CURRICULUM VITAE. William Baah-Boateng, PhD. Department of Economics, University of Ghana

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE William Baah-Boateng, PhD Title and Name Prof. William Baah-Boateng Permanent Address Department of Economics, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG57, Legon Accra Ghana Telephone s / / CURRENT PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND AFFILIATIONS Associate Professor Senior Fellow, Fellow Expert, Editor, Department of Economics, University of Ghana International Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS), a Research Think Thank based in Accra, Ghana. Association for the Advancement of African Women s Economists Global Labour Market (GLM), a joint program between New York University (NYU) Africa House and the Centre for Technology and Economic Development at NYU, Abu Dhabi. The Ghanaian Journal of Economics (GJE) EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS June 2009 PhD Economics; University of Ghana with coursework at the Department of Economics, Harvard University: Thesis Title: Gender Perspective of Labour Market Discrimination in Ghana Dec June 1996 June 1991 Master of Philosophy in Economics, University of Ghana; Thesis Title: Implications of Bank Credit for Output and Inflation in Ghana Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Sociology; University of Ghana; Project work: Cost benefit analysis of a basic school project at Kissema, near Achimota, General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Level), Business: Kumasi High School. Page 1

2 June 1989 General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O Level), Business: Akumadan Secondary School Short Courses facilitated or participated July Aug. each, Resource person: Annual African Social Research Institute (ASRI) Stata year, Course at University of Ghana Legon organised by University of Michigan, USA, University of Cape Town South Africa and University of Ghana Legon. Aug , 2014 Dec 13-15, 2013 Nov. 29 Dec. 3, 2010 Mar. 31 April 11, 2008 April 22 May 3, 2002 Jan 24 Mar. 14, 2002 Sept. 11 Oct. 18, 2001 Resource person: Gender Statistics and Analysis: Inequality in Asset Ownership for policy makers organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Accra. Participant: Short Course on Evaluation of Training Programs in Nairobi, Kenya. Participant: Course on Building Effective Wage Policies organised by the International Training Centre (ITC) of the ILO in Turin, Italy. Participant: Labour Market Policy Course held in Washington D.C. organised by the World Bank Institute (WBI). Participant: Core Course on Labour Market Policies held in Washington D.C organised by the World Bank Institute (WBI). Resource Person: 2 nd Distance Learning Course on Key Labour Market Issues in Africa, organized by the World Bank Institute via Video Conference at GIMPA. Resource Person: 1 st Distance Learning Course on Key Labour Market Issues in Africa organised by the World Bank Institute via Video Conference at GIMPA. Scholarship/Fellowship Awards Jan Apr Senior Research Fellowship at Harvard University Centre for African Studies (CAS) USAID/Harvard University Scholarship to pursue coursework at Harvard University as part of Doctoral Studies 1998/1999 University of Ghana Fellowship award by Bank of Ghana for the 1998/99 academic year for academic excellence in the M. Phil degree programme. Page 2

3 ACADEMIC, RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATION March 2016 Present Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ghana Mar Mar Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Legon. June 2009 Feb 2013 Lecturer after PhD., Department of Economics, University of Ghana Legon Oct June 2009 Lecturer & PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, University of Ghana & Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA May 2000 Sept Lecturer after Masters degree, Department of Economics, University of Ghana Legon Jan.-April 2017 Senior Research Fellow, Centre for African Studies, Harvard University June 2015 July Senior Research Fellow at African Centre for Economic Transformation Oct Feb 2016 Ela Bhatt Guest Professor, International Centre for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), University of Kassel, Germany, June Sept Visiting Lecturer at the Joint facility for Electives (JFE) of Collaborative 2011 & 2012 Masters Programme (CMAP) for Anglophone African Countries except Nigeria under the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi Kenya April 2009 & 2010 Visiting Lecturer on Industrial Policies at United Nations Institute for Economic Development and Planning, Dakar, Senegal Oct Visiting Lecturer for Statistical Theory and Practice at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP), Accra Ghana. Aug 1999 Apr Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Ghana Legon APPOINTMENT TO NATIONAL DUTY Jan Aug June 2007-Dec Member: Presidential Commission on Emolument established by the President of Ghana Consultant/Advisor to Ghana Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare Page 3

4 RESEARCH INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES Labour market analysis and labour market institutions, education and skills development, gender in the labour market, poverty and livelihood analysis, small-scale enterprise development, and development economics. PUBLICATIONS (A) PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Twerefou D. K., Quartey P. Boakye-Yiadom L., and Baah-Boateng W. (eds.) (2014). Readings on Key Economic Issues in Ghana, Digibooks Publication, ISBN: Baah-Boateng W. (2012). Labour Market Discrimination in Ghana: A Gender Dimension, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN: Oduro A. D, Baah-Boateng W. and Boakye-Yiadom L. (2011). Measuring the Gender Asset Gap in Ghana, University of Ghana and Woeli Publishing Services, Accra Ghana, ISBN: Doss, C., Oduro A. D, Deere C. D. Swaminathan H., Baah-Boateng W., and Narayan Y. S (2017) Assets and Shocks: A Gendered Analysis of Ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India", Canadian Journal of Development Studies pp first published online 5. Baah-Boateng, W. (2016). Youth unemployment challenge in Africa: what are the drivers? Economic and Labour Relations Review, 27(4), Amuakwa-Mensah, F., Boakye-Yiadom, L. and Baah-Boateng, W. (2016). Effect of Education on Migration decisions in Ghana: a rural-urban perspective. Journal of Economic Studies, 43 (2), Baah-Boateng, W. (2015). Unemployment in Ghana: A Cross Sectional Analysis from Demand and Supply Perspectives. African Journal of Economics and Management Studies, 6(4) , Emerald. 8. Baah-Boateng, W. (2015). Unemployment in Africa: how appropriate is the global definition and measurement for policy purpose. International Journal of Manpower, 36 (5) , Emerald. 9. Nyarko, C., Baah-Boateng, W., and Nketia-Amponsah, E. (2014). The effect of search effort on the transition from unemployment to work: evidence from a cross-section of Page 4

5 Ghanaian formal sector workers. Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics, 2(2) 44-60, Addleton Academic Publishers. 10. Nyarko, C., Baah-Boateng, W. and Nketia-Amponsah, E. (2014). Determinants of Job Search Intensity in Ghana. Journal of Applied Economic Research, 8(2) , SAGE. 11. Baah-Boateng, W. (2014). Empirical Analysis of the Changing Pattern of Sex Segregation of Occupation in Ghana. International Journal of Social Economics 41(8) , Emerald. 12. Baah-Boateng, W. (2013). Determinants of Unemployment in Ghana. African Development Review, 21(4) , Wiley Publication. 13. Alagidede, P., Baah-Boateng, W. and Nketiah-Amponsah, E. (2013). The Ghanaian economy: an overview. Ghanaian Journal of Economics (GJE), 1(1) 1-33, African Finance and Economic Consult, University of Wits, Johannesburg. 14. Baah-Boateng, W. Nketia-Amponsah, E. and Frempong, R. (2013). The Effect of Fertility and Education on Female Labour Force Participation in Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Economics (GJE), 1(1) , African Finance and Economic Consult, University of Wits, Johannesburg. 15. Baah-Boateng, W., Adjei, P. and Oduro, A. D. (2013). Determinants of Moonlighting in Ghana: An Empirical Investigation. African Review of Economics and Finance (AREF), 4(2) , African Finance and Economic Consult, University of Wits, Johannesburg. 16. Baah-Boateng, W. (2013). Human Capital Development: The Case of Education as a vehicle for Africa s Economic Transformation. Legon Journal of International Affairs (LEJIA) 7(1) 31-55, Legon Centre for International Affairs and Development (LECIAD), University of Ghana. 17. Osei-Assibey, E and Baah-Boateng, W. (2012). Interest Rate Deregulation and Private Investment: Revisiting the McKinnon and Shaw Hypothesis in Ghana. The IUP Journal of Applied Economics, 11(2) 12-30; IUP India. 18. Baah-Boateng, W. (2007). Measuring the extent of Gender Segregation in the Labour Market: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Leadership, Management and Administration, 5(1) 57-81, GIMPA Accra. 19. Baah-Boateng W (forthcoming), Employment and poverty effects of Minimum Wage in Ghana working paper submitted to the Development Policy Research Unit of the School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa 20. Baah-Boateng W., Twum-Barimah R., Sawyerr L., and Ntiamoa-Baidu (2017) Perception of the effects of re-operation of the Akosombo and Kpong dams on the livelihoods of downstream communities in Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Amponsah, B. Y., and Page 5

6 Ofosu E. A. (eds.) Dams, Development and Downstream Communities: Implications for Re-optimising the Operations of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams in Ghana, pp , DigiBooks Publication. 21. Baah-Boateng W. (2016) Employment and Labour Market in Aryeetey and Kanbur (eds) The economy of Ghana: sixty years after independence, pp , Oxford University Press 22. Aryeetey E. and Baah-Boateng W (2016) Understanding Ghana s growth success and job creation challenges in Tarp and Bhoratt (eds.) Understanding the African Lions: growth traps and opportunities in six dominant African Countries, pp , Brookings Institute publication 23. Osei-Assibey, E., and Baah-Boateng, W. (2016). Determinants of incidence and depth of poverty in Ghana: does development benefit the extreme poor? In T. Shigeru Otsubo (Ed.) Globalization and Development: in Search of a New Development Paradigm Vol. III, Routledge Publication (pages ), ISBN: Boakye-Yiadom L., Baah-Boateng W., and Oduro A. D. (2014). The Study and Practice of Economics in Ghana. In S. Agyei-Mensah, J. A. Aryee and A. D. Oduro (Eds.) Changing Perspectives on the Social Sciences in Ghana, Springer Publication (pages ), ISBN: Aryeetey, E., Baah-Boateng, W. Ackah, C. Mbiti, I. and Lehrer, K. (2014). Ghana. In H. Hino and G. Ranis (Eds.) Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working but Poor, pp , Routledge Publication () ISBN: Oduro A. D., Boakye-Yiadom L and Baah-Boateng W. (2014). Asset Ownership among rural and urban women in Ghana. In D. K. Twerefou, P. Quartey, L. Boakye-Yiadom, and W. Baah-Boateng (Eds.) Readings on Key Economic Issues in Ghana, Digibooks Publication (pages 76-97), ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W. and Ewusi K. (2013). Employment: Policies and Options. In K. Ewusi (Ed.) Policies and Options for Ghana s Economic Development 3 rd Edition, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon Publication, (pages ), ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W. (2012). Review of Employment Creation Challenges, Relevant Policies and Employment Promotion Initiatives in Ghana. In E. Date-Bah (Ed.) Ghana s Employment Challenges, Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences Publication Accra (pages ), ISBN: Ackah, C. and Baah-Boateng, W. (2012). Trends in Growth, Employment and Poverty in Ghana. In C. Ackah and E. Aryeetey (Eds.) Globalisation, Trade and Poverty in Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa Publishers, Accra (pages 33-49) ISBN: Sparreboom, T. and Baah-Boateng, W. (2011). GHANA: Economic Growth and better labour market outcomes but challenges remain. In T. Sparreboom and A. Albee (Eds.) Page 6

7 Towards decent work: Monitoring MDG1B employment Indicators in Sun-Saharan Africa, International Labour Organisation, Geneva, (pages ), ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W. (2008). Employment Generation for Poverty Alleviation. In J. Amoako-Tuffour and A. B. Armah (Eds.) Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action: Perspectives and Lessons from Ghana, pp Lexington Books, ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W. and Turkson, E. F. (2005). Employment. In E. Aryeetey (Ed.) Globalisation, Employment and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Ghana, ISSER publication, University of Ghana, Accra, (pages ), ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W. and Turkson, E. F. (2005). Openness, Income Distribution and Poverty. In E. Aryeetey (Ed.) Globalisation, Employment and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Ghana, ISSER publication, University of Ghana, Accra (pages ), ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W. (2003). Poverty Alleviation through Social Dialogue: The Role of Trade Unions in Ghana. In M. Mwamadzingo and D. Saleshando (Eds.) Trade Unions and Poverty Alleviation in Africa, Bureau of Workers Activities, International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, (pages ), ISBN: Baah-Boateng, W and Baah-Nuakoh, A. (2003). Demand for Carbonated Soft Drinks in Ghana. In A. Baah-Nuakoh (Ed.) Studies on the Ghanaian economy, Vol. 3, Woeli Publishing Services, Accra Ghana (pages ), ISBN: Baah-Nuakoh A., Baah-Boateng W., Turkson F. E and Baah-Nuakoh K. A (2003). Growth and Transformation of Small Manufacturing Firms in Africa: Insights from Ghana, African Centre for Economic Growth (ACEG), 37. Baah-Boateng W. (2016). Economic growth and employment generation nexus: insight from Ghana, ICDD Working Paper No. 16, June, International Centre for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, Germany 38. Aryeetey, E. and Baah-Boateng, W. (2015). Understanding Ghana s success growth story and job creation concerns, UNU-WIDER working paper 140, December. 39. Doss C., Oduro A. D., Deere C. D., Swaminathan H., Baah-Boateng, W., and Suchitra J.Y. (2015). Assets and Shocks. A Gendered Analysis of Ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India, U.N Women Discussion Paper, June. 40. Doss C., Baah-Boateng, W., Boakye-Yiadom, L., Catanzarite, Z., Deere, C. D., Swaminathan, H., Lahoti, R., and Suchitra J.Y. (2013). Measuring Personal Wealth in Developing Countries: Interviewing Men and Women about Asset Values Working Paper Series: No. 15. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Page 7

8 41. Oduro A. D., Baah-Boateng, W., and Boakye-Yiadom L. (2012). Asset Ownership and Egalitarian Decision-Making among Couples: Some Evidence from Ghana Working Paper Series: No. 14. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. 42. Doss C, Deere C. D., Oduro A. D, Swaminathan H., Suchitra J. Y., Lahoti R., Baah- Boateng W., Boakye-Yiadom L., Contreras J., Twyman J., Catanzarite Z., Grown C., Hillesland M (2011). The Gender Asset and Wealth Gap: Evidence from Ecuador, Ghana, and Karnataka, India, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. 43. Oduro A. D., Baah-Boateng, W., and Boakye-Yiadom L. (2010) Asset Accumulation by Women in Ghana: Understanding the Process, Working Paper Series: No. 4. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. 44. Baah-Boateng W. (2009). Expanding Employment and Integrating the Informal Sector, African Centre for Economic Transformation Issue Paper 6, July. 45. Banful, A. B. & Baah-Boateng, W. (2008). Rwanda s Economic Transformation: Strategic Learning from Asia s Growth, African Centre for Economic Transformation Paper Series No. 5, November, ACET, Accra. 46. Baah-Boateng W (2007). Vulnerability and the attainment of the MDGs at the local level: Ahanta West District human development report, 2007, UNDP/Ghana Government/ISSER. 47. Aryeetey E. and Baah-Boateng, W. (2007) Growth, Investment and Employment in Ghana, Policy Integration Department, International Labour Office, Working Paper No. 80, March, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland. (B) NON-REFEREED ARTICLES 1. Baah-Boateng W (2008) How has the Private Sector Fared in Ghana s Employment Generation Agenda The New Legon Observer, Vol. 2, No. 10 June. 2. Baah-Boateng W (2004) Is Economic Growth A Sufficient Condition for Employment Generation in Ghana?, Legon Business Journal Vol. 1 Issue 5, Jan March. 3. Baah-Boateng W (2006). Employment policies for sustainable development: the experience of Ghana, Journal of Chartered Institute of Bankers Vol. 1, pp. 3-19, March, ISSN: (C) Blog publication 1. Baah-Boateng W (2016) Economic Growth not enough for job creation, World Bank Blog on Jobs and Development, Page 8

9 AD HOC REVIEWER International Journal of Social Economics (IJSE) Feminist Economics African Development Review (ADR) African Review of Economics and Finance (AREF) African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS) Journal of African Economies Journal of Economic Studies (JES), Commissioned research proposal by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi CONSULTANCY ACTIVITY AND TECHNICAL REPORT 1. Skills development in Ghana A report of a study carried out for the Ghana Employers Association and submitted to the ILO, Jan. Aug Skills Development for Economic Transformation for African Transformation Forum, prepared with Dan Bafour-Awuah and submitted to the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), July Dec Facilitating transition to formality of hard-to-reach groups: The case of whole and retail trade workers in Accra, Ghana, A Consultancy Report, prepared and submitted to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva. Feb. Nov Labour Market Analysis and Institutions: The Case of Ghana A Report Prepared and submitted to The International Labour Office (ILO) Regional Office in Abuja, Nigeria. Jan Nov., Ghana Millennium Development Goals Report submitted to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), June 2015 May Talent Mobility Partnership (TMP) In West Africa: Ghana Labour Market Assessment Report prepared and submitted to the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), Jan. Dec National Economic Report, 2013 Ghana: Economic and Social Development in and the Outlook for 2014 submitted to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), West African Office in Niger, Oct Mar., Mapping of Country Information on Employment, Unemployment and Policy Initiatives prepared with Yaw Ansu and J. Amoako-Tuffour and submitted to African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) in Accra, Nov Apr., Achieving the MDGs with Equity in Ghana: Unmasking the issues behind the Averages, A Technical paper prepared with Eric Osei-Assibey and submitted to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), for MDBS, Jan. Mar Page 9

