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Mr. W. G Brafu-Insaidoo  

 

Name: 
Mr. William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo
Address:
Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Phone:   
233-42 35560 (office)
233-244-690615 (mobile) 233-244-268761 (mobile)
E-mail:
winsaidoo@yahoo.com

 

Include: Fiscal Implications of Trade Liberalization, Financial Globalization and Financial Sector Developments in Ghana, Financial Sector Reforms, International Trade Policy Analysis, International Finance, Financial Sector Policy Analysis, Macroeconomic Implications of External Financial Flows, Monetary Economics and Development Economics.

TEACHING INTEREST

Include: The Macro-economy of Ghana, Advanced Economic Theory (Microeconomics and macroeconomics), Microeconomics (Principles, Elements and Intermediate), Macroeconomics (Principles and Elements), Monetary Economics and Economic Development Planning.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • VISITING RESEARCH SCHOLAR – Research Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C., United States of America. (March 26, 2006 to May 8, 2006
  • LECTURER – Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. (Present, since July 2003

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Courses Taught

    • Advanced Economic Theory   since September, 2003
    • Principles and Elements of Microeconomics   since September, 2003
    • Principles and Elements of Macroeconomics  since March, 2003
    • Intermediate Microeconomics since August, 2007
    • Economy of Ghana since March, 2003

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Chief Examiner, for the Center for Continuing Education, UCC on Economy of Ghana, since 2007
  • Hall Tutor, for the 2006/2007 to 2007/2008 academic year.
  • Academic Counsellor for level 200 students for the 2003/2004 and 2006/2007 academic year.
  • Course Writer for the Center for Continuing Education, UCC on Elements of Macro-Economics, 2004.
  • Course Writer for the Center for Continuing Education, UCC on Economy of Ghana, 2006.
  • Part-Time Lecturer, for the Department of African Studies, UCC on Survey of African Economies and Development, 2008.
  • Part-Time Lecturer, for the School of Business, UCC on Economy of Ghana, since 2004/2005 academic year.
  • 2003  RESEARCH CONSULTANCY – An Impact of Financial Sector Liberalisation on The Poor (IFLIP) Project, ILO / Bank of Ghana

Title: Marketing Approaches and Strategies to Savings Mobilisation and Credit Delivery by Micro Finance Institutions in Ghana.

  • 2001 – 2002 RESEARCH CONSULTANCY - A Jobs For Africa – PRESSA Programme, An ILO – IPRE Study. Ministry of Employment and Manpower Developmen

Title: Industrial Investment  (Macro Perspective) For Poverty-Reducing Employment in Ghana.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

  • Effect of Import liberalization on Tariff Revenue in Ghana. African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, Kenya. February 2008 (forthcoming)

 

  MONOGRAPHS

  • ARE OUR REVENUE TARGETS ON TARGET? A publication of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Accra. 2002 [with Prof. B.K. Armah (Head of Team) and Mr. Mawuli Feglo]

 

  • IS THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES COMMON FUND EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED? A publication of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Accra. 2002 [with Prof. B.K. Armah (Head of Team) and Mr. Mawuli Feglo]
  • ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT’S PERFORMANCE ON SELECTED INDICATORS. An Institute of Economic Affairs Publication. Accra. 2002 [with Prof. B.K. Armah (Head of Team) and Mr. Mawuli Feglo]

     

  • THE GHANA POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, THE BUDGET AND COUNTRY OWNERSHIP. A publication of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Accra. 2002 [with Prof. B.K. Armah (Head of Team) and Mr. Mawuli Feglo]

 

OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED

  • Marketing Approaches and Strategies to Savings Mobilization and Credit Delivery by Micro Finance Institutions in Ghana An Impact of Financial Sector Liberalization on The Poor (IFLIP) Project, International Labour Organization / Bank of Ghana. December 2003  (with T.O. Appah and M.K. Feglo).

 

  • Investment For Poverty-Reducing Employment (Industrial Investment – Macro perspective) in Ghana---  A Jobs For Africa – Poverty Reducing Employment Study for Sub-Saharan Africa Programme. International Labour Organization. 2002 - 2003.

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

  • External Financial Flows and Macroeconomic Volatility in Ghana (on-going project – accepted for presentation at EcoMod 2007 International conference on Policy Modelling), Sao Paulo, Brazil. July 11-13, 2007.
  • Foreign Direct Investment and Exports in Ghana(on-going project with special emphasis on South-South FDIs)

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

  • Global Development Network, New Delhi, India.
  • African Economic Research Consortium Network, Nairobi, Keny

 
(2008) Economics Department University of Cape Coast Cape Coast Ghana