Some of the papers to be presented at the First International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy - January 3-5, 2003 - UNCC

Some of the papers presented at the First International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy organized by the EEA at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC)
January 3 - 5, 2003
Addis Ababa

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Conference Schedule

Titles	Author(S)

Prices In The Measurement Of Food Poverty In Urban Ethiopia.	Abbi Mamo Kedir and Richard Disney Abbi M. Kedir, School Of Economics, University Of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
Informal Land Markets And Patterns Of Agrarian Differentiation: Some Preliminary Results On Productivity And Equity Impacts.	Abebe Haile Gabriel (Ph. D.) Ethiopian Civil Service College, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia And Regional Economic Blocs: Its Experience With Trade Integration In COMESA.	Abebe Kelemu Workneh Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Addis Ababa
Global Interests And Its Implication To Ethiopia’s Economic Development.	Abey Zewde
Occupation Diversification In A Unitary Household Model: Evidence From Survey Data.	Adugna Lemi Department Of Economics, Western Michigan University, USA
The Pattern Of Growth, Poverty And Inequality In Ethiopia: Which Way For A Pro-Poor Growth?	Alemayehu Geda (Ph.D.) Department Of Economics, SOAS, University Of London, UK Abebe Shimeless Goteborg University, Department Of Economics, Sweden John Weeks Department Of Economics, SOAS, University Of London, UK
Conflict, Post-Conflict And Economic Performance In Ethiopia.	Alemayehu Geda (Ph.D.) Department Of Economics School Of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University Of London Befkadu Degefe (Ph.D.) Center For Economic Studies and Policy Analysis
Agriculture Development-Led Industrialization (ADLI) and Export -Led Growth: Compatibility Analysis.	Amin Abdella
On The Growth Tragedy Of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Free-Trade Policy Prescription For These Nations, an Analytical Review: In Reference to Ethiopia.	Asmare Yalew Wageningen, The Netherlands
Trade Policies And Development Of Less-Favoured Areas: Evidence From The Literature.	A.J. Oskam, M.H.C. Komen, P. Wobst*, A. Yalew Agricultural Economics And Rural Policy Group, Mansholt Graduate School, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg Wageningen, Netherlands *Trade And Macroeconomics Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., USA And Department Of Economic And Technological Change, Center For Development Research, Bonn, Germany
Land Tenure Institutions And The Smallholder-Farming Systems: Challenges For Agricultural Development.	Atakilte Beyene Ph.D. Candidate, Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences
Poverty Profile And Livelihood Diversification In Rural Ethiopia: Implications To Poverty Reduction.	Ayalneh Bogale Asst. Professor, Alemaya University, Ethiopia Konrad Hagedorn Professor, Chair Of Resource Economics, Humboldt University Of Berlin, Germany
Population Growth And Socio-Economic Development: Effect Analysis Models And Swedish Case Studies.	Dr. Bo Malmberg, Dept Of Economic Geography, Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Lena Sommestad Institute For Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
Risk Responses Of Smallholder Farmers In The Eastern Highlands Of Ethiopia.(Pdf format - Download Acrobat Reader.)	Belaineh Legesse Corresponding Address: Department Of Rural Development Studies, Uppsala, Sweden.
Land Tenure And Land Management In The Highlands Of Northern Ethiopia.	Berhanu Gebremedhin, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) John Pender International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Simeon Ehui International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Social Capital: The Nexus Of Human Capital, Spatial Organization And Institutional Arrangements.	Berhanu Mengistu, Ph.D. College Of Business And Public Administration, Old Dominion University, USA Tigineh Mersha, Ph.D. Merrick School Of Business, University Of Baltimore, USA
The Global Coffee Crisis: Implications For Ethiopia.	Teferi Regassa Kotebe College of Teachers’ Education and Addis Ababa University, Department of Economics Dejene Aredo (Ph.D.) Addis Ababa University, Department of Economics
