
Specialisms
- Cross-Border Commercial Real Estate Development: A socio-economic analysis of development strategies and processes in Emerging Markets
Ernest is a Doctoral Researcher at the Real Estate & Planning Department of Henley Business School, conducting research broadly in the area of Cross-Border Commercial Real Estate Development.
Ernest's research focuses on unravelling the key socio-economic metrics and the activities of various institutions, agents, networks etc. that influence the decision-making and development processes of commercial real estate in key Emerging Markets, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan African markets.
A professional member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors, he has wide-ranging background and interests in the Real Estate Industry. In private consultancy as well as in employment, Ernest has consulted for a number of financial institutions, real estate developers, corporate organizations and private individuals in Ghana on areas including property & asset valuations, real estate development & investment appraisals, market analytics and general real estate advisory.
His keen interests in academia have also seen him take previous lecturing stints at KAAF University College, a private Tertiary Institution in Ghana and previously served as a Teaching & Research Assistant at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
Areas of academic interest
Real Estate Development & Investment; International Real Estate Markets; Housing Policy & Finance; Property Valuation; Urban Land Economics
Qualifications
- MSc Development Administration and Planning – University College London (UCL), UK (2013)
- BSc Land Economy – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana (2011)
- Certificate in Intermediate Microeconomics – London School of Economics Summer School, UK (2018)
- Member – Ghana Institution of Surveyors, GhIS (2018)
Research grants
Henley Business School PhD Studentship 2019 - Real Estate & Planning
Awards
Commonwealth Shared Scholar, 2012/2013 - University College London (UCL)
Specialisms
- Cross-Border Commercial Real Estate Development: A socio-economic analysis of development strategies and processes in Emerging Markets