Publications

A growing literature in economics has analysed the effects of psychological interventions designed to boost individual aspirations as a strategy to increase households’ propensity to make long-term investments and thus reduce poverty. This paper reports on a randomised controlled trial evaluating a short video-based intervention designed to increase aspirations of adults in poor rural Ethiopian […]

The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather event of 2015/16 caused severe drought conditions in northern and central Ethiopia affecting the welfare of millions of farmers in late 2015 and early 2016. Using nationally representative panel data collected in 2012 and 2016 and recent advances in the difference-indifferences literature, this paper explores the effects of […]

▪ Adoption of improved biomass stoves was dominated by women, adoption of motor pumps and domestic solar technologies was dominated by men ▪ Modern energy technologies outside the domestic cooking domain. Less likely to directly benefit women ▪ Enhancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in rural energy use requires targeted approaches ▪ Design, promotion and […]

Changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events pose important risks for poor rural households in Ethiopia • Women may face different and/or exacerbated risks due to reduced access to financial resources, limited livelihood opportunities, and norms that restrict adaptive behaviors • Strategies to enhance resiliency to extreme weather realizations through sustainable land management (SLM) practices […]