University of Ghana PhD Candidate Awarded Prestigious Warwick Africa Hub Visiting Fellowship

Michael Kofi Hanson, a PhD candidate in Development Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, has been awarded the prestigious Africa Hub Visiting PhD Fellowship at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He will undertake a ten-month, fully funded research fellowship at Warwick from October 2026 to July 2027, under the academic mentorship of Prof. Samuel Obeng (PhD).

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From Research to Reality

How Shadowing a World Bank Mission Reshaped My Thinking

By Betty Adzah   |   PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, University of Ghana

UG Economics PhD Students Participate in 22nd I.S.E.O. Summer School in Economics in Italy

Two PhD students from the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Alice Nubuor and Abubakari Mohammed, participated in the 22nd I.S.E.O. Summer School in Economics, held from 13–20 June 2026 at the Iseolago Hotel in Iseo, Italy. The programme was organised by the Istituto di Studi Economici e per l’Occupazione, under the theme “The New Global Economic Order.”

MPhil Student Presents at the Sixth Annual Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa

The Department of Economics is pleased to celebrate the participation of Dziewornu-Norvor Klenam Kwaku, a student in the Department, at the Sixth Annual Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa, held from 9–10 June 2026.

PhD Candidates Alice Nubuor and Abass Ibn Abdul-Fatawu Accepted into Prestigious Max Planck ARTEMIS Programme

Department of Economics Hosts DSGE Modelling Workshop for Graduate Students

The Department of Economics at the University of Ghana organised a five-week Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling Workshop for graduate students from March to April 2026. The workshop was held at the Ghana-Korea Information Access Center (IAC), Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon.

University of Ghana and World Bank Host Inaugural Graduate Student Research Colloquium

The Department of Economics at the University of Ghana, in collaboration with the World Bank, hosted the inaugural World Bank–University of Ghana Graduate Student Research Colloquium on 26 May 2026 at the World Bank Accra Office.

PhD Candidate Alice Nubuor Accepted into WB–AAAWE Mentorship Programme

The Department of Economics warmly congratulates Alice Nubuor, a PhD candidate in the Department, on her acceptance into the World Bank–AAAWE Mentorship Programme.

Prof. Festus Ebo Turkson: From Lecturer to Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee Member

Academic Rise in the Department of Economics

Professor Festus Ebo Turkson has served the Department of Economics, University of Ghana since May 2000, rising through the ranks to become an Associate Professor. His expertise spans Development Economics, Macroeconomics and Finance, Monetary and Financial Economics, International Trade Policy, Industrial Policy, and Applied Microeconometrics.