A new journal article by Katrina Kosec and Tewodaj Mogues. Abstract: This paper examines the impacts of devolving authority for public resource allocation to local governments in a setting of limited electoral control. Such a setting differs from that assumed by seminal formal models of devolution, but describes many developing countries. This study presents a […]
Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 133, by Gashaw T. Abate, Mekdim Dereje, Kalle Hirvonen, and Bart Minten. Abstract: Remote areas are often characterized by lower welfare outcomes due to economic disadvantages and higher transaction costs for trade.
Performance of direct seed marketing pilot program in Ethiopia: Lessons for scaling-up
ESSP Working Paper 132, by Leulsegged Kasa Mekonen, Nicholas Minot, James Warner, and Gashaw Tadesse Abate. Abstract: This study evaluates the impact in the main cropping season of 2015 of a new approach to the distribution of improved seed in Ethiopia,
The state of agricultural extension services in Ethiopia and their contribution to agricultural productivity
ESSP Working Paper 118, by Guush Berhane, Catherine Ragasa, Gashaw Tadesse Abate, and Thomas Woldu Assefa. Abstract: We document the state of the extension system in Ethiopia and review the empirical evidence
The state and contribution of extension services to agricultural productivity in Ethiopia
A presentation on "The state and contribution of extension services to agricultural productivity in Ethiopia" was given by Guush Berhane of IFPRI-ESSP