Yohannes, Dereje

Dereje Yohannes is a lecturer at Addis Ababa University, Department of Economics. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. study in Economics, enrolled in a collaborative Ph.D. program between the University of Gothenburg and Addis Ababa University. He has a BA (2006) and MSc (2011) degree in Economics from Mekele University.

His main research areas are Development Economics and Behavioral Economics. In his PhD research, he has looked at the long-run impact of rainfall shocks on child labor focusing on the role of a large public works program and credit markets in mediating the impact; the origin of human capital formation on the role of early life extreme weather events on human capital outcomes (cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills and health) during childhood and adolescence, and the long-run impact of the early life weather shocks on young adults’ labor income in Ethiopia. 

Grants and consultancy

  • Country representative Consultant: Assessing the Impact of IFPRI’s Capacity Building programs in Ethiopia (In Collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPRI) funded by IFPRI (20014/15)
  • Feasibility study: Development of private Industrial Zones in Ethiopia: The of Case Tujar Industrial Zones Development Sh.Co. (2015)
  • The Economic Contribution of Advertisement in Ethiopia: Ethiopian Broadcast Authority (2019)
  • Assessment of Spices Value Chain in Ethiopia (Ginger, Turmeric, and Pepper) funded by  Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations (AACCSA)-GIZ Cluster Support for the Agricultural and Food Industries in Ethiopia Project (2021)
  • Analysis of poverty and income inequality in Ethiopia: the case of Borena Zone, Oromia region.
  • The situation of migration in Ethiopia: A baseline survey on the Causes and Effects of Migration in Ethiopia (2016).
  • Employee satisfaction and Engagement: Survey on Ethiopian Shipping and Logistic Services Enterprises (ESLSE, 2015/2016)

 

 

Other professional Trainings provided:

  • Techniques of Poverty Analysis for Oromia Regional State Higher Officials and Experts
  • Training on Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: Addis Ababa University 
  • Training on Strategic Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation: Ethio-telecom staff
  • Report Writing Techniques: Client Organization –Ethio-telecom
  • Presentation Skills: Client Organization –Ethio-telecom
  • Effective Communication Skills for high-level staff of Ethio telecom
  • Change Management and Leadership: Client Organization –Ethiotelecom
  • Action Research Methodology for high-level staff of Ethio Telecom.
  • Systems of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Report writing techniques: Client Organization: Ministry of Federal Affairs, Ethiopia
  • Project Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and Report writing techniques to the middle and higher-level management staff of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ethiopia
  • Applying Statistical Methods to Research Using STATA Software(Training given to staff of Mada Walabu University)
People | 20 December 2023