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Working Papers

2024

1. Conflict and food security in Sudan: Policy insights and recommendations
   Sudan Strategy Support Program Policy Note, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2. Do public works investments in watershed rehabilitation and small-scale irrigation improve nutrition and resilience? Evidence from bureau for humanitarian assistance interventions in support of Ethiopia’s productive safety net program
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
3. Evolution of food insecurity in Sudan during the ongoing conflict
   Sudan Strategy Support Program Policy Note, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
4. Food security and social assistance in Sudan during armed conflict: Evidence from the first round of the Sudan Rural Household Survey (November 2023–January 2024)
   Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
5. Impact of conflict on employment, income, and household welfare in Sudan
   Sudan Strategy Support Program Policy Note, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
6. Navigating Sudan's conflict: Research insights and policy implications: Proceedings of a conference
   Sudan SSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
7. Navigating Sudan's conflict: Research insights and policy implications: Proceedings of a conference [Arabic]
   Sudan SSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
8. Securing food, building livelihoods?: A 15-year appraisal of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
9. Targeting social assistance in fragile settings: An experiment on community-based targeting
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2023

10. Armed conflict and business operations in Sudan: Survey evidence from agri-food processing firms
    Sudan SSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in Sudan SSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2023)
11. Ethiopia: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on poverty and food security
    Global Crisis Country Brief, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
12. The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2023)

2021

13. Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of a light-touch aspirations intervention in rural Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)
14. Evidence on trends in wellbeing of rural Ethiopian households during the COVID-19 pandemic
    SPIR learning briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2020

15. Assessing the short-term impacts of COVID-19 on Ethiopia’s economy: External and domestic shocks and pace of recovery
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
16. Evaluation of the nutrition-sensitive features of the fourth phase of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
17. Short-term evidence on wellbeing of rural Ethiopian households during the COVID-19 pandemic
    SPIR learning briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
18. The short-term impact of COVID-19 on Ethiopia’s economy through external sector channels: An economywide multiplier model analysis
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2019

19. Beyond Fatalism: an Empirical Exploration of Self-Efficacy and Aspirations Failures in Ethiopia
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (46)
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (2)
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2011) View citations (66)
20. Parental Aspirations for Children’s Education: Is There a “Girl Effect?” Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Parental Aspirations for Children's Education: Is There a "Girl Effect"? Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
21. Parental aspirations for children’s education: is there a “girl effect”? Experimental evidence from rural Ethiopia
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
22. The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Forward-Looking Behaviour in Rural Ethiopia
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (42)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (109)
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2014) View citations (116)

2018

23. Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
24. Structural change and poverty reduction in Ethiopia: Economy-wide analysis of the evolving role of agriculture
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
25. Synopsis: Farmers’ grain storage and losses in Ethiopia: Measures and associates
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
26. Targeting social transfers in pastoralist societies: Ethiopia’s productive safety net programme revisited
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
27. The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop
    IFPRI synopses, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
    See also Book The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
28. The evolving livestock sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2017

29. An assessment of the livestock economy in mixed crop-livestock production systems in Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2016

30. Household perception and demand for better protection of land rights in Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
31. Non-farm income and labor markets in rural Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
32. Row planting teff in Ethiopia: Impact on farm-level profitability and labor allocation
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
33. Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
34. Synopsis: Economy-wide impacts of the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP)
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
35. Synopsis: Household perception and demand for better protection of land rights in Ethiopia
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
36. Synopsis: Row planting teff in Ethiopia: Impact on farm-level profitability and labor allocation
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
37. Understanding farmers’ technology adoption decisions: Input complementarity and heterogeneity
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
38. Video-based agricultural extension: Analysis of a pilot project in Ethiopia
    Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2015

39. Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (14)
40. Behavioral economics: Will video kill the radio star? Assessing the potential of targeted exposure to role models through video
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (29)
41. Cereal productivity and its drivers: The case of Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
42. Dynamic supply response of farm households in Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
43. Ethiopia - an agrarian economy in transition
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
44. Formal and informal insurance: experimental evidence from Ethiopia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)
45. Productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
46. Seasonality and household diets in Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (19)
47. Smallholder Teff Productivity and Efficiency: Evidence from High-Potential Districts of Ethiopia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)
48. Synopsis, Cereal productivity and its drivers: The case of Ethiopia
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
49. Synopsis, Productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in Ethiopia
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
50. Synopsis: Seasonality and household diets in Ethiopia
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2014

