Prof. Emmanuel Ekow Asmah is an Associate Professor in Economics and is currently affiliated to the Department of Data Science and Economic Policy and serves as the Dean of the newly established School of Economics. He has broad interests are in the Drivers of Development in Africa, with specializations in Health, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy Modeling using SAM-Based Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling Technique. Beyond his over twenty year’s faculty experience with the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Asmah has acquired the appropriate mix of knowledge, experience and international exposure with his work as a Research Fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings Institute in the United States, Intern Macroeconomist with the World Bank Tanzania Office, and a Visiting Scholar with the IMF (Washington DC), International Labour Organization (ILO), African Economic Research Consortium (AERC, Nairobi) and Northeastern University (Boston). Prior to his appointment at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Asmah worked as a training, business and investment consultant with the Central Region Development Commission (CEDECOM) and Empretec Ghana Foundation. Prof. Emmanuel Ekow Asmah has over twenty-four (24) publications to his credit.
Prof. Emmanuel Ekow Asmah
Associate Professor - ( Senior Member ) Department of Data Science and Economic PolicyCoordinator
School of Economics-
Presented a Paper titled “Cost-benefit Analysis of Community Health Worker-led Screening and Treatment for Hypertension in Ghana”,
Ghana Priorities Round Eminent Panel Conference organized by Copenhagen Consensus Center Kempiski Hotel, Accra.
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Presenter -Analysis of Macroeconomic Performance and Targets – Ghana’s 2020 Budget”
Round Table discussion on Ghana’s 2020 budget and fiscal policy University of Cape Coast.
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Presenter, Paper titled ‘Value-added Tax-based Healthcare Financing in Ghana: Revenue Bouoyancy, Challenges and Options’
AERC Colloborative Project on Health Financing in SSA Westin Cape Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Presenter of Paper titled ‘Value-added Tax-based Healthcare Financing in Ghana: Revenue Bouoyancy, Challenges and Options’
AERC Final Review Workshop on Health Financing in Sub-Saharan African Country Case Studies Fiesta Royale, Accra.
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Mentor and Reviewer
Ghana Inclusive Development Research Network (GIDRN) /UNICEF-sponsored Round-Table Discussion on New Proposals UNICEF Conference Facility, Tamale..
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Presenter, Paper titled ‘Health Sector Decentralization and Responsive Service Delivery in Ghana’
Conference on Democratic Decentralization and Sustainable Development, organized by Nordic Africa Institute KNUST, Kumasi.
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Presenter, Paper titled ‘The Role of Access to Credit in Enhancing Food Security and Health Status in Ghana’
10th Biennial Microfinance Conference under the theme “Microfinance and the Sustainable Development Goals" UCC, Cape Coast.
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Presenter, Paper titled ‘Value-added Tax-based Healthcare Financing in Ghana: Revenue Bouoyancy, Challenges and Options’,
Inception and Capacity Building Workshop on Healthcare Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa Country Case Studies in Nairobi and organized by the African Economic Research Consortium. Nairobi, Kenya.
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Visiting Lecturer
AERC-Sponsored Joint Facility for Electives (JFE) Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) in Health Economics I for Sub-Saharan Africa Nairobi, Kenya.
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Participant and Raportairre,
Meeting of Teams of Experts to Set Comprehensive Examinations in Core and Elective Fields for the Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) Class 2015, Safari Club Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Participant
6thDeltas-vulnerability, Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECCMA) Workshop University of Southampton, DeVere New Place, Shirrell Heath, Southampton, UK..
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Participant
Collaborative Research on Economics of Adaptation, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) TERI University, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi..
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Participant
Specialist Workshop for the Collaborative Master’s and PhD Program in Public Sector Economics, Sponsored by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Safari Club Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Facilitator
Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
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Presenter
International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Guest Speaker
“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Co-Facilitator
“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
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Presenter
“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
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Facilitator
“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Presenter
Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.
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Panelist
Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
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Facilitator
Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
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Co-Discussant
“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
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Speaker
Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
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Presenter
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
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Guest Speaker
Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
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Participant
6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
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Panelist
Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
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Guest Speaker
“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.
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Award for Group-Led RSG at the 3rd Research Awards and Grants Ceremony - 2017/18 to undertake research project on the theme: “Cost of Raising Children and its Implications for Widowhood in Ghana
Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast
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AERC CMAP Visiting Scholar in Health Economics
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
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AERC Collaborative PhD Programme Visiting Scholar in Health Economics
African Economic Research Consortium
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AERC Collaborative Programme Visiting Scholar in Health Economics
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
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AERC Collaborative Masters Programme in Public Sector Economics
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
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AERC Collaborative Masters Programme in Public Sector Economics
African Economic Research Consortium
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African Research Scholar
Brookings Institution, African Growth Initiative, US
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IMF Visiting Scholar
International Monetary Fund, US
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Northeastern University Visiting Scholar
Northeastern University, Boston, US
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Intern Macroeconomist
World Bank, Tanzanian Country Office
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AERC Collaborative PhD Programme Best PhD Student Award
African Economic Research Consortium, AERC
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AERC Collaborative PhD Programme Schorlaship
African Economic Research Consortium, AERC
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AERC Collaborative Masters Programme in Economics Schorlaship
African Economic Research Consortium, AERC
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African Research Fellow
Brookings Institution, US
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IMF Visiting Scholar
International Monetary Fund, US
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AERC Visting Fellow
African Economics Research Consortium
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North Eastern Visiting Scholar
North Eastern University, US
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Mentor
Ghana Inclusive Development Research Network (GIDRN)
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Member
Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
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Member
African Health Economics and Policy Association
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Network Member
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
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Lead Consultant
Cocoa Farmer Profiling under the Satellite for Business Project.
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Lead Consultant
Midterm Evaluation of the Cocoa Sector Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme (CORIP II)
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Consultant
Copenhagen Consensus Center- sponsored Ghana Priorities Research Project on “Cost-benefit Analysis on Screening and Treatment for Hypertension in Ghana”
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Lead Researcher
AERC Collaborative Research Project on "Value-added Tax Based Healthcare Financing in Ghana: Tax Buoyancy, Challenges and Options”
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Lead Consultant
ILO/Ministries of Trade and Industry and Employment and Labour Relations/EU funded Research Project on "Background Study on Employment in the Agriculture and Agro-processing Sectors in Ghana"
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Researcher
IDRC Sponsored DEltas, vulnerability and Climate Change Migration and Adaptation Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia
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Researcher
Overall Financial Landscape and Other Related Issues on Access to Finance in South Africa
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Research Consultant
IFPRI Maize and Rice Technology Adoption and Impact Project
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Researcher
AERC - sponsored Research Project on Assessing the Links between Energy Supply Shocks and the Macro Economy: A CGE Analysis for Ghana
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Co-Researcher
IFLIP/Bank of Ghana Research Project on The Impact of Interest Rates on Demand for Credit and Loan Repayments by the Poor and SME’s in Ghana
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Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP
Cefas/UKAID
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Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
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Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia
IDA-V3100
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Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)
World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme
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Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area
Calgary Zoo Foundation
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Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana
University of Liverpool
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Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana
Valued at US$32,365.00
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Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia
Conservation International
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Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop
World Bank
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Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program
World Bank
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Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
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Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana
Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
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Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management
World Bank
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Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments
Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK
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Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession
AERC Ltd.
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Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis
UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
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Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana
Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary
USAID through Friends of the Nation