Peter Quartey

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

Biography

Quartey was born and raised in Accra, where he attended Wesley Grammar School and the Accra Academy.[3] Quartey received a B.A. and MPhil in economics from the University of Ghana in 1994 and 1996, respectively. 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]

Research

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 (13 March 2018). "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. "Peter Quartey". theigc.org. The International Growth Centre.


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