Richard Acquah-Sarpong
@AcquahSarpong
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PhD Candididate @ OSU || OSU Provost’s Distinguished Grad Student Scholarship Recipient || Regional and Development Economics || Data Science
Oregon, USA
Joined March 2019
5 dumb things I did during my PhD...and 5 smart:
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With the inauguration of the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (BSP) today, the United States has completed its nearly six-year $316 million investment in Ghana’s energy infrastructure, supporting more reliable power. https://t.co/4kstOdUftt
#USinGhana
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Thrilled to share the call for applications for the next cycle of the GAIN program! Open to Africans interested in graduate school in economics or related fields. Deadline April 5th, info session March 15th. More details here: https://t.co/TOJ3jtCpVV Please share widely!
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Hey #EconTwitter, @Wheeler_LBS is running an open-access (❗️) course on African Economic History. Come join for lectures by @DrNathanNunn , @EliasPapaioann2, Stelios Michalopoulos, @lwantchekon, + guests. Registration and info here: https://t.co/KUQeohhGuL
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And check out our latest piece on why Biden’s child tax credit is not just an anti-poverty policy but also a social mobility policy.
brookings.edu
President Biden has just signed into law a bill that fundamentally restructures the child tax credit: here's why that matters.
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Chairman of @thecophq, @Apsericnyamekye, has dedicated the newly-constructed Pentecost Bookshop of the Obuasi Area. He was assisted by the Area Head, Apostle Martin Seth Appiah, and other Area Heads in the Ashanti Region. #PossessingtheNations
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Today is world 'no tobacco day'.............lets say no to smoking.
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Ghana remains vulnerable in terms of the impact of climate change. However we are taking steps in the right direction. 📍MDA’s and MMDAs are incorporating climate change into our plans 📍We are doing our best to incorporate it into our education curriculum - #GhanaVNR
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The Three Thematic Areas of the report: 1. Youth: the key architects in implementing Ghana's Development Agenda 2. leaving No one behind: aged, children, rural population, people with disabilities, prisoners, 3. Synergies: programmes and projects across the goals. #GhanaVNR
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Welcome Address by Dr. Grace Bediako(Ag Director General, NDPC) "We have leveraaged on the VNR process to deepen public interest and knowledge on the SDgs" #GhanaVNR
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National Validation Workshop for Ghana's Voluntary National Review (VNR) Draft Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development @ the AICC. We are meeting the Academia, Think Tanks, DPs, etc. All is set for the program to begin. #GhanaVNR
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Ghana infrastructural plan has a bold vision to move Ghana away from a third world income country. Ghana must change, and the time is now #GhanaAt100
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Qualitative and logical reasoning is what we need as Ghanaians towards Ghana at 100 agenda #GhanaAt100
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Ghana's education system is too much theory based. we need to re-engineer our education system and make it more practical #ghanaAT100
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Ghana needs an attitudinal and institutional change towards the implementation of the the Ghana at 100 agenda. - Dr. Yaw Ansu #GhanaAt100
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Ghana @ 100 is an agenda towards a solely developed nation making Ghana A 1st class country #GhanaAt100 #NDF
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