1. Performance Evaluation of Economic Reforms including Financial Sector Reforms and Trade and Industrial Policy Reforms.
2. Economic Development
3. Poverty Analyses
4. Feasibility Studies and Project Analysis
5. Industrial studies and Small scale Industrial development
6. Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Modelling
7. Policy analysis and Economic Management
8. Gender and Development
9. National Budget analysis

1. Development Economics,
2. Development Planning
3. Project Appraisal and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
4. Industrial Economics,
5. Human Resource Development
6. Macroeconomics
7. Managerial Economics
8. Econometrics

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Teaching in the Rural Development Component, Peace Corps Ghana Programme (1989 to 1992): Taught Peace Corps Volunteers Issues in Development, Rural development, Appropriate Technologies and Project Design and Management
2. Involved in The Planning, Design, Analysis and Implementation of Community Development Projects Including Wells, K-VIPs, Health Clinics, Schools in Rural Communities in Ghana including Kakomdo (Central Region) Efutu (Central Region) and Koforidua (Eastern Region) Ghana under Peace Corps Ghana’s Training Programme under UCC Consultancy, 1989-1992.
3. Microeconomic and Macro-econometric modelling.
4. Expert in the Preparation of Project Documents.
5. Expert in the Preparation of Feasibility Studies & Investment Appraisal.
6. Expert in the Project Design and Management and risk analysis.
7. Expert in Microeconomic and Macroeconomic modelling and regression analysis, error correction, modelling and Co integration analyses.
8. Choice of Technology and Project Appraisal.
9. National Budget Advocate.
10. Organisation of Budget Fora.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. Acheampong, I. K. (2008) “The Impact of Adverse Supply Shocks in the Context of Energy Crises on the Macroeconomic Performance and Economic Performance of Manufacturing Establishments in Ghana”, in S. Sarkar and L. Smith (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Management Research, Serials Publications, New Delhi.
2. Acheampong, I. K. and J. Anoff (2008), The Distribution and Determinants of Small Scale Farmers’ Income in Assin District of Ghana, CDS and NUFFIC, Cape Coast.
3. Acheampong, I. K. (2008) Macroeconomic Theory and Modelling for Students’ from Developing Countries, Volume 1, Catholic Mission Press, Cape Coast.
4. Acheampong, I. K. (2008) Macroeconomic Theory and Modelling for Students’ from Developing Countries, Volume 2, Catholic Mission Press, Cape Coast.
5. Acheampong, I. K. (2007): “Gender Inequality in Education and Human Capital Development in Ghana, in S. Sarkar and T. W. Kiriti-Nganga (eds.): Gender Inequality in Developing Countries, Serials Publications, New Delhi.
6. Acheampong, I. K. (2007) Project Appraisal for Private Sector Growth and National Development, Volume 2, Catholic Mission Press, Cape Coast.
7. Acheampong, I. K (2007) “Testing the McKinnon-Shaw Thesis in the Context of Ghana’s Financial Sector Liberalisation Episode”, International Journal of Management Research and Technology , July – December 2007 Issue.
8. Acheampong, I. K (2007) Book Review on “Gender Mainstreaming in Poverty Eradication and the Millennium Development Goals”, Kabeer, N. (2003), International Journal of Women, Social Justice and Human Rights, July – December 2007 issue.
9. Acheampong, I. K (2007) Trends in Inequality and Poverty During and After Economic Reforms in Ghana, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis, University of Hall Business School, United Kingdom.
10. Acheampong, I. K and Anoff, J. (2007) “The Distribution of Small Scale Farmers’ Income and its Determinants in the Assin District of the Central Region of Ghana”, International Journal of Management Research and Technology, July – December 2007 Issue.
11. Acheampong, I. K (2007) “A Monetary Approach to Exchange Rate Liberalisation Regime in Ghana”, International Journal of Management Research and Technology, Volume 1, No. 1, January-June, 2007: 1-20.
12. Acheampong, I. K and Dake, G. (2007) “Does Privatisation Promote Manufacturing Efficiency? A Comparative assessment of Privatised State Owned Enterprises in Ghana”, The Global Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 4, No.1, (2007): 47 - 64.
13. Acheampong, I. K. (2006) Human Resource Development, Labour Market Concepts and Operations, Catholic Mission Press, Cape Coast.
14. Acheampong, I. K. (2006) Project Appraisal for Private Sector Growth and National Development, Volume 1, Catholic Mission Press, Cape Coast.
15. Acheampong, I. K and Anoff, J. (2006) “Returns to Scale in Agricultural Production: Evidence from Cocoa and Maize Production in Ghana”, The Indian Journal of Economics, No. 344, pp. 331-356.
16. Acheampong, I. K. and Mensah, J. V. (2006) “Assessment of The Impact of Financial Sector Reforms in Ghana”, in V. B. Jugale (ed.) Financial Sector Reforms in the World, Serials Publications, New Delhi. pp. 328 – 356.
17. Acheampong, I. K. and Mensah, J. V. (2006) "Economic Reforms and Macroeconomic Stability in Ghana" in N. Narayana, (ed.) Issues of Globalisation and Economic Reforms, Serial Publications, New Delhi, Volume 1, pp. 589-616.
18. Acheampong, I. K. and Mensah, J. V. (2005) "Economic Reforms, Inequality, Poverty in Ghana", in V. B. Jugale (ed.) Poverty, Globalisation, and Human Development, Serials Publications, Delhi, India.
19. Acheampong, I. K. (2005) Assessment of the 2005 Social Sector Budget for Education, Centre for Democratic Development, (CDD-Ghana), Accra.
20. Acheampong, I. K. and others (2004) Poverty Assessment and Comparative Study of Rural Micro-Finance Institutions and Government Credit Programmes in Ghana, A World Bank Study, UCC Consultancy Centre, University of Cape Coast.
21. Acheampong, I. K. and Mensah, J. V. (2003): “Theoretical and Empirical Issues on Manufacturing Capacity Utilisation: The Case of Manufacturing Industries in Ghana”, Indian Journal of Economics, Vol. LXXXIII pp. 331-356.
22. Acheampong, I. K. And Tribe, M. (2001): “Sources of Industrial Growth: The Impact of Policy on Large and Medium Scale Manufacturing Performance In Ghana’’, in Oliver Morrissey and Michael Tribe (eds.): Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance In Developing Counties, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
23. Acheampong, I. K. and Tribe, M. (1998): “The Response of Ghana’s Manufacturing sector to Structural Adjustment”, in Paul Cook and Colin Kirkpatrick (eds.), Privatisation, Enterprise Development and Economic Reform: Experiences of Developing and Transitional Economies, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
24. Acheampong, I. K. (1999): “The Effects of the 1988 Power Crises on Output, Employment and Productivity: Evidence from Manufacturing Establishments in Ghana”, Oguaa Social Science Journal. Vol. 2 No. 1.
25. Acheampong, I. K. (2000): “The Link between Economic Liberalisation and Productivity Performance: A Review of the Literature”, Oguaa Social Science Journal. Vol. 2 No. 2.
26. Acheampong, I. K. (1991): “Production Technologies in Small Scale Soap Manufacturing”, Centre For Development Studies Research Report Series No.  24, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
27. Acheampong, I. K. and Akaba, A. (1991):  Socio-economic Study of The Onchocerciasis Freed Zones in Ghana:  A Study of The Sissala District, Upper West Region of Ghana, Onchocerciasis Secretariat, Accra.
28. Acheampong, I. K. and Asmah, A. E. (2000): Report on Disability in the Central Region of Ghana, The Department of Social Welfare, Accra.
29. Acheampong, I. K., Mensah, J. V. and Tribe, M. (2001): Feasible Economic Performance Measures For Small-Scale Industries in Developing Countries: Evidence from Ghana, Centre for Development Studies, UCC, Cape Coast.
30. Acheampong, I. K. (1998): The Response of Timber Processing Firms to the ERP and the changing Constraints in Production: A Case Study of Surveyed Timber Processing Firms in the Timber Industry in Ghana, Department of Economics, UCC, Cape Coast.
31. Acheampong, I. K. and Michael Tribe(1996) Restructuring Ghana’s Manufacturing Sector: The Impact Of The Bureaucratic Retreat, Development & Project Planning Centre, University Of Bradford, U. K.
32. Acheampong, I. K (2005) Analysis of the major highlights of the 2006 budget, The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Accra.
33. Acheampong, I. K (2005) Assessment of the macroeconomic performance of the 2004 budget vis-à-vis the macro-economic targets for the 2005 budget, The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Accra.
34.  Acheampong, I. K (2005) Assessment of the 2005 Social Sector Budget for Education, Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

1. Connection between Money Supply and Inflation
2. Link between Economic Aid and Economic Growth
3. Determinants of the Real Exchange Rate
4. Gender, Poverty and Sustainable Livelihoods
5. Poverty analysis and Social Accounting Matrix.