Evaluating the effects of drought on child nutrition outcomes in rural Ethiopia, this study contributes to the growing literature on climate and child health. By drawing on two recent Ethiopian Demographic & Health Surveys (EDHS) and climate datasets, we estimate kernel propensity-score matching with difference-in-difference treatment-effects estimation models of child HAZ (height-for-age z-score) and WAZ […]
Climate Shocks and Resilience: Evidence From Rural Ethiopia
Climate shock, specifically drought causes serious adverse effects on household welfare in rural Ethiopia. As a direct response to such shocks, resilience and related activities become the country’s key development agenda. In this context, we examine the relationship between climate shock and household consumption and then assess how household resilience influences this relationship. By combining […]
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The impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption: evidence from rural Ethiopia
This paper evaluates the impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption in Ethiopia. A difference-in-difference method was used to compare consumption changes over time in a group unaffected by the drought to the changes in a group affected by the drought. By using the ESS household-level consumption aggregate data, we find that […]
Rural Households’ Vulnerability to Poverty in Ethiopia
By using a nationally representative cross-sectional data set, this study identifies the determinants and levels of rural households’ vulnerability to poverty. Household size, head’s sex, age, literacy status, marital status, dependency ratio, and agro-ecology are the major determinants. The study found 54% vulnerability and 31% poverty rates. Regionally, the ratio of vulnerable to poor households […]
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Measuring resilience properties of household livelihoods and food security outcomes in the risky environments of Ethiopia
The purpose of this case study, conducted in Amhara region of Ethiopia, is to contribute to efforts to measuring and assessing resilience properties of household livelihoods constructed in the risky environments. It provides new insights for assessing livelihood vulnerability and designing resilience building programs in areas of protracted food crisis. Based on resilience theory as […]