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< Back Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. Previous Next

< Back Snapshot Macroeconomic Summary of ECOWAS States: 2022 As at the end of 2022, this is was the macroeconomic status of each ECOWAS state *All data is in current US dollars. Sources: World Bank IMF Trading Economics Previous Next

< Back Financial Performance of Ghana's political regimes from 1960 - 2000 Analysis of Economic Growth in Ghana, 1960 – 2000 – ARYEETEY & FOSU "Economic Growth in Ghana, 1960 - 2000" by Ernest Aryeetey and Augustin Kwasi Fosu examines the fluctuating economic growth in Ghana over four decades, marked by frequent policy changes and military coups. The study highlights the transition of Ghana's economy and its impact on the livelihoods of its citizens. Period Key Factors Impact on Growth Post-Independence (1960-1965) Kwame Nkrumah implemented his 7-year Plan, emphasizing high investments into public infrastructure and industry creation. The economy grew rapidly due to the investments, but the high government spending led to inflation and a decline in living standards. Busia and the Military (1966-1971) Busia and the military regime ushered pro-private capital policies, devaluing the Ghanaian Cedi and liberalizing the external sector. The economy initially grew due to the pro-business policies, but the devaluation of the cedi caused inflation and public anger, leading to another coup d'état. The Era of Five Regimes (1972-1983) This period was marked by economic decline due to high government intervention policies, low productivity, and external shocks such as drought and food shortages. The economy contracted significantly during this period, with GDP growth averaging only 2.2% per year. Inflation soared to 112% in 1983, and the government deficit reached 17% of GDP. After the Economic Reforms (1984-2000) The government launched the Economy Recovery Program (ERP) under the World Bank and the IMF, which liberalized the economy and led to increased growth. The ERP helped to stabilize the economy and promote growth, with GDP growth averaging 5.3% per year during this period. Inflation fell from 112% in 1983 to 10% in 1992, and the government deficit was reduced to 4% of GDP. Previous Next

< Back Hollywood Boulevard to Wall Street: Futurism in Movies and Tech-Stock Prices This study investigates the relationship between the box office sales of futurism-themed movies and the performance of the tech stock index. This study investigates the relationship between the box office sales of futurism-themed movies and the performance of the tech stock index. Utilizing regression analysis across three models, the research reveals significant insights: Tech Movies and Tech Stock Index: A strong positive correlation was found between the box office sales of tech movies and the tech stock index, with an Adjusted R-squared value of 0.8263, indicating a substantial predictive power of tech movie sales on tech stock prices. Top 10 Box Office and Tech Stock Index: A broader analysis including the top 10 box office sales showed a positive but less pronounced impact on the tech stock index, suggesting that the influence of tech movies is more specific and potent. Tech Movies and General Market Index: Tech movie sales also positively correlate with the general market index, though the relationship is weaker compared to the tech-specific index. In essence, the findings suggest that futurism movies, particularly those in the tech genre, have a noticeable impact on tech stock prices, offering valuable insights into the interplay between behavioral bias, entertainment and financial markets econometrics_project .pdf Download PDF • 542KB Previous Next

< Back Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 I am an avid lover of George Orwell’s book 1984. Within the book, a major concept that plays on is that ignorance is bliss. Hence, people living in poverty (the proles) with limited availability to information on the economy somehow live happily. So, I started to ponder upon how such a concept plays within my continent. Is ignorance truly bliss? With poverty in Africa being so high, is the absence of information about the economy to the general members of the society the cause of social stability in spite of economic turmoil (Asogwa, Eze, & Ezema, 2017)? When the economy is in shambles and the political sphere is in disarray are we still under the misconception that all is well? Does happiness exist in poverty?