February 2016

Effects of selected socio-economic factors and elections spending on aggregate savings (total deposits) in Ghana

Savings as a tool for domestic capital accumulation in developing countries has come under serious consideration in economic and financial development. However, savings in Ghana is characterized by very low tendencies, irregular trend and unenthusiastic attitudes of citizens towards it at the micro and macro levels. This study examined the effect of economic factors, election spending and health financing scheme on...

Author(s): Yazeed Abdul Mumin, Mohammed Abdulai and Hamza Kasim