Projects

In our upcoming research, AIDRE will collaborate with some researchers from the Economics Department, and with support from the International Growth Centre (IGC) to investigate whether CCTV Cameras on Streets in Ghana change behaviour. A summary of the proposed research project is provided below: The use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance has become an important […]

The current COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had significant adverse effect on world democracies, especially elections scheduled this year, 2020. Per constitutional requirement, Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections were held on 7th December, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With support from Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), University of California, Berkley the COVID-19 Small Grants programme,

AIDRE partnered with the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) based in Abuja, Nigeria, on the Women in Trade Knowledge Platform Project with funding support from the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada. The project focuses more on the intersection of women’s economic empowerment and trade in sub-Saharan Africa. The broad aim

AIDRE serves as a local partner of the Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED), based in Mannheim, Germany on the Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana project – also known as GrEEn Project. The GrEEn – project is a four-year joint action from the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), the

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2). The pandemic has undoubtedly had significant adverse effect on the global economy. To inform global policy response to the covid-19 pandemic, AIDRE in April 2020, launched the COVID-19 Global Socio-economic survey. The survey focuses on three key