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Faculty profile

Prof. William Godfred Cantah

Associate Professor of Economics; Head of Department

Prof. William Godfred Cantah is Head of the Department of Data Science and Economic Policy and coordinated the Centre for Data Archiving, Management, Analysis and Advocacy from 2019 to 2026. He is one of the most technically versatile members of the DSEP faculty, combining deep expertise in macroeconomics and monetary policy with strong practical skills in data architecture, statistical computing and policy modelling.

He has led several major national data initiatives, including the development of a 100-variable macroeconomic database for Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Service, work on the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index in 2019, and the 2024 Integrated Business Establishment Survey. He has provided analytical support to the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and has authored more than thirty peer-reviewed publications covering monetary policy, inflation dynamics, financial stability and fiscal–monetary interactions.

Selected courses taught

  • Research Methods and Computer Applications I and II
  • Data Literacy and Mining
  • Data Curation and Management Plans
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Public Policy Modelling
  • Applied Macro-econometrics
  • Financial Modelling
  • Project Appraisal I and II

Selected recent publications

Ten most recent, drawn from Google Scholar.

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

    Social Sciences & Humanities Open · 2026

  2. Environmental policy effectiveness and industrialisation in low- and middle-income countries

    Social Sciences & Humanities Open · 2026

  3. Fiscal multipliers and informality in sub-Saharan Africa

    International Economics and Economic Policy · 2026

  4. Examining sustainable economic growth, unemployment and inflation: The roles of financial development and legal systems

    Strategic Approaches to Banking Business and Sustainable Development Goals · 2025

  5. Green growth or economic trade-offs? Economic costs of environmental degradation in ECOWAS: A new perspective from artificial neural network and SEM analysis

    2025

  6. The role of financial globalization in the long-run volatility between forex and stock markets during COVID-19: Evidence from Africa

    Research in Globalization · 2024

  7. Utilizing machine learning algorithms and SEM analysis to investigate the relationship between environmental deterioration, health expenditure and economic development

    International Conference on Management and Economics · 2024

  8. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Malawian economy: A structural econometric approach

    2024

  9. Impact of natural resource rents on well-being in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of human capital

    Research in Globalization · 2024

  10. Growth, unemployment and inflation in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of financial development, legal systems and property rights

    2024

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