ESSP II Working Papers
- NEW! ESSP II Working Paper 39 "Structural transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from cereal markets" by Bart Minten, David Stifel, and Seneshaw Tamiru. 2012. Download the pdf (1316KB).
- NEW! ESSP II Working Paper 38 "Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopia: Elasticity Estimates Using HICES (2004/05) Data" by Kibrom Tafere and Ibrahim Worku. 2012. Download the pdf (1011KB).
- NEW! ESSP II Working Paper 37 "Growth in Total Factor Productivity in the Ethiopian Agriculture Sector: Growth Accounting and Econometric Assessments of Sources of Growth" by Fantu Nisrane Bachewe. 2012. Download the pdf (1209KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 36 "The brokerage institution and the development of agricultural markets: new evidence from Ethiopia" by Maria Quattri, Adam Ozanne, and Seneshaw Tamru Beyene. 2012. Download the pdf (1007KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 35 "Urbanization and Fertility Rates in Ethiopia" by Fanaye Tadesse and Derek Headey. 2012. Download the pdf (816KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 34 "Integrating livestock in CAADP framework: Policy analysis using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model for Ethiopia " by Ayele Gelan, Ermias Engida, A. Stefano Caria, and Joseph Karugia. 2012. Download the pdf (607KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 33 "The Wealth and Gender Distribution of Rural Services in Ethiopia: A Public Expenditure Benefit Incidence Analysis" by Tewodaj Mogues, Carly Petracco, and Josee Randriamamonjy. 2012. Download the pdf (1525KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 32 "Access to Improved Water Source and Satisfaction with Services. Evidence from Rural Ethiopia" by Degnet Abebaw, Fanaye Tadesse and Tewodaj Mogues. 2012. Download the pdf (192KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 31 "Cereal Production and Technology Adoption in Ethiopia" by Bingxin Yu, Alejandro Nin-Pratt, José Funes, and Sinafikeh Asrat. 2011. Download the pdf (568KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 30 "Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Alternative Financing Options" by Ermias Engida, Seneshaw Tamru, Eyasu Tsehaye, Dario Debowicz, Paul Dorosh and Sherman Robinson. 2011. Download the pdf (459KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 29 "Food Security Without Food Transfers? A CGE Analysis for Ethiopia of the Different Food Security Impacts of Fertilizer Subsidies and Locally Sourced Food Transfers" by A. Stefano Caria, Seneshaw Tamru and Gera Bizuneh. 2011. Download the pdf (516KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 28 "Agricultural Extension Service and Gender Equality. An Institutional Analysis of Four Districts in Ethiopia" by Cohen, Marc, and Mamusha Lemma. 2011. Download the pdf (337KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 14 "Urbanization and Economic Transformation: A CGE Analysis for Ethiopia" by Dorosh, Paul and James Thurlow. 2011. Download the pdf (506KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 27 "Adoption of Weather-Index Insurance: Learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia" by Hill, Ruth Vargas, John Hoddinott, and Neha Kumar. 2011. Download the pdf (267KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 26 "Livestock Production and Marketing" by Asfaw Negassa, Shahidur Rashid, and Berhanu Gebremedhin. 2011. Download the pdf (352KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 25 "Insurance Motives to Remit: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Ethiopian Internal Migrants" by Alan de Brauw, Valerie Mueller, and Tassew Woldehanna. 2011. Download the pdf (322KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 24 "Targeting Food Security Interventions When “Everyone is Poor”: The Case of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme" by Sarah Coll-Black, Daniel O. Gilligan, John Hoddinott, Neha Kumar, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and William Wiseman. 2011. Download the pdf (479KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 23 "Foodgrain Consumption and Calorie Intake Patterns in Ethiopia" by Guush Berhane, Zelekawork Paulos, Kibrom Tafere, and Seneshaw Tamiru. 2011. Download the pdf (294KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 22 "Intercommodity Price Transmission and Food Price Policies. An Analysis of Ethiopian Cereal Markets" by Shahidur Rashid. 2011. Download the pdf (342KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 21 "Policies and Performance of Ethiopian Cereal Markets" by Shahidur Rashid and Asfaw Negassa. 2011. Download the pdf (499KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 20 "Seed, Fertilizer and Agricultural Extension in Ethiopia" by David Spielman, Dawit Kelemework, and Dawit Alemu. 2011. Download the pdf (558KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 19 "Sources of Inefficiency and Growth in Agricultural Output in Subsistence Agriculture: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis" by Fantu Nisrane, Guush Berhane, Sinafikeh Asrat, Gerawork Getachew, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. 2011. Download the pdf (550KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 18 "Do Limitations in Land Rights Transferability Influence Mobility Rates in Ethiopia?" by Alan de Brauw and Valerie Muller. 2011. Download the pdf (347KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 17 "Ethiopian Agriculture: A Dynamic Geographic Perspective" by Jordan Chamberlin and Emily Schmidt. 2011. Download the pdf (1897KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 16 "Crop Production in Ethiopia: Regional Patterns and Trends" by Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Paul Dorosh, and Sinafikeh Asrat. 2011. Download the pdf (348KB)..
