ESSP II Research Note 2 "Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow. Summary of ESSP II Discussion Paper 2. This paper provides details of the analysis done for Ethiopia’s background study for its implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The analysis provides an assessment of agricultural […]
Sources of Inefficiency and Growth in Agricultural Output in Subsistence Agriculture: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
ESSP II Working Paper 19 "Sources of Inefficiency and Growth in Agricultural Output in Subsistence Agriculture: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis" by Fantu Nisrane, Guush Berhane, Sinafikeh Asrat, Gerawork Getachew, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Abstract: Studying the sources of growth in agricultural production, examining the extent of inefficiency, and identifying the sources of such inefficiency, is […]
Agriculture and the Economic Transformation of Ethiopia
ESSP II Working Paper 10 "Agriculture and the Economic Transformation of Ethiopia" by John W. Mellor and Paul Dorosh. Abstract: Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia’s economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to what […]
Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth on Household Incomes and Poverty in Ethiopia: A General Equilibrium Analysis
ESSP II Working Paper 2 "Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth on Household Incomes and Poverty in Ethiopia: A General Equilibrium Analysis" by Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow. Abstract: Ethiopia's national development strategy, A Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty for 2005/06 to 2009/10 (PASDEP) places a major emphasis on achieving high rates […]