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Quantifying the road influence zone on socio- economic development in rural Tigray, Ethiopia ---------------------------------------- Rural roads are very important for economic development, especially in rural areas. Empirical studies confirmed that rural roads provide safe and efficient human mobility, enhance access to markets for inputs such as fertilizers and improved seeds, enable framers to sell their produce to nearby markets through a reduction in transport fare and time, and allow farmers to achieve additional non-farm employment…

Understanding the Total Factor Productivity Shortfall in Sub-Saharan Africa Understanding the Total Factor Productivity Shortfall in Sub-Saharan Africa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some argue that Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is unique and the fundamental policies and institutions that govern income or productivity variation across countries do not explain the total factor productivity (TFP) shortfall within SSA. This study puts this hypothesis in question and attempts to explain the TFP shortfall in SSA using institutional quality, restrictiveness of trade policy,…

Small and Medium Enterprise Access to Finance in Ethiopia. Synthesis of Demand and Supply This paper reports an in-depth study into demand and supply issues relating to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) access to finance in Ethiopia. The demand side analysis is done using primary data collected from 519 business firms drawn from the major towns in Ethiopia. Similarly, information for the supply side analysis was collected from 8 banks and 3 Micro Finance Institutions.…