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
Ethiopia’s spatial and structural transformation: Public policy and drivers of change
ESSP Working Paper 119, by Emily Schmidt, Paul Dorosh, Mekamu Kedir Jemal, and Jennifer Smart. Abstract: This paper evaluates Ethiopia’s urbanization trend during the last four decades,
Rural Electrification, Migration and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ethiopia
On December 8th 2016, an associate professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego, a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a lead academic for the International Growth Centre's Ghana program, David Lagakos gave a seminar
Urbanization and Spatial Connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban Growth Analysis Using GIS
ESSP II Working Paper 3 "Urbanization and Spatial Connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban Growth Analysis Using GIS" by Emily Schmidt and Mekamu Kedir. Abstract: In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopia has a low urbanization rate. According to the World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2009, Sub-Sahara Africa is 30 percent urbanized, whereas Ethiopia is only […]