Dr. Kofi Agyarko Ababio

Dr. Kofi Agyarko Ababio
Email: 
kofia.ababio@kpoly.edu.gh
kaababs@gmail.com
kaababs@yahoo.com
Designation: 
Director, Institute of Distance Learning and Continuing Education
Staff Grade: 
Senior Lecturer
Education: 
  • MPhil. (Applied Mathematics – Statistics option) – 2012, KNUST, Ghana.
  • M.Sc. (Actuarial Science) – 2008, Heriot Watt University, Scotland, U.K.
  • B.Sc. Hons (Mathematics/Statistics) – 2004, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
  • Certificate (Basic R for Epidemiology, Regression Analysis and Advance Epidemiology Methods) – 2009, King of Songkla University, Thailand. March
Department: 
Centre for Entrepreneurhip Research in Africa
Faculty: 
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology
Professional Membership: 
Fellow – Royal Statistical Society (RSS), U.K. Associate Member – Institute of Mathematics and its Application (IMA), U.K
Research Interests: 

Financial Statistics (Risk Measures and Risk Capital Allocation)
Time Series Analysis
Actuarial Science (Pension Mathematics, Survival Analysis and Risk Theory)

 

Teaching Areas: 
  • Actuarial Science              
  • Business Mathematics      
  • Quantitative Studies    
  • Statistical Computing 
Conferences Attended: 

Kofi Agyarko Ababio presented a seminar on Risk Dynamics of Trading in Foreign Currencies in Ghana to Kumasi Polytechnic Lecturers (May, 2013).

Publications: 
  • Eric N. Aidoo, Bashiru I.I. Saeed, Kofi A. Ababio, Nicholas N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah and Munyakazi Louis (July 2012). “Analysis of Long Memory Dynamics in Exchange Rate”. The Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 11 No7. (http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-11-number-7.htm)
  • Kofi A. Ababio, Eric N. Aidoo, Thomas Korankye, Bashiru I.I. Saeed, Munyakazi Louis, Nicholas N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah (2012). “Modeling Student’s Satisfaction with Library Services in a Tertiary Institutions: Evidence from Kumasi Polytechnic”. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. Vol. 2, No 6. (http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/IKM/article/view/2654)
  • Kofi A. Ababio, Maurice Omane-Adjepong, Alexander Boateng, Eric Nimako Aidoo, Sumani Pharikhan, Fuseini A. Rashid., Munyakazi Louis , Nicholas N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah., (2012). “Perception of Students towards Tertiary Weekend School in Ghana”. Journal of Education and Practice, Vol. 3, No 12 (2012) (http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/view/2873).
  • Kofi A. Ababio, Maurice Omane-Adjepong, Eric Nimako Aidoo, Alexander Boateng, Richard Acheampong (2012). “Perceptions of Students towards Higher National Diploma Education in Ghana: A Case Study of Kumasi Polytechnic”. Journal of Public Policy and Administration Research. Vol. 2, No 5. (http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/PPAR/article/view/2658
  • Maurice Omane-Adjepong, Kofi A. Ababio, Eric Nimako Aidoo, Alexander Boateng, Munyakazi Louis, Nicholas N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah (2012). “Intervention Analysis of Maternal Healthcare Enrolment at Mampong Government Hospital, Ghana”. Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol. 2, No 7. (http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JNSR/article/view/2778)
  • Kofi A. Ababio, Samuel D. Oduro and Francis T. Oduro, (2013). “Risk Dynamics of Trading in Foreign Currencies in Ghana”. International Journal of Applied Science and Technology. (Accepted and Awaiting Publication).
  • Maurice Omane-Adjepong, Kofi A. Ababio, Peter Attafuah, Eric Nimako Aidoo, Alexander Boateng., Munyakazi Louis , Nicholas N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah., (2013). “Students Perceptions of Colleges of Education in Eastern Ghana”. International Journal Business and Social Science. (Accepted and Awaiting Publication)
  • Kofi A. Ababio, Samuel D. Oduro and Foster Owusu, (2013). “Modeling the Ghana Cedi/US Dollar Exchange Rate Using ARIMA and ARIMAX Models: A Comparative Study”. International Journal of Applied Science and Technology. (Accepted and Awaiting Publication).