- ESSP II Working Paper 15 "Implications of Land Policies of Rural-urban Linkages and Rural Transformation in Ethiopia" by Getnet Alemu Zewdu and Mehrab Melak. 2010. Download the pdf (441KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 13 "The Rural-Urban Transformation in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh and Emily Schmidt. 2010. Download the pdf (997KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 11 "Food Demand Elasticities in Ethiopia: Estimates Using Household Income Consumption Expenditure (HICE) Survey Data" by Kibrom Tafere, Zelekawork Paulos, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Negussie Tefera, and Seneshaw Tamiru. 2010. Download the pdf (1587KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 10 "Agriculture and the Economic Transformation of Ethiopia" by John Mellor and Paul Dorosh. 2010. Download the pdf (570KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 9 "Economic Implications of Foreign Exchange Rationing in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh, Sherman Robinson and Hashim Ahmed. 2009. Download the pdf (787KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 8 "The Governance of Service Delivery for the Poor and Women: A Study of Rural Water Supply in Ethiopia" by Tewodaj Mogues Marc J. Cohen, Regina Birner, Mamusha Lemma, Josee Randriamamonjy, Fanaye Tadesse, and Zelekawork Paulos. 2009. Download the pdf (1253KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 7 "Agricultural Extension in Ethiopia through a Gender and Governance Lens" by Tewodaj Mogues, Marc J. Cohen, Regina Birner, Mamusha Lemma, Josee Randriamamonjy, Fanaye Tadesse, and Zelekawork Paulos. 2009. Download the pdf (846KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 5 "A Sub-National Hunger Index for Ethiopia: Assessing Progress in Region-Level Outcomes" by Emily Schmidt and Paul Dorosh. 2009. Download the pdf (1085KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 4 "Foreign Exchange Rationing, Wheat Markets and Food Security in Ethiopia" by
Paul Dorosh and Hashim Ahmed. 2009. Download the pdf (706KB). - ESSP II Working Paper 3 "Urbanization and Spatial Connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban Growth Analysis using GIS" by Emily Schmidt and Mekamu Kedir. 2009. Download the pdf (1404KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 2 "Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth on Household Incomes and Poverty in Ethiopia: A General Equilibrium Analysis" by Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow. 2009. Download the pdf (1025KB).
- ESSP II Working Paper 1 "Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Ethiopia" by Gezahegn Ayele, Jordan Chamberlin, Lisa Moorman, Kassu Wamisho, and Xiaobo Zhang. 2009. Download the pdf (1146KB).
