Team > Josephine Baako-Amponsah

Chair of Economic Policy and Economic Development

Josephine Baako-Amponsah

Research Assistant

Consultation Hour

Upon appointment (to arrange, please contact via email: josephine.baako-amponsah@uni-bayreuth.de).

Short CV

Employment

• Since 2023    Research and Teaching Assistant,
                        Chair of Economic Policy and      
                        Economic Development, University of Bayreuth
  

Education         

• Since October 2023    Doctoral student in Development Economics,
                                      Chair of Economic Policy and Economic Development,
                                      University of Bayreuth
  
• 2017 - 2019                 M.A. of Philosophy in Economics
                                      Collaborative Master’s Program (CMAP),
                                      University of Cape Coast, Ghana  M.A.  
  
• 2012 - 2016                 B.A. in Economics,
                                      University of Cape Coast, Ghana
  

Chair of Economic Policy and Economic Development

Teaching

Research

Main areas of research

• Development Economics, with emphasis on applied micro-econometrics techniques, impact evaluation and usage of mathematical models to quantify household poverty and living conditions, welfare inequalities and child wellbeing.
  
• Geographic focus: Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean
  

Publications

• Baako-Amponsah, J., Annim, S.K., & Obeng, C.K. (2022). Relative Effect of Food and Cash Remittance on Household Food Security. The International Trade Journal.
• Kofinti, R.E., Baako-Amponsah, J., & Danso, P. (2022). Household National Health Insurance Subscription and Learning Outcomes of Poor Children in Ghana. Child Indicators Research.
  

Chair of Economic Policy and Economic Development

Josephine Baako-Amponsah
Research Assistant