Prof. Charles Godfred Ackah is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, and the immediate past Director of the Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS). He is also affiliated with the Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT), University of Nottingham and the Kiel Centre for Globalization and the Institute for the World Economy, Germany. Prior to joining the University of Ghana, he worked as Research Analyst at the World Bank, Washington D.C.
His research focuses on a wide range of economic policy issues, with over 60 publications in outlets including The World Bank Economic Review, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of International Development, Journal of African Business, Health Economics Review and Journal of Public Health. His current research is focused on economic development and industrial policy, modeling the economic and social dimensions of the forces of globalization, labour market issues, and poverty and inequality, among others.
He has accumulated about 15 years of experience leading quantitative research and policy engagement on issues of industrial policy, enterprise development, women empowerment, youth unemployment, financial inclusion, and private sector development in Africa.
Dr. Ackah has secured more than $1M research funding and trained more than 20 graduate students. Notably, Dr. Ackah has conducted pioneering research on the nexus between trade liberalization, globalization and gender, and is one of the most published in Africa on this topic.
He has consulted for a number of government agencies and international organizations, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the African Development Bank (AfDB), UNIDO, UNICEF, JICA, Global Development Network, Canada’s IDRC, UK’s DFID, United Nations, GIZ, UK’s Overseas Development Institute, the ILO, the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), among others.