ALHASSAN Usman

Senior Researcher, Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University Specialized Field: Development Economics
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Degree: Ph.D. in Economics (Ritsumeikan University), 2023 Doctoral Thesis: “An Assessment of the Conditional Impact of Remittances on Formal Entrepreneurship, Poverty, and Income Inequality in Developing Countries”
Recent Papers: 1. Alhassan, U., Maswana, J.-C., & Inaba, K. (2024). “International remittances and labor supply in Nigeria: Do educational attainment and household income matter?” African Development Review, 36, 471–485. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12769 2. Alhassan, U., Haruna, E.U. (2024). “Rural farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does climate-smart agriculture (CSA) matter in Nigeria and Ethiopia?,” Environ Econ Policy Stud 26, 613–652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-023-00388-8 3. Rahmawati, Y., Alhassan, U., A’la, A.M. and Rosyidi, L.N. (2025), “Empirical study on the determinants of Muslim tourists’ visit to Japan: do Muslim–friendly facilities and culture matter?,” Journal of Islamic Marketing, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 353-372. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-07-2022-0188 4. Alhassan, U., & Inaba, K. (2025). “Beyond Ownership: Assessing the Impact of Remittances on Nonfarm Enterprise Performance in Nigeria,” The Ritsumeikan Economic Review, Vol. 73 No. 4, 775-802. 立経73-4-09Alhassan_Inabap207-234(775-802).indd 5. Alhassan, U., Maswana, J.-C., & Inaba, K., “Leveraging Remittances for Entrepreneurship: The Role of Financial Development in Developing Economies,” Forthcoming in the Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2025.
Recent Research Interests: Health and development economics, gender equality in developing Asia and Africa, financial inclusion, and the role of institutions.