Ethiopia

The IGC-Ethiopia programme will address agricultural innovation, the functioning of rural input and output markets, the structure of the rural finance system, the interaction of the agriculture sector with the rest of the economy, industrial policy and other areas. The IGC-Ethiopia office is housed at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), which is directed by the Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister.

Below are short summaries and updates about IGC work in Ethiopia.

Alebel Weldesilassie
: In-Country Economist
John Page
: Country Director (Ethiopia and Tanzania)
Zeinebaa Seifu
: Office Manager
Kareen El Beyrouty
: Hub Economist

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An Experimental Study of Pro-Poor Growth: Factories and Wage Work Versus Self-Employment
Research Project
Authors: Chris Blattman, Stefan Dercon
Industrial development is clearly growth-promoting, but is this growth “pro-poor”? Given the absence of industrial development from the aid and policy agenda (namely achievement of the Millennium Development Goals), many governments and aid agencies seem to implicitly believe that industrial work is not pro-poor. This belief constrains policy innovation in…
An Enterprise Map of Ethiopia by Professor John Sutton - Chinese version
Working Paper
Author: John Sutton
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An Enterprise Map of Ethiopia by Professor John Sutton
Policy brief
Author: Adam.Green:
This book describes the history and current capabilities of Ethiopia’s leading industrial companies (agribusiness, manufacturing and construction), focusing on 50 key large and mid-size firms. The motivation for the study is to help with the expansion of economic capabilities in the country by first understanding where the capabilities of the…
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Enterprise Map of Ethiopia
Research Project
Author: John Sutton
An e-book of John Sutton's detailed industrial study of Ethiopia, plus a powerpoint presentation from Growth Week 2010.
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Development Blossoming: Industrial Policy and the Evolution of the Kenyan and Ethiopian Floriculture Exports (Trade programme)
Research Project
Author: Rocco Macchiavello
Following the success of Kenya, several sub-Saharan African governments have actively promoted the cut flower industry. Ethiopia has notable potential, and the government has adopted a radically more active floriculture sector industrial policy than the Kenyan government’s laissez faire approach. Rocco Macchiavello (University of Warwick, Harvard Kennedy School of Government,…