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Mekdim Dereje

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28 February 2017

The Role of Micro and Small Enterprises in Reducing Unemployment and Poverty in Ethiopia

Despite the country’s success in economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade, income inequality and unemployment remain formidable challenges in Ethiopia. According to the 2014 Central Statistics Authority report, average urban unemploym …

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1 March 2016

Diet Transformation in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia

“Africa’s food systems are changing fast amid rapid economic growth, emerging urbanization, and structural transformation. In this study, we use four rounds of nationally representative data from Ethiopia to examine changes in household food consumptio …

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1 September 2013

Land Constraints and Agricultural Intensification in Ethiopia A Village-level Analysis of High-Potential Areas

“Highland Ethiopia is one of the most densely populated regions of Africa and has long been associated with both Malthusian disasters and Boserupian agricultural intensification. This paper explores the race between these two countervailing forces, wit …

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1 June 2012

Urban Wage Behavior and Food Price Inflation: The Case of Ethiopia

“On the back of both a global food crisis and various domestic factors, Ethiopia has experienced one of the world’s fastest rates of food inflation in recent years. Yet the lack of high frequency survey data means that very little is known about the we …

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