This brief is based on results from the study Energy Demand and Energy efficiency and Conservation Practices of Manufacturing Industries in Ethiopia, EfD Study (MS-761) by Sied Hassen and Abebe Damte…

Abstract Introduction Public perception of the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to six other major public health problems (alcoholism and drug use, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, lung…

Abstract This paper examines the impact of positive and negative rainfall shocks on child labor in agricultural households in Ethiopia. We are the first to investigate how the presence of a public…

Abstract Stated preference studies are often based on the assumptions that proposed outcomes would realize with certainty and respondents believe their survey responses are consequential. This paper…

The transition to solar energy to provide clean lighting for rural households in developing countries has been slow. Using a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) bidding mechanism in a randomized field…

This paper examines the impact of the 2015-16 large-scale El-Nino-induced drought on livestock holding and milk production of smallholder farmers. Recent research shows that climate change makes El...

We use a field experiment to identify how differences in preferences and spousal influence result in low willingness to pay (WTP) for technologies that can benefit all household members. We create…

Abstract We use a field experiment to identify how differences in preferences and spousal influence result in low willingness to pay (WTP) for technologies that can benefit all household members. We…

PREFACE In order to achieve Agenda 2030, we need to get the economic incentives right and make sure to leave no one behind. In other words, we need a transformation towards an inclusive green economy…