Ameet Morjaria
Ameet Morjaria is a Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Prior to joining Kellogg, he was an Academy Scholar at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs and a Giorgio Ruffolo Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Sustainability Science Program at the Centre for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School. He completed his PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics. His research interests are at the intersection of development economics, organizations and political economy. His current research focuses on understanding the impact of competition on productivity and relational contracts, industrial policy in developing countries, the impact of electoral conflict on firm operations, and the political economy of resource management in weak democracies. He has worked for the World Bank as a Young Professional, infrastructure consultant at Kaiser Associates and prior to graduate school worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank.
Content by Ameet Morjaria
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Project
Quality upgrading and contract enforcement in Uganda's coffee sector
There has long been interest in the process of structural transformation, moving from subsistence agriculture to the production of manufactured goods (Lewis, 1954). Improving the value of agricultural exports is often considered an important first step in this process. More broadly, there has been growing interest in quality upgrading in developing country markets and firms...
3 Dec 2019 | Ameet Morjaria, Lauren Falcao, Ritwika Sen
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Blog post
Ugandan fine coffee (Arabica): What is the opportunity?
Ugandan Arabica coffee is all but unknown among end consumers and underrated by traders. There are immediate opportunities to improve marketing methods as well as to raise farmers’ incomes by building a supply chain that emphasises quality, such as the presence of washing stations in the western regions. When coffee production and revenues began to rise in Uganda in the...
5 Aug 2019 | Ameet Morjaria, Martin Sprott
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Publication - Policy Brief
Opportunities in Uganda’s Arabica value chain
Coffee is an important part of the Ugandan economy, stably generating around 15% of export earnings for the past 15 years, even as other exports have risen. Uganda produces 1% of the world’s Arabica crop, but while its production is increasing and is highly competitive, it has been overlooked by trade and consumers. The project explored two policy options for...
7 Jan 2019 | Ameet Morjaria, Martin Sprott, Jenny Scharrer, Ritwika Sen
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Publication - Project Report
Ugandan Arabica coffee value chain opportunities
5 Sep 2018 | Ameet Morjaria, Martin Sprott
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Project
Understanding constraints to value addition in the Ugandan coffee sector
Uganda has the highest concentration of coffee farmers in the world, but premiums from the sector are not as high as other East African countries. Identifying quick wins and long-term changes, this project explored the lack of brand awareness of Ugandan coffee and limited sales in certain markets. Key recommendations include developing a unique brand for coffee...
16 Jan 2018 | Ameet Morjaria, Jenny Scharrer, Martin Sprott
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Publication - Project Memo
Fully washed coffee exports in Rwanda: Market structure and policy implications (Project Memo)
9 Feb 2016 | Rocco Macchiavello, Ameet Morjaria
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Project
A comparative analysis of the coffee value chain
The vast majority of the world’s poor are employed in agriculture (see, e.g., World Bank (2008)). Promoting exports of agricultural products and linking farmers to global markets, therefore, has the potential to reduce poverty. At the same time, it is argued by many that market imperfections along agricultural value chains and unfair conditions in global market prevent...
2 Oct 2015 | Arthur Blouin, Rocco Macchiavello, Pepita Miquel Florensa, Ameet Morjaria
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Publication - Project Memo
Coffee Washing Stations in Rwanda (Project Memo)
18 Feb 2015 | Rocco Macchiavello, Ameet Morjaria
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Project
Fully washed coffee exports in Rwanda: Market structure and policy implications
By doubling the proportion of coffee exported as fully washed, Rwanda could increase coffee exports by 10-20% The study surveyed farmers and washing station owners, to understand constraints to the washed coffee sector The researchers suggested a system of value chain financing to relieve finance constraints The paper informed the revision of the...
18 Feb 2015 | Rocco Macchiavello, Ameet Morjaria
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Publication - Working Paper
Development Blossoming: Industrial Policy and Flower Exports in Ethiopia (Working Paper)
9 Oct 2014 | Rocco Macchiavello, Ameet Morjaria
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Project
The value of democracy: Evidence from road building in Kenya
Just how significant is ethnic favouritism in Africa? It’s a common aspect of Africa’s perception and many of the continents ills have been blamed on it. Yet, it has been quite difficult to find concrete evidence of this behaviour. So how much does it actually exist and what are the effects? We look at the case of Kenya and find strong empirical evidence of ethnic...
4 Sep 2014 | Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria, Gerard Padró i Miquel
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Blog post
The value of democracy in the world's poorest region: Evidence from Kenya's road building
Just how significant is ethnic favouritism in Africa? It’s a common aspect of Africa’s perception and many of the continents ills have been blamed on it. Yet, it has been quite difficult to find concrete evidence of this behaviour. So how much does it actually exist and what are the effects? We look at the case of Kenya and find strong empirical evidence of ethnic...
18 Feb 2014 | Ameet Morjaria
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Publication - Policy Brief
Development Blossoming: Industrial Policy and Flower Exports in Ethiopia (Policy Brief)
1 Feb 2012 | Rocco Macchiavello, Ameet Morjaria
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Project
Development Blossoming: Industrial Policy and the Evolution of the Kenyan and Ethiopian Floriculture Export
The non-traditional agricultural exports (NTAE) sector offers African countries an opportunity to diversify export earnings away from the traditional agriculture exports (TAE) sector, further stimulating job creation for the low educated and asset-poor in rural areas, especially women. It is generally accepted that the private sector should take a lead in developing the...
1 Feb 2010 | Rocco Macchiavello, Ameet Morjaria