(Graham, 2011) Research Topic: Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Is the conception of the present economic condition in a country by members of the public associated with how often they use the internet as a source of news? Data & methods This sample is taking from the Afro – barometer. It depicts 2400 respondents from Ghana answering questions pertaining to their perception of the economy and their use of the internet as a source of news. In relation to the research topic, investigating the use of the internet as a source of news is what is being presented as “general information.” Other sources such as the radio (Fombad, Madeleine, & Jiyane, 2016) or newspapers (Omolewa, 2008) are not suitable sources of information for this project. However, the nature of the internet makes it the best source of estimating ones general knowledge (Stilwell, 2018) The observations from this sample were achieved via surveys. Thus, using the two categorical variables of “Conception of the economy” and “frequency of the use of the internet as a source of news.” According to the Chi – squared test, there is an association between these two variables Results: Univariate Analysis From the graph above, we come to find that 85% of Ghanaians have a negative conception of the economy whereas for positive conception it is only 15%. As depicted above, we come to find that within the rural setting there is a greater positive conception of the economy as compared to the urban setting. Results: Bivariate Analysis Key Findings From the univariate analysis key proportions are brought to light. From the sample, most Ghanaians have a negative conception of the economy. The Urban rural relationship simply sheds light to the relative differences –this graph is a bonus feature. However, we come to find that per or Bivariate Analysis there is an association between “Perception of the economy” and “Use of the internet as a source of Information” It must be said, the association is not extremely strong – although there is still an association Moreover, as the use of the internet increases, the more likely one perceives the Ghanaian economy in a positive manner As the use of the internet decreases, the more likely one perceives the Ghanaian economy in a negative manner Conclusion The overarching question from my research question being Is ignorance bliss appears to be less likely the case in Ghana –using the internet as a source of awareness. I have come to find out that from my sample, the lower one’s usage of the internet as a source of news, the more likely they are to rate the economy negatively. Thus, ignorance is not bliss, but awareness is rather. Why is this the case, contrary to other research works and the 1984 book? Two huge lurking variables are the availability of information and technology in low income households as well as and ones competency with the internet due to their education level (Ajakaiye, Olu, & Kimenyi, 2011). Hence, with a low income and inability to use the internet most likely due to a low education level, such a person is more likely to be living in undesirable conditions, thus, they have a negative conception of the economy. However, this claim arising from the lurking variables can be refuted with the simple logic that this paradox of “Poverty and happiness/bliss” has been proven (Graham, 2011) So why are the findings as such? Why is it so that the higher one’s usage of the internet as a source of news, the more likely they are to have a positive conception of the Ghanaian economy? This is so because the Ghanaian economy is relatively perfoming well. Though there is much poverty and low infrastructure capacity, there is still a significant amount of development. With a strong economic growth and increasing standards of living, the state o the Ghanaian economy is not as bad as many would claim – especially in relation to other low income countries. Hence, the higher one’s use of the internet, the more likely they are to know about the economy, especially in relation to other low income countries. They come to understand that all is not as bad as it seems, hence, tend to have a higher perception of the Ghanaian economy. Thus, the answer to the overarching question Is ignorance bliss? Yes – but only if things are going bad. In the case of Ghana’s economy, things are actually going well, hence, ignorance is not bliss in this case. So, fellow Ghanaians, put the pitchforks down, for no revolts are required here. The Ghanaian economy is doing well and those with access to the best source of information – the internet –are most likely to know this, hence are more likely to have a more positive conception of the economy. This research has introduced another aspect to the age old question of, Is ignorance bliss? By depicting that such is most likely to be the case if and only if the surroundings are in a tumultuous state. References Ajakaiye, Olu, and Mwangi S. Kimenyi. “Higher Education and Economic Development in Africa: Introduction and Overview.” Journal of African Economies 20, no. suppl_3 (August 1, 2011): iii3–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejr027 . Asogwa, Brendan Eze, and Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema. “Freedom of Access to Government Information in Africa: Trends, Status and Challenges.” Records Management Journal 27, no. 3 (August 18, 2017): 318–38. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-08-2015-0029 . Fombad, Madeleine C., and Glenrose Veli Jiyane. “The Role of Community Radios in Information Dissemination to Rural Women in South Africa.” Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, September 22, 2016, 0961000616668960. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616668960 . Graham, Carol. “Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity: Insights from Happiness Studies from around the World.” The World Bank Research Observer 26, no. 1 (February 1, 2011): 105–37. https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lkq004 . OMOLEWA, MICHAEL. “ADULT LITERACY IN AFRICA: THE PUSH AND PULL FACTORS.” International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift Für Erziehungswissenschaft / Revue Internationale de l’Education 54, no. 5/6 (2008): 697–711. Stilwell, Christine. “Information as Currency, Democracy, and Public Libraries.” Library Management 39, no. 5 (April 18, 2018): 295–306. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-08-2017-0078 . Previous Next

