EDUCATION:
Degree Date Institution Major
PhD 2010 University of Bonn, Germany Development and Health Economics
M.Phil 2002 University of Ghana Economics
BA 1999 University of Ghana Economics
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Health care financing and Health insurance Issues
Economics of maternal and child health care utilization
Taxation and Public Expenditure Analysis
Applied Microeconometrics
Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Issues
Economics of Governance, Social Protection and Institutional Issues
COURSES TAUGHT CURRENTLY:
ECON 101: Introduction to Economics I
ECON 318: Economic Growth & Development
ECON 453: Public Finance I
ECON 454: Public Finance II
ECON 609: Health Economics I
ECON 610: Health Economics II
ECON 445: Project Appraisal
CURRENT RESEARCH:
1. Enrolment in Health Insurance and Facility-based delivery among expectant mothers in Ghana.
2. Towards a client oriented health insurance system in Ghana-Triangulating perceptions of clients, healthcare providers and National Health Insurance Staff.
4. Understanding the Varieties of Social Protection Programmes in Ghana: The Case of the Central.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books
1. Edward Nketiah-Amponsah and Oluwatoyin A. Odeku (eds). Contemporary Healthcare Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa-Social, Economic and Cultural Perspectives. Lexington Books. Forthcoming
2. Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, (2010). Economic Analysis of Under-five Morbidity, Mortality and Health-seeking Behaviour - Evidence from Ghana. Cuvillier Verlag, Goettingen. ISBN: 978-3-86955-241-5.
Book Chapters
3. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Sulemana, I., and Afful-Mensah, G. (2019). Ghana’s Post-colonial Economy. In J. A. Ayee (ed). Politics, Governance and Development. Lexington Books, ISBN: 978-7936-0334-0
4. Darkwa, A.K., Dako-Gyeke, M., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2018). Hedging Against Vulnerability: Associational Life as a Social Insurance Strategy by the poor in the Central Region of Ghana, In N. Awortwi and G. Walter-Drop (Eds.), Non-State Social Protection Actors and Services in Africa-Governance Below the State, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN: 9781138059627
5. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Aidam, P. A. (2017). State of Ghana’s Infrastructure and its Implications for Economic Development, In E. Aryeetey and R. Kanbur (Eds.), The Economy of Ghana: Sixty Years after Independence, Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN: 9780198753438
6. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Afful-Mensah, G. (2016). Households’ Source of Drinking Water and its Effect on the Occurrence of Diarrhoea among Children Aged Under-Five in Ghana. In Maternal and Child Health: A Global Perspective. U. Gross, Yadi, N.N.A., C. Dewi (Eds). Udayana University Press, Bali. ISBN: ISBN: 978-602-294-132-3
7. Nketiah-Amponsah, E and Sarkodie, A.O. (2014). Choice of Healthcare provider: Evidence from Ghana. In Readings on Key Economic Issues in Ghana, D. K. Twerefou, P. Quartey, L. Boakye-Yiadom and W. Baah-Boateng and (Eds.), Digibooks Ghana Ltd. Accra. ISBN: 978-9988-1-9154-2
8. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Afful-Mensah, G. (2013). A Review of Selected Maternal and Child Health Indicators in Ghana, In Maternal-Child Health: Interdisciplinary Aspects Within the Perspective of Global Health. U. Groß and K. Wydra (Eds), Universitätsverlag Göttingen. ISBN: 978-3-86395-084-2
9. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Abuosi, A. and Arthur, E. (2012). Maternal Socio-economic Status and Childhood Birth weight: A Health Survey in Ghana, In Neonatal Care, D. Raines and Z. Iliodromiti (Eds.), Intech, Rijeka. ISBN 978-953-51-0692-0
Journal Articles
10. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Sarpong, B. (2020). Ease of Doing Business and FDI Inflows: Case of Sub-Saharan Africa. International Advances in Economic Research, 26(3): 209-223
11. Ampaw, S., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Agyire-Tettey, F., Senadza, B. (2020). Distributional Analysis of Rural-urban Household Healthcare Expenditure Differentials in Developing Countries: Evidence from Ghana, International Journal of Development Issues, 19(3):359-375
12. Sarpong, B., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Owoo, N. S. (2020). Health and Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence From Selected Sub-Saharan. Global Business Review, 21(2):1-20
13. Abubakari, M., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Owoo, N. S. (2019). Socio-economic Determinants of life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ghanaian Journal of Economics, 7:118-139.
