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Joseph Adu

University of Professional Studies, Ghana

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Research ArticleOpen accessRole of Energy and Exports in Economic Growth in GhanaJoseph AduFor many years, the quest for sustained economic growth has remained a paramount agenda for developing and emerging economies. However for many of these economies, this goal remains elusive as the myriad of reforms implemented have often failed to yield desired results. The literature is replete with many studies aimed at identifying the sources of growth. Yet the role of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 1 Feb 2019 · 8,225 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessMonetary Policy in a Markov-Switching VECM: Implications for the Cost of Disinflation in GhanaRichard Kwabi Ayisi, Joseph AduMonetary policy assessment in Ghana has been conducted using vector auto-regression. This however, presumes stability of long run outcomes and particularly ignores monetary policy regime changes that has characterized the economy overtime. This study thus introduced the possibility of switches in the long run equilibrium in co-integrated vector auto-regression by allowing both the covariance and weighting matrix in the error-correction … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 18 Mar 2017 · 8,548 accessesView PDF Cite