Rexford Kweku Asiama – University of Environment and Sustainable Development

BSc, MPhil, PhD

Position:

Lecturer

School:

Sustainable Development / Department of Sustainable Energy and Resources

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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vu3Q_IAAAAAJ&hl=en

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He is an applied economist currently working as a lecturer in the School of Sustainable Development of the UESD. He researches broadly on issues in industrial policy and development, development economics, energy economics, energy transition, climate change and development studies.

Industrial policy and development, development economics, energy economics, energy transition, climate change and development studies

1. Asiama, R. K., Butu,M.M., Yeboah,F. K., Abbeyquaye, J., Obeng, A. P., and Antwi, S. K. (2023). Simulating Agricultural Pension in Ghana: Evidence from GHAMOD. UNU-WIDER Policy note series. November.

2. Ndubuisi, G., Owusu, S., Asiama, R., & Avenyo, E. K. (2023). Drivers of services sector growth acceleration in developing countries (No.wp-2023-87). World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

3. Adjei-Mantey, K., Amoah, A., Amoah, B., & Asiama, R. K. (2023). COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic situation: a year on. Pan African Medical Journal, 46 (56). DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2023.46.56.35920″

1.Teaching Assistant Department of Economics, Central University – 2012 – 2013
2. Research Officer Ghana Center for Democratic Development 2014 – 2018
3. Research Assistant DSI/NRF SARCHI Industrial Development University of Johannesburg 2018 – 2021

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Associations/Affiliations

External examiner – SOAS Department of Economics
Adjunct Lecturer – Central University Department of Economics (2020/21)
Journal Reviewer – 2022 – Present

Department Examinations Officer – December 2022 – Present

African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (2019 Fellowship cohort)
European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE)
UNU-WIDER GHAMOD policy simulation (2022/23 Fellowship cohort)
EGAP Learning Days (2017 Fellowship cohort)