By Kibrom A. Abay, Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott, and Kibrom Tafere Multiple studies have documented the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the poor and vulnerable. Over the past decade, rigorous evaluations have shown Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Pro... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Ethiopia’s Rural-Urban Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges
Bart Minten of IFPRI-ESSP participated in a half day workshop organized by Policy Studies Institute (PSI) in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on September 4, 2019. The main aim of the workshop was to share and discuss preliminary results of the report on "New Rural Development Paradigm" pilot study in >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 133, by Gashaw T. Abate, Mekdim Dereje, Kalle Hirvonen, and Bart Minten. Abstract: Remote areas are often characterized by lower welfare outcomes due to economic disadvantages and higher transaction costs for trade. But their worse situation may also be linked to worse public service delivery. Relying on large household surveys in rural >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Sustainable Development Goals: Strengthening rural-urban linkages is the key for India
The world is rapidly urbanising. Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and by 2050, as much as 66% is projected to be urban, with much of this rise taking place in developing countries.
