Rebecca Nana Yaa Ayifah
Biographic Data
| ID | 1644566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Nana Yaa Ayifah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca Nana Yaa |
| FAMILY NAME | Ayifah |
| SIGNATURE | AYIFAH R N Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1242-4612 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
What do voters want? Development in social sectors and electoral outcomes in Ghana
How does social development shape elections in low-income countries? Using the Ghana District League data and Ghana’s elections data, we estimate the effect of social development on electoral outcomes of incumbent and opposition presidential candidates in Ghana. Generally, our fixed effect regression results show provision of social development in an election year do not affect electoral outcomes. However, providing social services years before e…
Covid-19 lockdown policy and national elections: A quasi-experimental analysis of Ghana's 2020 Election
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a significant adverse effect on world democracies, especially elections scheduled in 2020. Per constitutional requirements, Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2020. Using longitudinal national election data, we investigate the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on the number of registered voters, voter turnout and vote shares of the incumbent and main opposition p…
Effects of Credit ‘Plus’ on Poverty Reduction in Ghana
This study examined the relative and joint effects of credit, savings, remittances and micro-insurance on household poverty. Data on 30,527 households obtained from the Ghana Living Standards Survey rounds six (GLSS6) and seven (GLSS 7) were used. Analytical approaches employed were the ordinary least squares, two-stage least squares (2SLS), probit, ordered probit, simultaneous quantile regression (SQR) and the dominance analysis. Results show th…
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Effects of Credit ‘Plus’ on Poverty Reduction in Ghana
This study examined the relative and joint effects of credit, savings, remittances and micro-insurance on household poverty. Data on 30,527 households obtained from the Ghana Living Standards Survey rounds six (GLSS6) and seven (GLSS 7) were used. Analytical approaches employed were the ordinary least squares, two-stage least squares (2SLS), probit, ordered probit, simultaneous quantile regression (SQR) and the dominance analysis. Results show th…
Covid-19 lockdown policy and national elections: A quasi-experimental analysis of Ghana's 2020 Election
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a significant adverse effect on world democracies, especially elections scheduled in 2020. Per constitutional requirements, Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2020. Using longitudinal national election data, we investigate the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on the number of registered voters, voter turnout and vote shares of the incumbent and main opposition p…
What do voters want? Development in social sectors and electoral outcomes in Ghana
How does social development shape elections in low-income countries? Using the Ghana District League data and Ghana’s elections data, we estimate the effect of social development on electoral outcomes of incumbent and opposition presidential candidates in Ghana. Generally, our fixed effect regression results show provision of social development in an election year do not affect electoral outcomes. However, providing social services years before e…
Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Presidential system (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1 works) · Corruption and Economic Development (1 works) · Disadvantage (1 works) · Dominance (genetics) (1 works) · Econometrics (1 works)