The Institutional Dimension Of World Trade In Agricultural Commodities.	Dejene Aredo (Ph.D.) Addis Ababa University, Department of Economics Teferi Regassa Kotebe College of Teachers’ Education and Addis Ababa University, Department of Economics
Economic Analysis Of Farmers’ Derived Demand For Variety And Crop Diversification In Ethiopia: What Role For On-Farm Conservation Of Sorghum Genetic Resources?	Edilegnaw Wale Center For Development Research Bonn, Germany
The Bretton Woods Institutions And The Ethiopian Economic Reform.	Fantahun Belew Ministry Of Finance And Economic Development, Addis Ababa
A Critical Description Of The Accounting Of Pension Contributions: Its Potential Benefits To The Ethiopian Program Of Social Security.	Fassil Tassew Ethiopian Civil Service College, Addis Ababa
Some Issues Related To Population And Unemployment.	Getachew Minas Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Addis Ababa
Sustainable Development And Poverty Reduction Strategy Revisited: A Demo-Economic Conceptual Framework And Its Application To Ethiopia.	Jean-Marie Cour Consultant Of The French Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France
Merits And Demerits Of Allowing Entry Of Foreign Banks Into The Ethiopian Banking Sector: Lessons From Selected Countries.	Jonse Bane National Bank Of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Microdam Construction And Reforestation In Tigray, Ethiopia: Economic Analysis And Policy Implications.	Lire Ersado And Gregory S. Amacher International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA
Christianity, Islam, And Socio-Economic Development In Ethiopia.	Muhammad Al-Hashimi Berne University, St. Kitts And Nevis, The Caribbean
Attitude Measures Towards Risk And Rate Of Time Preference: Experimental Evidence In Ethiopia.	Mahmud Yesuf Ph.D. Student, Dept Of Economics, Gothenburg University, Sweden
From Forgetting To Learn And Innovate Through Externally Imposed Development To Learning To Learn And Innovate African Transformation Through Self-Reliance.	Mammo Muchie (Ph.D.) Aalborg University , Demark And Middlesex University, London
Agricultural Development Models Reviewed, (Implied Practices In Ethiopia).	Mehari Getaneh
Competitiveness And The Real Exchange Rate: Lesson For Ethiopia.	Melesse Minale National Bank Of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Benefit Incidence Analysis On Public Sector Expenditures In Ethiopia: The Case Of Education And Health.	Michael Seifu Ministry Of Finance And Economic Development, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia’s Fiscal Reality And The Resultant 'Legitimacy' Gap: Formidable Threats To Educational Policy Implementation.	Shimelis Tsegaye Office Of The Federal Auditor General, Addis Ababa
Challenges To African Regional Integration In The Global Economy: Implications For Ethiopia.	Sisay Asefa Professor Of Economics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Adugna Lemi Ph.D. Candidate In Applied Economics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Promoting Quality And Service Excellence To Enhance Export Performance In Africa With A Focus On Ethiopia.	Tigineh Mersha, Ph.D. Merrick School Of Business, University Of Baltimore, USA Berhanu Mengistu, Ph.D. College Of Business And Public Administration, Old Dominion University, USA
Socio-Economic And Environmental Effects Of Age Transition In Ethiopia, 1950-2000.	Tsegaye Tegenu Institute For Future Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
Magnitude And Trend Of Technical Effciency In The Ethiopian Leather Manufacturing Sub-Sector.	Worku Gebeyehu Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa
Agriculture Versus Non-Agriculture In The Ethiopian Economyc: A Study Of Ccomparative Performances Since The 1960s.	Zerihun Gudeta Alemu University Of The Free State; South Africa
Public Policy and Private Investment in the Air Transport Sector.	Eyob Estifanos
Can NEPAD Provide an African Strategy for Economic Transformation?	Mammo Muchie (Ph.D.) Aalborg University , Demark And Middlesex University, London
Positive Externalities of Investments in Education.	Daniel Assefa Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa
Construction Industry: A Base for Development.	Gabre-Michael Paulos
