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Publication - Project Report
The role of energy capital in accounting for Africa’s recent growth resurgence
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Publication - Working Paper
Rural electrification, migration, and structural transformation: Evidence from Ethiopia
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Publication - Working Paper
Strategic default in the international coffee market
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Project
Rainfall, selection, and agricultural productivity
Developing countries have a low income per capita and low total factor productivity, relatively more so in the agricultural sector. Even after accounting for differences in labour inputs or incorrect measurement, this “agricultural productivity gap” remains large. In explaining this puzzle, the most recent research highlights the role of sorting and selection of workers...
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Event
IGC Session - 2017 Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) Annual Conference
The Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) annual conference brought together world-class international and local researchers and Ethiopian policymakers to discuss key development issues relevant to the Ethiopian economy. IGC Ethiopia is one of the major partners of the 2017 EEA conference, with 2 IGC sessions (one plenary and one parallel sessions) were held at the...
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Project
Electrification effects on firm productivity in Ethiopia
Policymakers and academics are still in the dark about how exactly energy investments translate into growth in developing countries, and in particular how increased electrical capacity drives industrialisation. Using data on how Ethiopia’s electricity grid has expanded over time, this project estimated the impact of electrification on medium and large firms'...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Maximising the impact of FDI on domestic industrial capabilities and job creation
The prospective benefits from FDI for a host country, in terms of spillovers for technology transfer and quality upgrading, are not automatic or guaranteed. Governments need to play a proactive role to harness these benefits by linking multinational corporations (MNCs) and local suppliers through market enhancing measures to reduce informational asymmetries and...
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Project
Spatial integration, agricultural productivity, and development: A quantitative analysis of Ethiopia's road expansion program
While Ethiopia has been a pre-dominantly agricultural-based economy, productivity in agriculture has been low relative to the rest of the economy, not having changed much since the 1960s. These characteristics are shared by many other developing economies. Agricultural productivity growth is important for Ethiopia’s economic development, its structural transformation, and...
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Project
Job referrals and strategic network formation: Experimental evidence from urban neighbourhoods in Ethiopia
This project poses the question: Do unemployed individuals use their job referral opportunities to strengthen their position in a geographically restricted social network? In particular, the project looks at whether there is reciprocity in the job referral process among individuals from the same geographic area. In addition, the laboratory experiment will be able to shed...
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Event
Dimensions of structural transformation in Ethiopia: Some recent evidence
The conference on “Dimensions of Transformation in Ethiopia: Reflection from Recent Evidence” was held on September 13, 2016 in Addis Ababa. The conference aimed to bring together policy stakeholders and researchers from across Ethiopia and to showcase and learn from IGC Ethiopia’s research, share ideas, experiences and best practices for achieving sustainable...