Prof. Samuel Erasmus Alnaa
Vice ChancellorPhD Economics (2012), MSc. Economics (2005), BA Economics (2000) — Associate Professor in Economics
Theses / Dissertations
PhD Thesis: Access to Microfinance by Rural Women: Implications on Household Consumption Expenditure in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
MSc. Thesis: Predicting Inflation in Ghana: A Comparison of Cointegration and ARIMA Models. Department of Economics and Finance, University of Skovde, Sweden, 2005.
BA (Honours) Dissertation: Has Economic Policy Making in Japan Been Inward-Looking or Outward-Looking: The Historical Evidence. Department of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2000.
In Press
Analysis of Financial Performance of Merged and Distressed Banks in Ghana: An Exploration of Financial Ratios and Z-score (Alnaa, E. Samuel; Juabin, Matey and Donnir, Sharon)
Risk Taking Behaviours of Domestic Commercial Banks in Ghana (Alnaa, E. Samuel and Juabin Matey)
Selected Workshops & Conferences Attended
Presenter: "Impact of Microcredit on Poverty Among Rural Women in Ghana: The Case of the Upper East Region" (with Prof. I.K. Acheampong). International Conference on Poverty, Social Exclusion and Development, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 10th – 12th October, 2012.
Participant: 3rd Social Science/Economic Research Training Workshop – Accra, Ghana, 2011.
Participant: 2nd Social Science/Economic Research Training Workshop – University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2010.
Participant: International Workshop on "Modelling the Biophysical Impacts of Climate Change". UNU-WIDER / ISSER, University of Ghana, 11–12 June 2012.
Selected Publications
Alnaa, S. E., & Ahiakpo, F. (2011). ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) Approach to Predicting Inflation in Ghana. Journal of Economics and International Finance, 3(5), 328–336.
Ahiakpor, F., Alnaa, S.E., & Aglobitse, B. P. (2011). Willingness to Pay for Efficient Waste Management: The Case of Bolgatanga Municipality. Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences (JOSS), 6(1), 170–189.
Akpalu, W., Alnaa, S. E., & Aglobitse, P. B. (2012). Access to Microfinance and Intra Household Business Decision Making: Implication for Efficiency of Female Owned Enterprises in Ghana. Journal of Socio-Economics, 41, 513–518.
Annim, S. K., & Alnaa, S. E. (2013). Access to Microfinance by Rural Women: Implications for Poverty Reduction in Rural Households in Ghana. Research in Applied Economics, 5(2), 12–34.
Alnaa, S. E. (2013). Do Multiple Loans from Microfinance Institutions Help the Rural Poor Women? Empirical Evidence from Ghana. Research in Applied Economics, 5(3), 78–95.
Alnaa, S. E. (2013). The Oliver Twists Among Microcredit Borrowers, Intra-Household Decision Making and Power-Play in Male Dominant Households in Ghana. European Journal of Business and Management, 5(28), 116–125.
Acheampong, I. K., & Alnaa, S. E. (2013). Impact of Microcredit on Poverty Among Rural Women in Ghana: The Case of the Upper East Region. Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences (JOSS), 7(1), 136–153.
Ahiakpor, F., Nunoo, J., & Alnaa, S. E. (2014). A New Look at School Enrolment in Ghana: A Statistical Analysis. Journal of Studies in Education, 4(2), 42–56.
Alnaa, S. E., & Ahiakpor, F. (2015). Synthesis of Microfinance and Technical Efficiency: Implications for Poverty Reduction in Ghana. Research in Applied Economics, 7(1), 13–25.
Abudu, D., Gariba, O. A., & Alnaa, S. E. (2015). The Organizational Independence of Internal Auditors in Ghana: Empirical Evidence from Local Government. Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, 3(2), 33–45.
Alnaa, S. E., Adongo, J., & Juabin, M. (2016). Comparative Analysis of Profitability of Local and Foreign Banks in Ghana. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 6(5), 238–246.
Alnaa, S. E. (2017). Microcredit to Rural Women, Intra-Household Power-Play and Employment Creation in Northern Ghana. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 29(2), 197–213.
Alnaa, S. E., Ahiakpor, F., & Ahmed, AM. (2020). Recapitalisation and Banks Performance in Ghana. Asian Journal of Empirical Research, 10(6), 176–183.
Alnaa, S. E., & Ahiakpor, F. (2020). Exchange Rate Volatility and Foreign Direct Investment in Ghana from 1986 to 2017. Research in Applied Economics, 12(3), 38–50.