Numerous of studies in recent years have focused attention on the determinants of capitalrnflight in the developing countries. This paper contributed to this body of knowledge byrnfilling a noticeable gap. Principally, this paper examines the determinant of capital flightrnfrom 13 member countries...
It is generally argued that trade encourages resource allocation based on comparativernadvantage, acts as an engine of economic growth and provides welfare gains. Though.rneconomic competency and market access have determining roles, these benefits arernexpected to be earned if the nation is...
This study is undertaken in Kilie watershed area found in Lume woreda, Oromia Regional State.rnThe paper focused on analyzing the factors that influence the adoption of soil bund on grainrnproduction using cross-sectional data collected in 2007 on randomly selected 141 householdsrnhaving 520 plots....
The purpose of this paper is to identify and empirically analyze determinants of exportrnperformance of Ethiopia. We began with a novel decomposition of the growth in countries'rnexports into the contribution from internal supply-side and external market accessrnconditions. Building on the results...
The flood recession agriculture around Lake Tana is an important means of living for thernresidents in the plains of Fogera, Dembia and Alefa. Even though the recession zone has thisrnadvantage and is also a home of various species of birds and plants it is also believed that therernwill be a...
This paper re-examines the question of aid effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) byrnanalyzing the effect of foreign aid on selected components of HDI including economic growth,rnadult literacy and under-jive mortality rates. The estimation technique of Dynamic Panel Datarn(DPD) System-GMM has...
As a Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), the Ethiopian government has plannedrnto conclude the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with European Union (EU)rnand joining common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa- Free Trade Arearn(COMESA-FTA). Thus, in the study we have shown endeavor to...
In this paper, we take in hand two main issues: what determines trade flow amongrnCOMESA members and what effect COMESA has on its member countries, traderncreation or diversion?rnAnnual data for 20 African countries, 12 COMESA members and 8 non-members, andrnthat of EU for the period 1999-2007 are...
This paper has aimed to examine three important things: i) to identify the determinants ofrnmoney supply in Ethiopia over the period 1964/65QI-2003/04Q4, ii) to review the stability ofrnthe money-multiplier so as to respond to the question of whether money supply can berncontrolled and be correctly...
Urban green spaces generate a variety of uses which range from amenities, aesthetic, bequest andrnaltruism valuernThis study explores the awareness of the peoples of Addis regarding these ecosystem services of thernenvironment. the monetary valuation of these environmental values which are not...
The impact of financial development in economic growth remains to be controversial despiternintensive research on the issue. Moreover, the correlation between financial development andrnthe level of economic development is not clear. This, along with the lack of econometricallyrnstrong empirical...
Exchange rate reform combined with other liberalizing trade policyrnreforms in Ethiopia's economic reform program was anticipated torndiversify the export base of the economy which is highly dominated byrncoffee export, still with limited supply. Parallel to diversification ofrnexport base of the...
Ethiopia is known as food insufficient country. It depends mainly on its agricultural sector forrnfood production which is rainfall dependent. The performance of this sector has remained lowrnmainly because of recurrent drought inherently happened as a result of climate change. Owing tornthe...
The purpose of the thesis is to discuss and and analyze effects of WTO accession on Ethiopia’srneconomic policy making with particular emphasis on foreign market access for her exports 'That 'isrnits aim is to ask how important market access might be as an incentive for Ethiopia to join the...
The main objective of this study is to identify major factors and constraints that determine croprnproduction and estimate the technical efficiency of smallholders in the highlands of Ethiopia.rnUsing cross-sectional data collected from 1660 households, this study has attempted to estimaternthe...
The Ethiopian government aims to increase overall expenditure by more than 100% fromrn690.9 billion in GTP periods (20 10111-2014115) as compared to previous plan periodrn(PASDEP, 2004105-2009110) expenditure. According to some scholars- Keynesian view,rnthe increase in Public spending on...
Introduction rnEpilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects people of all ages. Many synthetic antiepilepticrnrndrugs are available in practice, however, their effectiveness does not hold with thernentire range of population suffering from this disorder. Moreover, the side effects and...
This thesis is directed at the performance evaluation of therncooperatives sub sector - both at the macro and micro levels- as well asrnthe study of the problems of development of the cooperate vies with arnview of making recommendations which may enhance the development of thernagricultural sector...
This paper attempted to analyze efficiency and productivity growth ofrnEthiopian insurance industry in the period 1996-2005. Towards this aim,rna three-stage analysis is carried out. Firstly, a Data Envelopment Analysisrn(DE A) approach is used to estimate technical efficiency scores....
Cognizant with the importance of optimal pnCll1g as a guide to efficientrnresource allocation, this study was conducted to determine optimal prices for telephonyrnservices for selected urban areas in Ethiopia. To this end, a forward looking engineeringrneconomic technique of determination of...