Prince Boakye Frimpong
The researcher investigates the interplay of social sciences themes concerning economic growth, environmental sustainability, gender equality, labor dynamics, urbanization, and poverty in developing economies, particularly Ghana. A central focus is on examining how various factors—such as policies, technological innovations, macroeconomic impacts, and individual behaviors—modulate these areas through methodologies including panel data analysis and causality studies.
Faculty Biography
Dr Prince Boakye Frimpong is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He recently served as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and holds a professional affiliation with the Econometric Society. He has an impressive academic foundation that includes a PhD in Economics from Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy, an MSc in Economic Development and Growth from the University of Warwick, UK, and another MSc in Economic Development and Growth from Lund University, Sweden. He also holds both an MA in Economics and a BA in Economics and Geography from KNUST. His core specialisation is the rigorous application of Applied Econometrics and Applied Microeconomics across critical fields, notably Health Economics, Resource Economics, Energy Economics, Labour Economics, Education Economics and Gender Economics. Dr Frimpong's research leadership includes his role as Principal Investigator on a project focusing on Mobile Money Agents' incentives to adopt Digital Tools: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study, which is awarded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER).
Agricultural risk and resilience
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Climate Change Policy and Economics
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Economic and Environmental Valuation
Energy and Environment Impacts
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Global Health Care Issues
Global trade and economics
Healthcare Systems and Reforms
Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
Market Dynamics and Volatility
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Sleep and related disorders
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Trade 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
Does reducing the length of school cycles affect Women's fertility? Quasi-Experimental evidence from Ghana
Open AccessHealth shocks and households’ welfare in Ghana: does social assistance mitigate the effects?
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
Households’ preference and willingness to pay for alternative energy sources: a discrete choice experiment
Open AccessRisk of Sleep Problems in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Experiencing Bodily Pains: Serial Multiple Mediation Estimates of Emotional Distress and Activity Limitations
Depreciating currency impacts on local-scale energy system planning: The case study of Accra, Ghana
Open AccessEstimating and Forecasting Suppressed Electricity Demand in Ghana Under Climate Change, the Informal Economy and Sector Inefficiencies
Open AccessDoes Reducing the Length of School Cycles Affect Women’s Fertility? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Ghana
Open AccessThe impacts of the informal economy, climate migration, and rising temperatures on energy system planning
Open AccessGhana's monetary policy and COVID-19: a critical appraisal
Depreciating Currency Impacts on Local-Scale Energy System Planning: The Case Study of Accra, Ghana
Open AccessA decomposition analysis of microcredit welfare gaps in Ghana. A gender analysis
Open AccessNatural resource abundance, environmental sustainability, and policies and institutions for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
The impact of the Compact with Africa initiative on foreign direct investments and environmental pollution
Money supply, budget deficit and inflation dynamics in Ghana: An empirical investigation
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 AccessThe Causal Effect of Family Size On Child Outcomes: Evidence from Ghana
Open AccessForeign direct investments and environmental quality in sub-Saharan Africa: the merits of policy and institutions for environmental sustainability
Prenatal Exposure to Heat Waves and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessForeign Direct Investments and Environmental Quality in Sub-Sahara Africa: The Merits of Policy and Institutions for Environmental Sustainability
Open AccessEvaluating the Impact of Social Security Insurance on the Wellbeing of Pensioners in Ghana Using the Regression Discontinuity Framework
Open AccessEvaluating the Impact of Social Security Insurance on the Wellbeing of Pensioners in Ghana Using the Regression Discontinuity Framework
Open AccessPrenatal Exposure to Heat Waves and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessThe effect of crude oil price shocks on macroeconomic stability in Ghana
The Distribution of Paid and Unpaid Work among Men and Women in Ghana: The National Time Transfer Accounts Approach
Effect of Energy Prices on Economic Growth in the ECOWAS Sub-Region: Investigating the Channels Using Panel Data
The Distribution of Housework among men and women in Ghana: The National Time Transfer Accounts Approach
Open AccessThe effect of climate change on economic growth: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
The nexus between output fluctuations and fiscal deficits: empirical evidence on Ghana
Population Health and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Cointegration Analysis
The effect of climate change on economic growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
The quest for equity in the provision of health care in Ghana
Open AccessMacroeconomic Development and Stock Market Performance: A Non-Parametric Approach
Open AccessPopulation Health and Economic Growth: Panel Cointegration Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessDepartment of Economics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology