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Faculty profile

Prof. Mark Kojo Armah

Associate Professor of Economics; inaugural Head of Department (2018–2020)

Prof. Mark Kojo Armah served as the inaugural Head of the Department of Data Science and Economic Policy from its establishment in 2018, playing a foundational role in shaping the Department's identity, academic structure and early trajectory. He brings more than nineteen years of combined teaching and research experience to the Department.

His research focuses on development economics, econometrics, macroeconomic modelling, trade policy and financial economics, with particular emphasis on the Ghanaian and broader sub-Saharan African context. He has published extensively in international journals on exchange rate dynamics, trade liberalisation, poverty and inequality, and the macroeconomic implications of capital flows. He also contributes to institutional governance, having served on multiple university committees including the School of Economics Building Committee and the Faculty of Arts Board.

Selected courses taught

  • Quantitative Methods I and II
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Research Methods
  • Managerial Economics
  • Computable General Equilibrium Models

Selected recent publications

Ten most recent, drawn from Google Scholar.

This list omits publications on the linked Scholar profile that belong to a different researcher of the same surname.

  1. Economic globalization, institutions, and debt dynamics: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

    Public Debt and Economic Resilience in Africa · 2026

  2. Inflation trajectory in Ghana from dawn to dusk: A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review

    Social Sciences & Humanities Open · 2026

  3. Nature, sector, and GVC participation of firms: Empirical insights from firm-level data in selected SSA countries

    Cogent Economics & Finance · 2025

  4. Women's empowerment and renewable energy consumption in Ghana: Bridging gender disparities and advancing inclusive development

    Energy Efficiency · 2025

  5. The underground economy and tax evasion in Ghana: Implications for economic growth

    Cogent Economics & Finance · 2024

  6. The effect of central bank credibility on economic growth and output volatility in an inflation-targeting regime

    Journal of Social and Economic Development · 2024

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