Peter Quartey

Peter Quartey is a Ghanaian economist. He is a professor of development economics and has been serving as director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana, since 2019.[1][2]

Peter Quartey
Born
Peter Quartey
NationalityGhanaian
Occupationeconomist
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Ghana

University of Warwick

University of Manchester
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana

Life

Quartey entered Wesley Grammar School in 1982 to begin his secondary education and studied for his sixth form education at the Accra Academy from 1987 to 1989.[3] In 1990, he begun studies for a BA Economics degree at the University of Ghana. He received the bachelor's degree in 1994 and remained at the university for further studies for an MPhil. in Economics, received in 1996. Under an ODA Scholarship in 1996, Quartey moved to the University of Warwick to obtain a master's degree in Quantitative Development Economics. From 1998 to 2002, Quartey was enrolled at the University of Manchester for a doctorate degree in Development Economics.[4]

In 2003, he returned to Ghana and joined the Institute of Economic Affairs and later the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana in 2004 as a Research Fellow. He was promoted to Senior Research Fellow in 2008, to Associate Professor in May 2011 and Professor in January 2016. Peter Quartey is currently a Professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), the Head (Department of Economics) and Director (Economic Policy Management Programme), University of Ghana.[5][6]

Contributions

His research interests include private sector development, development finance, monetary economics, migration and remittances, and poverty analysis. [7]

References
  1. "Prof Peter Quartey appointed head of ISSER". myjoyonline.com. 1 August 2019.
  2. Duncan, Jude (1 August 2019). "Professor Peter Quartey assumes office as new ISSER Director". citinewsroom.com.
  3. Ziwu, Ann-Shirley. "Accra Academy marks 87th Anniversary with Speech & Prize Giving Day". citifmonline.com.
  4. "Alumni - Peter Quartey". gdi.manchester.ac.uk. Global Development Institute.
  5. Quartey, Peter. "Development Financing in Africa: Is Ghana on the Path to HIPC?". orid.ug.edu.gh. University of Ghana.
  6. "Prof. Peter Quartey". isser.ug.edu.gh. Institute of Statistical, Social And Economic Research.
  7. theigc.org. The International Growth Centre https://www.theigc.org/person/peter-quartey/. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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