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Isaac Appiah Amankwa
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Position
Lecturer
Department
Department of Economics
Research Interest
Financial economics, public finance, and macroeconomic policy
Isaac Appiah Amankwa is a lecturer at the Department of Economics and presently serves as the Head of the Department. He has worked with the Catholic University of Ghana (CUG) since 2010 and has been promoted through the ranks since he joined the university. Initially, he worked as a Senior Research Assistant from September 2010 to June 2014. In July 2014, he was promoted to Assistant Lecturer, and then in July 2017, he became a Lecturer. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration, with specialization in Economics, from the Catholic University of Ghana in 2009, and then he pursued a Master of Philosophy in Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at KNUST. His research interests are in the areas of financial economics, public finance, and macroeconomic policy.
BSc. Economics and Business Administration (Economics Option)
MPhil. Economics
Postgraduate Diploma in Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis
Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre-Sunyani.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.
Fordham University, New York.
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Senior Member
Akentara, R., Amankwa, I. A. & Awuma, W. (2024). The impact of capital adequacy and corporate governance on financial performance of commercial banks in Ghana. Under review by the European Journal of Science, Innovation and Technology (EJSIT).
Amankwa, I. A., Amo, J., & Mofaw, B. S. (2023). Mobile Money Payment System: Is Ghana on the Path Toward a Cash-lite Agenda? International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Research, 11(4), 1574-1587.
Opoku, E. E. O., Amoako, S. & Amankwa, I. A. (2014). Trade openness, economic growth, and the environment: The case of Ghana. International Journal of Economics, Commerce, and Management, 2(8), 1-13.
Amoako, S., Opoku, E. E. O. & Amankwa, I. A. (2014). The impact of trade-related job loss: The case of the Ghanaian poultry industry worker. International Journal of Economics, Commerce, and Management, 2(7), 1-14.