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Estimations of the Social Value of Time in Ghana

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  • Majid Hashemi

    (Department of Economics, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L3N6 and Cambridge Resources International Inc.)

  • Mikhail Miklyaev

    (Department of Economics, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L3N6 and Cambridge Resources International Inc.)

  • Glenn P. Jenkins

    (Department of Economics, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L3N6 and Cambridge Resources International Inc.)

Abstract

Social value of time was estimated for three categories of public sector interventions in Ghana that can potentially result in time savings for citizens and firms. These estimations were carried out for the monetary values of time savings for transportation projects in urban and rural regions passenger and vehicle modes, travel time reductions in water and sanitation projects were reported for adults and children in Ghana. The estimated benefits from time savings are realized due to improving the efficiency of public service deliveries. These study shows that the benefits realized by citizens and firms will be substantial regardless of whether the purpose of visiting public offices are personal (e.g., medical treatments at public clinic or hospitals) or commercial (e.g., renewing business permit or registering commercial motor vehicles).

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  • Majid Hashemi & Mikhail Miklyaev & Glenn P. Jenkins, 2022. "Estimations of the Social Value of Time in Ghana," Development Discussion Papers 2022-05, JDI Executive Programs.
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    Keywords

    Ghana; Social Value of Time; Time Saved; households Public Sector Interventions;
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    JEL classification:

    • D46 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Value Theory
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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