10 10. Promoting Youth Employment in Africa, A background paper prepared and submitted to the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the 2012 African Economic Outlook, Sept Feb Strengthening artisanal and small-scale mining for socio-economic development, poverty reduction and the attainment of MDGs: THE CASE OF Ghana A Report prepared and submitted to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), West African Office, Niamey Niger, Jan. July, Freedom of Association and collective Bargaining for Development in Ghana, A Report on National Study submitted to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), July 2011 Nov Youth and Economic Development, A background paper for the Fifth African Development Forum (ADF-V) on November submitted to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, July Oct Are there Alternatives to Aid and Debt Relief?, prepared with E. Aryeetey and submitted to the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the African Development Report Feb Oct Macroeconomic Framework for Poverty Reduction and Employment Generation for the Youth and Women in West Africa prepared and submitted the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Sub-Regional Office of West Africa in Niamey, Oct Mar Explaining A Four Decade Growth Experience of Africa: Growth Synthesis of Country Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa, prepared with Ernest Aryeetey and submitted to A Global Research Project, Jan. Dec CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES 1. Employment, poverty and inequality: a stylized fact presented at Africa Task Force Meeting Columbia University, April, 2017, under the auspices of Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winner in economics 2. Moderator of a Panel on Policy and Practice at a Plenary Session Young African Work (YAW) Summit held at Marriott Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda on February, 2017 organised by the Master Card Foundation, Canada 3. Job creation response to growth: some insights from Ghana presented at JICA-IPD workshop on 6-7 June 2016 and chaired by Joseph Stiglitz, at Columbia University, New York City, New York USA 4. Strong growth amidst job creation concerns: Insight from Ghana at a Workshop on Labour Market in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) on November, 2015 in Cape Town. Page 10

11 5. Unemployment, Joblessness and Informality: Tracking jobs under SDG, presented at Experts Conference on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa at Durban International Convention Center, South Africa, November, Overview of Employment in Ghana, A paper presented at Job Summit organized by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to launch Ghana National Employment Policy on April 2015 at Accra International Conference Centre and graced by H.E the President of the Republic of Ghana and Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). 7. Youth Employment in Africa: Policies, options and agenda for future research, at a Panel Discussion at the 40 th Biannual Conference of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) held at Hilton Hotel in Lusaka Zambia on 30 th November 4 th December Promoting employment in sub-saharan African (SSA) countries: successes and challenges, presented at a Policy Research Seminar on the theme achieving inclusive development in Africa: policies, processes and political settlement on May 2014 at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in Addis Ababa organized by Knowledge Platform. 9. Policies for Productive Employment in Ghana, presented at a Policy Research Seminar on the theme achieving inclusive development in Africa: policies, processes and political settlement on May 2014 at United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in Addis Ababa organized by Knowledge Platform. 10. Developments in the Ghanaian Labour Market, presented at a Workers Forum organized by the Ghana Trades Union Congress on 29 th April 2014 as part of the 2014 May Day Celebration on May 1, Youth Employment and Unemployment in Ghana: Issues and Policy Options, a Paper presented at International Conference on Youth Employment in Africa under the theme Putting youths to work through research and practice held at Pullman Hotel in Dakar, Senegal on January, Unemployment in Africa: how appropriate is the global definition and measurement for policy purpose, A paper presented at a Seminar on 27 th September 2013 at African Studies Centre, University of Leiden, The Netherlands. 13. The International Labour Movement Agenda and Africa s Reality, at A Roundtable and Writers Workshop on Trade Unions and Labour Issues in Africa held at African Studies Centre, University of Leiden, The Netherlands on 25 th 26 th September, Public Sector Pay Policy: A Review of the Single Spine Salary Structure, A Paper presented at Public Policy Review Series organized by the Africa Public Policy Institute on 29 th May 2013 at the British Council, Accra. Page 11

