Professor Daniel Sakyi
Daniel Sakyi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, and a Volkswagen Foundation Postdoctoral Senior Fellow. Additionally, he serve as (ii) a regional trade expert/consultant, (ii) Associate Editor for Foreign Trade Review, (iii) expert trainer for Biennial Review reporting on 2014 Malabo Declaration on accelerated agriculture growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods in Africa facilitated by the African Union Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, and (iv) member of African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP) facilitated by AKADEMIYA2063.
Daniel Sakyi holds BA in Economics and Geography from KNUST, Erasmus Mundus joint MA in Economics of International Trade and European Integration from University of Antwerp, Belgium, and PhD in Economics from University of Pisa, Italy. His research interests lie mainly in the area of development macroeconomics, international trade and finance, and regional integration with a focus on Africa and the developing world at large. He has benefited from research grants from a number of international organizations including the Volkswagen Foundation, the African Capacity Building Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and International Development Research Centre, the International Growth Centre, and the African Economic Research Consortium.
Education
| Qualification | Period |
|---|---|
| PhD Economics | Mar. 2012 |
| MA Economics of International Trade and European Integration | Nov. 2007 |
| BA Economics and Geography | Jun. 2004 |
Areas of Specialisms
- Development Macroeconomics
- International Trade and Finance
- Regional Integration
Research Interest
Development Macroeconomics, International Trade and Finance, and Regional Integration
Publications
Refereed journal papers
Sakyi, D., Darku, B. A., and Immurana, M. (2021), Determinants of Choice of Seaports in ECOWAS Countries, Journal of Developing Areas, 54(4), 79-102, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/794038
Sakyi, D., and Immurana, M. (2021), Seaports Efficiency and the Trade Balance in Africa, Maritime Transport Research, 2(2021), 100026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.martra.2021.100026
Asaana, A. C., and Sakyi, D. (2021), Empirical Analysis of Demand for Imports in Sub-Sahara Africa, International Trade Journal, 34(4), 360-382, https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2020.1832938
Owusu-Ankamah, E., and Sakyi, D. (2021), Macroeconomic Instability and Interest Rate Spreads in Ghana, Business Strategy and Development, 4, 41-48, https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.155
Sakyi, D., Appiah, C. K., Ayesu, K. E., Immurana, M., and Baidoo, T. S. (2020), A terminal level analysis of service quality at Nigerian seaports, Journal of Shipping and Trade, 5:17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-020-00069-9
Sakyi, D. (2020), A Comparative Analysis of Service Quality among ECOWAS Seaports, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspective, 6(2020), 100152, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2020.100152
Egyir, J., Sakyi, D., and Baidoo, S. T. (2020), How Does Capital Flows Affect the Impact of Trade on Economic Growth in Africa? The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 29(3), 353-372, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2019.1692365
Baidoo, S. T., Sakyi, D., and Aidoo, J. B. (2020), Does Gender Matter in Credit Denial Among Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 39(3), 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2020.104980
Sakyi, D., and Afesorgbor, S. K. (2019), The Effects of Trade Facilitation on Trade Performance in Africa, Journal of African Trade, 6(1-2), 1-15, https://doi.org/10.2991/jat.k.191129.001
Akoto, L., and Sakyi, D. (2019), Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Trade Balance in Post-liberalization Ghana, Foreign Trade Review, 54(3), 177-205, https://doi.org/10.1177/0015732519851632
Baidoo, S. T., Sakyi, D., Aidoo, J. B., and Yusif, H. (2019), Multiple Borrowing and Loan Default: Evidence from Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana, Ghanaian Journal of Economics, 7(1), 71-96, https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-1b2f72f834
Sakyi, D., Onyinah, O. P., Baidoo, T. S., and Ayesu, K. E. (2019), Empirical Determinants of Saving Habit among Commercial Drivers in Ghana, Journal of African Business, https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2019.1695188
Sakthivel, P. Chittedi, R. K., and Sakyi, D. (2019), Price Discovery and Volatility Transmission in Currency Spot and Futures Markets in India: An Empirical Analysis, Global Business Review, 20(4), 931-945, https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150917721834
Sakyi, D., Bonuedi, I., and Osei Opoku, E. E. (2018), Trade facilitation and social welfare in Africa, Journal of African Trade, 5(1-2), 35-53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joat.2018.08.001.
Akrofi, B., Ackah, I., and Sakyi, D. (2018), Analysis of the drivers of Ghana’s Energy Demand Change using the Laspeyres index method of decomposition: Q-effect, I-effect and S-effect, OPEC Energy Review, 42(3), 262-276, https://doi.org/10.1111/opec.12137.
