EMAIL: Lboakye-yiadom@ug.edu.gh or Louisby@gmail.com

EDUCATION: BA, MPhil (Econ) (Univ. of Ghana), MSc (Ag. & Appl. Econ) (Virginia Tech), PhD (Econ) (Bath)

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:

Microeconomic Analysis of Migration, Remittances, and Poverty/Wellbeing;

Household Livelihood Strategies and Poverty/Wellbeing; and

The Gender Dimension of Asset Ownership.

COURSES TAUGHT CURRENTLY:

ECON 619 (Development Economics I),

ECON 620 (Development Economics II),

ECON 427 (Economic Planning I), ECON 428 (Economic Planning II),

EPMP 604 (Macroeconomics),

MIST 611 (Labour Migrations in Africa), and

MIST 608 (Migration, Globalization, and Development).

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Gender and Asset Ownership;

Migration, Remittances, and Poverty/Wellbeing; and

Microeconomic Analysis of Education.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Afful-Mensah, Gloria; Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward; and Boakye-Yiadom, Louis (2013), "Rural-Urban Differences in the Utilization of Maternal Healthcare in Ghana: The
Case of Antenatal and Delivery Services," African Social Science Review: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 4.

2. Oduro, A.D., Baah-Boateng, W., and Boakye-Yiadom, L. (2011). Measuring the Gender Asset Gap in Ghana, Accra: Woeli Publishing Services.