Proceeding Ninth International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy V II

Finance, Inflation, Economic Growth and Other Sector

1. THE EFFECT OF DEVALUATION ON TRADE BALANCES OF ETHIOPIA: A Vector Auto Regressive Approach

Hailemariam Ayalew Tiruneh

2. DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS’ DEMAND FOR RAINFALL‐INDEX INSURANCE:
   Evidence from Rural Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
   Mehari Hiluf, Gebrehawaria G/Egziabher and Yesuf Mohammednur
3. TRENDS AND PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION IN THE ETHIOPIAN
   MICROFINANCE SECTOR
   Esubalew Assefa
4. THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL DEBT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRIVATE
   INVESTMENT IN ETHIOPIA: A Vector Auto Regressive Approach

Hailemariam Ayalew Tiruneh

5. AN ECONOMETRIC MODELING OF THE NET PAYMENT OF THE FOREIGN TRADE OF ETHIOPIA

Yohannes Yebabe

6. A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES
   FOR COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS’ IN ADDIS ABABA CITY: A Case Study on Iddirs’.
   Israel Fekade
7. THE ENFORCEMENT OF COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS IN ETHIOPIA

Daniel Alemu Woldegiorgis

8. INFLATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN ESTIMATE OF THE THRESHOLD LEVEL OF INFLATION FOR ETHIOPIA

Emerta Asaminew Aragie

9. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A VEHICLE OF SOCIAL CHANGE:
   Generating Profits to Make a Difference in Peoples’ Lives

Tigineh Mersha, and Ven Sriram

10. URBANIZATION AND FERTILITY RATES IN ETHIOPIA

Fanaye Tadesse and Derek Headey

11. HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR IMPROVED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE IN ETHIOPIA: The Case of Bahir Dar City
    Birtukan Bishaw Workie