Following the price hikes of 2007–2008 and 2010–2011, many governments in low-income countries implemented food export bans. While several studies investigate the macroeconomic impacts of such bans on large net exporters of grains, only very few country case studies have examined the economy-wide and distributional effects combined. Further, there is a lack of rigorous studies […]
Evaluation of the Nutrition-sensitive Features of the Fourth Phase of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme
ESSP Working Paper 140, by Guush Berhane, Jenna Golan, Kalle Hirvonen, John Hoddinott, Sunny Kim, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Kibrewossen Abay, Thomas Assefa, Yetmwork Habte, Mehari Hiluf, Bethelem Koru, Fanaye Tadesse, Haleluya Tesfaye, Abdulazize Wolle, and Feiruz Yimer. Abstract: This study assesses progress in the implementation of the nutrition-sensitive interventions of the fourth phase of Ethiopia’s Productive […]
IFPRI 2020 Global Food Policy Report
The 2020 Global Food Policy Report—IFPRI’s flagship publication was released on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Food systems are evolving quickly to meet growing and changing demand, but they are not serving everyone’s needs. IFPRI’s flagship report looks at the obstacles and opportunities as well as the growing range of tools and technologies for building inclusive […]
Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
New Journal Article by Kalle Hirvonen, Thomas Pave Sohnesen, and Tom Bundervoet. Abstract: In 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after the event, we do not find evidence that this drought led to widespread increases in chronic or acute child undernutrition. However, further analysis indicates […]
Social protection, household size, and its determinants: Evidence from Ethiopia
New Journal Article by John F. Hoddinott, and Tseday J. Mekasha. Abstract: We provide new evidence on the impact of social protection interventions on household size and the factors that cause the household size to change: fertility, child fosterage, and in and out migration related to work and marriage. Using data from an intervention delivered […]
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