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Daniel Chachu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Political Science, University of Zurich, and a Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Economics, University of Zurich. He is associated with the University Research Priority Program (URPP) on 'Equality of Opportunity' which examines socioeconomic inequality.
- Education: PhD in Development Economics (UNU-WIDER/University of Ghana), University of Ghana, Centre for Development Economics at Williams College.
His research intersects Political Economy with Natural Resource Economics, Institutional Economics, and Public Economics. Key themes include resource curses, governance, taxation, and subnational institutional performance in Africa.
Recent publications focus on Ghanaian local governance, fiscal resource curses, food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa, and revenue mobilization. Trends include empirical analysis of institutions, data-driven development policy, and China's economic influence in Africa.
- Scientific Awards: North-South Mobility fellowship (2020).
He has previously worked with West African development think-tanks (2004-2011) and held UN monitoring/evaluation roles (2011-2016). Current courses include 'The Political Economy of Africa's Development' (2025).
