http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/5 FACULTY OF EDUCATION Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:41:30 GMT 2026-08-07T02:41:30Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30716 MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF INFLATION IN GHANA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS E. OSEI-DWOMOH1 J. KOFI NKUAH² G. OSEI FORKUO³ E. OSEI-DWOMOH1 J. KOFI NKUAH² G. OSEI FORKUO³ Abstract: Formulating effective policy in developing economies requires a deep understanding of the complex interplay between macroeconomic variables and price levels. This study creates a detailed empirical model to explain price-level movements in Ghana using key determinants like money supply, fiscal balance, public debt, and exchange rate. Using quarterly time series data from 1990 to 2023, the study employs Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL), Vector Error Correction (VECM), and Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models to analyse short- and long-run relationships. The models confirm that the exchange rate and money supply are primary drivers of price levels. The ARDL model identified a significant long-run relationship, with an error correction term (-0.47) suggesting that 47% of deviations from long-term equilibrium are corrected quarterly. The VECM confirmed this long-run stability, while Variance Decomposition analysis showed the exchange rate and money supply account for over 60% of changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over a 10-period horizon. The findings highlight the critical need for Ghanaian policymakers to manage currency fluctuations and money growth to ensure price stability. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30716 2025-02-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30715 A Religious Response to Environmental Flippancies in Akan Communities in Ghana Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah1 & Yaw Adu-Gyamfi ABSTRACT Environmental destruction in Ghana appeared to be the hottest of the political issues in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections. The study sought to unravel the possible factors militating against Ghana’s efforts in the fight against environmental destruction. It also postulates certain intentional and coordinated activities that the religious bodies in Ghana can undertake in contributing to salvaging the ecological crisis. Using the qualitative method, and a purposive sampling technique, some players in the environmental economy such as individuals, traditional leaders, religious leaders, and government officials were interviewed. In addition, for first hand information, efforts were made to visit some Akan communities to observe how the people behave toward their environment. This paper argues that the ecological narrative in Akan communities has changed chiefly because of social conflicts, engineered by factors such as the basic needs of humans, politicization, desacralization, materialism, economics, “development,” culture, chieftaincy, international relations, tenancy, religion, civil action and many more. However, Akan religious people to whom this paper has pointed fingers as part of the problem, have what it takes to contribute to salvaging the environmental crisis in Ghana. The paper recommends that religious bodies engage in the intensification of ecological conversation and building ecological congregations by employing eco-pedagogy and making investments in environmental protection ventures in Ghana. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30715 2024-12-16T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30714 Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics in African Biblical Scholarship: Contributions of J.E.T. Kuwornu-Adjaottor Kwame Owusu Bempah1 and Isaac Owusu-Mensah2 Abstract There are numerous cryptography techniques, and most users of these algorithms require algorithms that come with minimum cost and greater performance. Example, in banking transactions, preference is taken for security at a higher cost, unlike gaming applications that prioritize speed in their operation, but there is no algorithm that exhibits such characteristics and therefore requires analysis of these algorithms on platforms such as speed, strength, and security to give an intuition in choosing a suitable cryptography technique. In this paper, we have implemented and analyzed the performance of three symmetric algorithms: DES, AES-128, and the AES-512 bit algorithm on grounds of security and speed using the cryptography parameters encryption time, decryption time, and key generation time to detect which one is efficient. Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30714 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30713 Performance Analysis of Symmetric Cryptographic Techniques Kwame Owusu Bempah1 and Isaac Owusu-Mensah2 Abstract There are numerous cryptography techniques, and most users of these algorithms require algorithms that come with minimum cost and greater performance. Example, in banking transactions, preference is taken for security at a higher cost, unlike gaming applications that prioritize speed in their operation, but there is no algorithm that exhibits such characteristics and therefore requires analysis of these algorithms on platforms such as speed, strength, and security to give an intuition in choosing a suitable cryptography technique. In this paper, we have implemented and analyzed the performance of three symmetric algorithms: DES, AES-128, and the AES-512 bit algorithm on grounds of security and speed using the cryptography parameters encryption time, decryption time, and key generation time to detect which one is efficient. Keywords: DES, Decryption, Encrypt Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30713 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z