Announcements

The State of the Ghanaian Economy Report: 2019 edition out now

The 2019 edition of the State of the Ghanaian Economy Report (SGER), the comprehensive and independent annual report on the economy of Ghana by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) is out now.

The eight chapter report discusses performance of the various sectors of the economy, with an optional chapter focusing on a relevant sector or topic of the economy. The optional chapter of the 2019 edition is on Banking Sector Reforms and Economic Performance in Ghana.

Job Opportunity

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has partnered with the University of Cape Town in South Africa and the University of Nairobi in Kenya to form the African Research Universities Alliance Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ARUA-ACEIR). ARUA-ACEIR’s goal is to contribute to a better understanding of inequality and how they can be overcome from a multi- and inter- disciplinary perspective. The ARUA-ACEIR has been in operation since 2018.

Vacancy:Research Assistant Position for a project that seeks to unearth pathways that could be sine qua non for a clean and resilient socio-economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana and Zambia

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) in collaboration with Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) and University College of London (UCL) are about to embark on a project that requires a DILIGENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT for a duration of not less than one-year. The project seeks to unearth pathways that could be sine qua non for a clean and resilient socio-economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana and Zambia.

Vacancy: Research Officer for the project Transforming Social Inequities through Inclusive Climate Action (TSITICA)

Extension of Deadline for Application: PhD Advertisement

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) are implementing the Ghana component of the Cocoa4Future. The project’s overall aim is to contribute to the agro-ecological and organizational transitions of cocoa production.