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Missing men: Differential effects of war and socialism on female labour force participation in Vietnam

Kreibaum, Merle; Klasen, Stephan - 2015

woman working by around eleven percentage points, suggesting a larger and more persistent effect of socialism on female …

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Which Firms Invest Less Under Uncertainty? Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing

Shiferaw, Admasu - 2009

This paper uses firm level panel data from Ethiopian manufacturing to investigate the investment behavior of firms under uncertainty. The paper focuses on the heterogeneity of firm level investment responses to both demand and supply side sources of uncertainty. Accordingly, the...

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The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?

Shiferaw, Admasu; Bedi, Arjun - 2010

This paper analyzes the creation, destruction and reallocation of jobs to better understand the micro-dynamics of aggregate employment change in African manufacturing. The nature and magnitude of gross job flows are examined using a unique panel data of Ethiopian manufacturing establishments...

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On the Impact of Weather Variability and Climate Change on Agriculture: Evidence from Ethiopia

Bezabih, Mintewab; Di Falco, Salvatore; Mekonnen, Alemu - 2014

Ethiopia that have virtually no weather insurance. This paper assesses the distinct impacts of weather and climate change … measures on agricultural productivity of households, measured in terms of crop revenue, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Four …. The analysis also distinguishes between summer and spring seasons and different crops, in recognition that Ethiopia …

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CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND SMALLHOLDER DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE EAST AFRICAN HIGHLANDS: APPLICATION OF A SWITCHING REGRESSION MODEL

Freeman, H Ade; Ehui, Simeon K; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1998

credit on smallholder dairy farms in the East African highlands using farm level data from Ethiopia and Kenya. Farmers were …

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BIO-ECONOMIC MODELING OF WATERSHED RESOURCES IN ETHIOPIA

Okumu, B N; Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Colman, D; Russel, N - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1999

This paper examines the theoretical and practical aspects of natural resource use in the poor tropics given limited technological and policy intervention. Results show that if farmers were to reallocate their land use activities based on land suitability, and utilize between 10-20% of their farm...

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Livestock marketing, food security and related issues in Ethipia

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Ayele, Gezahegn - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2004

Ethiopia has a large livestock population that performs multiple functions and contributes to food security both …, Ethiopia’s competitiveness in the market in relation to alternative suppliers and ability of the domestic market to respond to …

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Technology, policy and population growth impacts on economic performance, nutrient flows and soil erosion at watershed level: the case of Ginchi in Ethiopia

Okumu, B N; Russel, N; Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Colman, D; … - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2004

balances, income and nutrition could not be substantially or sustainably improved in a highland area of Ethiopia. Although cash …

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Policies for Improved Land management in the Ethiopian Highlands

Ruben, Ruerd; Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2005

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Supply and Demand for Livestock Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for Designing New Credit Schemes

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Ehui, S K; Von Kaufmann, R - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2002

Based on analysis of credit supply in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, it is shown that public credit institutions …

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