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2. 1. Essays on Shocks, Welfare, and Poverty Dynamics: Microeconometric Evidence from Ethiopia

   Author : Yonas Alem; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban Ethiopia; poverty dynamics; dynamic probit; hazard rate; labor market status; subjective well-being; policymakers; life satisfaction; environment; Ethiopia; food price; consumer demand; fertilizer use; rainfall; highlands of Ethiopia; panel data; consumption; welfare; food price shock; Africa;

   Abstract : Five self-contained papers constitute this thesis. Paper 1: Does fertilizer use respond to rainfall variability? Panel data evidence from urban Ethiopia In this article, we use farmers’ actual experiences with changes in rainfall levels and their responses to these changes to assess whether patterns of fertilizer use are responsive to changes in rainfall patterns. READ MORE

4. 2. Integrated community-based management of severe acute child malnutrition : Studies from rural Southern Ethiopia

   Author : Elazar Tadesse; Eva-Charlotte Ekström; Anders Hjern; Pia Olsson; Yemane Berehane; Tahmeed Ahmed; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Severe acute malnutrition; integrated outpatient therapeutic programme; programme outcome; recovery; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the community-based Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) as a standard treatment protocol for the management of uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at the community level. OTP has been scaled up and integrated into the existing grassroots level government health systems in several developing countries. READ MORE

5. 3. Data-driven Implementations for Enhanced Healthcare Internet-of-Things Systems

   Author : Amleset Kelati; Hannu Tenhunen; Juha Plosila; Nerey Mvungi; Ethiopia Nigussie; Bengt Oelmann; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; IoT; Real_time; Smart meter; Biosignal; NIALM; Data-driven; Machine Learning; FPGA; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

   Abstract : Healthcare monitoring systems based on the Internet of Things (IoT) areemerging as a potential solution for reducing healthcare costs by impacting and improving the quality of health care delivery. The rising numberof elderly and chronic patient population in the world and the associatedhealthcare costs urges the application of IoT technology to improve andsupport the health care services. READ MORE

6. 4. Peri-Urban Land Tenure in Ethiopia

   Author : Achamyeleh Gashu Adam; Peter Ekbäck; Erling Berge; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; formal; informal; land tenure; peri-urban; peri-urbanization; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : Urban areas in Ethiopia have been growing very quickly in recent decades, which haveled to ever increasing demand for land in peri-urban areas for housing and other nonagriculturalactivities. This has had several transformative impacts on the transitionalperi-urban, areas including engulfment of local communities and conversion of landrights and use from an agricultural to a built-up property rights system. READ MORE

7. 5. Expropriation, Valuation and Compensation in Ethiopia

   Author : Belachew Yirsaw Alemu; Thomas Kalbro; Kauko Viitanen; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Expropriation; valuation; compensation; public purpose; property rights; reasonable compensation; fairness; land policy; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : This study examines how the expropriation, valuation and compensation process are carried out in Ethiopia when privately held land and attached real properties are taken for public and private investment purposes. The study  examines three case studies, inquiring whether the process of expropriation and valuation are transparent and  justified or not and the compensation paid is fair and reasonable from an international perspective. READ MORE