Gloria Essilfie is a citizen of Ghana currently employed as a Lecturer in economics by University of Cape Coast. She was the Coordinator of one of the satellite campuses of Ghana Communication Technology University in Takoradi, Ghana, from 1st July, 2021 to 31st May, 2022. Gloria is a graduate of the University of Cape Coast, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Master of Philosophy in Economics as well Ph.D in Economics. Gloria Essilfie’s academic background covers the field of applied microeconomics, public sector economics and development economics. She has keen interest in women empowerment, child malnutrition and food security. She has acquired international exposure from African Economic Research Consortium and has over six years tertiary teaching experience. Gloria’s paper on Women’s Empowerment and Child Health Outcomes using the most recent Ghana Demographic Health Survey that was published by Wiley in African Development Review was adjudged top cited for 2020-2021.
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics
University of Cape CoastMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Economics
University of Cape Coast
Presented a paper
at Union for African Population Studies Conference, Harnessing Africa’s Population Dynamics for Sustainable Development, 25 years after Cairo and Beyond, Uganda
. 2019-10-11
Presented a paper
at International Conference on Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Promoting Entrepreneurship through Education and Technology, Ghana Technology University College
. 2019-10-11
Presented a paper
at Microfinance International Conference, University of Cape Coast
. 2019-02-07
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