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The dynamics of state–business relations between the Ethiopian state and Chinese private firms: A case study of the Eastern Industry ParkDespite the Ethiopian government’s commitment to attracting foreign direct investment to its emerging manufacturing sector and its shared interests with Chinese private businesses in building profitable investments, relations between Chinese pr...
Foreign firms Political economy BargainingWorking Paper
Young women’s transitions from education to the labour market in Ethiopia: A gendered life-course perspectiveWe investigate the causes of the gender disparity in labour market participation in Ethiopia using iterative quantitative and qualitative longitudinal analysis through the whole childhood of the individual into early adulthood, from age 8 up to age 2...
Gender Female labour force participation EthiopiaWorking Paper
Trade liberalization, employment, and gender in EthiopiaThis paper analyses the impact of trade liberalization on local labour markets in Ethiopia, with a focus on the gender dimension of employment...
Tariffs Employment Structural transformationSeminar
Fantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer on the Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economyFantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 04 December. Abstract – The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economy Ethiopia has recently attracted research interest because of its unique development path and...
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Roads and jobs in EthiopiaWe look at how improving roads can affect jobs and structural transformation...
Ethiopia Roads Structural transformationBook Chapter
Implications for Ethiopia's industrializationFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Ethiopia Exports TourismWorking Paper
The impact of remittances on household food security: A micro perspective from Tigray, EthiopiaWhile the volume of remittances to developing countries has been growing significantly over the years, the impact of remittances on food security has not received much attention...
Remittances Coping strategies Food insecurity access scaleWorking Paper
Maternal and neonatal services in Ethiopia: Measuring and improving qualityProblem: Maternal and neonatal mortality remains high in low- and middle-income countries, with poor quality of intrapartum care as a barrier to further progress...
Ethiopia Hospital quality Intrapartum careWorking Paper
Regional inequality of economic outcomes and opportunities in Ethiopia: A tale of two periodsThis paper provides an informative picture of the extent of regional inequality of economic outcomes and opportunities in the pre-and post-reform Ethiopia...
Horizontal inequality Intergenerational Mobility Economic outcomesWorking Paper
Industries without smokestacks: Implications for Ethiopia’s industrializationAlthough the manufacturing sector is known to have a unique role in structural transformation, the industries without smokestacks that include tradable services (e.g., IT, tourism, transport), horticulture, and agro-industry can provide new opportuni...
Ethiopia Exports Tourism