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Bernardin Senadza

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Economics, University of Ghana, June 2010
M. Phil Economics, University of Ghana, December 1998
B.A. Economics, University of Ghana, December 1994

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Development Economics, International Economics.
My areas of research interest include rural household livelihood strategies, poverty and inequality, trade and development, energy economics and the economics of education.

COURSES TAUGHT CURRENTLY:
ECON 613: International Economics I
ECON 408: International Economics II
ECON 318: Economic Development and Growth II
ECON 213: Elements of Mathematics for Economists

CURRENT RESEARCH:
1. “Ensuring Inclusive Education: Access to Pre-tertiary Education for Persons with Disability - Case Study of Four Districts in Ghana” Centre for Policy Analysis/STAR Ghana Project, Lead Investigator. [Involves survey of households with persons with disability] (On-going)

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Senadza, B. (2014) “Determinants Income Diversification Strategies among Rural Households in Developing Countries: Evidence from Ghana” African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 5 No. 1 (forthcoming).

2. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Senadza, B. and Arthur, E. (2013) “Determinants of Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Developing Countries: Recent Evidence from Ghana” African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 58-73.

3. Senadza, B. (2012) “Non-farm Income Diversification in Rural Ghana: Patterns and Determinants” African Development Review, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 233-244.

4. Senadza, B. (2012) "Education Inequality in Ghana: Gender and Spatial Dimensions", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 39 No. 6, pp. 724-739.

5. Senadza, B. (2011) "Does Non-farm Income Improve or Worsen Income Inequality? Evidence from Rural Ghana", African Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 104-121.

Bernardin Senadza
Associate Professor and Ag. Principal, University of Ghana, Takoradi City Campus
M. Phil, PhD (Economics)