Eleni Abraham Yitbarek Tukkiewerf University of Pretoria, Cnr Lynnwood and University Roads, Hatfield 0083 E-mail: e.yitbarek@maastrichtuniversity.nl or Eleni.Yitbarek@up.ac.za +27743499504 Personal Place and date of birth : Addis Ababa, 16 May 1981 Nationality : Ethiopian Civil status : Married and one child Gender: Female Summary topics Education 2016 I obtained my PhD from in Economics and Governance. I have MSc in Public Policy and Human Development specialized social policy financing from. 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. Measurement of poverty dynamics, socio-economic dimensions of economic shocks, program evaluation, applied econometrics, social mobility, microfinance and gender. PhD, Economics Title: Getting Ahead or left behind? Essays on poverty dynamics and social mobility in Africa. 2008 MSc, Public Policy and Human Development Senior Essay: Poverty Alleviation (MDG-One) and Role of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia. 2003 BA, Management and Public Administration Addis Ababa University Training Jan. 2017 Mar. 2017 01 Jan 02 Feb. 2017 Awards Jul. 2014 Mar. 2015 Oct. 2011 Dec. 2016 Evaluation of Public Policies ( Distance learning) Laval University National Agricultural Investment Plan Appraisal and Design International Food Policy Institute and ReSAKSS Dakar, Senegal The World Bank Group fellowship program The World Bank group Washington DC, USA UNU MERIT PhD scholarship UNU MERIT Maastricht, The Netherlands
2009 University of America in Cairo research grant Center for Migration and Refugee Studies Cairo, Egypt Sep. 2007 Aug. 2008 Experience Dec 2016 present Oct. 2011 Dec. 2016 Jul. 2015 Oct. 2015 High Potential Scholarship Maastricht, The Netherlands Postdoctoral fellow University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa Phd Fellow UNU MERIT / Maastricht, the Netherlands Consultant United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa Jul. 2014 Mar. 2015 Nov. 2012 Jun. 2013 Nov. 2008 Sep. 2011 Apr. 2005 Aug. 2007 outputs PhD fellow The World bank Washington DC, USA Consultant, Business development advisor with a main focus on M&E SNV, the Netherlands Development Organization Economic Development Advisor / Value chain finance advisor SNV, the Netherlands Development Organization Micro Finance Junior Inspector National Bank of Ethiopia Share the Love: Parental Bias, Women Empowerment and Intergenerational Mobility in Africa With Getachew Yoseph and Théophile T. Azomahou, (2016), Journal of development economics [under revision]. Intergenerational Education Mobility in Africa: Has Progress Been Inclusive with Théophile T. Azomahou, (2016), Policy 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 Théophile T. 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 Théophile T. Azomahou, (2016).
Sustainable Human Development: Linkages between Empowerment, Gender Equality 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 villages 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 Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG). The Economic Implications of Remittance in Household Welfare and Foreign Currency 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 contribution Rem Neefjes and Heinz Greijn (Eds.) (2012). Pro-Poor Value Chain Development: Private Sector-Led Innovative Practices in Ethiopia, SNV Netherlands Development Organization,. reports Beegle, Kathleen; Christiaensen, Luc; Dabalen, Andrew; Gaddis, Isis (2016). Poverty in a Rising Africa. Washington, DC: World Bank. Africa Human Development Report: Advancing Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment in Africa, (2016), UNDP. International conferences presentations 2014: Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from urban Ethiopia, 1 st Annual World Bank Conference on Africa (ABCA), Paris: June 23-24, 2014. 2014: Poverty persistence and informal risk management: Micro evidence from urban Ethiopia, 19 th 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 30 th 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 Mobility 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 organization 2015 Co-Organized the 2 nd conference on Sustainable Growth and Development in Africa UNU-MERIT and the Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES), Dakar, Senegal. 2013 Co-Organized the 1 st conference on Sustainable Growth and Development in Africa UNU-MERIT and the Consortium pour la Recherche Economique et Sociale (CRES), Dakar, Senegal. Sept. 2012- Sept. 2013 Other experiences Computer skills Language Membership in professional association Organized the Joint seminar series at UNU-MERIT Maastricht Graduate School of Governance. Apr. 2004 Apr. 2005 Junior Material Resource Officer, Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation,. Sept. 2003 Apr. 2004 Operation Assistant, Nile Insurance Share Company,. Nov. 2001 Apr., 2002 Intern Administration Assistant, City Government Finance and Economy development Bureau,. Oct. 1-30, 2002 Enumerator Young Lives International Study of Childhood Poverty. Feb. 1-28, 2002 Enumerator and Data Analyst, Oxford International. Aug. 1-Sept. 30, 2001 Intern Administration Assistant Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation. Jan. 2006 - Aug. 2007 Lecture: Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Admas University Collage. Jan. 2006 - Aug. 2007 Volunteer Management Advisor Tenakebena and Genflie Association (local NGO which address gender issues, HIV /AIDS, and environmental protection. STATA, E-views, SPSS, L A TEX, Distributive Analysis software (DAD and DASP), MS Processing (Spreadsheet, Word processing, Access, PowerPoint). Fluent in English and Tigrigna and native in Amharic Ethiopian Economic Association The Association of African Young Economist Association for the Advancement of African Women s Economist
Reference Prof. Dr. Thophile T. Azomahou (PhD Supervisor) UNU-MERIT, Coordinator of Economic Development, Innovation and Institutions team E-mail: azomahou@merit.unu.edu Tel: +3143 3884440 Dr. Kathleen G. Beegle (Supervisor at World Bank) The World Bank Lead Economist E-mail: kbeegle@worldbank.org Tel: +12024589894