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Journal of economics and sustainable development, 2015
Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflatio... more Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflation growth. Using annual data over the past three decades (1980 to 2012), the study identified short run and long run dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic indicators involving structural and or domestic, monetary and external factors. The empirical strategy combines two separate estimations: the VECM and a multi factor singleequation model. The study found that the effect of supply side, monetary and external factors are highly significant to explain price inflation through their long run co-integrating (equilibriums) relationships. In the short run, changes in inflation are highly sensitive to the change in money growth, the cost of capital, exchange rate and inertia. Policies that geared towards concurrently maximizing agricultural growth, and flourishing structural rigidities on the one hand and pursuing monetary tightening and stable exchange rate polices on the other hand would enable to ensure stable inflation.
Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Aug 10, 2015
Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially... more Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially reduce poverty. Contrarily, proponents criticized that MC does not reach the poorest of the poor or that the poorest are deliberately excluded from the MC programs. Despite the apparent success and popularity of microfinance, no clear evidence yet exists that microfinance programs have positive impacts on the life of the poor. The main aim of this study is therefore, to assess the relative economic contributions made through the CBMFIs and SACCOs. The study applied DID approaches comprising of the FE and RE models and the t test statistics taken part from analysis of varying cross-sectional and panel data collected through Questionnaires and structured interview. To fulfill the stated research objectives, the researcher considered the income levels of individuals, of households and of businesses, as well as savings levels, expenditure, and asset accumulation as outcome indicators.
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Journal of economics and sustainable development, 2015
Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflatio... more Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflation growth. Using annual data over the past three decades (1980 to 2012), the study identified short run and long run dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic indicators involving structural and or domestic, monetary and external factors. The empirical strategy combines two separate estimations: the VECM and a multi factor single-equation model. The study found that the effect of supply side, monetary and external factors are highly significant to explain price inflation through their long run co-integrating (equilibriums) relationships. In the short run, changes in inflation are highly sensitive to the change in money growth, the cost of capital, exchange rate and inertia. Policies that geared towards concurrently maximizing agricultural growth, and flourishing structural rigidities on the one hand and pursuing monetary tightening and stable exchange rate polices on the other hand wou...
Even if no one disputes over the importance of microfinance schemes, several evidences revealed t... more Even if no one disputes over the importance of microfinance schemes, several evidences revealed that the conventional microfinance scheme in Pakistan did not reach the poor and has not yet achieved the expected result. Alternatively, a new microfinance scheme was innovated in Pakistan and found to be more beneficial to the poor. Conversely, there are no sufficient empirical studies conducted to evaluate the impacts of the two alternative microfinance schemes in Pakistan. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the real impact of Akhuwat microcredit intervention on the profitability of small business enterprises. The study was conducted based on Randomized experimental design through which experimental treatment of microcredit was considered as family enterprise loan. The loan was exclusively granted for running business activities. The samples under study consist of firms that are randomly assigned to treatment and control groups which entail as similar character ...
Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 2015
Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially... more Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially reduce poverty. Contrarily, proponents criticized that MC does not reach the poorest of the poor or that the poorest are deliberately excluded from the MC programs. Despite the apparent success and popularity of microfinance, no clear evidence yet exists that microfinance programs have positive impacts on the life of the poor. The main aim of this study is therefore, to assess the relative economic contributions made through the CBMFIs and SACCOs. The study applied DID approaches comprising of the FE and RE models and the t test statistics taken part from analysis of varying crosssectional and panel data collected through Questionnaires and structured interview. To fulfill the stated research objectives, the researcher considered the income levels of individuals, of households and of businesses, as well as savings levels, expenditure, and asset accumulation as outcome indicators. MC ser...
Modeling the Growth of Ethiopian Inflation and its Dynamic Behavior over Time
Global Journal of Human-Social Science Research, 2015
Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflatio... more Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflation growth. Using annual data over the past three decades (1980 to 2012), the study identified short run and long run dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic indicators involving structural and or domestic, monetary and external factors. The empirical strategy combines two separate estimations: the VECM and a multi factor single-equation model. The study found that the effect of supply side, monetary and external factors are highly significant to explain price inflation through their long run cointegrating (equilibriums) relationships. In the short run, changes in inflation are highly sensitive to the change in money growth, the cost of capital, exchange rate and inertia. Policies that geared towards concurrently maximizing agricultural growth, and flourishing structural rigidities on the one hand and pursuing monetary tightening and stable exchange rate polices on the other hand woul...
