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Foster Dompreh

I am a Master’s student in Financial Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, earned in 2007. My passion lies in economic research, data analysis, and mathematical modeling, particularly in understanding how economic policies influence development in emerging economies.
My background demonstrates entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to solving practical challenges. I am deeply driven to explore how rigorous economic analysis can inform policies that foster sustainable growth and development.

Interest

Macroeconomics

Financial Economics

Development Economics

Machine Learning in Economics

Education

MSc in Financial Economics, 2025

B.A in Economics, 2007

Academic Research

Determinants of FDI in Manufacturing in the Sub-Saharan African countries.

This paper looks at the macroeconomic factors and indiosyncractic factors that influences FDI in manufacturing across various Sub-Saharan African economies.

Upsurge of banks and Efficiency on the Banking Sector in Ghana.

The research focused on the growing number of banks and analyze the performance in terms of competition and efficiency in the financial industry.

Working Papers

Currency Stability and Performance in Developed and Emerging Economies

This paper focuses specific macroeconomic variables; foreign reserves, sovereign debts, inflation and idiosyncratic regional factors and how they impact on currency performance.