Peter Quartey
Biographic Data
| ID | 157327 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Quartey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Quartey |
| SIGNATURE | QUARTEY P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7347-7219 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The effect of financial services utilization on financial health
Expanding access to financial services has been linked with improvement in welfare outcomes and has been touted as a tool for achieving sustainable development. Recent literature also links access to financial services to financial health and the achievement of personal goals. This study provides evidence to support a strong link between financial inclusion and the financial health of individuals, making several contributions to the literature. F…
The Effect of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) on Retail Digital Financial Services in Ghana
This paper examined the effect of Ghana’s Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), introduced in May 2022, on retail digital financial services, focusing on mobile money agents and small non-bank financial institutions. Drawing on data from 2,908 urban-based micro-enterprises across Ghana, we analyzed how the levy affected business operations, turnover, client base, and financial inclusion outcomes. The findings demonstrate an immediate and substant…
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Individual‐Level Drivers of Food Choices and Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Urban West Africa
Diet quality is influenced by multiple individual factors, but their relative strength and importance remain unclear. We investigate the associations between five domains of individual factors (economic, cognitive, aspirational, situational and consumer behaviour) and diet intake of adolescents in Accra, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey among Junior High School (JHS) students (n = 409, mean age 14.3 years ± 1.28 (SD)) in Accra, Ghana, was conducte…
Regional integration and non‐tariff barriers to Intra‐ Sub‐Saharan Africa trade
The paper assesses the ex‐post trade effect of sub‐regional trade agreements (RTAs), financial integration and other non‐tariff barriers on intra‐regional trade involving 43 Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. The objective is to find out if RTAs within SSA had increased trade flows to inform current efforts of establishing a successful continental free trade area in SSA. Estimating a gravity model augmented with measures of trade agreements and …
The effects of innovation on the quantity and quality of jobs
Technological innovation is widely considered a primary source of economic growth and policies to encourage firm-level innovation remain key, even though its impact on employment remains indeterminate. Using the World Bank Enterprise survey on a sample of enterprises across sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, this study investigates: first, the effect of innovation on employment; second, the relationship between innovation a…
Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana
The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub‐Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the access of rural populations to various types of financial services, and the influence of …
Gender bias in households’ educational expenditures
The Impact of Migration on the Welfare of Households in Ghana
Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family members left behind. However, less is understood about the impact of internal migration on the well-being of family members left behind. This study contributes to the debate by offering an empirical assessment of the welfare difference between migrant and non-migrant households by analysing data recently collected by the Centre for Migration Studies, Univer…
Education subsidy and school enrollments in rural Ghana
Perceptions of the Impact of Refugees on Host Communities
Foreign Aid and the Human Development Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa
The recent literature on aid effectiveness suggests the presence of non-linear effects as well as other country-specific effects in the aid-growth relationship, which may explain the different findings in the empirical literature. We argue that even after correcting for the above, the focus must be on welfare effects of aid in recipient countries since other contemporaneous effects might be involved, that may not be captured in a traditional anal…
Education subsidy and school enrollments in rural Ghana
The effects of innovation on the quantity and quality of jobs
Technological innovation is widely considered a primary source of economic growth and policies to encourage firm-level innovation remain key, even though its impact on employment remains indeterminate. Using the World Bank Enterprise survey on a sample of enterprises across sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, this study investigates: first, the effect of innovation on employment; second, the relationship between innovation a…
Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana
The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub‐Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the access of rural populations to various types of financial services, and the influence of …
Perceptions of the Impact of Refugees on Host Communities
Foreign Aid and the Human Development Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa
The recent literature on aid effectiveness suggests the presence of non-linear effects as well as other country-specific effects in the aid-growth relationship, which may explain the different findings in the empirical literature. We argue that even after correcting for the above, the focus must be on welfare effects of aid in recipient countries since other contemporaneous effects might be involved, that may not be captured in a traditional anal…
Foreign Aid and the Human Development Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa
The recent literature on aid effectiveness suggests the presence of non-linear effects as well as other country-specific effects in the aid-growth relationship, which may explain the different findings in the empirical literature. We argue that even after correcting for the above, the focus must be on welfare effects of aid in recipient countries since other contemporaneous effects might be involved, that may not be captured in a traditional anal…
Perceptions of the Impact of Refugees on Host Communities
Education subsidy and school enrollments in rural Ghana
The Impact of Migration on the Welfare of Households in Ghana
Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family members left behind. However, less is understood about the impact of internal migration on the well-being of family members left behind. This study contributes to the debate by offering an empirical assessment of the welfare difference between migrant and non-migrant households by analysing data recently collected by the Centre for Migration Studies, Univer…
Gender bias in households’ educational expenditures
Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana
The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub‐Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the access of rural populations to various types of financial services, and the influence of …
The effects of innovation on the quantity and quality of jobs
Technological innovation is widely considered a primary source of economic growth and policies to encourage firm-level innovation remain key, even though its impact on employment remains indeterminate. Using the World Bank Enterprise survey on a sample of enterprises across sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, this study investigates: first, the effect of innovation on employment; second, the relationship between innovation a…
Regional integration and non‐tariff barriers to Intra‐ Sub‐Saharan Africa trade
The paper assesses the ex‐post trade effect of sub‐regional trade agreements (RTAs), financial integration and other non‐tariff barriers on intra‐regional trade involving 43 Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. The objective is to find out if RTAs within SSA had increased trade flows to inform current efforts of establishing a successful continental free trade area in SSA. Estimating a gravity model augmented with measures of trade agreements and …
Individual‐Level Drivers of Food Choices and Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Urban West Africa
Diet quality is influenced by multiple individual factors, but their relative strength and importance remain unclear. We investigate the associations between five domains of individual factors (economic, cognitive, aspirational, situational and consumer behaviour) and diet intake of adolescents in Accra, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey among Junior High School (JHS) students (n = 409, mean age 14.3 years ± 1.28 (SD)) in Accra, Ghana, was conducte…
The effect of financial services utilization on financial health
Expanding access to financial services has been linked with improvement in welfare outcomes and has been touted as a tool for achieving sustainable development. Recent literature also links access to financial services to financial health and the achievement of personal goals. This study provides evidence to support a strong link between financial inclusion and the financial health of individuals, making several contributions to the literature. F…
The Effect of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) on Retail Digital Financial Services in Ghana
This paper examined the effect of Ghana’s Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), introduced in May 2022, on retail digital financial services, focusing on mobile money agents and small non-bank financial institutions. Drawing on data from 2,908 urban-based micro-enterprises across Ghana, we analyzed how the levy affected business operations, turnover, client base, and financial inclusion outcomes. The findings demonstrate an immediate and substant…
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Economics (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Financial services (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Welfare (3 works)