Tsegay Gebrekidan Tekleselassie is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Northeastern University. His PhD research focuses on human capital, institutions, and growth. His further research interests include technology transfer, industrial development, and wellbeing in developing countries. Prior to his current study, he obtained MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen in 2008 and BA in Economics from Addis Ababa University in 2005. He worked as associate researcher for the Ethiopian Development Research Institute between 2008 and 2011 to which he continues to be affiliated.