51. Addressing weather shocks: Promoting resilient aspirations for the rural poor
    2020 conference briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
52. Aspirations: An approach to measurement with validation using ethiopian data
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (44)
53. Perceptions, impacts and rewards of row planting of teff
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
54. Summary of perceptions, impacts and rewards of row planting of teff
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2013

55. Effects of extension services on technology adoption and productivity among female and male farmers: Summary of ESSP working paper 49
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
56. Improving development strategies in pastoral areas
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
57. Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas, Food Policy, Elsevier (2014) View citations (61) (2014)
58. Quality Matters and Not Quantity: Evidence on Productivity Impacts of Extension Service Provision in Ethiopia
    2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
59. Scaling-up adoption of improved technologies: The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
60. Targeting food security interventions: The case of Ethiopia’s productive safety net programme
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
61. The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)

2012

62. Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends: Summary of ESSP working paper 16
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
63. Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: An exploration into alternative investment options
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)
    Also in ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (6)
64. Gender differences in access to extension services and agricultural productivity
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
65. Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (11)
66. Urban wage behavior and food price inflation: the case of Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
67. Urban wage behavior and food price inflation: the case of Ethiopia [Research Note]
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2011

68. Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (22)
    See also Chapter Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends, IFPRI book chapters, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
69. Food demand elasticities in Ethiopia
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
70. Food demand elasticities in Ethiopia: Estimates using household income consumption expenditure (HICE) survey data
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (24)
71. Sources of inefficiency and growth in agricultural output in subsistence agriculture: A stochastic frontier analysis
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
72. Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poorâ€: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2010

73. Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (46)

2009

74. Grain Markets and Large Social Transfers - An Analysis of Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
75. Returns to scope? Smallholders commercialization through multipurpose cooperatives in Ethiopia
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Returns to Scope? Smallholders' Commercialisation through Multipurpose Cooperatives in Ethiopia, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2012) View citations (26) (2012)

2008

76. Heterogeneous Impacts Of Cooperatives On Smallholders’ Commercialization Behavior: Evidence From Ethiopia
    2007 Second International Conference, August 20-22, 2007, Accra, Ghana, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) View citations (92)
77. The impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and its linkages
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and its Linkages, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (126) (2009)

2007

78. Agricultural growth linkages in Ethiopia: Estimates using fixed and flexible price models
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
79. Smallholders' commercialization through cooperatives: A diagnostic for Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)

2004

80. Achieving the MDGs – A Note
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Achieving The MDGs – a Note, Ethiopian Journal of Economics, Ethiopian Economics Association (2009) (2009)

1999

81. An economic model of the Ethiopian farm household
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
82. Compulsory grain delivery, crop prices and the dynamics of crop supply
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford

1997

83. Government policy and dynamic supply response: a study of the compulsory grain delivery system
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

1994

84. Rationing and peasant household behaviour: a comparative static analysis
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford

Undated

85. Rationing, Missing Markets and the Behaviour of Agricultural Households
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT

Journal Articles

2024

1. Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia
   Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2024, 16, (4), 485-498
   See also Working Paper Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of a light-touch aspirations intervention in rural Ethiopia, IFPRI discussion papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2022

2. Targeting Social Transfers in Ethiopia's Agro‐pastoralist and Pastoralist Societies
   Development and Change, 2022, 53, (2), 279-307 View citations (1)

2021

3. The short‐term economywide impacts of COVID‐19 in Africa: Insights from Ethiopia
   African Development Review, 2021, 33, (S1), S152-S164 View citations (2)

2020

4. Farmers’ Grain Storage and Losses in Ethiopia
   Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 2020, 18, (1), 19 View citations (2)
5. From Agricultural Experiment Station to Farm: The Impact of the Promotion of a New Technology on Farmers’ Yields in Ethiopia
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 68, (3), 965 - 1007 View citations (5)

2019

6. Parental Aspirations for Children's Education: Is There a "Girl Effect"? Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 127-32 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Parental Aspirations for Children’s Education: Is There a “Girl Effect?” Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia, Post-Print (2019) View citations (10) (2019)

