Faculty

Samuel Amponsah

Department of Business Economics

Professor

Email: samponsa@tiu.ac.jp
Last updated: August 5, 2023 10:52 am

⬛ Education

2013 Ph.D. - Tokyo International University
2007 M.A. - Tokyo International University
1996 Teacherโ€™s Certificate โ€˜Aโ€™ - University of Cape Coast

⬛ Teaching and Research Interests

Principles of Economics, Development Economics, Labor Economics, Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics

⬛ Academic Appointments

2023 - Professor, Tokyo International University
2018 - Associate Professor, Tokyo International University
2016 - Part-time Lecturer, Saitama University
2014-2018 Lecturer, Tokyo International University
2012-2013 Visiting Scholar, Tokyo International University

⬛ Fellowships & Grants

2016-2019 FY2014 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (Selected), JSPS KAKEHI, Coinvestigator
2019-2022 JSPS KAKEHI Lead Investigator

⬛ Selected Publications/Conference Papers

Selected Journal Publications:
โ€œDoes Akan Literacy Influence Householdsโ€™ Income.โ€ Journal of African Development, Vol. 19, No. 2 (2022): 207โ€“240. (Co-authored with Koga, Kyoko).
โ€œSocio-Economic Disparities in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Surveyโ€™ Income.โ€ Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 21, No. 5 (2022): 33โ€“41. (Co-authored with Mitra, Rajarshi and Koga, Kyoko).
โ€œPartnership, Innovation, Commitments and Gains of the Poor in Inclusive Business in Ghana: Multiple Case Studied,โ€ Journal of Business Diversity, Vol. 19, No. 3 (2019): 10-21. (Co-authored with Okada, Yoshitaka and Stanislawski, Sumire).
โ€œThe Impacts of Improvements in the Delivery of Credit from Formal and Semi-Formal Institutions: Evidence from Ghana,โ€ Journal of African Development, Vol 19, No. 2 (2017): 33-66.
โ€œThe Incidence of Health Shocks, Formal Health Insurance, and Informal Copping Mechanisms,โ€ Perspectives on Global Development and Technology (PGDPT), Vol. 15, No. 6 (2016): 665-695.
โ€œRural-Urban Disparities, Labor Market, Institutions and the Distribution of Income,โ€ The Journal of Tokyo International University, School pf Economics, Vol. 51 (2014): 70-93.
โ€œAdverse Selection, Moral Hazard, and the Income Effect in Health Insurance: The Case of Ghana,โ€ Bulletin of Political Economy, Tokyo International University, Vol. 10 (2013): 34-58.
โ€œThe Impact of Public Investment on Economic Growth in Malaysia.โ€ Bulletin of Political Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Tokyo International University, Vol. 10: 34โ€“58.
Book Chapters:
โ€œInstitutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business: Analytical Framework.โ€ In Okada, Y. and Stanislawski, S. (Ed.), Institutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business. (2021): 9-48. Emerald Publishing Limited Bingley. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-212-720211013. (Co-authored with Co-authored with Okada, Yoshitaka and Stanislawski, Sumire).
โ€œLocal Agro-Processing and Inclusive Business by Ghana Nuts Company and Homefoods Processing and Cannery.โ€ In Okada, Y. and Stanislawski, S. (Ed.), Institutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business. (2021): 177-197. Emerald Publishing Limited Bingley. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-212-720211008.
โ€œDiscussion and Conclusionโ€, In Okada, Y. and Stanislawski, S. (Ed.), Institutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business. (2021): 199-222. Emerald Publishing Limited Bingley. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-212-720211009. (Co-authored with Co-authored with Okada, Y. and Stanislawski, S.).
Letโ€™s study Akan! ILCAA, AAKen, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, (2009) ISBN: 978-4-86337-049-4. (Co-authored with Koga, K.)
International Conference Presentations:
โ€œRisk, Risk Aversion, Savings and Loan Decisions of Cocoa Farmers in Cote dโ€™Ivoire and Ghana.โ€ Session on ICT, Remittances and Labour Participation, Hosted by Africa Finance and Economic Association, WEAI 98th Annual Conference, San Diego, California, USA, July 2-6, 2023. (Co-authored with Richard, K. M.).
โ€œSustainability Implications of Galamsey on Rural Poverty and Child Labor in Cocoa Districts of Ghana.โ€ Session on Economic Growth Performance and Labor Issues in Africa, Hosted by National Economic Association & African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference (Virtual), January 7โ€“9, 2022. (Co-authored with Munier N.).
โ€œHow Income Uncertainty Affects Child Labour: Evidence from the Cocoa Householdsโ€™ Financial Diaries.โ€ Session on Disease, Uncertainty and African Economies Session, Hosted by National Economic Association & African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference (Virtual), January 3โ€“5, 2021. (Co-authored with Munier N. & Sovannroeun, S.).
