ESSP Working Paper 47 " Measuring Aspirations: Discussion and Example from Ethiopia " by Tanguy Bernard and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Abstract: Individuals’ aspirations and their consequences for future-oriented behavior have received increased attention in development economics literature in recent years. At this stage, however, each study relies on ad hoc empirical instruments to measure aspirations, […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Beyond Fatalism: An Empirical Explora-tion of Self-Efficacy and Aspirations Fail-ure in Ethiopia’
ESSP Working Paper 46 "Beyond Fatalism: An Empirical Exploration of Self-Efficacy and Aspirations Failure in Ethiopia" by Tanguy Bernard, Stefan Dercon, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Abstract: Fatalism is considered pervasive, especially in many poor communities. In this paper, we explore whether fatalistic beliefs have implications for the attitudes and behavior of poor rural households toward […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Household and Plot Level Impact of Sustainable Land and Watershed Management Practices in the Blue Nile’
ESSP Research Note 18 "Household and Plot Level Impact of Sustainable Land and Watershed Management Practices in the Blue Nile" by Emily Schmidt and Fanaye Tadesse. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 42. This study examines the impact of sustainable land and watershed management (SLWM) on value of agricultural production and livestock holdings. Analysis suggests […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Economic Benefits and Returns to Rural Feeder Roads’
ESSP Research Note 17 "Economic Benefits and Returns to Rural Feeder Roads" by David Stifel, Bart Minten, and Bethlehem Koro. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 40. We estimate households’ willingness-to-pay for rural feeder roads in Ethiopia. Using a quasi-experimental setting, we find that the benefits of reducing transportation costs by 50 US dollars per […]
2012 Global Hunger Index
IFPRI issued the seventh annual Global Hunger Index Report The 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report presents a multidimensional measure of global, regional, and national hunger. It shows that progress in reducing the proportion of hungry people in the world has been tragically slow. According to the index, hunger on a global scale remains “serious.” […]
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