Kenichi Ueda
Last Updated: July 24, 2009
Kenichi Ueda is a Senior Economist in the Research Department. His research focus is interlinkage between financial system and macroeconomy. His publications appeared in Review of Economic Studies, International Economic Review, and Journal of Development Economics among others. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago before joining the Fund in 2000. Prior to the Ph.D. study, he also worked for the Ministry of Finance, Japan, after B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo.
Email: kueda@imf.org
Fluent In: Japanese.
Education:
The University of Chicago, Ph.D. (Economics), June 2000.
The University of Tokyo, B.A. (Economics), March 1991.
Referee Activities:
American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Economics, and Journal of the Japanese and International Economy.
Publications in Refereed Journal:
“Welfare Gains from Financial Liberalization,” (with Robert M. Townsend), International Economic Review, 2009, forthcoming.
“Corporate Governance Quality: Trends and Real Effects” (with Gianni de Nicolo and Luc Laeven), Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2008, vol. 17, pp. 198-228.
“The Quality Effect: Does Financial Liberalization Improve the Allocation of Capital?” (with Abdul Abiad and Nienke Oomes), Journal of Development Economics, 2008, vol. 87, pp. 270-282.
“Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth: A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation” (with Robert M. Townsend), Review of Economic Studies, January, 2006, vol.73, pp. 251-293.
“Banks as Coordinators of Economic Growth,” revision and resubmission requested by Journal of Economic Theory.
Other Non-IMF Publications:
Increasing Returns, Long-Run Growth and Financial Intermediation, Ph.D. dissertation, the University of Chicago, June 2000.
Nihon-no-Kokusai (Japanese Government Bonds, a book in Japanese, coauthored with members of Government Debt Division, Ministry of Finance), Okura-Zaimu-Kyokai, Tokyo, 1992.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
The Economics of Bank Restructuring: Understanding the Options, Staff Position Note No. 2009/12, June 05, 2009
Banks and Labor as Stakeholders: Impact on Economic Performance, Working Paper No. 08/229, September 01, 2008
Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World:A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis, Working Paper No. 08/158, June 01, 2008
Welfare Gains from Financial Liberalization, Working Paper No. 07/154, July 01, 2007
Corporate Governance Quality: Trends and Real Effects, Working Paper No. 06/293, December 01, 2006
Banks as Coordinators of Economic Growth, Working Paper No. 06/264, November 01, 2006
Are Developing Countries Better Off Spending their Oil Wealth Upfront?, Working Paper No. 04/141, August 01, 2004
The Quality Effect: Does Financial Liberalization Improve the Allocation of Capital?, Working Paper No. 04/112, June 01, 2004
Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth: A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation, Working Paper No. 03/193, September 01, 2003
Implications of Migration on Income and Welfare of Nationals, Working Paper No. 02/215, December 01, 2002
Transitional Growth with Increasing Inequality and Financial Deepening, Working Paper No. 01/108, August 01, 2001
Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda, Working Paper No. 99/163, December 01, 1999
IMF Reports
“Sugar Sector Issues,” Chapter II, Fiji: Selected Issues, IMF Country Report 03/9, January, 2003.
Contributed to, Switzerland: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 08/170, May 2008.
Contributed to, United States: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 04/230, July 2004.
Contributed to, Fiji: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 03/8, January 2003.
Contributed to, New Zealand: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 02/71, March 2002.
Kenichi Ueda is a Senior Economist in the Research Department. His research focus is interlinkage between financial system and macroeconomy. His publications appeared in Review of Economic Studies, International Economic Review, and Journal of Development Economics among others. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago before joining the Fund in 2000. Prior to the Ph.D. study, he also worked for the Ministry of Finance, Japan, after B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo.
Email: kueda@imf.org
Fluent In: Japanese.
Education:
The University of Chicago, Ph.D. (Economics), June 2000.
The University of Tokyo, B.A. (Economics), March 1991.
Referee Activities:
American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Economics, and Journal of the Japanese and International Economy.
Publications in Refereed Journal:
“Welfare Gains from Financial Liberalization,” (with Robert M. Townsend), International Economic Review, 2009, forthcoming.
“Corporate Governance Quality: Trends and Real Effects” (with Gianni de Nicolo and Luc Laeven), Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2008, vol. 17, pp. 198-228.
“The Quality Effect: Does Financial Liberalization Improve the Allocation of Capital?” (with Abdul Abiad and Nienke Oomes), Journal of Development Economics, 2008, vol. 87, pp. 270-282.
“Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth: A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation” (with Robert M. Townsend), Review of Economic Studies, January, 2006, vol.73, pp. 251-293.
“Banks as Coordinators of Economic Growth,” revision and resubmission requested by Journal of Economic Theory.
Other Non-IMF Publications:
Increasing Returns, Long-Run Growth and Financial Intermediation, Ph.D. dissertation, the University of Chicago, June 2000.
Nihon-no-Kokusai (Japanese Government Bonds, a book in Japanese, coauthored with members of Government Debt Division, Ministry of Finance), Okura-Zaimu-Kyokai, Tokyo, 1992.
IMF Books and Working Papers:
The Economics of Bank Restructuring: Understanding the Options, Staff Position Note No. 2009/12, June 05, 2009
Banks and Labor as Stakeholders: Impact on Economic Performance, Working Paper No. 08/229, September 01, 2008
Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World:A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis, Working Paper No. 08/158, June 01, 2008
Welfare Gains from Financial Liberalization, Working Paper No. 07/154, July 01, 2007
Corporate Governance Quality: Trends and Real Effects, Working Paper No. 06/293, December 01, 2006
Banks as Coordinators of Economic Growth, Working Paper No. 06/264, November 01, 2006
Are Developing Countries Better Off Spending their Oil Wealth Upfront?, Working Paper No. 04/141, August 01, 2004
The Quality Effect: Does Financial Liberalization Improve the Allocation of Capital?, Working Paper No. 04/112, June 01, 2004
Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth: A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation, Working Paper No. 03/193, September 01, 2003
Implications of Migration on Income and Welfare of Nationals, Working Paper No. 02/215, December 01, 2002
Transitional Growth with Increasing Inequality and Financial Deepening, Working Paper No. 01/108, August 01, 2001
Income Distribution, Informal Safety Nets, and Social Expenditures in Uganda, Working Paper No. 99/163, December 01, 1999
IMF Reports
“Sugar Sector Issues,” Chapter II, Fiji: Selected Issues, IMF Country Report 03/9, January, 2003.
Contributed to, Switzerland: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 08/170, May 2008.
Contributed to, United States: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 04/230, July 2004.
Contributed to, Fiji: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 03/8, January 2003.
Contributed to, New Zealand: Staff Report, IMF Country Report 02/71, March 2002.