โ€œCOVID-19 and Cocoa Farming Households in Ghana.โ€ COVID-19 Session, ISA Midwest Annual Conference (Virtual), November 20โ€“22, 2020. (Co-authored with Munier N.).
โ€œThe Politicization of the Cocoa Sector in Ghana.โ€ Session 7. Public Economics and Public Choice, The 19th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association (Virtual), November, 2020. (Co-authored with Munier N.).
โ€œDoes Akan Literacy Influence Householdsโ€™ Income?โ€ Health, Human Capital, and Gender Issues in Africa Session, Hosted by African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, San Diego, USA, January 3โ€“5, 2020. (Co-authored with Koga, K.).
โ€œPartnership and Sustainability: A Comparative Study of Inclusive Business Models in Ghana.โ€ Building Sustainability Session. Globalization, Pan-Africanism, and the African Business Climate, 5th Biennial Conference of Africa Academy of Management (AFAM), Hosted by Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria, January 8-11, 2020.
โ€œThe Determinateโ€™s of Child Labor in Ghanaโ€™s Cocoa Sector.โ€ Session 6B: Labor Economics and Policy, The 18th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association, Host: Chuo University, Place: Tama Campus, Chuo University Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, November 16โ€“17, 2019. (Munier N. & Samreth S.).
โ€œAkan Language Literacy and Earnings in Ghana.โ€ Wealth, Aid, Partnership and Productive Knowledge in Africa Session, WEAI 15th International Conference, Host: Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, March 21โ€“24, 2019. (Co-authored with Koga, K.).
โ€œInstitutional Interconnections, Inclusive Business and Cross boundary Cooperation: Comparative Research among Japanese/ European/North American/Local Companies in Ghana.โ€ Gender and Employment in Africa Session, Hosted by African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, Atlanta, USA, January 4โ€“6, 2019. (Okada, Y., & Stanislawski, S.).
โ€œRecognizing the Importance of Health Insurance in Mitigating Hazardous Child Labour in Ghana.โ€ African Economic Growth and Development Session, Hosted by African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, Philadelphia, USA, January 5โ€“7, 2018.
โ€œEfficiency and Productivity Growth in Health Care Systems in Ghana: Regional Comparative Analysis Using DEA.โ€ African Economic Growth and Development Session, African Finance and Economic Association Session, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, Philadelphia, USA, Chicago, January 6โ€“7, 2017. (Amanfo, S. E.).
โ€œThe Effect of Capitation on Health Expenditure and Welfare.โ€ Health Insurance, Remittance and Labor Market Session, African Finance and Economic Association, WEAI 91st Annual Meeting, June 29โ€“July 3, 2016.
โ€œThe Incidence of Health Shocks, Formal Health Insurance, and Informal Coping Mechanisms.โ€ African Economic Growth and Development Session, African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, Boston, USA, January 3โ€“5, 2015.
โ€œRural-Urban Disparities and Labour Mobility in Ghana.โ€ African Economic Growth and Development Session, African Finance and Economic Association, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, Chicago, USA, January 3โ€“5, 2014.
โ€œRural-Urban Disparities and Labour Mobility in Ghana.โ€ The 50th Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Africa Studies, The University of Tokyo, Japan, May, 2013.
โ€œAdverse Selection and Moral Hazard: The Case of Ghana.โ€ African Economic Growth and Development Session, African Finance and Economic Association Session, The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference, Chicago, USA, January, 2012.
โ€œComparison of Cost and Benefit of Public Health Insurance by Poor and Non-Poor Households in Ghana.โ€ Japan Association of African Studies Annual Conference, Nara, Japan, May, 2010.
โ€œHealth Insurance and Household Consumption in Ghana: Estimating Average Treatment Effects for the Treated.โ€ Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference, Worcester, MA, USA, November, 2009.
โ€œDemand for Health Insurance and Household Consumption Expenditure Decisions in Ghana.โ€ Conference of the Journal of Arts and Sciences, Toronto, Canada, May, 2009.
TIU PRESENTATIONS:
โ€œThe Covid-19 Pandemic and the Economyโ€ TIU Global Dialogue #3, November 16, 2020. (With Edmonds, C. & Chen, J.)
Amponsah, S. โ€œAkan Literacy and Earnings in Ghanaโ€ IIS Open Seminar in Fall, October 20, 2021.

⬛ Institute for International Strategy

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