• Research
    • Research
    • KCG Projects
    • Publications
      • Working Papers
      • Journal Articles
      • Policy Papers
      • Public Contributions
    • News
  • People
    • Managing Director and Coordinator
    • Fellows
    • External Research Fellows
  • Events
  • About / Contact
KCG Kiel Menü

Menü

  • Research
  • People
  • Events
  • About

Dr. Charles Ackah

KCG External Research Fellow
Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research
University of Ghana
Email: cackah@ug.edu.gh

Research Interests:

  • Impacts of International Trade and Globalization
  • Gender and Enterprise Development
  • Household and Firm Dynamics

KCG Working Paper No. 25: Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana

5th June 2023
KCG Secretary
  • KCG Working Papers
  • Publications
Authors: Charles G. Ackah, Robert D. Osei, Nana Y.A. Owusu and Vera Acheampong

The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare within a binary treatment condition may lead to finding inadequacy for policy[...]

Africa’s Female Entrepreneurs – Underfunded or Underperforming?

23rd May 2023
KCG Secretary
  • KCG Journal Articles
  • Publications
Authors: Charles Ackah, Holger Görg, Aoife Hanley and Cecília Hornok (Small Business Economics, 2024, 62:1051–1074)

We explore the export performance of Africa’s underperforming female entrepreneurs, using the Ghanaian ISSER-IGC panel, a comprehensive dataset of manufacturing firms for 2011–2015. Uniquely, the data provides information about the severity of key business constraints, across both male and female entrepreneurs[...]


Other Projects

KCG Projects

Partner

  • Research
  • Projects
  • PublicationsThe KCG has various series of publications to provide research findings and policy implications to different interested groups, e.g., students, academics, policy makers and the public. The lists of publications will be updated on a regular basis. Brief introductions to the latest publications are provided below.
  • News
  • People
  • Events
  • About / Contact
© 2025 - Kiel Centre for Globalization | Legal Notice | Privacy
Share on
Unsere Website setzt Cookies, um das Angebot für Sie nutzerfreundlich und sicher zu gestalten, sowie zur Erhebung anonymisierter Statistiken. Ausführliche Informationen finden Sie in der Erklärung zum Datenschutz.AkzeptierenNeinErfahren Sie mehr