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Mesele Araya

  • Country Economist, Ethiopia
  • International Growth Centre

Roles

IGC Staff

Mesele Araya is a Country Economist for the IGC Ethiopia team. His research interests focus on youth labour market dynamics, migration, small business development, job creation & inclusive growth, and industrial relations. He previously worked as a researcher on several longitudinal studies, including RISE Ethiopia, Young Lives of the University of Oxford, and Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). He has been actively involved in the design and implementation of these large-scale programs, applying both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Mesele holds an MSc in Economics from Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) and a PhD from the University of Bergamo (Italy).