Research activity information

• Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion: Evidence From Petty Traders in Ghana's Informal SectorMobile Money and Financial Inclusion: Evidence From Petty Traders in Ghana's Informal Sector

  Hamidu Naabo Adishetu, Yuichiro Uchida

  ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of mobile money usage on saving behaviors among petty traders in the Accra Central District of Ghana. We collected primary data through a structured survey and applied probit and logit models to assess factors affecting mobile money use for saving. The results reveal that petty traders with higher monthly incomes are more likely to save for anticipated expenses using mobile money compared to those with lower incomes. Moreover, petty traders aged 15–30 tend to embrace mobile money saving services more than their older counterparts aged 31–50. These patterns suggest that younger petty traders are both curious about and comfortable with new financial technologies. Overall, mobile money users are much more likely to be financially included than non‐users. These findings point to the substantial potential of mobile technology in expanding financial access and promoting inclusion within Ghana's informal sector.

  Corresponding, Wiley, Dec. 2025, Review of Development Economics (available online: https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.70095), English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• An Empirical Investigation of Taxation and External Shocks in Developing Countries

  Hubert Kwame, Junior Amdume, Yuichiro Uchida

  Corresponding, Dec. 2025, Journal of International Cooperation Studies, 33, 41 - 58, English

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• The Impact of Business Formalization on the Performance of Newly Formalized Miroenterprises in Nigeria

  Emmanuel Umoru Haruna, Yuichiro Uchida

  Corresponding, Mar. 2025, Journal of Economics & Business Administration, 229(1) (1), 65 - 77, English

  [Invited]


• Fuel–Food Nexus in Urban Areas: Evidence from Burkina Faso

  Zakaria Zoundi, Yuichiro Uchida

  Informa UK Limited, Mar. 2023, Oxford Development Studies, 51(3) (3), 322 - 338, English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Technological Competitiveness of High-tech Sectors in Japan and the United States from 1990 to 2022

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Jun. 2022, Journal of Economics & Business Administration, 225(6) (6), 21 - 32, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• The Transformation of Technological Comparative Advantage of Japan, USA, and China in the 2000s

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Lead, Sep. 2020, Journal of Economics & Business Administration, 222(3) (3), 1 - 15, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Competitiveness of Chinese and Indian Industries, 2000-2016

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Sep. 2018, Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 218(3) (3), 33 - 47, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• R&D and Financial Constraints in Japanese and US Manufacturing Enterprises

  Yuichiro Uchida

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Sep. 2016, Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 214(3) (3), 33 - 48, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Innovation and International Trade in Brazil, China and India: An Analysis of Trade and Technological Specialization

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Kobe University, Sep. 2014, Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 210(3) (3), 69 - 82, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal


• Revisiting the Privatization Boom in Developing Countries : An Analysis of Operational and Financial Performance

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Kobe University, Sep. 2012, Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 206(3) (3), 57 - 73, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal


• International Trade, Technological Change,and Income Inequality : A Preliminary Analysis

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Kobe University, Dec. 2010, Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 202(6) (6), 27 - 42, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Scientific journal

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Structural Change, Competition, and Income Distribution

  Yuichiro Uchida, Paul Cook

  2008, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 48(2), pp.274-286

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• The Performance of Privatised Enterprises in Developing Countries

  Paul Cook, Yuichiro Uchida

  2008, Journal of Development Studies, 44(9) (9), 1342 - 1353, English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Innovation and Market Structure in the Manufacturing Sector: An Application of Linear Feedback Models

  Yuichiro Uchida, Paul Cook

  Aug. 2007, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 69(4) (4), 557 - 580, English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• The Transformation of Competitive Advantage in East Asia: An Analysis of Technological and Trade Specialization

  Yuichiro Uchida, Paul Cook

  May 2005, World Development, 33(5) (5), 701 - 728, English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• The Effects of Competition on Technological and Trade Competitiveness: A Preliminary Examination

  Yuichiro Uchida, Paul Cook

  2005, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 45(2-3), pp.258-283, 258 - 283

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Structural Change, Competition and Income Distribution (revised version published in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (2007))

  Yuichiro Uchida

  2005, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working Paper Series No.114, University of Manchester, English

  Research institution


• Innovation and Market Structure in the Manufacturing Sector: an Application of Linear Feedback Models (revised version published in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2007))

  Yuichiro Uchida

  2005, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working Paper Series No.120, University of Manchester, English

  Research institution


• The Transformation of Competitive Advantage in East Asia: an Analysis of Technological and Trade Specialisation (revised version published in World Development (2005))

  Yuichiro Uchida

  2004, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working Paper Series No.63, University of Manchester, English

  Research institution


• The Effects of Competition on Technological and Trade Competitiveness: a Preliminary Examination (revised version published in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (2005))

  Yuichiro Uchida

  2004, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working Paper Series No.72, University of Manchester, English

  Research institution


• An Appraisal of the Performance of Privatized Enterprises in Developing Countries

  Yuichiro Uchida

  2004, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working Paper Series No.105 University of Manchester, English

  Research institution


• Privatisation and Economic Growth in Developing Countries

  Paul Cook, Yuichiro Uchida

  Aug. 2003, Journal of Development Studies, 39(6) (6), 121 - 154, English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Productivity Growth in East Asia: A Reappraisal

  Paul Cook, Yuichiro Uchida

  Jul. 2002, Applied Economics, 34(10) (10), 1195 - 1207, English

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Privatisation and Economic Growth in Developing Countries (revised version published in Journal of Development Studies (2003))

  Yuichiro Uchida

  2001, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working Paper Series No.72, University of Manchester

  Research institution

• Handbook Economics, Revised Edition, Chapter 27, "Development Economics”

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Contributor, MinervaーShobo, Mar. 2016, Japanese

  Scholarly book


• Handbook Economics, 1st Edition, Chapter 27, "Perspectives on Development Economics"

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Contributor, Minerva-Shobo, Mar. 2011, Japanese

  Textbook


• ‘Domestic Competition and Technological and Trade Competitiveness’ in Competitive Advantage and Competition Policy in Developing Countries

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Contributor, Edward Elgar, May 2007, English

  Scholarly book


• Regulation, Markets and Poverty (contributions to Chapters 2, 4, 8, and 14)

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Contributor, Edward Elgar, Feb. 2007, English

  Scholarly book

• How well are privatised utilities working in developing countries?

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Conference on Regulation and Competition for Development: Challenges and Practice, Jan. 2010, English, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, International conference

  Others


• Skill-Biased Technological Change and Income Inequality

  Yuichiro Uchida

  The Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA and CRC/CRIC, University of Manchester, May 2006, English, International conference

  [Invited]

  Oral presentation


• Structural Change, Competition and Income Distribution

  Yuichiro Uchida

  University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 2005, English, International conference

  [Invited]

  Others


• Performance of Regulated and Non-Regulated Industries in Developing Countries

  Yuichiro Uchida

  University of Stellenbosch, BMW Pavilion, Cape Town, South Africa, Sep. 2004, English, International conference

  [Invited]

  Oral presentation


• The Effects of Competition on Technological and Trade Competitiveness

  Yuichiro Uchida

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, Apr. 2004, English, International conference

  [Invited]

  Others


• Competitive Advantage in East Asia: The Transformation of Technological and Trade Specialization

  Yuichiro Uchida

  University of Philippines, Manila, Philippines, Oct. 2003, English, International conference

  Others


• Privatisation and Economic Growth in Developing Countries

  Yuichiro Uchida

  Development Studies Association (DSA) Annual Conference, University of Manchester, Sep. 2001, English, International conference

  [Invited]

  Oral presentation