Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference on the Ethiopian Economy

POPULATION ISSUES

1. Highlight on the Historical Evolution of Ethiopia’s population: Growth Distribution and Direction of Population Change
   Goitom Ghirmatsion

 MACROECONOMIC ISSUES

2. Performance of the Ethiopian Economy 1991-1998
   Berhanu Nega and Seid Nuru

 AGRICULTURE

3. The Challenge of Increasing Food Production in Ethiopia
   Mulat Demeke
4. Economic Liberalization and the Performance of the Coffee Sub-Sector in Ethiopia
   Itana Ayana

EMPLOYMENT

5. The Nature and Extent of Unemployment in Ethiopia
   Abebe Haile

INDUSTRY AND BANKING

6. Determinants of Industrial loan Repayment in Ethiopia
   Mengistu Bediye
7. The Structure and Performance of Ethiopia’s Financial Sector in the Pre and Post Reform Period: With Special Focus on Banking
   Alemayehu Geda

PUBLIC FINANCE

8. Government Budgeting: Principles and Practice in Ethiopia
   Netssnst Wsleiign
9. Performance ofGovernmentFinanceinEthiopiasincethe1992ReformSolomonFikruad

          TadeleFerede

10. Military Expenditure and Economic Performance: Lessons from the Ethiopian Economy

          HaileKibretTaye

THEEXTERNALSECTOR

       11. Profile of Ethiopia’s External Debt

          Alemayehu Geda and Daniel Zerfu

      12. Export Earnings Instability and Export Structure: The Case of Ethiopia

         AbayAsfawandZewduBelete

      13. Profile of Ethiopia’s External Trade

        AlemayehuGeda

ISSUESOFGLOBALIZATION

     14. Globalization and Ethiopian Economic Development

        BefekaduDegefe

     15. Foreign Direct Investment as an Instrument to Economic Integration:  An Assessment of the Ethiopian Situation since 1991          YohannesZelalem

16. The Impact of External Shocks and Northern Policy on Africa: Simulation Results Based nGlobal Economic Model of Africa(AFRIMOD)

           AlemayehuGeda