Priscilla Twumasi Baffour
Biographic Data
| ID | 4155002 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Priscilla Twumasi Baffour |
| GIVEN NAMES | Priscilla Twumasi |
| FAMILY NAME | Baffour |
| SIGNATURE | BAFFOUR P T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8792-5265 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Performance disparities in the informal sector in Ghana – gendered perspective
Purpose The study examines gender disparities in the performance of informal sector enterprises in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale, with a focus on differences in firm productivity between male- and female-owned businesses. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses data from the 2022 World Bank Informal Enterprise Ghana Survey. Ordinary least squares regression and the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition method were employed to assess productivity differen…
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…
Assessing the overall benefits of programs enhancing human capital and equity
Assessing overall welfare from educational programs that affect multiple outcomes is challenging. • We propose a method to account for both productivity and distributional benefits. • We illustrate this approach by drawing on a large-scale RCT of school meals. • We show large welfare gains, mostly from future earnings but also from distributional benefits. • This method is applicable to programs that enhance human capital and equity. Poverty redu…
Estimating public and private sectors' union wage effects in Ghana
Purpose This study seeks to estimate union wage effect in the public and private sectors of Ghana, respectively. It also seeks to ascertain whether the union wage effect in the two sectors varies. Design/methodology/approach The authors use data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (GLSS 6, 2012/2013) and Ghana Labour Force Survey (GLFS, 2015). In terms of estimation technique, the authors employ the Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition technique to …
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 …
Influences of parental occupation on children's occupational choices
Purpose This study examines the relationships between parents' and children's occupations to determine the existence of intergenerational transmission of occupations. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the purpose of the study, four predominant occupational types based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO): agriculture and forestry; services and sales; managerial/administrative; and professional/technical are exam…
Precarious work in the formal sector – Evidence from 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…
Innovation and employment in manufacturing and service firms in 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…
Innovation and employment in manufacturing and service firms in 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…
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 …
Influences of parental occupation on children's occupational choices
Purpose This study examines the relationships between parents' and children's occupations to determine the existence of intergenerational transmission of occupations. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the purpose of the study, four predominant occupational types based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO): agriculture and forestry; services and sales; managerial/administrative; and professional/technical are exam…
Precarious work in the formal sector – Evidence from Ghana
Estimating public and private sectors' union wage effects in Ghana
Purpose This study seeks to estimate union wage effect in the public and private sectors of Ghana, respectively. It also seeks to ascertain whether the union wage effect in the two sectors varies. Design/methodology/approach The authors use data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (GLSS 6, 2012/2013) and Ghana Labour Force Survey (GLFS, 2015). In terms of estimation technique, the authors employ the Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition technique to …
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…
Assessing the overall benefits of programs enhancing human capital and equity
Assessing overall welfare from educational programs that affect multiple outcomes is challenging. • We propose a method to account for both productivity and distributional benefits. • We illustrate this approach by drawing on a large-scale RCT of school meals. • We show large welfare gains, mostly from future earnings but also from distributional benefits. • This method is applicable to programs that enhance human capital and equity. Poverty redu…
Performance disparities in the informal sector in Ghana – gendered perspective
Purpose The study examines gender disparities in the performance of informal sector enterprises in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale, with a focus on differences in firm productivity between male- and female-owned businesses. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses data from the 2022 World Bank Informal Enterprise Ghana Survey. Ordinary least squares regression and the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition method were employed to assess productivity differen…
Economics (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Labour economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (2 works) · Empirical evidence (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works)