Background
Nyarko, Yaw James was born on February 25, 1960 in Accra, Ghana.
Nyarko, Yaw James was born on February 25, 1960 in Accra, Ghana.
Bachelor, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1981. Master of Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1986.
Professor economics New York University, since 1988, vice provost, 2002—2007.
Son of Stephen Kwesi and Mary O Nyarko. Married Mary Catharine Rivers, June 28, 1998. Children: Stephen Kojo, Agatha Yaa.
