
Social Sciences
Global trade and economics
Social Sciences
Housing Market and Economics
Physical Sciences
Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
Social Sciences
Market Dynamics and Volatility
Physical Sciences
Mining and Resource Management
Social Sciences
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Social Sciences
Natural Resources and Economic Development
Social Sciences
Religion, Society, and Development
Physical Sciences
Traffic and Road Safety
Social Sciences
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Publications (52)
Impact of Delayed Desired Job Employment of Trained Nurses on Job Satisfaction in Ghana
Open AccessTrade Policy Uncertainty, Trade, and Economic Growth in Africa: What Can the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Offer?
A look at Ghana’s housing deficit and quality trends for over 20 years
The impact of housing quality on child survival in Ghana
African Union's Institutional Innovations for Promoting Good Governance: A Focus on he African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
Open AccessHealth shocks and households’ welfare in Ghana: does social assistance mitigate the effects?
Open AccessToward sustainable energy transition: understanding electricity-use behavior among low-income urban households in Kumasi
Strengthening energy system resilience planning under uncertainty by minimizing regret
Open AccessEstimating and forecasting suppressed electricity demand in Ghana under climate change, the informal economy and sector inefficiencies
Open AccessEffect of electricity access on the value of women’s labour and time in Ghana
Depreciating currency impacts on local-scale energy system planning: The case study of Accra, Ghana
Open AccessIssue Information
Open AccessStrengthening Energy System Resilience Planning Under Uncertainty Using Optimization Models and Regret
Open AccessEstimating and Forecasting Suppressed Electricity Demand in Ghana Under Climate Change, the Informal Economy and Sector Inefficiencies
Open AccessEffects of trade liberalization on the global decoupling and decomposition of CO2 emissions from economic growth
Open AccessElectricity consumption and economic growth in Ghana: how significant are electricity transmission losses?
The impacts of the informal economy, climate migration, and rising temperatures on energy system planning
Open AccessDoes energy consumption improve human capital development? Empirical evidence from panel non‐linear autoregressive distributed lag in Africa
Firm performance in sub-Saharan Africa: What role do electricity shortages play?
Open AccessEstimating the effect of economic globalization on welfare in Africa
Machine learning of redundant energy of a solar PV Mini-grid system for cooking applications
The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Price Shocks on Aggregate Demand for Goods and Services in Ghana
Open AccessDecomposition and drivers of energy intensity in Ghana
Open AccessGhana's monetary policy and COVID-19: a critical appraisal
Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas Resource Management
Religion, social capital and poverty in Ghana: Correlations and explanations
Economic activities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries
Open AccessDepreciating Currency Impacts on Local-Scale Energy System Planning: The Case Study of Accra, Ghana
Open AccessDoes the choice of cooking fuel empower Ghanaian women? An empirical analysis
Natural resource dependence and economic growth in SSA: are there threshold effects?
Open AccessEffect of oil price volatility on the trade balance in sub‐Saharan Africa
Modelling the Informal Sector and Energy Consumption in Ghana
Open AccessModelling the informal sector and energy consumption in Ghana
Open AccessCausal Relationship between Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Ghana: Evidence from MS-VAR Granger Causality
Open AccessThe threshold effect of electricity consumption and urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana
Determinants of electricity demand in Ghana: the role of power crises
The Political Settlement and Decision making in Ghana’s Energy Sector
2021Energy and Environment Impacts
COVID-19 Outbreak and Co-Movement of Global Markets: Insight from Dynamic Wavelet Correlation Analysis
Open AccessEnergy Consumption Patterns in Africa: The Role of Biomass Fuels for Cooking and Fuel Use in the Transportation Sector
Effect of financial sector development and institutions on economic growth in SSA. Does the peculiarities of regional blocs matter?
Open AccessThe effect of crude oil price shocks on macroeconomic stability in Ghana
Time-frequency domain causality of prime building cost and macroeconomic indicators in Ghana: implications for project selection
Foreign bank inflows: Implications for bank stability in sub-Saharan Africa
Open Access2018Economic Growth and Development
Africa’s mineral economies : breaking their dependence on mining
Open Access2018Mining and Resource Management
The effect of electricity technical losses on Ghana's economy: a simulation evaluation
On the dynamic effects of global commodities on stock market blocks in Africa
Health and safety in high-risk work environments: A study of fuel service stations in Ghana
Institutions’ and Electricity Sectors’ Performance in Ghana
An Econometric Analysis of Residential Electricity Demand in Ghana
Open AccessElectricity End-Use Efficiency in Ghana: Experience with Technologies, Policies and Institutions
Open AccessStructural breaks, electricity consumption and economic growth: Evidence from Ghana
Open AccessExchange rate pass-through to import prices : evidence from Ghana
2011Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Economics
Total Publications52
Research Themes23
Open Access Papers27
Department of Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology