Richard Asravor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1399544 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Asravor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Asravor |
| SIGNATURE | ASRAVOR R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghana Communication Technology University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1652-9948 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effects of Covid-19 and government stimulus packages on the resilience and recovery of micro, small, and mediumenterprises in Ghana
This study examines the impact of pandemics, such as COVID-19, and government stimulus packages on the profits of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana. This study’s key contribution is using the triple hurdle model, combining logit and fractional logit regression, to provide a robust analysis of MSME resilience. The study assesses how the COVID-19 pandemic, socio-economic factors, and stimulus packages influenced MSME profitabili…
Effects of Covid-19 on Urban Households’ Food Security Status in Ghana
Achieving urban food security before and after COVID-19 lockdown among urban households’ in Ghana is key. This paper compares the pre-and post-COVID-19 lockdown food security status of urban dwellers in lockdown cities of the Greater part of Accra in Ghana using the Rasch and ordered logit model. From a sample of 340 respondents, the study found a significant difference in household food security status and predictors of food security. Prior to C…
Covid-19 emergency income grant and food security in Namibia
This paper evaluates the effects of the government's COVID-19 economic stimulus and relief package (emergency/one-off income grant of ND750) on household food security in Namibia during the period of the lockdown. The analysis reveals that a household that received the income grant ($42 equivalent) experienced about 11%−17% reduction in food insecurity compared to their non-recipient counterparts. We also found that the effect was relatively high…
The power of faith
Religion plays a significant role in the lives of many Ghanaians, yet its influence on individual decision-making remains underexplored. This study investigates how religion shapes Ghanaians’ choices across various domains, including food consumption, fashion, career, marriage, trust in religious leaders, and contraception usage. Using survey data, the Relative Importance Index (RII), and regression analysis, the RII results show that religion ac…
Modeling ICT adoption and electricity consumption in emerging digital economies
Risk preferences and management strategies of farmers in Ghana
This paper examined the risk preferences and management strategies of cereal and legume farmers of Ghana's savannah zones using both the exploratory factor analysis and the linear regression model. Using primary cross‐sectional data and employing the multistage sampling technique made up of purposive, cluster and random sampling techniques, the paper found that cereal farmers are more risk averse than legume farmers. Rainfall variability was rank…
Triple hurdle approach to market orientation of peri-urban fishery
The fishing industry is a crucial means of reducing poverty and providing jobs for people living in coastal communities, but historically, there have been barriers to accessing markets. This study uses a cross-sectional survey to examine the factors that influence multiple sources of income, market involvement, and the level of market involvement for fishers in the Dawhenya reservoir, Ghana. Most households engaged in fishing only and were net se…
Impact of Technology on Macro-Level Employment and the Workforce
Adoption and intensity of use of mobile money among smallholder farmers in rural Ghana
The impact of mobile money services in sub-Saharan Africa have been largely recognised. However, empirical studies are principally lacking on the factors influencing the decision to own a mobile phone (first hurdle), register with mobile money (second hurdle) and the intensity of use of mobile money services (third hurdle). This study examined the determinants of the mobile phone ownership, drivers of registration (participation) of mobile money …
On-farm adaptation strategies to climate change
Estimating the economic return to education in Ghana
Purpose The increasing rate at which individuals, especially, females in Ghana are seeking higher education calls for an estimation of the returns to schooling and education in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study employs the Mincer equation to a representative cross-sectional micro-data from Ghana using OLS and instrumental variable (IV) methodologies. The paper uses spouse's education as instruments in the IV estimation. Findings Return…
Effects of rainfall deviations on non-farm labour market participation and time allocation in northern Ghana
This article analyses the effects of rainfall deviations on households’ non-farm decisions and time allocations in northern Ghana, drawing on a sample of 500 farm households. Using the double hurdle approach, the article shows that rainfall deviations affected decisions to participate in non-farm work, but not the hours allocated to non-farm work. Age and membership of farmer-based organisations were important factors in non-farm decisions, while…
Impact of Technology on Macro-Level Employment and the Workforce
Modeling ICT adoption and electricity consumption in emerging digital economies
Effects of rainfall deviations on non-farm labour market participation and time allocation in northern Ghana
This article analyses the effects of rainfall deviations on households’ non-farm decisions and time allocations in northern Ghana, drawing on a sample of 500 farm households. Using the double hurdle approach, the article shows that rainfall deviations affected decisions to participate in non-farm work, but not the hours allocated to non-farm work. Age and membership of farmer-based organisations were important factors in non-farm decisions, while…
Effects of rainfall deviations on non-farm labour market participation and time allocation in northern Ghana
This article analyses the effects of rainfall deviations on households’ non-farm decisions and time allocations in northern Ghana, drawing on a sample of 500 farm households. Using the double hurdle approach, the article shows that rainfall deviations affected decisions to participate in non-farm work, but not the hours allocated to non-farm work. Age and membership of farmer-based organisations were important factors in non-farm decisions, while…
Estimating the economic return to education in Ghana
Purpose The increasing rate at which individuals, especially, females in Ghana are seeking higher education calls for an estimation of the returns to schooling and education in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study employs the Mincer equation to a representative cross-sectional micro-data from Ghana using OLS and instrumental variable (IV) methodologies. The paper uses spouse's education as instruments in the IV estimation. Findings Return…
Adoption and intensity of use of mobile money among smallholder farmers in rural Ghana
The impact of mobile money services in sub-Saharan Africa have been largely recognised. However, empirical studies are principally lacking on the factors influencing the decision to own a mobile phone (first hurdle), register with mobile money (second hurdle) and the intensity of use of mobile money services (third hurdle). This study examined the determinants of the mobile phone ownership, drivers of registration (participation) of mobile money …
On-farm adaptation strategies to climate change
Risk preferences and management strategies of farmers in Ghana
This paper examined the risk preferences and management strategies of cereal and legume farmers of Ghana's savannah zones using both the exploratory factor analysis and the linear regression model. Using primary cross‐sectional data and employing the multistage sampling technique made up of purposive, cluster and random sampling techniques, the paper found that cereal farmers are more risk averse than legume farmers. Rainfall variability was rank…
Triple hurdle approach to market orientation of peri-urban fishery
The fishing industry is a crucial means of reducing poverty and providing jobs for people living in coastal communities, but historically, there have been barriers to accessing markets. This study uses a cross-sectional survey to examine the factors that influence multiple sources of income, market involvement, and the level of market involvement for fishers in the Dawhenya reservoir, Ghana. Most households engaged in fishing only and were net se…
Impact of Technology on Macro-Level Employment and the Workforce
Effects of Covid-19 on Urban Households’ Food Security Status in Ghana
Achieving urban food security before and after COVID-19 lockdown among urban households’ in Ghana is key. This paper compares the pre-and post-COVID-19 lockdown food security status of urban dwellers in lockdown cities of the Greater part of Accra in Ghana using the Rasch and ordered logit model. From a sample of 340 respondents, the study found a significant difference in household food security status and predictors of food security. Prior to C…
Covid-19 emergency income grant and food security in Namibia
This paper evaluates the effects of the government's COVID-19 economic stimulus and relief package (emergency/one-off income grant of ND750) on household food security in Namibia during the period of the lockdown. The analysis reveals that a household that received the income grant ($42 equivalent) experienced about 11%−17% reduction in food insecurity compared to their non-recipient counterparts. We also found that the effect was relatively high…
The power of faith
Religion plays a significant role in the lives of many Ghanaians, yet its influence on individual decision-making remains underexplored. This study investigates how religion shapes Ghanaians’ choices across various domains, including food consumption, fashion, career, marriage, trust in religious leaders, and contraception usage. Using survey data, the Relative Importance Index (RII), and regression analysis, the RII results show that religion ac…
Modeling ICT adoption and electricity consumption in emerging digital economies
Effects of Covid-19 and government stimulus packages on the resilience and recovery of micro, small, and mediumenterprises in Ghana
This study examines the impact of pandemics, such as COVID-19, and government stimulus packages on the profits of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana. This study’s key contribution is using the triple hurdle model, combining logit and fractional logit regression, to provide a robust analysis of MSME resilience. The study assesses how the COVID-19 pandemic, socio-economic factors, and stimulus packages influenced MSME profitabili…
Economics (11 works) · Business (9 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Agricultural economics (4 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (4 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (4 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works)