12 15. Employment Generation Challenges in Ghana: The Way Forward a Paper presented at Maiden Public Lecture organized by the University of Ghana Business School on Friday 5 th April, 2013 at the British Council, Accra. 16. Overview of youth employment, unemployment and under employment in sub-saharan Africa presented at a workshop on Youth Employment in Africa: Challenges and the way forward, held in Oxford on April and organised by Kobe University in Japan and Oxford University in UK. 17. Promoting youth employment in Africa, at Policy Dialogue on Youth Employment in Southern Africa held in Lusaka, Zambia on 9 th July 2012 organised by the African Development Bank. 18. Challenges and Opportunities of Ghana s Industrial Development, Expert Group Meeting on AIDA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 19. Unemployment in Ghana: How appropriate is the current definition for policy purposes, A Paper Presented at Faculty of Social Sciences Colloquium, University of Ghana, March The Social Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis with Emphasis on Poverty, Unemployment and Instability in West Africa, International Conference on Private-Public Dialogue for West African States, Accra Ghana in Asset Accumulation by Women in Ghana: Understanding the Process, IAFFE Annual Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2010 with Oduro A. & Boakye-Yiadom L. 22. Harmonisation of Labour Market Statistics and Data System in Africa: Ghana s Experience, African Union Conference on Labour Market information System, Addis Ababa in Equity and Fairness in Salary Administration for Public Sector Employees for Efficient Service Delivery, 10 th Annual Public Services Commission Lecture, Accra Ghana. In How can Ghana afford Realistic Wage? Round-table Conference of DataBank, Accra in Towards Developing a Sustainable Public Sector Pay Policy, Stakeholders Workshop and Action Programme of Government of Ghana, Swedru Ghana in Appropriate Employment Policies for Poverty Reduction: Ghana s Experience, Global Conference on Poverty, Brasilia, Brazil January Employment Policies and Sustainable Development: The Experience of Ghana, National Workshop on an Employment Framework for Ghana s Poverty Reduction Strategy, Government of Ghana/UNDP/ILO, Accra May Page 12

13 28. Gender and the Labour Market in Ghana Trades Union Congress Workshop, Koforidua Ghana in OTHER PROGRAMMES/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED 1. Discussant at INCLUDE Working Conference on the Theme What works to promote employment prospects for women and youth at policy knowledge interactions for inclusive development in Africa on October 2015, in Leiden, The Netherlands, watch interview 2. Discussant at Parallel 4.5 on World Economy of UNU-WIDER 30 th Anniversary Conference in Helsinki, Finland on 17-19, September, Participant Annual Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) in Boston, MA o 3-5 January Rapporteur General of the Roundtable Conference on National Productivity Agenda held at M-Plaza Hotel, Roman Ridge, Accra on Tuesday 15 th April 2014 organised by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). 5. Discussant, of a paper titled Pro-Poor Tax Review in South Africa: Potential and Limitations by Mbugu R et al., at the Plenary of 39 th Biannual Conference of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) held at La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra Ghana on 1 st 5 th June Rapporteur General of the National Conference on Bridging the gap between education/training and industry on the theme: Achieving a strong partnership between education/industry and industry: the way forward held at the Ghana International Conference on May 2014 organised by the Ministry of Education. 7. Participant 100 th Session of the International Labour Conference held in Geneva Switzerland on June 1-17, Participant 99 th Session of the International Labour Conference held in Geneva Switzerland on June 2-18, Participant International Training Workshop in Life Histories Methodologies Dakar, Senegal December Participant Fifth African Development Forum (ADF-V) under the theme Youth and Leadership in the 21 st Century held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 16 th and 18 th November 2006, organised by the UNECA, November Participant A Two-day Workshop on Explaining African Economic Growth, organised by The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and Harvard University on March 18-19, 2005 at the Weatherhead Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March Page 13

14 SELECTED MEDIA ENGAGEMENT 1. Radio Interview on the topic skills for economic transformation on Joy FM Morning Show on March 9, 2015 as part of Ghana Transformation Forum organised by African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) on March 9-10, 2015 at La Palm Royal Hotel. 2. Panel discussion of 2015 Budget and Financial Statement of Government at the British Council and Live on Citi FM on Dec 10, 2014; other panellists were Mr. Seth Tekper, Finance Minister and Sydney Casely-Hayford, Financial Consultant. 3. Panel Discussion on the topic determination of 2015 minimum wage on Talking Point on GTV Sunday 26 Nov Panel discussion of the relevance of May Day celebration on Metro TV on May 1, Radio interview on Citi Morning Show on the topic, Youth unemployment in Ghana: diagnosing and addressing the problem Youth unemployment Citi FM on August 11, Interview with Nana Ansah Kwao on the topic The Single Spine Pay Policy on PM Express of Multi TV on 29 th May Panel discussion of the celebration of May Day celebration on TV 3 on May 1, REFERENCES 1. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana Legon, eoowusu@ug.edu 2. Prof. Emmanuel K. Akyeampong, Department of History, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. akyeamp@fas.harvard.edu or akyeamp@gmail.com 3. Prof. Abena D. Oduro; Director, Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS) and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ghana Legon Accra Ghana, aoduro@ug.edu.gh abena.oduro@gmail.com Signed: Date: January 2018 Page 14