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Macroeconomic determinants of foreign direct investment in Ghana

Arthur, James Justice (University of Cape Coast, 1999-05)

This study examines the macroeconomic determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ghana, using the Johansen Multivariate co-integration technique. Some elements of the Neoclassical and Electic approaches to the ...
The impact of foreign aid on output growth and inflation in Ghana

Otto, Elvis (University of Cape Coast, 2003-09)

Foreign aid has become one of the most important sources of capital flows to developing countries in the present past. According to development theorists, this massive inflow of capital wilt fill the foreign exchange gap ...
Fiscal aggregates, government borrowing and economic growth in Ghana: A dynamic VAR/VEC approach

Anaman, Emmanuel Atta (University of Cape Coast, 2007-03)

This study focused on the relationship between methods of financing government expenditures and economic growth in Ghana using a dynamic econometric framework. In the study, we developed a two equation system with economic ...
Household economic status and risk of HIV/ AIDS infection among young people: Evidence from Ghana

Andoh, Francis Kwaw (University of Cape Coast, 2008-05)

Recent evidence suggests that the burden of new HIV infection in developing countries is concentrated among young people even with the increasing knowledge of how to protect oneself from infection. Many scholars have ...
Client exit in microfinance: a case study of Christian rural aid network (CRAN), Cape Coast

Asmah, Emmanuel (University of Cape Coast, 2008-09)

Repeat borrowing is essential for long term financial sustainability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). This long term financial sustainability is threatened by high client exit, that is, premature termination of the ...
The effects of national health insurance scheme on outpatient utilization and expenditure in Ghana: A case study of Mfantseman Municipality

Sekyi, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2009-02)

Recognizing the potential of Mutual Health Organizations (MHOs) to eliminate user fees and increase utilization of health care services in the country, the government of Ghana enacted the National Health Insurance Act in ...
Comparative study of technical efficiency of pineapple exporters and non exporters in the Central region of Ghana

Abbam, Anthony (University of Cape Coast, 2009-09)

This study sought to determine and compare the technical efficiency in pineapple production among exporters and non-exporters using primary data collected from four districts of Central Region of Ghana. Results from the ...
Logging and the environment: The social and economic effects in the Adansi East district of Ashanti region-Ghana

Fiati, Diana Darley (University of Cape Coast, 2010-05)

The study examined the perceptions of the various stakeholders in the forestry sector on how logging has affected the environmental and socio-economic life of the communities living around the logging areas in the Adansi ...
Earnings differential between public and private: Formal sectors of Ghana

Owusu, Emmanuel Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2010-07)

The study recognises the fact that both public and private sectors in the formal economy need the relevant human resource to ensure growth and development of the economy of Ghana. Any significant disparities in earnings ...
Determinants of demand for mobile telecom service in Cape Coast

Kyeremeh, Christian (University of Cape Coast, 2010-10)

The study sought to investigate the determinants of demand for mobile telecom services by individuals in Cape Coast metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana. The logit model was used to identify determinants of mobile ...
Determinants of innovation among, micro, small and medium scale enterprises in the Ghanaian apparel industry

Afful Jr., Benedict (University of Cape Coast, 2010-11)

The ability to innovate technology represents the highest degree of development of an industrial society. However, there has not been much research focused on innovation of a firm, especially in the apparel manufacturing ...
Comparison of technical efficiency between foreign-owned and domestic-owned pharmceutical manufacturing firms in Ghana

Addai-Asante, Johnson (University of Cape Coast, 2010-12)

This study compares technical efficiency levels of foreign-owned firms with that of domestic-owned firms using 2009 survey data of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Ghana. Thus, the study attempts to find out whether ...
Determinants of demand for antenatal care in Ghana

Sablah, Moses Kwaku Foster (University of Cape Coast, 2011-03)

The Ghana Health Service adopted a number of policies and strategies which were aimed at improving antenatal care attendance in the country. In addition, there were relative improvement in facilities and professionals at ...
Stock market capitalization and economic growth in Ghana

Quaidoo, Christopher (University of Cape Coast, 2011-03)

This study examines the relationship between stock market capitalization and economic growth in Ghana using quarterly time series data from 1991 to 2006. The study employed Johansen multivariate cointegration technique and ...
Determinants of access to credit by women retail traders in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region

Acheampong, Richard (University of Cape Coast, 2011-07)

The underlying objective of this study was to analyse the determinants of access to credit by women retail traders in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The main aim was to provide a better understanding ...
Foreign direct investment and economic growth: Evidence from Liberia

Adnan, Rajie Raouf (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

The study investigated the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth in Liberia. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag approach to cointegration was used with annual data from IMF Statistics 2009 CD ...
Perception of moral hazard in Ghana's health insurance scheme: A study of the Sekondi metropolitan assembly

Allotey, Annita Nanita (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

Ever since the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by the government of Ghana in 2003, cost of financing has been increasing from time to time, to the extent that some of the schemes have encountered ...
Determinants of tax revenue: Evidence from Ghana

Unknown author (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

Most developing countries face the problem of raising tax revenue to carry out public sector spending. Tax revenue is necessary for economic growth and development. Unfortunately tax revenue generation has been low in ...
Financial deepening and economic growth in Ghana

Ibrahim, Bashiru (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

This study investigated the relationship between economic growth and financial deepening for the case of Ghana using quarterly data from 1983 to 2008. Whereas financial deepening was proxied by credit to private sector/GDP ...
Off-farm labour participation and farm household income in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district of the Central region of Ghana

Sebu, Joshua (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

This study sought to determine the effects of off-farm economic activities on farm household income in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey design was used and data ...

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