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 urban Ethiopia’, 19th Annual Conference of the African Econometrics Society, Addis Ababa: July 16-18.

2015: ‘Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from urban 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 transition 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