Dr. Alhassan Karakara Abdul-Wakeel

Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara is a lecturer at the Department of Applied Economics, School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and a Research Associate at the Center for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR), Covenant University, Nigeria. He is the Lead Economist and Director of the Center for Economic and Political Governance in Africa (CEPGA). He is one of the 2021 AGNES-Bayer Science Research Fellow. He has executed some research projects as a team member and has published some peer-reviewed research articles in reputable journals. He has also participated in many international conferences, workshops, and training across Africa as a panelist and presenter or discussant of research papers. His research interests include but are not limited to; Environmental and Energy Economics; Economics of Innovation and Technology; Poverty Studies, Blue Economy, and Development Economics, focusing on developing and transitioning economies. He has strong communication skills and is a good team player, hardworking, intelligent, and self-driven who can work under pressure in a multicultural environment. He has a good knowledge of some statistical packages including STATA; E-views; R and SPSS.