14. Sulemana, I., Bofa, R. O., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2019). Job Insecurity and Life Satisfaction in Ghana. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 41:172-184
15. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Abubakari, M. and Twumasi-Baffour, P. (2019). Effect of HIV/AIDS on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Evidence. International Advances in Economic Research, 25(4): 469-480
16. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Sarpong, B. (2020). The effect of infrastructure and foreign direct investment on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa”. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, 11(3): 183-201
17. Sulemana, I., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Codjoe, E., Andoh, J.A.Y. (2019). Urbanization and Income Inequality in sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainable Cities and Society, 48 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101544
18. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Alhassan,R.K., Abuosi, A., Ampaw, S. (2019). Policy Holders’ Perception of Services Provided by Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme and their Correlates. BMC Health Services Research, 16:196
19. Ampaw, S., Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Nkechi Owoo, Senadza, B. (2019). Non-Farm Enterprise Participation and Health Investment in Ghana. International Journal of Social Economics, 46(1): 18-30
20. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2019). The Impact of Health Expenditures on Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Developing Societies, 35(1):134-152
21. Nketiah-Amponsah E., Codjoe, E.A., Ampaw, S. (2019). HIV/AIDS Awareness and Knowledge among Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: What are the Correlates? Journal of Asian and African Studies, 54(2):267-281
22. Senadza, B., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Ampaw, S. (2018). Nonfarm Diversification and the Well-being of Rural Farm Households in Developing Countries: Evidence from Ghana using New Dataset. Review of Economics, 69(3):207-230
23. Ampaw, S., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Owoo, N.S. (2018). Gender Perspective on Life Insurance Demand in Ghana. International Journal of Social Economics, 45(12):1631-1646
24. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Afful-Mensah, G. and Ampaw, S. (2018). Determinants of Cigarette Smoking and Smoking Intensity among Adults Males in Ghana. BMC Public Health , 18:941
25. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. Ashiabi, N., Abubakari, M. (2018). Effect of Electricity Consumption on Foreign Direct Investment in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries. The Empirical Economic Letters. 17(4): 471-480
26. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. Afful-Mensah, G., Ampaw, S. and Codjoe, E., (2017). Alcohol Consumption among Ghanaian Women of Child Bearing Age. What Are The Correlates? Gender Studies, 16(1):134-148
27. Duku SKO, Nketiah-Amponsah E, Janssens W, Pradhan M (2018) Perceptions of healthcare quality in Ghana: Does health insurance status matter? PLoS ONE 13:1
28. Awalime, D.K., Davies-Teye, B.B.K., Vanotoo, L., Owoo, N. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2017). Economic Evaluation of 2014 Cholera Outbreak in Ghana: A household cost analysis. Health Economics Review, 7:45
29. Alhassan, R.K., Beyere, C.B.,Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Torgbor-Anaman,j., Mwini-Nyaledzigbor, P.P. (2017). Rural-urban disparities in work conditions of health tutors in Ghana: implications for health sector staff internal migration control. PLoS ONE, 12:10
30. Nketiah-Amponsah E., Asamoah, M.K., Allassani, W. and Aziale, L. (2017). Examining students' experience with the use of some selected ICT devices and applications for learning and their effect on academic performance. Journal of Computers in Education, 4(4):441-460 4
31. Ampaw, S., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Senadza, B. (2017). Urban Farm-Nonfarm Diversification, Household Income and Food Expenditure in Ghana. Studies in Business and Economics, 12(3): 6-19
32. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Afful-Mensah, G. (2017). Source of Drinking Water and the Prevalence of Dirrhoea among Children aged Under-five years in Ghana-Recent Evidence. International Journal of Economics and Business Research. 13(3):275-302
33. Abuosi, A.A., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Abor, j. Y., Domfeh, K.A. (2016). To what extent does Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme protect members from out-of-pocket payments in hospitals? Ghana Social Science Journal, 13(2), 50-73.
