From a war-torn and famine-plagued country at the beginning of the 1990s, Ethiopia is today
emerging as one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa. Growth in Ethiopia has …

Ethiopia has advanced from the strong economic recovery of the 1990s to rapid growth
since the early 2000s. The underlying economic structure exhibits only modest changes as …

This article investigates the determinants of firms' investment behaviour using firm data from
101 developing and emerging economies. A substantial number of firms does not invest in …

A growing share of manufacturing in GDP and in employment is a common feature observed
in successful developing countries. Manufacturing, however, has not been a major source of …

This paper investigates how idiosyncratic and macro uncertainty influence corporate
investment. The study employs an augmented dynamic accelerator model (aka error …

This paper analyses macroeconomic aspects of exit from aid-dependence. By'exit from aid',
we mean substantial and enduring decline over time in Official Development Assistance …

A great team with special forces gave me the strength and perseverance needed to
complete a PhD thesis. First and foremost, I thank my supervisors Bart Verspagen and Denis …

In this paper we analyze the pattern of returns to capital in formal and informal
manufacturing sector in Ethiopia using a rich panel dataset of formal sector manufacturing …

REDUCTION of mass poverty and economic transformation in developing countries remain
quintessential topics in development economics. Conventional growth theories built around …

Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between uncertainty and firm's level
investment by using the data from Pakistani textile sector for period of 2000 to 2013 …