Abena Frempongmaa Daagye Oduro | |
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Born | 10 February 1959 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Education | M.A.(Hons) in Political Economy and Geography (1978) M.Litt in Economics (1982) |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Vice Dean of Faculty of Social Science
Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis Associate Professor of Economics |
Employer(s) | University of Ghana, Legon |
Known for | Trade Policy, Poverty and Gender Analysis, Asset Ownership, International Economics, Gender Economics |
Abena Frempongmaa Daagye Oduro (born 10 February 1959) is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Ghana where she also holds the position of Associate Professor of the Department of Economics.[1] Having had 30 years of experience teaching, her areas of specialization are centred around gender and asset management, international economics, poverty analysis, macroeconomic theory and trade policy.[1][2][3] Abena Oduro is the first Vice President of the Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists (AAAWE) where Professor of Economics in University of Kansas, Elizabeth Asiedu, is the founder and president.[4] She is also the president elect of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), her tenure will be 2021 to 2022.[5]