ESSP II Research Note 9 "Food Demand Elasticities in Ethiopia" by Kibrom Tafere, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Seneshaw Tamru, Nigussie Tefera, and Zelekawork Paulos. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 11. This study aims to investigate how households have adjusted their demand for various food and non-food items to changes in price and income. The Quadratic […]
Agriculture and Ethiopia’s Economic Transformation
ESSP II Research Note 8 "Agriculture and Ethiopia’s Economic Transformation" by John W. Mellor and Paul Dorosh. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 10. This paper examines the importance of achieving high agricultural growth as a means of accelerating Ethiopia’s economic transformation. The conclusions are that a high rate of agricultural growth has far-reaching positive […]
Making Rural Services Work for the Poor and Women in Ethiopia
ESSP II Research Note 7 "Making Rural Services Work for the Poor and Women in Ethiopia" by Tewodaj Mogues, Carly Petracco, and Josee Randriamamonjy. Over the last several years, the Ethiopian government has committed substantial resources for the expansion of public services and infrastructure in rural areas. To what extent do these investments and services […]
Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Ethiopia
ESSP II Research Note 6 " Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Ethiopia" by Gezahegn Ayele, Jordan Chamberlin, Lisa Moorman, Kassu Wamisho, and Xiaobo Zhang. Summary of ESSP II Discussion Paper 1. This paper evaluates the impacts of access to infrastructure on development of handloom weaving clusters in Ethiopia based […]
Urbanization and Spatial Connectivity in Ethiopia
ESSP II Research Note 5 "Urbanization and Spatial Connectivity in Ethiopia" by Emily Schmidt and Mekamu Kedir. Summary of ESSP II Discussion Paper 3. This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques to estimate urbanization rates in Ethiopia, using a definition of urban extents that combines city population size, along with population density and travel […]