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About

Dr. Armah’s main research interest includes exchange rate economics, applied general equilibrium (AGE) and poverty analysis in developing countries. Analyzing trade, growth and redistribution in allocation of resources using applied econometric techniques. Modeling contemporary macroeconomic issues. I am also interested in Labour Economics and related issues of the environment, poverty and growth. Work in progress includes the following:

i.               Monetary measure of Value.

ii.              Openness and Economic Growth

iii.             Dynamics of Budget Deficit and Interest Rate: Empirical Evidence from Ghana 

iv.             Competition and microcredit interest rates: implications for the Ghanaian market

Focus & expertise

Recent activity

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Keynote lecture Jul 2021

• Special Guest Speaker, Presented a speech on the occasion of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Greater Accra Region on 27th July 2021 at thGNAT AT 90, surviving as a reliable and vibrant teacher union in t

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Keynote lecture Jun 2021

Special Guest Speaker, GNAT@90: keeping the torch as a union of choice for teachers in the Central Region for the 21st Century

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Award Jan 2007

• British Council Grant

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Award Jan 2004

• Graduate Teaching Assistantship award

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Award Jan 2000

• School of Economic Studies, Full Graduate Scholarship award University of Hull award for MSc Programme

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics

University of Hull

2007

Master of Science in Economics

University of Hull

2002

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

University of Cape Coast

1999

Career & positions

Head of Department

Department of Data Science and Economic Policy

Aug, 2020 to Sep, 2020

Senior Hall Tutor

Valco Trust Hall

Sep, 2020 to Jul, 2026

Publications ORCID 0000-0001-7210-4413 →

Engagements

🎤 Keynote lectures

Special Guest Speaker, GNAT@90: keeping the torch as a union of choice for teachers in the Central Region for the 21st Century

Cape Coast GNAT Teachers Hall, Ayifuah · 2021-06-29

• Special Guest Speaker, Presented a speech on the occasion of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Greater Accra Region on 27th July 2021 at thGNAT AT 90, surviving as a reliable and vibrant teacher union in t

Accra Teachers Hall, GNAT Complex, Nungua · 2021-07-21

Honors & affiliations

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• British Council Grant
British Council, UK · 2007
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• Graduate Teaching Assistantship award
University of Hull Business School · 2004
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• School of Economic Studies, Full Graduate Scholarship award University of Hull award for MSc Programme
The University of Hull, UK · 2000
Senior Hall Tutor
VALCO trust/Alumni Halls · 2022
Head of Department
Department of Data Science & Economic Policy, University of Cape Coast · 2018

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