ESSP II Research Notes
- NEW! ESSP II Research Note 13 "Integrating livestock in the CAADP framework: Policy analysis using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model for Ethiopia" by Ayele Gelan, Ermias Engida, A. Stefano Caria, and Joseph Karugia. 2012. Download the pdf (567KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 12 "Seed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Extension in Ethiopia" by David J. Spielman, Dawit Kelemework, and Dawit Alemu. 2012. Download the pdf (368KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 11 "Crop Production in Ethiopia: Regional Patterns and Trends" by Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Paul Dorosh, and Sinafikeh Asrat. 2012. Download the pdf (456KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 10 "Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan: A CGE Analysis of Alternative Financing Options" by Ermias Engida, Seneshaw Tamru, Eyasu Tsehaye, Dario Debowicz, Paul Dorosh and Sherman Robinson. 2012. Download the pdf (517KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 9 "Food Demand Elasticities in Ethiopia" by Kibrom Tafere, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Seneshaw Tamiru, Nigussie Tefera, and Zelekawork Paulos. 2011. Download the pdf (291KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 8 "Agriculture and Ethiopia’s Economic Transformation" by John W. Mellor and Paul Dorosh. 2011. Download the pdf (361KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 7 "Making Rural Services Work for the Poor and Women in Ethiopia" by Tewodaj Mogues, Carly Petracco, and Josee Randriamamonjy. 2011. Download the pdf (304KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 6 "Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Ethiopia" by Ayele Gezahegn, Jordan Chamberlin, Lisa Moorman, Kassu Wamisho, and Xiaobo Zhang. 2010. Download the pdf (323KB)
- ESSP II Research Note 5 "Urbanization and Spatial Connectivity in Ethiopia" by Emily Schmidt and Mekamu Kedir. 2009. Download the pdf (704KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 4 "Foreign Exchange Rationing, Wheat Markets and Food Security in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh and Hashim Ahmed. 2009. Download the pdf (614KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 3 "Economic Implications of Foreign Exchange Rationing in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh, Sherman Robinson, and Hashim Ahmed. 2009. Download the pdf (663KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 2 "Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow. 2009. Download the pdf (512KB).
- ESSP II Research Note 1 "Access to and Governance of Rural Services: Agricultural Extension and Drinking Water Supply in Ethiopia" by Tewodaj Mogues, Marc J. Cohen, Regina Birner, Mamusha Lemma, Josee Randriamamonjy, Fanaye Tadesse, and Zelekawork Paulos. 2009. Download the pdf (494KB).
IFPRI Discussion Papers - ESSP II Research
- IFPRI Discussion Paper 01176 "Enhancing Resilience in the Horn of Africa. An Exploration into Alternative Investment Options" by Derek Headey, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and Liangzhi You. Download the PDF (1123KB).
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IFPRI Discussion Paper 01101 "Beyond Fatalism: An Emperican Exploration of Self-Efficacy and Aspirations Failure in Ethiopia" by Tanguy Bernard, Stefan Dercon, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Download the PDF (876KB).
- IFPRI Discussion Paper 01087 "Was the Global Food Crisis Really a Crisis? Simulations versus Self-Reporting" by Derek Headey. Download the PDF (1568KB).
ESSP II Newsletters
ESSP II Newsletter May-June 2012. Download the pdf (283KB)
ESSP II Newsletter March-April 2012. Download the pdf (261KB)
ESSP II Newsletter January-February 2012. Download the pdf (225KB)
ESSP II Newsletter November-December 2011. Download the pdf (287KB).
ESSP II Newsletter September-October 2011. Download the pdf (256KB).
ESSP II Newsletter July-August 2011. Download the pdf (230KB).
ESSP II Newsletter May-June 2011. Download the pdf (227KB).
ESSP II Newsletter March-April 2011. Download the pdf (224KB).
ESSP II Newsletter January-February 2011. Download the pdf (253KB).
ESSP II Newsletter September-December 2010. Download the pdf (409KB).
You can also find all ESSP II Newsletters at our News Page.
ESSP II Brochures
- ESSP II 2012 Brochure. Download the pdf (242KB)
- ESSP II 2011 Brochure. Download the pdf (151 KB).
- ESSP II 2010 Brochure. Download the pdf (249 KB).
ESSP II Reports
"The rural-urban transformation in Ethiopia" by Dorosh, Paul, Getnet Alemu, Alan de Brauw, Mehrab Malek, Valerie Mueller, Emily Schmidt, Kibrom Tafere, and James Thurlow. 2011. This work is a synthesis of all the rural-urban transformation research work that was done under ESSP II. Download the pdf (1483KB).
ESSP II Conference Report 1. Synopsis of the Conference on accelerating Agricultural Development, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, October 22-24, 2009. Download the pdf (331KB).
ESSP II Atlases
Atlas of Agricultural Statistics 2006/07-2010/11. This atlas was developed by CSA, in colaboration with the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Link to the atlas.
Population and Housing Census Atlas of Ethiopia 2007. This atlas was developed jointly by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA), the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), and the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Link to the atlas.
ESSP II Books
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