International Journal of Accounting Research, 2017
The role of scaling firms for poverty reduction and pro-poor growth is indisputable. Most scholar... more The role of scaling firms for poverty reduction and pro-poor growth is indisputable. Most scholars declared that those firms are the veritable socioeconomic engines for sustainable income, employment-generation and social-transformation. The main objective of this study is therefore, to investigate the dynamics of scaling firms and their contributions for socioeconomic transformation. To be specific, the study intends to verify whether firms are consistently taking its critical part for improving the living conditions of the poor, and driving employment growth and social wellbeing, and if not, why, and also to identify the possible remedial measures. By making use of the Binary logistic regression analysis, OLS and fixed effect models, the study has made thorough investigation of the determinant factors for firms' entry, survival and growth. Besides, descriptive statistics was used for analyzing the individual owners and firm level characteristics and their relationship with the form and or nature of the business firms and its sources of funding. Virtually, the study found that scaling firms have played and continue to play significant roles in improving the socioeconomic lives of the poor. The firms, on average, generated higher rate of annual employment growth (8.5 percent), capital accumulation (41.6 percent), ROI (7.8 birr) and income and assets growth rate (26.8 percent). On the other hand, firm operators were able to reduce the marginal cost of production by 7.8 birr, by virtue of efficient utilization of resources and effective production system. Overall, scaling firms-enabled the poor to realize better social wellbeing by means of reducing socioeconomic inequality and vulnerability. In spite of the fact that scaling firms have had an immense potential for wealth accumulation, poverty reduction and employment generation, the sector did not yet realize its vibrant role due to a range of problems and constraints affecting its survival and growth. The most out of which, includes, uneasy access to funding, lack of access to market, poor infrastructural facilities, which tend to escalate costs of operation, bureaucratic support and inefficiency in the administration of incentives and support facilities. The poor intra and inter-sectorial linkages within which access to raw materials and final products are at the verge of dare obstacles could also pledge restricted access to market and other business information.
![Research paper thumbnail of An Investigation into the Causes and Dynamics of Price Inflation in Ethiopia A Macro-Econometric Approach [1980 – 2012]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/117288856/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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Journal of economics and sustainable development, 2015
Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflatio... more Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflation growth. Using annual data over the past three decades (1980 to 2012), the study identified short run and long run dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic indicators involving structural and or domestic, monetary and external factors. The empirical strategy combines two separate estimations: the VECM and a multi factor singleequation model. The study found that the effect of supply side, monetary and external factors are highly significant to explain price inflation through their long run co-integrating (equilibriums) relationships. In the short run, changes in inflation are highly sensitive to the change in money growth, the cost of capital, exchange rate and inertia. Policies that geared towards concurrently maximizing agricultural growth, and flourishing structural rigidities on the one hand and pursuing monetary tightening and stable exchange rate polices on the other hand would enable to ensure stable inflation.
Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Aug 10, 2015
Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially... more Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially reduce poverty. Contrarily, proponents criticized that MC does not reach the poorest of the poor or that the poorest are deliberately excluded from the MC programs. Despite the apparent success and popularity of microfinance, no clear evidence yet exists that microfinance programs have positive impacts on the life of the poor. The main aim of this study is therefore, to assess the relative economic contributions made through the CBMFIs and SACCOs. The study applied DID approaches comprising of the FE and RE models and the t test statistics taken part from analysis of varying cross-sectional and panel data collected through Questionnaires and structured interview. To fulfill the stated research objectives, the researcher considered the income levels of individuals, of households and of businesses, as well as savings levels, expenditure, and asset accumulation as outcome indicators.
Journal of economics and sustainable development, 2015
Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflatio... more Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflation growth. Using annual data over the past three decades (1980 to 2012), the study identified short run and long run dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic indicators involving structural and or domestic, monetary and external factors. The empirical strategy combines two separate estimations: the VECM and a multi factor single-equation model. The study found that the effect of supply side, monetary and external factors are highly significant to explain price inflation through their long run co-integrating (equilibriums) relationships. In the short run, changes in inflation are highly sensitive to the change in money growth, the cost of capital, exchange rate and inertia. Policies that geared towards concurrently maximizing agricultural growth, and flourishing structural rigidities on the one hand and pursuing monetary tightening and stable exchange rate polices on the other hand wou...