Quality and Financing Education in Ethiopia: Recent Trends and Current Issues.(Presentation - ppt)	Getahun Tafesse Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa
Population Pressure and Intensification of Agricultural Production in Ethiopia: The Will and Cost of Overcoming Malthusian Trap.	Mulat Demeke (Ph.D.) Faculty of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa Bekele Hunde
The Impact of Household Assets on Child Labour in Rural Ethiopia.	Assefa Admassie (Ph.D.) Addis Ababa University, Department of Economics
Is Technical Progress Labour or Capital Saving? The Case of the Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector.	Admit Zerihun Italian Cooperation, Addis Ababa
The Feasibility of Late Industrialization in Least-developed Countries.	Newai Gebreab Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Addis Ababa
The Paradox of Sharecropping in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia.	Abdurahman Ame UNECA, Addis Ababa
Exports and Economic Growth in Ethiopia: An Empirical Investigation.	Debel Gemechu Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa
Economic Growth in Subsistence Economy. An Alternative View.	Paulos Gutema Institute of Development Research, Addis Ababa University
The Economics of Education: Conceptual Frameworks.	Kebede Tesfaye Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Addis Ababa
The Investment Climate in Ethiopia: Is it Important in Recent Years? Results from Business Survey.	Berhanu Nega (Ph.D.) Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute Kibre Moges Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa
ADLI: Prorural Employment or Against?	Tewodros Yilma COMESA, Addis Ababa
Towards a Regional Policy and Strategic Framework for the Management of HIV/AIDS in Northeast Africa.	Lemma Merid United Nations Development Program, South Africa
Some East Asian Lesson for African Development?	Jomo K.S. IDEAs (International Development Economics Associates), Professor, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Micro financing in Ethiopia: Linking Microfinance with formal banking institutions. (Presentation - ppt)	Wolday Amha (Ph.D.) Association of Ethiopian Micro-Finance Institutions, Addis Ababa
Libersalisation and Policies of Food Security: The Indian Experience.	Madhura Swaminathan Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Agricultural Production, the Role of the State and Trade Liberalization: Lessons from India.	Abhajit Sen India
Economic Development in Africa: From Adjustment to Poverty Reduction, What is New?	Tandika Mkandawire
Historical Perspective on Poverty in Ethiopia.	Professor Bahru Zewde Forum for Social Studies, Addis Ababa
Poverty and Agricultural Involution.	Dessalegn Rahmato Forum for Social Studies, Addis Ababa
Urban Poverty and Governance Institutions.	Meheret Ayenew (Ph.D.) Forum for Social Studies, Addis Ababa
HIV/AIDS and Poverty.	Aklilu Kidanu (Ph.D.) Miz-Hassab Research Center, Addis Ababa
Tenure Security and Land-Related Investment: Evidence from Ethiopia. (Pdf format - Download Acrobat Reader.)	Klaus Deininger World Bank Berhanu Adenew (Ph.D.) Samuel Gebreselassie (Ph.D.) Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa
The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A Review	Maite Irurzun-Lopez UNECA
The Economics of Conflict and Inequalities: the Case of Rwanda.	Niall Kishtainy UNECA
Strategic Response and the Opportunities for Financial Resource Mobilization against HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.	Reginald Kishtainy Chima UNECA
Tracking Sustainability Using ECA’s Indicators – an Application to Ethiopia.	Alemayehu Seyoum UNECA
Land and Labour Productivity – A Comment.	Andrian Gauci UNECA
FDI in Africa – Impact and Determinants.	Derrese Degefa UNECA
Tourism in Ethiopia – A Fast Track to Development?	Vittorio Gerosa UNECA
Child Malnutrition in Ethiopia: Can Maternal Knowledge Augment the Role of Income?	Luc Christiaensen Harold Alderman The World Bank
Food Insecurity in Ethiopia: Policy Interventions.	Wolday Amha (Ph.D.) Association of Ethiopian Micro-Finance Institutions, Addis Ababa
Determinants of Low Growth in Ethiopia: Beyond the Traditional Factors.	Berhanu Nega (Ph.D.) Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute Seid Nuru Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa

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