A new journal article by Kalle Hirvonen, Guush Berhane and Thomas Woldu Assefa. This study assessed the completeness of child health records maintained and collected within community health information system in Ethiopia. Read the full article.
Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia – Some Reflections
That the COVID-19 pandemic has significant impacts is becoming increasingly apparent. The immediate effects are the morbidity and mortality suffered by some of those infected by the virus. So are the prevention (campaigns, tests) and treatment costs (hospitals, staff, medication). Further economic impacts originate in the demand-side and supply-side shocks related to the pandemic and […]
Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
Re-post from IFPRI.ORG. On March 13, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Ethiopia. Three days later, the government closed schools, banned all public gatherings and sporting activities, and recommended social distancing. Other measures to contain the spread of the virus soon followed. Travelers from abroad were put into a 14-day mandatory quarantine, bars were […]
Decentralization without Democracy
Researchers Katrina Kosec (IFPRI) and Tewodaj Mogues (IMF) present findings from Ethiopia that show that decentralization in the absence of democracy improves delivery of productive services, but has little effect on social services, such as drinking water services. Read more.
Can urbanization improve household welfare? Evidence from Ethiopia
Despite evolving evidence that Africa is experiencing urbanization in a different way, empirical evaluations of the welfare implications of urban-development programs in Africa remain scant. We investigated the welfare implications of recent urbanization in rural areas and small towns in Ethiopia using household-level longitudinal data and satellite-based night-light intensity. Controlling for time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity (across […]
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