Sakyi, D., Villaverde, J., Maza, A., and Bonuedi, I. (2017), The Effects of Trade and Trade Facilitation on Economic Growth in Africa, African Development Review, 29(2), 350-361, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12261
Sakyi, D., Osei Mensah. I., and Obeng, S. K. (2017), Inflation Targeting Framework and Interest Rates Transmission in Ghana: An Empirical Investigation, Journal of African Business, 18(4): 417-434, https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2017.1327299
Sakyi, D., and Egyir, J. (2017), Effects of Trade and FDI on Economic Growth in Africa: An Empirical Investigation, Transnational Corporations Review, 9(2):66-87, https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2017.1326717
Obeng, S. K., and Sakyi, D. (2017), Explaining the Growth of Government Spending in Ghana, The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(1): 103-128, https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2017.0006
Obeng, S. K., and Sakyi, D. (2017), Macroeconomic Determinants of Interest Rates Spreads in Ghana, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 8(1), 76-88, https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-12-2015-0143
Sakyi, D., Boachie, M. K., and Immurana, M. (2016), Does Financial Development Drive Private Investment in Ghana? Economies, 4(4), 27, https://doi.org/10.3390/economies4040027
Asamoah, A. L., Agana, J. A., and Sakyi, D. (2016), Does Interest Rate Matter to the Ghanaian Stock Market? International Journal of Management Practice, 9(2), 159-172, https://ssrn.com/abstract=2782469
Ofori-Abebrese, G., Amporfu, E., and Sakyi, D. (2016), Do Economic Policy Decisions Affect Stock Market Development in Ghana? Botswana Journal of Economics, 14(1), 33-51, https://www.ajol.info/index.php/boje/article/view/152562
Adams, S., Sakyi, D., and Osei Opoku, E. E. (2016), Capital Inflows and Domestic Investment in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Pooled Mean Group (PMG) Estimation Approach, Foreign Trade Review, 51(4), 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1177/0015732516650820
Sakyi, D., Commodore, R., and Osei Opoku, E.E. (2015), Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Ghana: An Empirical Investigation, Journal of African Business, 16 (1-2), 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2015.1061283
Sakyi, D., Villaverde, J., and Maza, A. (2015), Trade Openness, Income Levels, and Economic Growth: The Case of Developing Countries, 1970-2009, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 24(6), 860-882, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2014.971422
Sakyi, D. (2013), On the Implications of Trade Openness, Foreign Aid and Democracy for Wagner’s Law in Developing Countries: Panel Data Evidence from West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), The Journal of Developing Areas, 47(2), 319-339, https://www.jstor.org/stable/23612295
Sakyi, D., Villaverde J., Maza A., and Chittedi, K. R. (2012), Trade Openness, Growth and Development: Evidence from Heterogeneous Panel Cointegration Analysis for Middle-Income Countries, Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Special Issue, 31(57), 21-40, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2180858
Sakyi, D., and Adams, S. (2012), Democracy, Government Spending, and Economic Growth: The Case of Ghana, 1960 - 2008, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 6(3): 361-383, https://doi.org/10.1177/097380101200600303
Sakyi, D. (2012), Economic Globalisation, Democracy and Income in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Cointegration Analysis, Global Economy and Finance Journal, 5(1): 1-16.
Sakyi, D. (2011), Trade Openness, Foreign Aid and Economic Growth in Post-liberalisation Ghana: An Application of ARDL Bounds Test, Journal of Economics and International Finance, 3 (3), 146, https://academicjournals.org/article/article1379672933_Sakyi.pdf
Other publications
Amporfu, E., Sakyi, D., Frimpong, P. B., Arthur, E., and Novignon, J. (2018), The Distribution of Paid and Unpaid Work among Men and Women in Ghana: The National Time Transfer Accounts Approach, Counting Women’s Work (CWW) Ghana, Working Paper WP3, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5994a30fe4fcb5d90b6fbeab/t/5bac0147e5e5f0a558dc4aac/1537999186215/CWW+WP3.pdf
Traoré, F., and Sakyi, D. (2017), “Africa Global Trade Patterns” in African Agricultural Trade Status Report 2017, International Food Policy Research Institute, pp. 6-35, https://www.ifpri.org/publication/africas-global-trade-patterns
Sakyi, D., and Osei Opoku, E. E. (2016), “The Twin Deficits Hypothesis in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence for Ghana”. IGC Working Paper No. S-33201-GHA-1. International Growth Centre, London School of Economics, https://www.theigc.org/project/the-twin-deficits-hypothesis-in-developing-countries-empirical-evidence-for-ghana/
Sakyi, D., and Osei Opoku, E. E. (2014), “Regionalism and Economic Integration in Africa: A Conceptual and Theoretical Perspective, Occasional Paper No. 22, African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe, https://elibrary.acbfpact.org/cgi-bin/acbf?e=d-010off-acbf--00-1--0---0-10-tx-1%2C1%2C1%2C1-4-------0-11l--11-en-50---20-home---01-3-1-000--0-0-11-0utfzz-8-&a=d&d=HASHea569083ac1a8d9c194c52&gg=0
Amporfu, E., Sakyi, D., and Boakye, F. P. (2014), “Demographic Dividend of Ghana: The National Transfer Accounts Approach”, National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Working Paper No. WP14-02, https://www.ntaccounts.org/web/nta/show/WP14-02
Adams, S., and Sakyi, D. (2012), “Globalisation, Democracy, and Government Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Panel Data”, In Globalisation and Responsibility, Zlatan Delic (Ed.), InTech Press, https://www.intechopen.com/books/globalization-and-responsibility/globalization-democracy-and-government-spending
