Analysis of the Structure of the Ghanaian Economy: Using Input - Output Modeling Techniques

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Analysis of the Structure of the Ghanaian Economy: Using Input - Output Modeling Techniques

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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

Název v anglickém jazyce

Analysis of the Structure of the Ghanaian Economy: Using Input - Output Modeling Techniques

Popis výsledku anglicky

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

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

AH - Ekonomie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2013

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

PEFnet 2013

ISBN

978-80-7375-906-3

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

4

Strana od-do

25-28

Název nakladatele

MENDELU Publishing centre

Místo vydání

Brno

Místo konání akce

Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Datum konání akce

1. 1. 2013

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

CST - Celostátní akce

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