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Working Papers

2023

1. Matching Frictions and Distorted Beliefs:Evidence from a Job Fair Experiment
   Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance View citations (2)
2. Phone-Based Financial Heuristics Training for Female Retailers in Ethiopia
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
3. Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
   Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   See also Journal Article Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2021

4. How Have Firms Fared in Times of COVID-19 in Addis Ababa?
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2020

5. Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Women-Owned Firms Differently?
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
6. Foreign Direct Investment and Knowledge Diffusion in Poor Locations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
   Also in Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis View citations (5)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (10)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Foreign direct investment and knowledge diffusion in poor locations, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (15) (2022)
7. Learning Management Through Matching: A Field Experiment Using Mechanism Design
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (5)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (5)
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2019) View citations (5)
8. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Firms in Ethiopia
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
9. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Firms in Ethiopia, Report No. 2
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
10. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Firms in Ethiopia, Report No. 6
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
11. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Firms in Ethiopia, Report No. 7
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
12. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Firms in Ethiopia, Report No. 8
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
13. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Firms in Ethiopia, Report No. 9
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
14. Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Households in Ethiopia, Report No. 5
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
15. Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
16. The Impacts of COVID-19 on Women-Owned Enterprises in Ethiopia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
17. The Short-Run Economic Impact of Summer 2020 Protests in Addis Ababa
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2018

18. Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (34)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (17)
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2018) View citations (20)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2021) View citations (31) (2021)
19. What drives productivity change in the manufacturing sector? Evidence from the metalworking industry in Ethiopia
    Working Papers, Policy Studies Institute

2017

20. Earnings, Savings, and Job Satisfaction in a Labor-intensive Export Sector: Evidence from the Cut Flower Industry in Ethiopia
    Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Earnings, savings, and job satisfaction in a labor-intensive export sector: Evidence from the cut flower industry in Ethiopia, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (9) (2018)
21. Job Fairs: Matching Firms and Workers in a Field Experiment in Ethiopia
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (10)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (7)
22. Matching Firms and Workers in a Field Experiment in Ethiopia
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (9)
23. The case of Ethiopia’s enjera markets: Synopsis: Food processing, transformation and job creation
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2016

24. Changing saving and investment behavior: the impact of financial literacy training and reminders on micro-businesses
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University (2015)
    See also Journal Article Changing Saving and Investment Behaviour: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-businesses, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2018) View citations (9) (2018)
25. Curse of Anonymity or Tyranny of Distance? The Impacts of Job-Search Support in Urban Ethiopia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2016) View citations (19)
26. Food processing, transformation, and job creation: The case of Ethiopia’s enjera markets
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2015

27. State-inducement Versus Self-initiation: A Comparative Study of Micro and Small Enterprises in Ethiopia
    Working Papers, Policy Studies Institute View citations (1)
28. The case for industrial policy and its application in the Ethiopian cut flower sector
    Working Papers, Policy Studies Institute View citations (5)

2014

29. High Hopes and Limited Successes: Experimenting with Industrial Polices in the Leather Industry in Ethiopia
    Working Papers, Policy Studies Institute View citations (2)

2013

30. Prices and quality in urban food retail: Evidence from Addis Ababa
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
31. Urban food retail in Africa: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2012

32. Management Practices, Self-Selection into Management Training Participation, and Training Effects in the Garment Industry in Ethiopia
    GRIPS Discussion Papers, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies View citations (4)
33. Ownership, Management Practices, Upgrading, and Productivity in the Metalworking sector: Evidence from Ethiopia
    Working Papers, Policy Studies Institute

Journal Articles

2024

1. How Well Do Worker Cooperatives Perform in Manufacturing? Evidence from a Large Low-Income Country
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 72, (4), 1993 - 2029
2. Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
   American Economic Review, 2024, 114, (5), 1382-1414 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia, Working Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

3. Foreign direct investment and knowledge diffusion in poor locations
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Foreign Direct Investment and Knowledge Diffusion in Poor Locations, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2021

4. Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City
   (Endogenous Stratification in Randomized Experiments)
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88, (3), 1279-1310 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Anonymity or Distance? Job Search and Labour Market Exclusion in a Growing African City, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (34) (2018)
5. The Selection of Talent: Experimental and Structural Evidence from Ethiopia
   American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (6), 1757-1806 View citations (28)

2018

6. Changing Saving and Investment Behaviour: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-businesses
   Journal of African Economies, 2018, 27, (5), 587-611 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Changing saving and investment behavior: the impact of financial literacy training and reminders on micro-businesses, CSAE Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
7. Earnings, savings, and job satisfaction in a labor-intensive export sector: Evidence from the cut flower industry in Ethiopia
   World Development, 2018, 110, (C), 176-191 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Earnings, Savings, and Job Satisfaction in a Labor-intensive Export Sector: Evidence from the Cut Flower Industry in Ethiopia, Discussion paper series (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2016

8. Urban food retailing and food prices in Africa: the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2016, 6, (2), 90-109 View citations (1)