Finance and poverty in Ethiopia: A household level analysis

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In this paper, using the rich household panel data of urban and rural Ethiopia that covers the period from 1994 to 2000, we attempted to establish the link between finance and poverty in Ethiopia. Our results show that access to finance is an important factor in consumption smoothing and hence poverty reduction. We also found evidence for a poverty trap due to liquidity constraints that limits the ability of the rural households from consumption smoothing. The empirical findings from this study could inform finance policies aimed at addressing issues of poverty reduction. – finance ; Ethiopia ; Africa ; poverty ; consumption smoothing

Object Details

• ISBN: 9291908193
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Research Paper ; No. 2006/51

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth ; General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) ; Financial Institutions and Services: General ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General ; Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
• Subject: Finanzmarkt ; Armut ; Kredit ; Äthiopien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Geda, Alemayehu ; Shimeles, Abebe ; Zerfu, Daniel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63471
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET