| Organisation | Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research |
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| Abbreviation | ISSER |
| Parent | Institutes/Schools |
| u.r.l. | www.isser.org |
| Country | Ghana |
| Location | Accra |
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| Sector | Socio-Economic Research |
| Organisation Type | African Public Sector |
| Status | active |
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| Activities | ISSER research is focused on the following thematic areas: Economics Division Macroeconomics Unit: Growth, Poverty and Fiscal Policy; Growth, Poverty, Monetary and Financial Policy; Growth, Poverty, Trade and Exchange Rate Policy; Macro-econometric Modelling; Household Economics Unit: Micro-econometric Modelling; |
| Geographical Focus | Ghana |
| Notes | ISSER was established by the University of Ghana in 1962 as the Institute of Statistics, to provide a programme of teaching and research in statistics, with particular reference to the methodology, collection and analysis of official statistics. It was also to advise interested bodies on statistical design, analysis and computer programming. A UN Statistical Training Centre, also established in 1962 to run middle-level Statistical Training Programmes for Public Servants in Africa, was brought under the auspices of the Institute in 1966. The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) is a semi-autonomous research institution within the Faculty of Social Studies at the University of Ghana. ISSER is committed to carrying out research and training that is geared towards promoting the socio-economic development of Ghana in particular and Africa in genera [ Retrieved on 07 DEC 2007 - http://www.isser.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=1&Itemid=5 ] ISSER was established by the University of Ghana in 1962 as the Institute of Statistics, to provide a programme of teaching and research in statistics, with particular reference to the methodology, collection and analysis of official statistics. It was also to advise interested bodies on statistical design, analysis and computer programming. A UN Statistical Training Centre, also established in 1962 to run middle-level Statistical Training Programmes for Public Servants in Africa, was brought under the auspices of the Institute in 1966. It was later realised that expanding the scope of the Institute to include fundamental and applied research in the social sciences, to establish the basic data needed for effective development and modernisation, would be beneficial to the nation as a whole. It is in line with this vision that the Institute was converted, in 1969, into the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER). The United Nations continued its support of statistical training until 1972 when ISSER fully took over. The expansion of the scope of the Institute to embrace socio-economic research was facilitated by adequate funding from government, other national and international organisations. This enabled several multi-disciplinary research projects to be executed, which were primarily focused on the socio-economic development of Ghana. [ Retrieved on 21-09-07 ] |
| Current Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Director | Professor E. Aryeetey | 2007 | |
| Deputy Director | Dr. J.K Anarfi | 2007 | |
| Researcher | Prof. Nsoma Nuamah | 2007 | |
| Researcher | Dr A.W Seini | 2007 | |
| Researcher | Dr Bortei-Doku Aryeetey | 2007 | |
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| Parent Tree | Institutes/Schools |
| University of Ghana |
| Subsidiary Organisations | Training Programmes [3] |
| Current Research Programme [10] |
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| Record last updated on 07 DEC 2007 |