Ghana
The capital and main city is Accra- The official language is English
- Area: 92,500 sq mi (approx. the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 27 million in 2014
- Climate: The country has a tropical climate with a wet and dry season. It is very hot as it is near to the equator.
Fun Fact: Ghana is the world’s second largest producer of Cocoa Beans
Publications and Presentations
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Are we done yet? Response fatigue and rural livelihoods
Published on November 21, 2021
Ambler, K., Herskowitz, S., & Maredia, M. K. (2021). Are we done yet? Response fatigue and rural livelihoods. Journal of Development Economics, 153, 102736. -
Do Farmers Value Seeds of Different Quality Differently? Evidence from Willingness to Pay Experiments in Tanzania and Ghana
Published on February 28, 2018
IDWP 158. Mywish K. Maredia, Robert Shupp, Edward Opoku, Fulgence Mishili, Byron Reyes, Paul Kusolwa, Francis Kusi, and Abdul Kudra. March 2018 -
Land Policies and Land Distribution Affect Smallholder Livelihoods and Agricultural Transformation
Published on October 10, 2017
Thomas Jayne, Seattle, WA, October 10, 2017 -
Does the Inverse Farm Size and Productivity Relationship Hold Among Larger Farms?
Published on August 1, 2017
Godwin Debrah and Thomas Jayne, Chicago, Illinois, August 1, 2017 -
Lessons Learned from Private Sector-friendly Input Subsidy Programs in Tanzania and Ghana
Published on April 3, 2017
David L. Mather, GISAIA/Tanzania Working Paper #6, April 2017
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Felix Kwame Yeboah
Assistant Professor
yeboahfe@msu.edu
517-353-4667
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