< Back Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" Date the commentary was written: 0 6/ 12 /2015 Read the original article on Theafricareport.com : Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling | West Africa by Dasmani Laary - 05.10.2015 The article under consideration is about an increase in the fixed price of cocoa in Ghana in order to curb the smuggling of cocoa into Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast and Ghana share a boarder cutting through their respective cocoa plantations hence, smuggling easily occurs. The article is also about a subsidy granted to the cocoa farmers to raise their output. The Ghanaian government imposed a higher fixed price of cocoa, this can viewed as the government imposing a higher minimum price on cocoa as the fixed price is above the equilibrium price. A fixed price is a market price imposed by the government and producers are only allowed to sell at exactly that price. Cocoa Board is a government-controlled institution, fixes the buying price for cocoa in Ghana. Thus the cocoa market in Ghana is planned. The price-fixing is to protect cocoa farmers from volatile prices on the world market as the article says. From the article under consideration, the new fixed price of cocoa per ton is $1759 is an increase from the former $1444. This increase would prevent cocoa farmers from smuggling their cocoa to Ivory Coast to sell it at the once better price of $1718 per ton. Price elasticity of demand or supply refers to the responsiveness of quantity demanded or quantity supplied due to a change in price. The price elasticity of demand for cocoa is relatively elastic as Ivorian (and South American cocoa) are perfect substitutes. The supply of Ghanaian cocoa is also elastic because of the smuggling of cocoa between Ghana and Ivory Coast which depends on price hence in effect affects the supply of Ghanaian cocoa positively or negatively. So if the price is high in Ghana (higher than Ivory Coast Cocoa) smuggling from Ghana to Ivory Coast would be curbed and rather cocoa grown in Ivory Coast would be smuggled into Ghana hence increasing the supplied quantity of Ghanaian Cocoa. The effect of increasing the fixed price is shown on this diagram: Figure 1: Increasing the fixed price As a result of this increase in quantity supplied there would be an excess supply (QS1 to QS2) of Ghanaian cocoa. However cocoa can be stored for a long time without losing its quality, but the government would then need to spend more on storage facilities (as the article makes reference to warehouses being built). An increase in the fixed price would also make Ghanaian cocoa less competitive globally, as Ivorian cocoa (and South American cocoa) would be winning the price war. This may be prove costly and highly inefficient for the Ghanaian government as 15% of their GDP alone is from cocoa. However the aim of increasing the fixed price was to curb the smuggling of cocoa to Ivory Coast from Ghana and this action would achieve this aim. But not only would the policy do so, but it would also stimulate the smuggling of cocoa from Ivory Coast to Ghana, reversing the tables. Although I have discussed the decrease in international competitiveness of Ghanaian cocoa (as PED is relatively elastic) that does not necessarily mean there shall be a decrease in revenue. Firstly at the old and new fixed price are relatively higher than the equilibrium price, hence PED may be inelastic at those high prices. Also, due to multiple contracts and deals in place with cocoa processing firms, Ghanaian farmers would still be able to sell to their previous customers for example Nestle. Not only that, but as there would be a higher supply of cocoa from Ghana, Ghanaian farmers would be able to meet their contract obligations with those cocoa processing firms whereas due to the reduction in cocoa in Ivory Coast, Ivorian farmers may not meet their obligations hence their deals and contracts would be passed on to Ghanaian firms In a bid to further increase the supply of cocoa in Ghana (as the article refers to the targeted 900,000 tones output for the 2015/2016 which is an increase from the actual 700,000 output of the previous year) the government is giving cocoa farmers a subsidy. The bonus of 5 cedi per bag of 64 kilogrammes, is a subsidy per unit. A subsidy is financial aid given to producers by the government in order to decrease their cost of production and in effect increase their total output. The effect of a subsidy is shown in Figure 2; F igure 2: Effect of subsidy in the Ghanaian Cocoa Market As illustrated in Figure 2 producers (Ghanaian farmers) would have a higher revenue due the subsidy, however the Ghanaian government would have to pay a lot for this subsidy. Either way, this decreases the cost of production for farmers and in effect are able to produce more cocoa. The combination of the two policies discussed in this paper is simply going to lead to a very large increase in supply of cocoa in Ghana. However this may not be so beneficial for all stakeholders. Initially farmers may enjoy larger incomes, but may have to eventually sell off the cocoa in excess supply at a lower price due to expensive storage. Government expenditure would increase due to the subsidy and the stabilization fund discussed in the article. However if the demand for cocoa continues to increase in the global market, Ghanaian government and farmers would benefit greatly. Previous Next

Directory All Alternatives Data Tools Sustainability Emerging Markets EU & North America Project Name Short Project Description URL Photography Tool: Black & White Conversion A basic photo editor to convert PNG pictures from color to Black and White /projects-1/photography-tool%3A-black-%26-white-conversion How much time do I have left? - Version 2 Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time"; Version 2 http://how-much-time-do-i-have-left?---version-2 Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/prisoner's-dilemma%3A-player-2 Initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading A simplified VaR-based approach to calculate the initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading /projects-1/initial-margin-requirement-for-derivative-trading Expected Loss Calculator A simple tool to calculate the Expected Loss for a credit portfolio. /projects-1/expected-loss-calculator Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio Simple Tool using a historical simulation to find VaR http://value-at-risk-(var)-for-a-portfolio Game Theory: Prisoner's Dilemma Strategies Tools Recreating and Simulating Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/game-theory%3A-prisoner's-dilemma-strategies-tools How Much Time Do I have left? Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time" /projects-1/how-much-time-do-i-have-left%3F Hollywood Boulevard to Wall Street: Futurism in Movies and Tech-Stock Prices This study investigates the relationship between the box office sales of futurism-themed movies and the performance of the tech stock index. /projects-1/hollywood-boulevard-to-wall-street%3A-futurism-in-movies-and-tech-stock-prices frankenstein.io - Draft 1 Restructuring & Simplifying "Frankenstein codes" /projects-1/frankenstein.io---draft-1 Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Hedonic Valuation Model: Real Estate in Zurich With significant portions of banks portfolios consisting of mortgage loans, it is paramount to develop a strong model for valuating real estate. /projects-1/hedonic-valuation-model%3A-real-estate-in-zurich Manipulating File Paths: Backward to Foward Slashes A program made to convert backward slashes in file path names to foward slashes. Targeted for Windows users when copying paths to R or Pthon. /projects-1/manipulating-file-paths%3A-backward-to-foward-slashes Beta of Fan Milk Ltd (FML): Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Finding the Beta of FML on the GSE using Python (Jupyter Notebook) /projects-1/beta-of-fan-milk-ltd-(fml)%3A-ghana-stock-exchange-(gse) Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Plain Vanilla Bond Price Calculator A web application that takes the arguments of FV, Coupon Rate, YTM and Periods to price a Plain Vanilla Bond /projects-1/plain-vanilla-bond-price-calculator Convering Excel to CSV: Web Application A basic Web application written in HTML and Javascript to convert excel files to CSV. /projects-1/convering-excel-to-csv%3A-web-application Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output /projects-1/electricity-consumption-as-a-proxy-of-production%3A-draft-1 Ghana Stock Exchange: Real-Time Prices Web App V1 A basic web-application to find real time summaries of stocks on Ghana's Stock Exchange (GSE) /projects-1/ghana-stock-exchange%3A-real-time-prices-web-app-v1 Do Sustainable Funds in Switzerland outperform the Market? What is the performance of "sustainable" funds in relation to the market? Let's explore the case of the SIX Swiss Exchange /projects-1/do-sustainable-funds-in-switzerland-outperform-the-market%3F Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-trading-hours%3A-six-swiss-exchange-v1 Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Web-Scrapper V1: Web Application Web Application for web-scrapping news articles /projects-1/web-scrapper-v1%3A-web-application Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 /projects-1/is-ignorance-truly-bliss%3F- Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor%3A-v1 Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Flow Chart A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices - the flow chart /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-flow-chart Paradox of Choice and Utility Maximization: Music Traditional Asset Pricing models are conceptually based on utility maximization. However, what about the role of the quantity of choices in utility maximization? /projects-1/paradox-of-choice-and-utility-maximization%3A-music ESG Strategies: Passive and Active Management Do the laws of passive and active strategies also affect sustainability investing? /projects-1/esg-strategies%3A-passive-and-active-management Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Draft 1 A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-draft-1 Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Smartphone App for University Students An all-purpose app for Ashesi students. Project from 2017 /projects-1/smartphone-app-for-university-students Proving the Butterfly Effect Within the context of metreology and physics, we can explore the butterfly effect /projects-1/proving-the-butterfly-effect Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - Historic Trend Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---historic-trend Cocoa Production: West Africa - 2022 Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-west-africa---2022 Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---2022 Commentary: Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba..." An economic commentary on the article "Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba: Impede China’s Growing Influence in Latin America" /projects-1/commentary%3A-washington%E2%80%99s-decision-to-%E2%80%9Cnormalize%E2%80%9D-relations-with-cuba...%22 Commentary: Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England An economic commentary on the article "Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England" /projects-1/commentary%3A-brexit-could-lead-to-recession%2C-says-bank-of-england Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" /projects-1/commentary%3A-ghana-fixes-new-cocoa-price-to-control-smuggling Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 1 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX http://sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-1 The Solow Model and Human Capital in Developing Economies How can human capital enrichment lead to long-run economic growth? /projects-1/the-solow-model-and-human-capital-in-developing-economies Scrapping Data using Python A Python application designed to generate a histogram depicting the frequency of articles published on Google News in 2022 concerning '@celebjets'. /projects-1/scrapping-data-using-python Dynamic View of Ghana's Unemployment Investigating the trend and segmentation of employment in Ghana /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-unemployment Google News Scrapper Scrape Google News articles for a particulair keyword and date range /projects-1/google-news-scrapper Dynamic view of Ghana's Insurance Industry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-insurance-industry Snapshot Macroeconomic Summary of ECOWAS States: 2022 As at the end of 2022, this is was the macroeconomic status of each ECOWAS state http://snapshot-macroeconomic-summary-of-ecowas Dynamic Forestry and Agricultural Summary of ECOWAS states Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-forestry-and-agricultural-summary-of-ecowas-states Financial Performance of Ghana's political regimes from 1960 - 2000 Analysis of Economic Growth in Ghana, 1960 – 2000 – ARYEETEY & FOSU /projects-1/financial-performance-of-ghana's-political-regimes-from-1960---2000 Dynamic view of Ghana's Forestry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-forestry Project Name Short Project Description URL Photography Tool: Black & White Conversion A basic photo editor to convert PNG pictures from color to Black and White /projects-1/photography-tool%3A-black-%26-white-conversion How much time do I have left? - Version 2 Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time"; Version 2 http://how-much-time-do-i-have-left?---version-2 Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/prisoner's-dilemma%3A-player-2 Initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading A simplified VaR-based approach to calculate the initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading /projects-1/initial-margin-requirement-for-derivative-trading Expected Loss Calculator A simple tool to calculate the Expected Loss for a credit portfolio. /projects-1/expected-loss-calculator Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio Simple Tool using a historical simulation to find VaR http://value-at-risk-(var)-for-a-portfolio Game Theory: Prisoner's Dilemma Strategies Tools Recreating and Simulating Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/game-theory%3A-prisoner's-dilemma-strategies-tools How Much Time Do I have left? Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time" /projects-1/how-much-time-do-i-have-left%3F frankenstein.io - Draft 1 Restructuring & Simplifying "Frankenstein codes" /projects-1/frankenstein.io---draft-1 Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Hedonic Valuation Model: Real Estate in Zurich With significant portions of banks portfolios consisting of mortgage loans, it is paramount to develop a strong model for valuating real estate. /projects-1/hedonic-valuation-model%3A-real-estate-in-zurich Manipulating File Paths: Backward to Foward Slashes A program made to convert backward slashes in file path names to foward slashes. Targeted for Windows users when copying paths to R or Pthon. /projects-1/manipulating-file-paths%3A-backward-to-foward-slashes Beta of Fan Milk Ltd (FML): Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Finding the Beta of FML on the GSE using Python (Jupyter Notebook) /projects-1/beta-of-fan-milk-ltd-(fml)%3A-ghana-stock-exchange-(gse) Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Plain Vanilla Bond Price Calculator A web application that takes the arguments of FV, Coupon Rate, YTM and Periods to price a Plain Vanilla Bond /projects-1/plain-vanilla-bond-price-calculator Convering Excel to CSV: Web Application A basic Web application written in HTML and Javascript to convert excel files to CSV. /projects-1/convering-excel-to-csv%3A-web-application Ghana Stock Exchange: Real-Time Prices Web App V1 A basic web-application to find real time summaries of stocks on Ghana's Stock Exchange (GSE) /projects-1/ghana-stock-exchange%3A-real-time-prices-web-app-v1 Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Web-Scrapper V1: Web Application Web Application for web-scrapping news articles /projects-1/web-scrapper-v1%3A-web-application Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor%3A-v1 Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Flow Chart A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices - the flow chart /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-flow-chart Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Proving the Butterfly Effect Within the context of metreology and physics, we can explore the butterfly effect /projects-1/proving-the-butterfly-effect Google News Scrapper Scrape Google News articles for a particulair keyword and date range /projects-1/google-news-scrapper Project Name Short Project Description URL Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Beta of Fan Milk Ltd (FML): Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Finding the Beta of FML on the GSE using Python (Jupyter Notebook) /projects-1/beta-of-fan-milk-ltd-(fml)%3A-ghana-stock-exchange-(gse) Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Ghana Stock Exchange: Real-Time Prices Web App V1 A basic web-application to find real time summaries of stocks on Ghana's Stock Exchange (GSE) /projects-1/ghana-stock-exchange%3A-real-time-prices-web-app-v1 Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 /projects-1/is-ignorance-truly-bliss%3F- Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Smartphone App for University Students An all-purpose app for Ashesi students. Project from 2017 /projects-1/smartphone-app-for-university-students Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - Historic Trend Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---historic-trend Cocoa Production: West Africa - 2022 Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-west-africa---2022 Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---2022 Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" /projects-1/commentary%3A-ghana-fixes-new-cocoa-price-to-control-smuggling The Solow Model and Human Capital in Developing Economies How can human capital enrichment lead to long-run economic growth? /projects-1/the-solow-model-and-human-capital-in-developing-economies Dynamic View of Ghana's Unemployment Investigating the trend and segmentation of employment in Ghana /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-unemployment Dynamic view of Ghana's Insurance Industry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-insurance-industry Snapshot Macroeconomic Summary of ECOWAS States: 2022 As at the end of 2022, this is was the macroeconomic status of each ECOWAS state http://snapshot-macroeconomic-summary-of-ecowas Dynamic Forestry and Agricultural Summary of ECOWAS states Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-forestry-and-agricultural-summary-of-ecowas-states Financial Performance of Ghana's political regimes from 1960 - 2000 Analysis of Economic Growth in Ghana, 1960 – 2000 – ARYEETEY & FOSU /projects-1/financial-performance-of-ghana's-political-regimes-from-1960---2000 Dynamic view of Ghana's Forestry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-forestry Project Name Short Project Description URL Initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading A simplified VaR-based approach to calculate the initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading /projects-1/initial-margin-requirement-for-derivative-trading Expected Loss Calculator A simple tool to calculate the Expected Loss for a credit portfolio. /projects-1/expected-loss-calculator Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio Simple Tool using a historical simulation to find VaR http://value-at-risk-(var)-for-a-portfolio Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Do Sustainable Funds in Switzerland outperform the Market? What is the performance of "sustainable" funds in relation to the market? Let's explore the case of the SIX Swiss Exchange /projects-1/do-sustainable-funds-in-switzerland-outperform-the-market%3F Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions ESG Strategies: Passive and Active Management Do the laws of passive and active strategies also affect sustainability