2018

7. Agricultural Transformation in Africa? Assessing the Evidence in Ethiopia
   World Development, 2018, 105, (C), 286-298 View citations (47)
8. Estimating Input Complementarities with Unobserved Heterogeneity: Evidence from Ethiopia
   Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 69, (2), 495-517 View citations (21)
9. Labour, profitability and gender impacts of adopting row planting in Ethiopia
   European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 45, (4), 471-503 View citations (7)

2017

10. Pathways Less Explored—Locus of Control and Technology Adoption
    Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26, (suppl_1), i36-i72 View citations (7)

2015

11. Will Video Kill the Radio Star? Assessing the Potential of Targeted Exposure to Role Models through Video
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29, (suppl_1), S226-S237 View citations (32)

2014

12. Can Social Protection Work in Africa? The Impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 63, (1), 1 - 26 View citations (53)
13. Diversification and Development in Pastoralist Ethiopia
    World Development, 2014, 56, (C), 200-213 View citations (22)
14. Editor's choice Aspirations: An Approach to Measurement with Validation Using Ethiopian Data
    Journal of African Economies, 2014, 23, (2), 189-224 View citations (49)
15. Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas
    Food Policy, 2014, 48, (C), 129-141 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas, ESSP working papers (2013) View citations (8) (2013)
16. Offering rainfall insurance to informal insurance groups: Evidence from a field experiment in Ethiopia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 132-143 View citations (120)

2012

17. Returns to Scope? Smallholders' Commercialisation through Multipurpose Cooperatives in Ethiopia
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (3), 440-464 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Returns to scope? Smallholders commercialization through multipurpose cooperatives in Ethiopia, 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
18. The Impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and Related Transfers on Agricultural Productivity
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (5), -786 View citations (64)

2011

19. Commentaires: « Mesurer la pauvreté multidimensionnelle: les limites »
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2011, 19, (2), 105-112

2009

20. Achieving The MDGs – a Note
    Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 2009, 18, (01), 116
    See also Working Paper Achieving the MDGs – A Note, MPRA Paper (2004) (2004)
21. The Impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and its Linkages
    Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (10), 1684-1706 View citations (126)
    See also Working Paper The impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and its linkages, IFPRI discussion papers (2008) View citations (28) (2008)

2008

22. Impact of cooperatives on smallholders' commercialization behavior: evidence from Ethiopia
    Agricultural Economics, 2008, 39, (2), 147-161 View citations (116)

Books

2018

1. Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection
   IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
2. The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop
   IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, IFPRI synopses, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

Chapters

2020

1. Evolving livestock sector
   Chapter 5 in Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios, 2020, pp 115-146
2. Nonfarm income and rural labor markets
   Chapter 11 in Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios, 2020, pp 343-377 View citations (2)
3. Public investments and poverty reduction
   Chapter 13 in Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios, 2020, pp 423-460

2018

4. Conclusion [In The Economics of Teff]
   Chapter 16 in The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 397-411
5. Conclusion [in Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection]
   Chapter 13 in Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection, 2018, pp 178-183 View citations (1)
6. Executive summary [in Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection]
   Chapter Executive summary in Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection, 2018, pp xvi-xx View citations (1)
7. Introduction [In The Economics of Teff]
   Chapter 1 in The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 1-10
8. Introduction [in Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection]
   Chapter 1 in ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report, 2018, pp 1-4 View citations (1)
9. Perceptions, impacts, and rewards of row planting
   Chapter 5 in In The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 97-130 View citations (2)
10. Productivity and efficiency in high-potential areas
    Chapter 7 in The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 149-180
11. Supply response of smallholder households in Ethiopia
    Chapter 8 in The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 181-204
12. Teff and its role in the agricultural and food economy
    Chapter 2 in The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop, 2018, pp 11-38 View citations (2)

2014

13. Promoting aspirations for resilience among the rural poor
    Chapter 11 in 2013 Global Food Policy Report, 2014

2012

14. Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends
    Chapter 3 in Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges, 2012 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
15. Targeting food security interventions in Ethiopia: The productive safety net programme
    Chapter 10 in Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges, 2012 View citations (6)