Even if no one disputes over the importance of microfinance schemes, several evidences revealed t... more Even if no one disputes over the importance of microfinance schemes, several evidences revealed that the conventional microfinance scheme in Pakistan did not reach the poor and has not yet achieved the expected result. Alternatively, a new microfinance scheme was innovated in Pakistan and found to be more beneficial to the poor. Conversely, there are no sufficient empirical studies conducted to evaluate the impacts of the two alternative microfinance schemes in Pakistan. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the real impact of Akhuwat microcredit intervention on the profitability of small business enterprises. The study was conducted based on Randomized experimental design through which experimental treatment of microcredit was considered as family enterprise loan. The loan was exclusively granted for running business activities. The samples under study consist of firms that are randomly assigned to treatment and control groups which entail as similar character ...
Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 2015
Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially... more Several evidences in the developing world argued that access to finance can help to substantially reduce poverty. Contrarily, proponents criticized that MC does not reach the poorest of the poor or that the poorest are deliberately excluded from the MC programs. Despite the apparent success and popularity of microfinance, no clear evidence yet exists that microfinance programs have positive impacts on the life of the poor. The main aim of this study is therefore, to assess the relative economic contributions made through the CBMFIs and SACCOs. The study applied DID approaches comprising of the FE and RE models and the t test statistics taken part from analysis of varying crosssectional and panel data collected through Questionnaires and structured interview. To fulfill the stated research objectives, the researcher considered the income levels of individuals, of households and of businesses, as well as savings levels, expenditure, and asset accumulation as outcome indicators. MC ser...
Modeling the Growth of Ethiopian Inflation and its Dynamic Behavior over Time
Global Journal of Human-Social Science Research, 2015
Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflatio... more Since 2004, Ethiopian economy had been continually facing unprecedented and double digit inflation growth. Using annual data over the past three decades (1980 to 2012), the study identified short run and long run dynamic interactions among key macroeconomic indicators involving structural and or domestic, monetary and external factors. The empirical strategy combines two separate estimations: the VECM and a multi factor single-equation model. The study found that the effect of supply side, monetary and external factors are highly significant to explain price inflation through their long run cointegrating (equilibriums) relationships. In the short run, changes in inflation are highly sensitive to the change in money growth, the cost of capital, exchange rate and inertia. Policies that geared towards concurrently maximizing agricultural growth, and flourishing structural rigidities on the one hand and pursuing monetary tightening and stable exchange rate polices on the other hand woul...
International Journal of Accounting Research, 2017
The role of scaling firms for poverty reduction and pro-poor growth is indisputable. Most scholar... more The role of scaling firms for poverty reduction and pro-poor growth is indisputable. Most scholars declared that those firms are the veritable socioeconomic engines for sustainable income, employment-generation and social-transformation. The main objective of this study is therefore, to investigate the dynamics of scaling firms and their contributions for socioeconomic transformation. To be specific, the study intends to verify whether firms are consistently taking its critical part for improving the living conditions of the poor, and driving employment growth and social wellbeing, and if not, why, and also to identify the possible remedial measures. By making use of the Binary logistic regression analysis, OLS and fixed effect models, the study has made thorough investigation of the determinant factors for firms' entry, survival and growth. Besides, descriptive statistics was used for analyzing the individual owners and firm level characteristics and their relationship with the form and or nature of the business firms and its sources of funding. Virtually, the study found that scaling firms have played and continue to play significant roles in improving the socioeconomic lives of the poor. The firms, on average, generated higher rate of annual employment growth (8.5 percent), capital accumulation (41.6 percent), ROI (7.8 birr) and income and assets growth rate (26.8 percent). On the other hand, firm operators were able to reduce the marginal cost of production by 7.8 birr, by virtue of efficient utilization of resources and effective production system. Overall, scaling firms-enabled the poor to realize better social wellbeing by means of reducing socioeconomic inequality and vulnerability. In spite of the fact that scaling firms have had an immense potential for wealth accumulation, poverty reduction and employment generation, the sector did not yet realize its vibrant role due to a range of problems and constraints affecting its survival and growth. The most out of which, includes, uneasy access to funding, lack of access to market, poor infrastructural facilities, which tend to escalate costs of operation, bureaucratic support and inefficiency in the administration of incentives and support facilities. The poor intra and inter-sectorial linkages within which access to raw materials and final products are at the verge of dare obstacles could also pledge restricted access to market and other business information.