investing? /projects-1/esg-strategies%3A-passive-and-active-management Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Smartphone App for University Students An all-purpose app for Ashesi students. Project from 2017 /projects-1/smartphone-app-for-university-students Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - Historic Trend Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---historic-trend Cocoa Production: West Africa - 2022 Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-west-africa---2022 Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---2022 Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" /projects-1/commentary%3A-ghana-fixes-new-cocoa-price-to-control-smuggling Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 1 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX http://sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-1 Dynamic Forestry and Agricultural Summary of ECOWAS states Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-forestry-and-agricultural-summary-of-ecowas-states Dynamic view of Ghana's Forestry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-forestry Project Name Short Project Description URL Hedonic Valuation Model: Real Estate in Zurich With significant portions of banks portfolios consisting of mortgage loans, it is paramount to develop a strong model for valuating real estate. /projects-1/hedonic-valuation-model%3A-real-estate-in-zurich Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output /projects-1/electricity-consumption-as-a-proxy-of-production%3A-draft-1 Do Sustainable Funds in Switzerland outperform the Market? What is the performance of "sustainable" funds in relation to the market? Let's explore the case of the SIX Swiss Exchange /projects-1/do-sustainable-funds-in-switzerland-outperform-the-market%3F Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-trading-hours%3A-six-swiss-exchange-v1 Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Commentary: Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba..." An economic commentary on the article "Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba: Impede China’s Growing Influence in Latin America" /projects-1/commentary%3A-washington%E2%80%99s-decision-to-%E2%80%9Cnormalize%E2%80%9D-relations-with-cuba...%22 Commentary: Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England An economic commentary on the article "Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England" /projects-1/commentary%3A-brexit-could-lead-to-recession%2C-says-bank-of-england Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 1 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX http://sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-1 Project Name Short Project Description URL How much time do I have left? - Version 2 Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time"; Version 2 http://how-much-time-do-i-have-left?---version-2 Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/prisoner's-dilemma%3A-player-2 Game Theory: Prisoner's Dilemma Strategies Tools Recreating and Simulating Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/game-theory%3A-prisoner's-dilemma-strategies-tools How Much Time Do I have left? Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time" /projects-1/how-much-time-do-i-have-left%3F Hollywood Boulevard to Wall Street: Futurism in Movies and Tech-Stock Prices This study investigates the relationship between the box office sales of futurism-themed movies and the performance of the tech stock index. /projects-1/hollywood-boulevard-to-wall-street%3A-futurism-in-movies-and-tech-stock-prices Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output /projects-1/electricity-consumption-as-a-proxy-of-production%3A-draft-1 Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-trading-hours%3A-six-swiss-exchange-v1 Web-Scrapper V1: Web Application Web Application for web-scrapping news articles /projects-1/web-scrapper-v1%3A-web-application Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 /projects-1/is-ignorance-truly-bliss%3F- Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor%3A-v1 Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Flow Chart A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices - the flow chart /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-flow-chart Paradox of Choice and Utility Maximization: Music Traditional Asset Pricing models are conceptually based on utility maximization. However, what about the role of the quantity of choices in utility maximization? /projects-1/paradox-of-choice-and-utility-maximization%3A-music Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Draft 1 A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-draft-1 Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Proving the Butterfly Effect Within the context of metreology and physics, we can explore the butterfly effect /projects-1/proving-the-butterfly-effect Scrapping Data using Python A Python application designed to generate a histogram depicting the frequency of articles published on Google News in 2022 concerning '@celebjets'. /projects-1/scrapping-data-using-python Google News Scrapper Scrape Google News articles for a particulair keyword and date range /projects-1/google-news-scrapper