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Eleni Abraham Yitbarek Tukkiewerf University of Pretoria, Cnr Lynnwood and University Roads, Hatfield 0083 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] +27743499504 Personal Place and date of birth : Addis Ababa, 16 May 1981 Nationality : Ethiopian Civil status : Married and one child Gender: Female Summary I obtained my PhD from Maastricht University in Economics and Governance. I have MSc in Public Policy and Human Development specialized social policy financing from Maastricht University. Prior to joining UNU-MERIT, I worked for the National Bank of Ethiopia and the Netherlands Development Organization, SNV. In 2014, I received the World Bank Group Fellowship. Currently, I am a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Pretoria, Economics department. Research Measurement of poverty dynamics, socio-economic dimensions of economic shocks, topics program evaluation, applied econometrics, social mobility, microfinance and gender. Education PhD, Economics 2016 Maastricht University Title: Getting Ahead or left behind? Essays on poverty dynamics and social mobility in Africa. 2008 MSc, Public Policy and Human Development Maastricht University Senior Essay: Poverty Alleviation (MDG-One) and Role of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia. 2003 BA, Management and Public Administration Addis Ababa University Training Evaluation of Public Policies ( Distance learning) Jan. 2017{ Laval University Mar. 2017 01 Jan{ National Agricultural Investment Plan Appraisal and Design 02 Feb. 2017 International Food Policy Research Institute and ReSAKSS Dakar, Senegal Awards The World Bank Group fellowship program Jul. 2014{ The World Bank group Mar. 2015 Washington DC, USA Oct. 2011{ UNU{MERIT PhD scholarship Dec. 2016 UNU{MERIT Maastricht, The Netherlands 2009 University of America in Cairo research grant Center for Migration and Refugee Studies Cairo, Egypt Sep. 2007{ Maastricht University High Potential Scholarship Aug. 2008 Maastricht University Maastricht, The Netherlands Experience Postdoctoral fellow Dec 2016{ University of Pretoria present Pretoria, South Africa Oct. 2011{ Phd Research Fellow Dec. 2016 UNU MERIT / Maastricht University Maastricht, the Netherlands Jul. 2015{ Consultant Oct. 2015 United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa Jul. 2014{ PhD fellow Mar. 2015 The World bank Washington DC, USA Nov. 2012 { Consultant, Business development advisor with a main focus on M&E Jun. 2013 SNV, the Netherlands Development Organization Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nov. 2008 { Economic Development Advisor / Value chain finance advisor Sep. 2011 SNV, the Netherlands Development Organization Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Apr. 2005 { Micro Finance Junior Inspector Aug. 2007 National Bank of Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Research `Share the Love: Parental Bias, Women Empowerment and Intergenerational Mobil- outputs ity in Africa' With Getachew Yoseph and Th´eophileT. Azomahou, (2016), Journal of development economics [under revision]. `Intergenerational Education Mobility in Africa: Has Progress Been Inclusive with Th´eophileT. Azomahou, (2016), Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7843. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. Demography [under revision]. `Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from urban Ethiopia', with Th´eophileT. Azomahou, (2015), Oxford Economic Papers, [under revision]. `The resilience of the poor: A Makov chain analysis of the dynamics of transition and heterogeneity of subjective poverty', With Elizabeth Asiedu and Th´eophileT. Azomahou, (2016). `Sustainable Human Development: Linkages between Empowerment, Gender Equal- ity and Sustainable Human Development'. (2015). Background paper prepared for 2015 UNDP report on human development in Africa. `Orphanhood in sub-Saharan Africa' (2015). Background paper prepared for the Poverty in a Rising Africa: Africa Poverty Report. Washington, DC: World Bank. `Networks in Coffee Value Chain and Farmers Performance: Evidence from Four vil- lages in Jimma, Ethiopia', With Yesuf M. Awel (2011). UNU-MERIT & Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG). `Developing a Microfinance Product to Improve Rural Income; the Case of Amhara Credit and Saving Institution, Ethiopia' (2011). UNU-MERIT & Maastricht Gradu- ate School of Governance (MGSoG). `The Economic Implications of Remittance in Household Welfare and Foreign Cur- rency Earnings, With Gerawork G. Bizuneh (2009). University of America in Cairo, Center for Migration and Refugee Studies. `Poverty Alleviation (MDG-One) and Role of Microfinance Institution: In The Case Of Ethiopia, (2008). Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG) Book Rem Neefjes and Heinz Greijn (Eds.) (2012). Pro-Poor Value Chain Development: contribution Private Sector-Led Innovative Practices in Ethiopia, SNV Netherlands Development Organization, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Research Beegle, Kathleen; Christiaensen, Luc; Dabalen, Andrew; Gaddis, Isis (2016). Poverty reports in a Rising Africa. Washington, DC: World Bank. Africa Human Development Report: Advancing Gender Equality and Womens Em- powerment in Africa, (2016), UNDP. International 2014: `Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from ur- conferences ban Ethiopia', 1st Annual World Bank Conference on Africa (ABCA), Paris: June presentations 23-24, 2014. 2014: `Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from ur- ban Ethiopia', 19th Annual Conference of the African Econometrics Society, Addis Ababa: July 16-18. 2015: `Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from ur- ban Ethiopia', CSAE Conference, Oxford, 22-24 March 2015. 2015 : `Occupational inheritance and gender: evidence from SSA', UNU-WIDER 30th anniversary conference, Helsinki, 17-19 September 2015. 2016: `Intergenerational education mobility in Africa: Has progress been inclusive?' UNU-WIDER Development Conference Human capital and growth, Helsinki, 6-7 June 2016. 2016 : `The resilience of the poor: A Makov chain analysis of the dynamics of tran- sition and heterogeneity of subjective poverty', Econometric Society Africa Region Meetings, Kruger National Park, 25 - 29 July 2016. 2017 `Share the Love: Parental Bias, Women Empowerment and Intergenerational Mobil- ity in Africa', 2017 ASSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, and January 6-8, 2017. `The resilience of the poor: A Makov chain analysis of the Dynamics of transition and heterogeneity of subjective poverty', 2017 ASSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, and January 6-8, 2017. Conferences Co-Organized the 2nd conference on `Sustainable Growth and Development in Africa' organization UNU-MERIT and the Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES), 2015 Dakar, Senegal. 2013 Co-Organized the 1st conference on `Sustainable Growth and Development in Africa' UNU-MERIT and the Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES), Dakar, Senegal. Sept. 2012- Organized the Joint seminar series at UNU-MERIT Maastricht Graduate School of Sept. 2013 Governance. Other { Apr. 2004{ Apr. 2005 Junior Material Resource Officer, Ethiopian Telecom- experiences munication Corporation, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. { Sept. 2003{ Apr. 2004 Operation Assistant, Nile Insurance Share Company, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. { Nov. 2001 { Apr. , 2002 Intern Administration Assistant, City Government Finance and Economy development Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. { Oct. 1- 30, 2002 Enumerator Young Lives International Study of Childhood Poverty. { Feb. 1-28, 2002 Enumerator and Data Analyst, Oxford Research International. { Aug. 1-Sept. 30, 2001 Intern Administration Assistant Ethiopian Telecommu- nication Corporation. { Jan. 2006 - Aug. 2007 Lecture: Small Business Management and Entrepreneur- ship Admas University Collage. { Jan. 2006 - Aug. 2007 Volunteer Management Advisor Tenakebena and Genflie Association (local NGO which address gender issues, HIV /AIDS, and environ- mental protection. Computer STATA, E-views, SPSS, LATEX, Distributive Analysis software (DAD and DASP), MS skills Processing (Spreadsheet, Word processing, Access, PowerPoint). Language Fluent in English and Tigrigna and native in Amharic Membership { Ethiopian Economic Association in professional { The Association of African Young Economist association { Association for the Advancement of African Women's Economist Reference Prof. Dr. Thophile T. Azomahou (PhD Supervisor) UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University Coordinator of Economic Development, Innovation and Institutions team E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +3143 3884440 Dr. Kathleen G. Beegle (Supervisor at World Bank) The World Bank Lead Economist E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +12024589894.