Credible sources including Joy News have reported that Dr. Joe Abbey, Ghana’s renowned economist passed on over the weekend
Dr. Joe Abbey was the Executive Directive of the Center for Policy Analysis, a think tank that focuses on economic research and analysis and for proposing workable economic solutions to salvage and ailing economy.
Dr. Abbey who once served as a Government Statistician and a Diplomat contributed significantly to the country’s economic issues and debate aiming to direct the country’s scarce economic resources to better and efficient use.
the 82-year old economist as well did consultancy work for the Ministry of Finance during his time
Profile of Dr. Joe Abbey
Dr. Joseph Leo Seko Abbey who was born on 15 August 1940 in Accra, was a Ghanaian economist, politician and diplomat who served as Ghana’s Minister for Economic Planning from 1978 to 1979. He was Ghana High Commissioner to Canada from 1984 to 1986, Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1986 to 1990, and Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America from 1990 to 1994.
He was the son of Robert Mensah Abbey, a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament during the first republic.
Dr. Abbey attended Mfantsipim School and later entered the London School of Economics in 1961 obtaining his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1964. Dr. Abbey relentlessly furthered his education and in 1965, he enrolled at the Iowa State University for his graduate studies in Statistics.
He was awarded a master’s degree in Statistics in 1967 , and in 1968 he was awarded his doctorate degree in Statistics. In 1971 he joined the University of Western Ontario as an Associate Research Fellow. In 1973, he obtained a master’s degree in economics from the university.
His demise has come as a shock to many Ghanaians as most well wishers have expressed their sadness over his death.
