Analysis of the Structure of the Ghanaian Economy: Using Input - Output Modeling Techniques
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angličtina
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Analysis of the Structure of the Ghanaian Economy: Using Input - Output Modeling Techniques
Original language description
This study seeks to analyze the structure of the Ghanaian Economy after the rebasing of Gross Domestic Product in 2010 using Input - Output modeling techniques. The scope of analysis include; the contribution of sectors to GDP, the shares of sectors in wages and salaries, sectoral interdependence, economic diversity and the multiplier impact of final demand policy on the economy in terms of output and income. The study finds that Agriculture has been overtaken by the services sector in terms of contribution to GDP though the sector still employs a larger proportion of the labor force. It also finds that though exports portfolio has increased as a result of the addition of oil as a commodity, the economy of Ghana is still not diversified. The study alsodiscovers that inter - sectoral linkages are low between and among various key sectors within the economy. The Manufacturing sector which is vital for providing the needed backward linkage for output of Agriculture is crumbling. The Mini
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Type
D - Article in proceedings
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AH - Economics
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S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
PEFnet 2013
ISBN
978-80-7375-906-3
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Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
25-28
Publisher name
MENDELU Publishing centre
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Mendelova univerzita v Brně
Event date
Jan 1, 2013
Type of event by nationality
CST - Celostátní akce
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