An 'Introduction to GIS' training (using ArcGIS Desktop) was given by the GIS team of the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II to 23 participants from Central Statistical Agency, National Meteorological Agency, and ESSP II. The training took place at the International Livestock Research Institute campus, September 20-22, 2011. This training is a component of ESSP II 's capacity […]
ESSP II Working Paper 14 "Urbanization and Economic Transformation: A CGE Analysis for Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow. Abstract: Strong economic growth in urban areas has not led to rapid urbanization in Ethiopia, possibly as a result of prevailing land tenure policies. We examine the economic implications of accelerated urbanization using a rural–urban […]
ESSP II Working Paper 27 "Adoption of Weather Index Insurance. Learning from Willingness to Pay among a Panel of Households in Rural Ethiopia" by, Ruth Vargas Hill, John Hoddinott, and Neha Kumar. Abstract: In this paper we examine which farmers would be early entrants into weather index insurance markets in Ethiopia, were such markets to […]
ESSP II Working Paper 26 "Livestock Production and Marketing" by Asfaw Negassa, Shahidur Rashid, and Berhanu Gebremedhin. Download the pdf (352KB). Find more ESSP Working Papers on the Publication page.
"From Famine to Food Security -- Meeting the Challenge in the Horn of Africa" August 11, 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Headquarters, Washington D.C., on the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. Secretary Clinton discussed the ongoing international humanitarian response, as well […]
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. Abstract: Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation. Ample attention has been given to studying international remittance […]
Ethiopian Economic Association and IFPRI/ESSP II jointly organized the 9th International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, held July 21-23, 2011, at the Ethiopian Economic Association in Addis Ababa. ESSP II hosted several sessions. Videos of Opening speeches and presentations: 2011 Conference on Ethiopian Economy - Paul Dorosh, Opening from IFPRI Library on Vimeo. 2011 Conference on Ethiopian […]
ESSP II published the new report ‘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. July 2011. This work is a synthesis of all the rural-urban transformation research work that was done under ESSP II. Download the ESSP II – […]
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. Download the pdf (474KB). Find more ESSP Working Papers on the Publication page.
ESSP II Working Paper 23 "Foodgrain Consumption and Calorie Intake Patterns in Ethiopia" by Guush Berhane, Zelekawork Paulos, Kibrom Tafere, and Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of consumption patterns and intake of selected foodgrains across rural and urban locations, agroecological zones, and income groups. The research focuses on the six principal staples […]