Peter Quartey

Peter Quartey
Professor
Born
Peter Quartey
CitizenshipGhanaian
Occupationeconomist
TitleProfessor
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Ghana

University of Warwick

University of Manchester
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana

Peter Quartey is a Ghanaian economist. He is a Professor of development economics and was the director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research of the University of Ghana from 2019 to 2025. He is as at 2025 the acting director of the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) of the University of Ghana.

Early life and education

Peter Quartey was born in Accra. He attended Wesley Grammar School and Accra Academy. Quartey received a B.A. and MPhil in economics from the University of Ghana in 1994 and 1996, respectively. Under an ODA Scholarship in 1996, Quartey moved to the University of Warwick to obtain a master's degree in Quantitative Development Economics. From 1998 to 2002, Quartey was enrolled at the University of Manchester for his doctorate degree in Development Economics.

Career

In 2003, he returned to Ghana and joined the Institute of Economic Affairs and later the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana in 2004 as a Research Fellow. He was promoted to Senior Research Fellow in 2008, to Associate Professor in May 2011 and Professor in January 2016. Peter Quartey was a professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), the head of the Department of Economics, and director of the Economic Policy Management Programme of the University of Ghana.

Research

His research interests include private sector development, development finance, monetary economics, migration and remittances, and poverty analysis.

References

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  2. ↑ Duncan, Jude (1 August 2019). "Professor Peter Quartey assumes office as new ISSER Director". citinewsroom.com.
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  4. ↑ "Prof. Peter Quartey | ANAPRI". www.anapri.net. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  5. ↑ Sackitey, Daniel (2026-03-12). "Slash fuel taxes if oil prices rise – Peter Quartey to gov't". Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Global forces determine quality of your daily lives: Amb Baah-Duodu urges IR students to strive for change". Business and Financial Times. Accra, Ghana. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Ghana's exclusion from US aid a lesson not to mess up the economy – Prof. Quartey - MyJoyOnline". 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  8. ↑ Ziwu, Ann-Shirley (13 March 2018). "Accra Academy marks 87th Anniversary with Speech & Prize Giving Day". citifmonline.com.
  9. ↑ "Alumni - Peter Quartey". gdi.manchester.ac.uk. Global Development Institute.
  10. ↑ Quartey, Peter. "Development Financing in Africa: Is Ghana on the Path to HIPC?". orid.ug.edu.gh. University of Ghana.
  11. ↑ "Prof. Peter Quartey". isser.ug.edu.gh. Institute of Statistical, Social And Economic Research.
  12. ↑ "Peter Quartey". theigc.org. The International Growth Centre.