The issue of Bank interest spreads in Ghana has generated considerable public debate recently as the gains of the macro...
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The Pass-Through From Exchange Rate To Domestic Prices In Ghana
Finding numerical measures of the size and speed of exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices is important for monetary policy...
Forecasting Real Interest Rates Using the Yield Curve: Evidence From Ghana.
The high acclaim of the term structure theory among policymakers in both developed and developing economies stems from the increased...
Financial Innovation and the Demand for Money in Ghana
The rising importance of the financial sector in the economic development of developing countries, as well as the rapid rate...
Determinants of the Cedi/Dollar Rate of Exchange in Ghana: A Monetary Approach
Prior to the advent of the economic recovery program, Ghana’s exchange rate policy had involved the maintenance of a fixed...
Estimating a Composite Indicator of Economic Activity for Ghana
Economic policy requires a high degree of foresight because policy actions typically take effect only after a long lag. In...
A Note on Exchange Market Pressure Index for Ghana
Under a market-based exchange rate regime, the characterization of foreign exchange market conditions is important information for domestic monetary policy...
An Investigation of the Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy in Ghana: A Structural Vector Error Correction Analysis
A successful implementation of any monetary policy regime requires an accurate and informed assessment of how fast the effects of...
A simple vector error correction forecasting model for Ghana
The forward-looking aspect of monetary policy requires that monetary authorities have a knowledge of where macroeconomic variables, such asinflation and...
Monetary Growth, Exchange Rates and Inflation in Ghana: An Error Correction Analysis
This paper explores the relationship between monetary growth, exchange rates and inflation in Ghana. It must be noted from the...