Books by Fitsum Zewdu Mulugeta
Developing countries heavily depend on export earnings to satisfy their import requirements. Ethi... more Developing countries heavily depend on export earnings to satisfy their import requirements. Ethiopian export, like many other developing countries, is concentrated into few primary products that are mainly agricultural. Studies suggest that such commodity concentration could result in fluctuation of export proceeds, which in turn will affect growth and capital formation of the country. In this book Ethiopia's export earnings instability is analyzed by employing country specific model using a sufficiently large time-series data covering the period 1962 to 2008. The contribution of the major agricultural export commodities of the country to the instability have been identified. The book also attempts to compare the three different socio-political periods of the country within this period. The book helps shed some light on the policy formulation regarding export diversification.
Papers by Fitsum Zewdu Mulugeta
Childhood mortality rates are important summary indicators of social development, quality of life... more Childhood mortality rates are important summary indicators of social development, quality of life, overall health, maternal health and welfare. Childhood deaths are mainly caused by preventable and communicable diseases and poor coverage of health, especially in the case of underdeveloped countries. This implies the socioeconomic nature of the issue besides its intrinsic health nature. This study identifies the socioeconomic factors causing childhood mortality in Ethiopia based on the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2005. Identifying the important factors will help in policy formulation and intervention designing, should the country meet reduction of the infant and child mortality rates to the one set by the Millennium Development Goals. This study employs a probit model to identify these socioeconomic factors and finds maternal education, maternal age at first birth, age of the child and size of the household to significantly and negatively affect child mortality. On the other hand, twin births and male children are found to have a higher relative chance of dying before seeing their fifth birthday. Based on the findings, the study suggests some recommendation for designing intervention and policy formulations.
Ethiopian export, like many other developing countries, is limited to few primary products, which... more Ethiopian export, like many other developing countries, is limited to few primary products, which are mainly agricultural. Studies show that such commodity concentration could result in instability of export earnings, which in turn will affect capital formation and growth. This is due to high dependence of developing countries on earnings from the export sector to satisfy their import requirements. It is argued that instability of such proceeds will significantly influence output by constraining input and production planning. The present study analyzes Ethiopia’s export earnings instability by employing country-specific models which will take advantage of the sufficiently large sample period, from 1962 to 2008. The study identifies the contributions of major agricultural export commodities, namely coffee, hides and skins, oilseeds, pulses and fruits and vegetables. Attempts have also been made to make comparisons between the sub-periods of the Imperial, Derg and Post-Derg periods, s...
Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 2011
Rural out‐migrants rely on their social networks to obtain information regarding labor market in ... more Rural out‐migrants rely on their social networks to obtain information regarding labor market in their
destination areas. The introduction of communication technologies such as the mobile phone makes
access to labor market information through social networks more efficient, timely and less costly. This
study attempts to identify the contribution of households’ possession of mobile to planning migration,
short‐term mobility and permanent migration outcomes. We used a cross‐sectional household data
from two weredas each from Wolayita zone of southern region and West Gojjam zone of Amhara region
to investigate this link. After testing and ruling out of endogeneity of mobile phone possession and
migration, we fitted a probit model. We found that households’ ownership of mobile phone is important
for planning migration and short‐term mobility while it was found to be less important for permanent
migrations already happened in the past.
Drafts by Fitsum Zewdu Mulugeta
This is a report of a field visit of Eneredada Elder People Association (EEPA) that took place on... more This is a report of a field visit of Eneredada Elder People Association (EEPA) that took place on November 19, 2016. The organization is a nonprofit one working with the society at the grass-root level since1997 G.C. It was established by a philanthropist who started by feeding a handful of elders her house. The main objective of the field visit was to learn about the supports of the association to its members and how these affect the socio-emotional and psychological situation of elderly people in the selected institution. The visit also tried to identify the challenges of elder people and proposed possible solution.
During the filed visit we used in-depth interview with the association’s staffs, made our own observation as well as referred to some of the organization’s publications. From the field visit we learned that the association is a day center that focuses on enabling the elderly to be able to lead a dignified life by being productive, independent and psychologically secured. Activities for achieving this include trainings, financial support, business support, home based care, recreation and creating an environment for the beneficiaries to spend time together. Financial resources and adjustment of the elderly to the models of the association were identified as main challenges of the association
By: GETACHEW GIZAW, FITSUM Z. MULUGETA, MULUGETA ZENA AND WONDWOSEN EYERUSWORK
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destination areas. The introduction of communication technologies such as the mobile phone makes
access to labor market information through social networks more efficient, timely and less costly. This
study attempts to identify the contribution of households’ possession of mobile to planning migration,
short‐term mobility and permanent migration outcomes. We used a cross‐sectional household data
from two weredas each from Wolayita zone of southern region and West Gojjam zone of Amhara region
to investigate this link. After testing and ruling out of endogeneity of mobile phone possession and
migration, we fitted a probit model. We found that households’ ownership of mobile phone is important
for planning migration and short‐term mobility while it was found to be less important for permanent
migrations already happened in the past.
Drafts by Fitsum Zewdu Mulugeta
During the filed visit we used in-depth interview with the association’s staffs, made our own observation as well as referred to some of the organization’s publications. From the field visit we learned that the association is a day center that focuses on enabling the elderly to be able to lead a dignified life by being productive, independent and psychologically secured. Activities for achieving this include trainings, financial support, business support, home based care, recreation and creating an environment for the beneficiaries to spend time together. Financial resources and adjustment of the elderly to the models of the association were identified as main challenges of the association
By: GETACHEW GIZAW, FITSUM Z. MULUGETA, MULUGETA ZENA AND WONDWOSEN EYERUSWORK
destination areas. The introduction of communication technologies such as the mobile phone makes
access to labor market information through social networks more efficient, timely and less costly. This
study attempts to identify the contribution of households’ possession of mobile to planning migration,
short‐term mobility and permanent migration outcomes. We used a cross‐sectional household data
from two weredas each from Wolayita zone of southern region and West Gojjam zone of Amhara region
to investigate this link. After testing and ruling out of endogeneity of mobile phone possession and
migration, we fitted a probit model. We found that households’ ownership of mobile phone is important
for planning migration and short‐term mobility while it was found to be less important for permanent
migrations already happened in the past.
During the filed visit we used in-depth interview with the association’s staffs, made our own observation as well as referred to some of the organization’s publications. From the field visit we learned that the association is a day center that focuses on enabling the elderly to be able to lead a dignified life by being productive, independent and psychologically secured. Activities for achieving this include trainings, financial support, business support, home based care, recreation and creating an environment for the beneficiaries to spend time together. Financial resources and adjustment of the elderly to the models of the association were identified as main challenges of the association
By: GETACHEW GIZAW, FITSUM Z. MULUGETA, MULUGETA ZENA AND WONDWOSEN EYERUSWORK