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International trade is the backbone of every economy,especially Ghana.International trade is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power.Without international trade,nations would be limited to goods and services produced within their borders or territories.Ghana is very active in international trade,but the gains from international trade to Ghana’s economy have not been appreciated by the people in the country.Ghana is the second-largest exporter of cocoa to the international market and also a major producer of gold and other commodities such as crude oil,diamond,and bauxite.Ghana’s international trade has experienced rapid expansion,along with its spectacular economic growth that has made the country and its market.The study establishes an economic model that provides a deeper understanding of the relationship between international exchange and economic growth in the Ghanaian economy.It determines and quantifies the impacts of export and imports on economic growth in Ghana from 1998 to 2018.The simulation technique of co-integration and error correction was employed in estimating the various outcomes.The whole estimation process consists of five steps: first,root unit test,second,co-integration test,third,causality of the Granger and fourth,VAR stability model.The key variables employed in this study are GDP as an indicator of economic growth and the trade variables,including export and import of Cocoa and Gold and exchange rate and inflation rate.The findings of the study indicate there’s a positive and significant relationship between Gold and Cocoa export on the overall economic growth(GDP)of Ghana.More so,there was a positive and significant relationship between the exchange rate and economic growth.On the contrary,imports and inflation rate impact negatively on the economic growth of the country.Furthermore,it was observed that cocoa and gold have a long-run effect on overall GDP whiles imports,exchange rate,and inflation rate does not.It can be concluded that the export of commodities boosts the overall economic growth of the country.It is recommended that measures be put in place to reduce imports to check inflation and exchange rate hikes.More so,the government should put in measures to improve local productions to reduce deficits and encourage the export of other non-traditional export commodities aside from gold and cocoa.