The Economics of Pagumen

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Final Draft Paper for the 5th International Conference on the performance and/or development of the Ethiopian economy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Fassil Tassew

 

 

March 15, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents                                                                                                                 pages

Acknowledgments. 3

Abstract 4

1.         Introduction. 1

1.1.      Statements of the problems. 2

1.2.      Methodology and Data Sources. 3

2.         Conceptual Framework. 3

2.1.      Time and productive Resource in the context of Economics. 4

2.2.      The Ethiopian Calendar System.. 9

2.2.1.       What is Pagumen?. 9

2.2.2.       The months of Nehasie and Pagumen. 10

2.2.3.       The month of Pagumen and Millennia. 11

2.2.3.1.        What is Millennium?.