Research Projects

Selected funded and collaborative research projects

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Informal Taxation and Gender in the Ghanaian Informal Economy

Type: Informal Economy & Work
Funder / Partner: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO); International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
Role: Co-Investigator
Period: 2021–present
Examines how formal and informal taxation affects workers and enterprises in Accra’s informal economy, with particular attention to differences by gender, sector and position within informal value chains.

Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Type: Informal Economy & Work
Funder / Partner: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO); ISSER, University of Ghana; StreetNet Ghana Alliance
Role: Lead Researcher, Ghana Component
Period: 2012–2013
Led the Ghana component of a 10-city study of the urban informal economy, examining how street vendors in Accra are affected by economic trends, urban policies, value-chain dynamics and other forces shaping their working conditions and livelihoods.