34. Ashiabi, N., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Senadza, B. (2016). The Effect of Health Expenditure on Selected Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Sub Saharan Africa. International Journal of Social Economics, 43(12):1386-1399.
35. Alhassan, R.K., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. And Arhinful, D.K. (2016). Design and implementation of community engagement interventions towards healthcare quality improvement in Ghana: a methodological approach. Health Ecoconmics Review, 6:49
36. Aboagye, S. and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2016). The Effect of Urbanization, Industrialization and Economic Growth on Energy Intensity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research, 6(4):297-311
37. Alhassan, R.K., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. And Arhinful, D.K. (2016). A review of the national health insurance scheme in Ghana: what are the sustainability threats and prospects? PLoS ONE, 11:11
38. Duku, S.K.O., Asenso-Boadi, F., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Arhinful, D.K. (2016). Utilization of Healthcare Services and Renewal of Health Insurance Membership: Evidence of Adverse Selection in Ghana. Health Economics Review, 6: 43
39. Alhassan, R.K and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2016). Rural-urban differences in health worker motivation and quality care in health facilities in Ghana. Health Economics Review, 6:39.
40. Alhassan, RK, Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Spieker N, Arhinful DK, Rinke de Wit TF (2016). Assessing the Impact of Community Engagement Interventions on Health Worker Motivation and Experiences with Clients in Primary Health Facilities in Ghana: A Randomized Cluster Trial. PLoS ONE 11:7
41. Alhassan, RK, NKetiah-Amponsah, E. Spieker, N. Arhinful, D. K. and Rinke de Wit, T.F. (2016). Perspectives of frontline health workers on Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme before and after implementation of community engagement interventions. BMC Health Services Research, (2016) 16:192
42. Abuosi, A.A., Domfeh, K. A, Joshua Abor, J.Y and Nketiah-Amponsah, E (2016). Health insurance and quality of care: Comparing perceptions of quality between insured and uninsured patients in Ghana’s hospitals. International Journal for Equity in Health,15:76
43. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Boakye-Yiadom, L. and Agyemang, M. (2016). The Effect of Maternal Education on Child Health: Some Evidence from Ghana. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 11(4): 366-385
44. Aboagye, S. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Barimah, A. (2015). Disaggregated Growth and Environmental quality in developing countries: Some evidence from Sub Saharan Africa, Review of Social Sciences, 9(2):89-115
45. Alhassan, R.K., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Spieker, N., Arhinful, D.K., Akazili, J. and Rinke de Wit, T.F. (2015). Efficiency of private and public primary health facilities accredited by the National Health Insurance Authority in Ghana. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 13:23
46. Alhassan, R.K., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Spieker N., Arhinful, D.K, Ogink, A., van Ostenberg P., Rinke de Wit, T.F. (2015). Effect of Community Engagement Interventions on Patient Safety and Risk Reduction Efforts in Primary Health Facilities: Evidence from Ghana. PLoS ONE 10:11
47. Fenenga, C.J.; Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Ogink, A., Arhinful, D.K., Poortinga, W., Hutter, I. (2015). Social Capital and Active Membership in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme-A Mixed Study. International Journal of Equity in Healthcare, 14:118
48. Alhassan, R.K., Duku, S.O., Janssens, W., Nketiah-Amponsah, E, Spieker. N., van Ostenberg P., et al. (2015). Comparison of Perceived and Technical Healthcare Quality in Primary Health Facilities: Implications for a Sustainable National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. PLoS ONE 10:10
49. Quansah, R. Armah, F.A., Essumang, D.K., Luginaah, I., Clarke, E., Marfoh, K., Cobbina, S.J., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Namujju, P.B., Obiri, S. and Dzodzomenyo, M. (2015). Association of Arsenic and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes/Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). 123(5):412-421
50. Nyako, C.O., Baah-Boateng, W. and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2014). The Effect of Search Effort on the Transition from Unemployment to Work: Evidence from a Cross-Section of Ghanaian Formal Sector Workers. Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics. 2(1): 44-60
51. Owusu, G., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Codjoe, S.N.A., and Afutu-Kotey, R.L. (2014). How Do Ghana’s Landfills Affect Residential Property Values? A Case Study of Two Sites in Accra. Urban Geography, 35(8):1140-1155
52. Owusu-Afriyie, J. and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2014). An Individual Level Test of the “Feminization of Poverty” Hypothesis: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Developing Societies, 30 (1):25-43
53. Nyarko, C.O., Baah-Boateng, W and Nketiah-Amponsah, E (2014). Determinants of Job Search Intensity in Ghana. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economics, 8(2): 193-211.
