The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (IFPRI/ESSP II) and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) are pleased to announce the research grant competition for post graduate students in economics and related fields at Ethiopian Public Universities for the 2012/13 academic year. Documents required: (1) Application form. (2) A 5-page summary of the research proposal approved […]
ESSP II Working Paper 42 "Household and Plot Level Impact of Sustainable Land and Watershed Management (SLWM) Practices in the Blue Nile" by Emily Schmidt and Fanaye Tadesse. Abstract: Land degradation and water shortages are major issues in developing countries, contributing to reduced economic output, lower growth potential and increased poverty. The immediate trade-off between […]
The new book Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture, Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies, published by IFPRI, builds on and adds to knowledge about why Africa has enjoyed ongoing economic stability, sustained economic growth, and improved governance since 2000. With the introduction of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process in 2003 and African […]
Ethiopian Economics Association conducted the "Tenth International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy" with IFPRI/ESSPII from July 19-21, 2012 at EEA Conference Center, Addis Ababa. The conference was hosted for three consecutive days and more than 90 papers related to the Ethiopian Economy were presented. The conference was attended by more than 500 people. You can view the power point presentations from […]
ESSP II Research Note 15 "Urban Wage Behavior and Food Price Inflation: The Case of Ethiopia" by Derek Headey, Fantu Bachewe Nisrane, Ibrahim Worku, Mekdim Dereje, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 41. This study examines the trends and behavior of urban wages in Ethiopia during the country’s recent inflationary episodes. […]
Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II would like to present you its bimonthly newsletter for the months July-August 2012. The newsletter presents: Upcoming events The Tenth International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy will be held July 19-21, 2012 at the Ethiopian Economic Association in collaboration with IFPRI/ESSP II. A half-day workshop on 'Writing, Presenting, and Publishing […]
ESSP II Working Paper 41 "Urban Wage Behavior and Food Price Inflation: The Case of Ethiopia" by David Derek Headey, Fantu Bachewe Nisrane, Ibrahim Worku, Mekdim Dereje, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Abstract: On the back of both a global food crisis and various domestic factors, Ethiopia has experienced one of the world’s fastest rates of […]
ESSP II, EDRI and School of Economics (Addis Ababa University) held a two weeks training at the EDRI Conference Hall on Applied Microeconometrics from June 4 - 15, 2012. The training was organized for 35 regional university students and lecturers and was given by Prof. David Stifel (Visiting Research Fellow, ESSP II). The emphasis of […]
The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II of the Ethiopian Development Research institute (EDRI) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) conducted a three-days training on designing a geodatabase using Arc Diagrammer and introduction to Python. The training was held at the International Livestock Research Institute from May 30 till June 01, 2012 for 19 […]
ESSP II Working Paper 40 "Economic Benefits and Returns to Rural Feeder Roads: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Setting in Ethiopia" by David Stifel, Bart Minten, and Bethlehem Koro. Abstract: Using an equivalent variation approach, we estimate households’ willingness-to-pay for rural feeder roads in Ethiopia. The problem of endogenous road placement is addressed by a purposeful […]
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