International conferences on African Development have been held by the Center for African Development Policy Research at Western Michigan University since 2001. They have alternated locations between Kalamazoo and Africa. This page contains papers from previous conferences.
Papers from 2018
Determinants of Youth (Un)Employment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aynalem Megersa
Papers from 2016
Export Barriers and Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise in Developing Countries: Case study in Ethiopian Leather Footwear Manufacturing Firms, Gebreyohannes Gebreslassie Gebrewahid
Papers from 2012
Papers from 2011
Papers from 2009
Ethnosymbolism and the Dismemberment of the State in the Horn of Africa: The Ethiopian Case of Ethnic Federalism, Assefa Mehretu
Papers from 2007
Leadership Perspective: Country Development and Transition to Free Market Economy, Kinfu Adisu
Private Transfers, Informal Loans and Risk Sharing among Poor Urban Households, Eskander Alvi and Seife Dendir
Maternal Education and Child Nutrition: Evidence from the 2000 and 2005 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys, Alemayehu Azeze Ambel
Households’ Willingness to Resettle and Preference to Forms of Compensation for Improving Slum Areas in Addis Ababa City, Alebel Bayrau and Genanew Bekele
Investors' Willingness to Pay for Urban Land: The Case of Addis Ababa City, Alebel Bayrau and Genanew Bekele
Agricultural Research and Development in Ethiopia, Efrem Bechere
Estimating Remittances from the United States to Ethiopia, Gezahegne Bekele
Farmers’ Preferences for Development Intervention Programs: A Case Study of Subsistence Farmers from East Ethiopian Highlands, Wagayehu Bekele
The Greater Horn or Africa: Priming a Strategy and Mechanism for Greater Horn of Africa Peace, Security and Development, BT Costantinos
Critical Factors Hampering Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia: The Case of Northern Ethiopian Farmers, Yezihalem Tesfa Dagnaw
Aid, Growth and Poverty Alleviation in Ethiopia, Sintayehu Fissha
What Role Should Civil Society Organizations Play to Address Ethnic Conflicts in Ethiopia?, Sisay Gebre-Egziabher
Challenges of Regional Peace after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, Elke Grawert
Party Politics, Political Polarization and the Future of Ethiopian Democracy, Merera Gudina
Examining the 2005 Ethiopian Parliamentary Election Results Under Alternative Electoral Rules, John Ishiyama
Investigation of Quality Awareness, Developments and Factors Impeding Product Quality Improvement in Ethiopian Medium and Large Scale Manufacturing Industries, Gebremeskel Kahsay, P.H. Osanna, and N.M. Durakbasa
Towards Resolving the Ethiopia-Somalia Disputes, Daniel Kendie
Influence of Credit Constraint on Technical Efficiency of Farm Households in Southeastern Ethiopia, Hussien Hamda Komicha and Bo Öhlmer
Do Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Aid Promote Good Governance in Africa?, Adugna Lemi, Blen Solomon, and Sisay Asefa
An Ethiopian Dilemma: Deep Structures, Wrenching Processes, Donald N. Levine
The Global Response to the Darfur Crisis, Mehari Maru
The Contribution of Farmers’ Breeders in Meeting Food Security: The Case of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in Ethiopia, Firew Mekbib
The Political Economy of Poverty Reduction Policies in Ethiopia, Abu Girma Moges
Government’s Response to the Challenge of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, Bedri Jebril Mohammed
Commercial Offtake of Cattle under Smallholder Mixed Crop-Livestock Production System in Ethiopia, its Determinants and Implications for Improving Live Animal Supply for Export Abattoirs, Asfaw Negassa and Mohammad Jabbar
Fiscal Response to External Finance: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa, Dawit Senbet and Aberra Senbeta
Status of Local Governance at Woreda/District Level in Ethiopia, Meskerem Shiferaw
Determinants of Institutional Quality in Sub-Saharan African Countries, Eyerusalem G. Siba
The Role of Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Political Risk on Foreign Direct Investment into Africa, Blen Solomon
U.S. Policy in the Horn of Africa, James Swan
2007 International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies (4th ICEDS) A Multidisciplinary Conference on the Challenges of Peace and Development in Ethiopia & the Horn of Africa, Western Michigan University
2 Building Democratic Institutions of Governance & Civil Institutions, Erku Yimer
A Problem of Social Capital and Cultural Norms?, Salaam Yitbarek
Governance and Productivity: Microeconomic Evidence from Ethiopia, Daniel Zerfu
Papers from 2005
Ethnicity, Economic Conditions, and Opposition Support: Evidence from Ethiopia's 2005 Elections, Leonardo R. Arriola
The Need for Standardization of Aggregates for Concrete Production in Ethiopian Construction Industry, Abebe Dinku
Integrated Agricultural Development Strategies in the ANRS: Lessons from the AMAREW Project, Brhane Gebrekidan, Yitayew Abebe, Fekadu Yohannes, Elias Zerfu, and Habtemariam Kassa
Heterogeneity in returns to schooling: Econometric evidence from Ethiopia, Sourafel Girma and Abbi M. Kedir
Democracy and Development: Lessons from Turkish Experience Applied to Ethiopia, Paul B. Henze
Electoral Systems, Ethnic Fragmentation and Party Systems Volatility in 31 Sub Saharan African Countries, John Ishiyama