54. Afful-Mensah, G., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Boakye-Yiadom, L (2014). Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services. African Social Science Review, 6(1):42-63.
55. Alagidede, P., Baah-Boateng W. and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2013). The Ghanaian Economy: An Overview. Ghanaian Journal of Economics. 1:4-34
56. Baah-Boateng W., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Frempong, R. (2013). The Effect of Fertility and Education on Female Labour Force Participation in Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Economics. 1:119-137
57. Annan, B., Bekoe, W. and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2013). Determinants of Tax Evasion in Ghana: 1970-2010. International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research, 6(3): 97-121.
58. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Afful-Mensah, G. (2013). A Review of HIV/AIDS Awareness and Knowledge of Preventive Methods in Ghana, African Journal of Reproductive Health, 17(4):69-82
59. Alhassan, R.K., Spieker, N., van Ostenberg, P., Ogink, A., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Rinke de Wit, T.F. (2013). Association between health worker motivation and healthcare quality efforts in Ghana. Human Resources for Health, 2013, 11:37.
60. Ayitey, A.M., Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Barimah, A. (2013). Determinants of Insurance Enrolment among Ghanaian Adults: The case of the NHIS. Journal of Economics, Management and Financial Markets, 8(3):37-57
61. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Arthur, E. (2013). Expectant Mothers and the Choice of Delivery Facility: Does Access to National Health Insurance Matter? Journal of Health Management. 15(4):509-524
62. 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, 4(1): 58 – 73.
63. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Arthur, E. and Abuosi, A. (2012). Correlates of Contraceptive use among Ghanaian women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years). African Journal of Reproductive Health, 16(3):155-170.
64. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2010). Covariates of Under-Five Mortality: Application of Survival Analysis to a Cross Section of Ghanaian Children. Indian Journal of Maternal and Child Health (IJMCH), 12(3).
65. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2010). Mothers’ Demand for Preventive Healthcare for Children aged Under-Five Years: The Case of Utilization of Insecticide-Treated Bednets in Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Development, 3(2):98-106.
66. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2009). “Demand for Health Insurance among Women in Ghana: Cross-Sectional Evidence”, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 33:179-191.
67. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Hiemenz, U. (2009). “Determinants of Consumer Satisfaction of Health Care in Ghana: Does Choice of Health Care Provider Matter?” Global Journal of Health Science, 1(2): 50-61.
68. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2009). Public Spending and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ghana (1970-2004). Development Southern Africa, 26(3): 477-497.
69. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Sagoe-Moses, I (2009). “Expectant Mothers and the Demand for Institutional Delivery: Do household Income and Access to Health Information Matter?-some Insight from Ghana”. European Journal of Social Sciences, 8(3):469-482.
70. Nketiah-Amponsah, E. and Kihara, M.J. (2009). Public Institutions and Natural Resources Conservation: Examples from Kenya and Ghana. Legon Journal of International Affairs (LEJIA), 6(2):1-23.
