Publications

Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition

ESSP Working Paper 114, 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 this event,

Consumption of Animal-source Foods in Ethiopia: Patterns, Changes, and Determinants

ESSP Working Paper 113, by Getachew Ahmed Abegaz, Ibrahim Worku Hassen, and Bart Minten. Abstract: Using unique nationally representative household consumption data sets that extend from 1995/96 to 2010/11,

Complementarities between social protection and health sector policies

ESSP Working Paper 112, by Kalle Hirvonen, Anne Bossuyt, and Remy Pigois. Abstract: Social protection policies typically involve multiple sectors, ranging from food security to health care.

Improvements in living conditions in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016: Evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data

ESSP Research Note 69: by Kalle Hirvonen. Abstract: This research shows how basic living conditions have improved markedly since 2000, albeit somewhat unevenly, with urban areas witnessing the greatest improvements.

Farm size, food security, and welfare: Descriptive evidence from the Ethiopian highlands

ESSP Working Paper 111, by Kibrewossen Abay, Kalle Hirvonen, and Bart Minten Abstract: A growing rural population combined with limited scope for further land expansion and slow movement out of agriculture means that average farm sizes are decreasing in Ethiopia.