The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Association: Evidence from Ethiopia, Abbi M. Kedir
Socioeconomic Impact of Export oriented Agricultural Production on Farmers, in Eastern Ethiopia, Adem Kedir
Fiscal Federalism and Its Discontents: Theory and Policy, Abu Girma Moges
Ethiopia in the World Economy: Trade, Private Capital Flows, and Migration, Kenneth A. Reinert
Are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Feasible? Can the Deadlines be Met Particularly for Education and Gender? The Case of Ethiopia, Meskerem Shiferaw
Land Scarcity, Tenure Change and Public Policy in the African Case of Ethiopia: Evidence on Efficacy and Unmet Demands for Land Rights, Tesfaye Teklu
Papers from 2003
Pastoral Livelihoods in Urban and Peri-urban Spaces of Ethiopia: The Case of Yabello, Borana Zone, Edlam Aberra
Status and Prospects of Farm Forestry Practices in Central Ethiopia, a Case of Western Guraghe Highlands, Negussie Achalu, Holm Uibrig, and Guido Weisshahn
Conceptualising Famine in Ethiopia, Getnet Alemu
Papers of the Second International Conference on Development Studies in Ethiopia, Sisay Asefa
Rural Poverty, Food Insecurity and Environmental Degradation in Ethiopia: A Case Study from South Central Ethiopia, Sisay Asefa and Tesfaye Zegeye
Agroforestry and Community Forestry for Rehabilitation of Degraded Watersheds on the Ethiopian Highlands, Badege Bishaw and Abdu Abdelkadir
Policy options for improving market participation and sales of smallholder livestock producers: A case study of Ethiopia, Simeon Ehui, Samuel Benin, and Zelekawork Paulos
Household’s Consumption Pattern and Demand for Energy in Urban Ethiopia, Samuel Faye Gamtessa
Perspectives on Food Crop Production for Combating Famine in Ethiopia, Brhane Gebrekidan
Land Tenure and Land Management in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia, Berhanu Gebremedhin, John Pender, and Simeon Ehui
Ethiopian Macroeconomic Modeling in Historical Perspective: Bringing Gebre-Hiwot and His Contemporaries to Ethiopian Macroeconomics Realm, Alemayehu Geda
Blending of Traditional and Modern Technologies Through Science, Berhanu Gizaw
An Alternative View to the “Africa Dummy”, Paulos Gutema
Education and Economic Performance in Sub Sahara Africa, Paulos Gutema and Mekonnen Bekele
Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia: Background, Present Conditions and Future Prospects, Alem Habtu
Reflections on Development in Ethiopia, Paul B. Henze
Determinants of Access to Credit and Loan Amount: Household-level Evidence from Urban Ethiopia, Abi Kedir
Holistic Integrated Youth-Centered Development: Need For Change of Focus, Yared Mammo
Macroeconomic Development and Private Sector Performance in Ethiopia: The 1990’s Experience, Melesse Minale
An Economic Analysis of Fiscal Federalism in Ethiopia, Abu Girma Moges
Land Tenure and Land Management Technology: A Case Study from the Central Ethiopia, Workneh Negatu
The Future Impact of Adoption of Soil Conservation Strategy at Family level in the Highlands of Ethiopia, Senait Regassa and Werner Doppler
School Choice And Policy Response: A Comparative Context Between Private And Public Schools In Urban Ethiopia, Berhanu Seboka
The Role of ESRDF in Empowering Communities: The Case of Addis Ababa Regional Office, Alemayehu Semunigus
Educating the Community, Meskerem Shiferaw
Market Incentives, Farmers’ Response and A Policy Dilemma: A Case Study on Expansion of Chat Production as a Cash Crop in the Eastern Ethiopian Highlands.\, Tesfaye Lemma Tefera, Johann Kirsten, and Sylvain Perret
Resource Quality and Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and Implications for Ethiopia, Abebayehu Tegene and Keith D. Wiebe
Environment Stress and Increased Vulnerability to Impoverishment and Survival in Ethiopia: A Synthesis, Tesfaye Teklu
Papers from 2001
The Macroeconomics of Foreign Aid to Ethiopia: Internal Balance and Fiscal Response-An Alternate Framework, Getnet Alemu
Nationalism as a Contingent Event: Som eReflections on the Ethio-Eriterean Experience, Mesfin Araya
Papers of International Conference on Contemporary Development Issues in Ethiopia, August 16-18, 2001, Sisay Asefa
Technological Innovation, Adoption and the Management of Vertisol Resources in the Highland Ethiopia, Gezahegn Ayele
Environmental degradation and conflict in Borkena area, Berhanu G. Balcha
Impact of Government Policies on the Development of ICT in Ethiopia, Dawit Bekele
The EPRDF and the Crisis of the Ethiopian State, Aregawi Berhe
Deforestation and Land Degradation on the Ethiopian Highlands: A Strategy for Physical Recovery, Badege Bishaw
Private Sector Development in Ethiopia, Solomon Deneke
Soil and Water Resources and Degradation Factors Affecting their Productivity in the Ethiopian Highland Agro-ecosystems, Paulos Dubale
Colonizing Ideas: A Comparative Look at Receptivity to the Adoption of Western Education in Japan and Ethiopia, Getachew Felleke
A Review of Distributed Generation Technologies And Their Applicability in Ethiopia, Haeran Fisseha and Yared Mengistu
Of Markets and Middlemen: Transforming Agricultural Markets in Ethiopia, Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin
Community Resource Management: The Case of Grazing Lands in Northern Ethiopia, Berhanu Gebremedhin, John Pender, and Girmay Tesfay
Determinants of Farmer Perceptions of the Severity and Yield Impact of Soil Erosion: Evidence from Northern Ethiopia, Berhanu Gebremedhin and Scott Swinton