Abebe Shimeles

Research Fellow

University of Cape Town

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Abebe Shimeles is currently Honorary Professor at University of Cape Town and Senior Economic Advisor. Previously Mr Shimeles has worked for The African Development Bank, The World Bank, UNECA, ACTIONAID, and Addis Ababa University in different capacities. His recent research interest includes macroeconomic policy analysis, tax reforms, poverty , labor market integration, migration issues in Africa and impact evaluation of policy interventions. He holds a PhD in economics from University of Goteborg, MSC from Delhi School of Economics and undergraduate degree in economics from Addis Ababa University.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2011.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14878
Structural Change and Inequality in Africa
Hanan Morsy, Abebe Shimeles, Tiguene Nabassaga
published in: Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32 (S2), ii228–ii245,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12495
Welfare Effect and Elite Capture in Agricultural Cooperatives Intervention: Evidence from Ethiopian Villages
Dambala Gelo, Edwin Muchapondwa, Abebe Shimeles, Johane Dikgang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11389
Do Developing Countries Enjoy Faster Poverty Reduction as Their Initial Poverty Incidences Decline over Time? A Dynamic Panel Analysis
Yusi Ouyang, Abebe Shimeles, Erik Thorbecke
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11388
Revisiting Cross-Country Poverty Convergence in the Developing World with a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
Yusi Ouyang, Abebe Shimeles, Erik Thorbecke
published in: World Development, 2019, 117 (C), 13 - 28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9922
Community-Based Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending in Africa: Evidence from Rwanda
Andinet Woldemichael, Daniel Zerfu Gurara, Abebe Shimeles
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8998
Market Distortions and Political Rent: The Case of Fertilizer Price Divergence in Africa
Abebe Shimeles, Daniel Zerfu Gurara, Dawit Birhanu Tessema
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8751
Growth and Poverty in Africa: Shifting Fortunes and New Perspectives
Abebe Shimeles
part of this paper published as 'Poverty: Shifting Fortunes and New Perspectives' in: The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 2015
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7352
The Making of Middle Class in Africa: Evidence from DHS Data
Mthuli Ncube, Abebe Shimeles
published in : Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51 (2), 178 - 193
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