STUDENT VOICES • RESEARCH & POLICY ENGAGEMENT
From Research to Reality
How Shadowing a World Bank Mission Reshaped My Thinking
By Betty Adzah | PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, University of Ghana
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
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.
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.
The Department of Economics warmly congratulates Alice Nubuor, a PhD candidate in the Department, on her acceptance into the World Bank–AAAWE Mentorship Programme.
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.
As part of activities planned in commemoration of the University’s 75th Anniversary, the Department of Economics in collaboration with the WORLD Policy Analysis Centre at the University of California Los Angeles, invites members of the University community to a hybrid event for a special presentation on Gender Equality in the Economy.