We examine the implication of the Productive Safety Nets Program (PSNP) in Ethiopia on the economic resilience of rural households. Using five-rounds of household panel data covering nine years, we implement a recently developed probabilistic moment-based approach to measure resilience and evaluate the role of PSNP transfers and duration of participation in PSNP on household […]
Synopsis: Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has witnessed significant reductions in child mortality, undernutrition and communicable diseases, but more substantial and faster progress is still needed. ESSP Research Note 75, by Kaleab Baye and Kalle Hirvonen. Synopsis of Working Paper 144. Abstract: Ethiopia has witnessed significant reductions in child mortality, undernutrition and communicable diseases, but more substantial and faster progress […]
Synopsis: Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia
Geography has been shown to be an important determinant of economic development. Remote areas tend to be poorer due to higher transaction costs for trade or inhospitable environments.
Rising cereal prices in Ethiopia: An assessment and possible contributing factors
ESSP Research Note 73, by Paul A. Dorosh, Bart Minten . Abstract: Nominal cereal prices in Ethiopia in July 2019 were significantly higher than the year before – maize prices had risen by 32 percent; sorghum by 39 percent; teff by 35 percent; and wheat by 2 percent.
Synopsis: Ethiopia’s spatial and structural transformation: Public policy and drivers of change
ESSP Research Note 72, by Emily Schmidt, Paul Dorosh, Mekamu Kedir Jemal, and Jennifer Smart. Synopsis of Working Paper 119. Abstract: This research note evaluates Ethiopia’s demographic shift over the last four decades
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