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Working Papers
2012
- AID AND AGENCY IN AFRICA EXPLAINING FOOD DISBURSEMENTS ACROSS ETHIOPIAN HOUSEHOLDS, 1994-2004
Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics 
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012)
- Is green growth good for the poor ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Live aid revisited: long-term impacts of the 1984 Ethiopian famine on children
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2010) View citations (3)
- Nonlinear dynamics of livestock assets: Evidence from Ethiopia
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Political Connections and Social Networks in Targeted Transfer Programs: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2008)
See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2012)
- School Meals as a Safety Net: An Evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
- Undernutrition and Psychosocial Competencies: Evidence from Four Countries
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
2011
- Beyond Fatalism - An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (6)
- Growth and chronic poverty: Evidence from rural communities in Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2012)
- School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
- Social Protection, Efficiency and Growth
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
2010
- Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2011)
- Triggers and Characteristics of the 2007 Kenyan Electoral Violence
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in World Development (2012)
2009
- Contract Design in Insurance Groups
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2009)
- Insurance, Credit and Safety Nets for the Poor in a World of Risk
Working Papers, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs View citations (1)
2008
- Collective action and vulnerability: Burial societies in rural Ethiopia
CAPRi working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007)
- Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: evidence from Ethiopia
WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London View citations (15)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (24)
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (3)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2007) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2011)
- The impact of agricultural extension and roads on poverty and consumption growth in fifteen Ethiopian villages
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2009)
2007
- Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2008)
- Changes in Living Standards in Villages in India 1975-2004: Revisiting the ICRISAT Village Level Studies
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
- Chronic Poverty and All That: The Measurement of Poverty over Time
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (11)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007)
- Designing insurance for the poor
2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Globalization and Marginalization in Africa: Poverty, Risk, and Vulnerability in Rural Ethiopia
Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
Also in QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford
- Land Rights, Power and Trees in Rural Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
- Orphanhood and the long-run impact on children
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (13)
See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2006)
- Property rights in a very poor country: tenure insecurity and investment in Ethiopia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in Agricultural Economics (2011)
- Social Interactions in Growing Bananas: Evidence from a Tanzanian Village
Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2007) View citations (1)
- The impact of roads and agricultural extension on consumption growth and poverty in fifteen Ethiopian villages
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (10)
- The long-run impact of orphanhood
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Vulnerability to Poverty
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
2006
- Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets
Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Insurance for the Poor?
IDB Publications, Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
Also in QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (6)
2005
- Livelihoods, growth, and links to market towns in 15 Ethiopian villages
FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
- Teacher shocks and student learning: evidence from Zambia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (2)
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2007)
2004
- Density versus Quality in Health Care Provision: Using Household Data to Make Budgetary Choices in Ethiopia
Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (3)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (1)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2002)
- Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?
Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (32)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (14)
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2004)
- Extending Insurance?: Funeral Associations in Ethiopia and Tanzania
OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (2)
- Food Aid and Informal Insurance
Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (10)
Also in Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2003) View citations (5)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (5)
- Group-based Funeral Insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in World Development (2006)
- Growth and Shocks: evidence from rural Ethiopia
Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (68)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2004)
- Prices, unit values and local measurement units in rural surveys: an econometric approach with an application to poverty measurement in Ethiopia
Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics
Also in Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën (1998)
See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2006)
- RISK-SHARING NETWORKS AND INSURANCE AGAINST ILLNESS
Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (7)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2006)
- When Can School Inputs Improve Test Scores?
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (13)
Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2004) View citations (12)
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations (19)
2003
- Health, Shocks and Poverty Persistence
Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
2002
- Income Risk, Coping Strategies and Safety Nets
Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (51)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2000)
See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (2002)
- Informal insurance, public transfers and consumption smoothing
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (2)
- Risk Sharing and Public Transfers
Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2003)
2001
- Economic Reform, Growth and the Poor: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2001)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2006)
2000
- Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2000) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2003)
- Demobilisation, land and household livelihoods: lessons from Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1999)
- Exports and Firm - level Efficiency in African Manufacturing
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
Also in Working Papers, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal- (2000) View citations (9)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2000) View citations (14)
- Road expansion and market integration in the Austrian low countries during the second half of the 18th century
Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven View citations (1)
Also in Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën (2000)
1999
- Community Targeting for Poverty Reduction in Burkina Faso
Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën View citations (6)
- Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (15)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1999)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2000)
- Dynamic Price Adjustment in Spatially Separated Food Markets with Transaction Costs
Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën View citations (3)
1998
- Changes in Poverty in Rural Ethiopia 1989-1995: Measurement, Robustness Tests and Decomposition
Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën View citations (3)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (1998) View citations (12)
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (1)
- Contract flexibility and conflict resolution: Evidence from African manufacturing
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (1)
- Prices, local measurement units and subsistence consumption in rural surveys: An econometric approach with an application to Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
- Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (27)
- The Urban Labour Market During Structural Adjustment: Ethiopia 1990-1997
Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (1998) View citations (13)
1997
- In sickness and in health... risk-sharing within households in rural Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (12)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2000)
- Investment in Africa's manufacturing sector: A four country panel data analysis
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (17)
1996
- Wealth, risk and activity choices: cattle in Western Tanzania
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (1996) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1998)
1995
- Income portfolios in rural Ethiopia and Tanzania: choices and constraints
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (38)
- Smuggling and supply response: coffee in Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in World Development (1995)
- Some economic consequences of the transition from civil war to peace
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
1994
- Foods markets, liberalization and peace in Ethiopia: an econometric analysis
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
1993
- Risk, crop choice and saving: evidence from Tanzania
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (1996)
Undated
- Membership Based Indigenous Insurance Associationsin Ethiopia and Tanzania
QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford
- Risk, Growth and Poverty: what do we know, what do we need to know?
QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford
- Vulnerability: a micro perspective
QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (4)
Journal Articles
2013
- School Inputs, Household Substitution, and Test Scores
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 29-57
See also Working Paper (2011)
2012
- Growth and Chronic Poverty: Evidence from Rural Communities in Ethiopia
The Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (2), 238-253
See also Working Paper (2011)
- Political Connections and Social Networks in Targeted Transfer Programs: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (4), 639 - 675
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Triggers and Characteristics of the 2007 Kenyan Electoral Violence
World Development, 2012, 40, (4), 731-744 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2010)
2011
- Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: Evidence from Ethiopia
Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (2), 159-173 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- Information Flows and Social Externalities in a Tanzanian Banana Growing Village
The Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (2), 231-252 View citations (1)
- Migration and Economic Mobility in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracking Survey
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (3), 1010-1033 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2010)
- Property rights in a very poor country: tenure insecurity and investment in Ethiopia
Agricultural Economics, 2011, 42, (1), 75-86 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2007)
2010
- Orphanhood and human capital destruction: Is there persistence into adulthood?
Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 163-180 View citations (3)
2009
- Rural Poverty: Old Challenges in New Contexts
World Bank Research Observer, 2009, 24, (1), 1-28 View citations (9)
- The Impact of Agricultural Extension and Roads on Poverty and Consumption Growth in Fifteen Ethiopian Villages
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 91, (4), 1007-1021 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2008)
- The political economy of development: an assessment
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2009, 25, (2), 173-189
2008
- Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, 299-326 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2007)
2007
- Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia
Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (4) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2005)
2006
- Economic reform, growth and the poor: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 81, (1), 1-24 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper (2001)
- Group-based funeral insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania
World Development, 2006, 34, (4), 685-703 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper (2004)
- La vulnérabilité: une perspective microéconomique
Revue d’économie du développement, 2006, 20, (4), 79-118
- Orphanhood and the Long-Run Impact on Children
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 88, (5), 1266-1272 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- Prices, Unit Values and Local Measurement Units in Rural Surveys: an Econometric Approach with an Application to Poverty Measurement in Ethiopia
Journal of African Economies, 2006, 15, (2), 181-211 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2004)
- Review Article: The Complementarities of Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth: A Perspective on the World Development Report 2006
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 55, (1), 223-36
Also in Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 55, 223-236 (2006)
- Risk-sharing networks and insurance against illness
Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 81, (2), 337-356 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper (2004)
2005
- Adjustment Costs and Irreversibility as Determinants of Investment: Evidence from African Manufacturing
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, contributions.4, (1), 12 View citations (10)
- Risk, Poverty and Vulnerability in Africa
Journal of African Economies, 2005, 14, (4), 483-488 View citations (9)
- Shocks and Consumption in 15 Ethiopian Villages, 1999--2004
Journal of African Economies, 2005, 14, (4), 559-585 View citations (16)
2004
- Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?
The Journal of Development Studies, 2004, 40, (3), 115-141 View citations (38)
See also Working Paper (2004)
- Growth and shocks: evidence from rural Ethiopia
Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 74, (2), 309-329 View citations (76)
See also Working Paper (2004)
2003
- Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa
Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (1), 104-125 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper (2000)
- Globalisation and the Poor. Waiting for Nike in Ethiopia
Review of Business and Economics, 2003, XLVIII, (4), 603-618
- Risk Sharing and Public Transfers
Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (486), C86-C94 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper (2002)
- Risk Sharing in Labor Markets
World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (3), 349-366 View citations (9)
2002
- Density versus Quality in Health Care Provision: Using Household Data to Make Budgetary Choices in Ethiopia
World Bank Economic Review, 2002, 16, (3), 425-448 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2004)
- Income Risk, Coping Strategies, and Safety Nets
World Bank Research Observer, 2002, 17, (2), 141-166 View citations (58)
See also Working Paper (2002)
2000
- Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing
The Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (4), 1-37 View citations (27)
See also Working Paper (1999)
- In Sickness and in Health: Risk Sharing within Households in Rural Ethiopia
Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (4), 688-727 View citations (102)
See also Working Paper (1997)
- Vulnerability, seasonality and poverty in Ethiopia
The Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (6), 25-53 View citations (43)
1999
- Exports of African manufactures: macro policy and firm behaviour
Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1999, 8, (1), 53-71 View citations (11)
1998
- Wealth, risk and activity choice: cattle in Western Tanzania
Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (1), 1-42 View citations (87)
See also Working Paper (1996)
- Where have all the soldiers gone: Demobilization and reintegration in Ethiopia
World Development, 1998, 26, (9), 1661-1675
1996
- Risk, Crop Choice, and Savings: Evidence from Tanzania
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1996, 44, (3), 485-513 View citations (43)
See also Working Paper (1993)
1995
- Smuggling and supply response: Coffee in Ethiopia
World Development, 1995, 23, (10), 1795-1813 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (1995)
1993
- Peasant Supply Response and Macroeconomic Policies: Cotton in Tanzania
Journal of African Economies, 1993, 2, (2), 157-94 View citations (6)
Undated
- Fate and Fear: Risk and Its Consequences in Africa
Journal of African Economies, 17, (suppl_2), -ii127
- Human Security and Development in Africa: An Overview
Journal of African Economies, 17, (suppl_2), -ii6
Edited books
2004
- Insurance Against Poverty
OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press
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