Information and communication technologies and agricultural production: new evidence from Africa

RU Onyeneke, DA Ankrah, R Atta-Ankomah… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
While information and communication technologies (ICT) have proven to be useful in
boosting agricultural production and productivity, regardless of the geographical location …

Digital financial services and livelihood diversification in rural Ghana

R Atta-Ankomah, K Adjei-Mantey… - Cogent Economics & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of digital financial systems, especially mobile money, has significantly
changed the financial services space in sub-Saharan Africa in ways that promote financial …

The welfare impact of financial inclusion: does the source of financing matter? A GMM and channel analysis

F Agyekum, K Reddy, Y Shen… - Journal of Accounting …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates how finance contributes to socioeconomic development
through an inclusive financial system and the impact of financial inclusion programs pursued …

Does Digital Financial Inclusion Improve Food Security and Household Resilience? Evidence from Northern Ghana

CY Okyere, R Atta-Ankomah… - Financial Inclusion and …, 2024 - Springer
Mobile money (MoMo) has emerged as an important digital technology for promoting
financial inclusion among resource-poor households in develo** countries. However, an …

Financial capability in Africa: Innovation through evidence, practice, and policy

D Ansong, M Okumu, I Koomson - Global Social Welfare, 2023 - Springer
The global economic shocks—partly triggered by a recurring spate of disease outbreaks (eg,
Ebola, COVID-19) and geopolitical tensions—have compounded persistent economic …

Does Digital Financial Technology Improve Access to Finance Among Households Experiencing Idiosyncratic Health Shocks in Ghana?

R Atta-Ankomah, C Asante-Addo, CY Okyere… - Financial Inclusion and …, 2024 - Springer
Mobile money, a digital financial technology, has been viewed as a development
intervention, particularly for individuals or households with limited access to formal financial …

Mobile money and financial inclusion: The role of institutional quality

I Bawuah - Global Social Welfare, 2024 - Springer
This paper investigates the role of institutional quality in the relationship between mobile
money and financial inclusion in Ghana from 2014 to 2021. It uses annual data from the …

Mobile money adoption, farm performance and household welfare in Northern Ghana

CY Okyere, R Atta-Ankomah… - Financial Inclusion and …, 2024 - Springer
In the past two decades, mobile money (MoMo) services have increasingly become popular
financial inclusion technologies in develo** countries. However, limited evidence exists …

Mobile money and intra-household employment diversification: Empirical evidence from Ghana

R Atta-Ankomah - African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation …, 2024 - journals.co.za
This study investigates the effect of mobile money on intra-household employment
diversification in Ghana using data from the seventh round of the Ghana Living Standards …

A gendered analysis of the effect of financial inclusion on household welfare in Burundi

J Atta‐Aidoo, EC Matthew, AO Saleh… - Review of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Despite an improving financial inclusion situation across the develo** world, there still
exist wide gender gaps in financial inclusion, especially in fragile and post‐conflict …