Admasu Shiferaw

Admasu Shiferaw

College of William and Mary, USA
development economics, industry dynamics and international competitiveness, firm level analysis of productivity, investment and employment dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, African economic development, and econometrics.

Biography

Admasu Shiferaw is Assistant Professor of Economics and Africana Studies at The College of William and Mary, USA. Admasu Shiferaw joined the College of William and Mary in the Fall of 2011 as a faculty member of the Economics Department and the Africana Studies program. Before that Admasu has been a research fellow at the Courant Research Center, University of Goettingen, Germany; and a lecturer at the International Institute of Social Studies-ISS Den Haag of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research interests are in development economics, industry dynamics and international competitiveness. His recent research includes firm level analysis of productivity, investment and employment dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Admasu enjoys teaching development economics, African economic development, and econometrics. Admasu received his undergraduate degree from Alemaya University, Ethiopia and his M.A and Ph.D in Development Economics from the International Institute of Social Studies – ISS, Den Haag of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Working papers

1. Admasu Shiferaw, 2017. “Productive Capacity and Economic Growth in Ethiopia,” CDP Background Papers 034, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs.

2. Shiferaw, Admasu & Bedi, Arjun S. & Söderbom, Mans & Alemu, Getnet, 2017. “Social Insurance Reform and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia,” IZA Discussion Papers 10903, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

3. Admasu Shiferaw, 2016. “Constraints to Private Investment in a High-Growth Environment: Firm-level Evidence from Ethiopia,” Working Papers 168, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary.

4. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2015. “Job Creation and Trade in Manufactures: Industry Level Analysis Across Countries,” Working Papers 167, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary.
          1. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2016. “Job creation and trade in manufactures: industry-level analysis across countries,” IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-36, December.
          2. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2016. “Job creation and trade in manufactures: industry-level analysis across countries,” IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-36, December.

5. Admasu Shiferaw & Måns Söderbom & Eyersusalem Siba & Getnet Alemu, 2013. “Road Infrastructure and Enterprise Dynamics in Ethiopia,” Working Papers 129, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary.
          1. Admasu Shiferaw & Mans Soderbom & Eyerusalem Siba & Getnet Alemu, 2015. “Road Infrastructure and Enterprise Dynamics in Ethiopia,” Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(11), pages 1541-1558, November.

6. Dominik Noe & Admasu Shiferaw, 2013. “Low-intensity Conflict and Firm Level Investment in Ethiopia,” Working Papers 141, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary, revised 05 Dec 2013.

7. Admasu Shiferaw, 2010. “Multi-product Firms and Product Basket Adjustments in Ethiopian Manufacturing,”Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth – Discussion Papers 56, Courant Research Centre PEG.

8. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2010. “Aid-Dependency and Attributes of an Aid-Exit Strategy,” Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth – Discussion Papers 57, Courant Research Centre PEG.

9. Shiferaw, Admasu & Bedi, Arjun S., 2009. “The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?,” IZA Discussion Papers 4623, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
          1. Shiferaw, Admasu & Bedi, Arjun S., 2010. “The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?,” Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Hannover 2010 59, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
          2. Admasu Shiferaw & Arjun Bedi, 2010. “The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?,” Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth – Discussion Papers 22, Courant Research Centre PEG.

10. Admasu Shiferaw, 2009. “Which Firms Invest Less Under Uncertainty? Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing,” Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth – Discussion Papers 2, Courant Research Centre PEG, revised 30 Jun 2013.

11. Shiferaw, A., 2006. “Entry, survival, and growth of manufacturing firms in Ethiopia,” ISS Working Papers – General Series 19185, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.

12. Shiferaw, A., 2006. “Capital adjustment patterns and uncertainty in African manufacturing,” ISS Working Papers – General Series 18759, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.

13. Shiferaw, A., 2005. “Firm heterogeneity and market selection in Sub-Saharan Africa : does it spur industrial progress?,” ISS Working Papers – General Series 19171, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
          1. Shiferaw, Admasu, 2007. “Firm Heterogeneity and Market Selection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does It Spur Industrial Progress?,” Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 55(2), pages 393-423, January.

14. Shiferaw, A., 2002. “Private investment and public policy in sub-Saharan Africa,” ISS Working Papers – General Series 19100, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.

15. Degol Hailu & Admasu Shiferaw, “undated”. “What Determines Exit from Aid-dependence?,” One Pager 139, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.

16. Degol Hailu & Admasu Shiferaw, “undated”. “Macroeconomic Determinants of Exit from Aid-Dependence,”Working Papers 90, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.

Articles

1. Degol Hailu & Admasu Shiferaw, 2016. “Determinants of ‘Exit’ from High Aid-Dependence,” Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), vol. 25(5), pages 670-698.

2. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2016. “Job creation and trade in manufactures: industry-level analysis across countries,” IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-36, December.
          1. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2016. “Job creation and trade in manufactures: industry-level analysis across countries,” IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-36, December.
          2. Admasu Shiferaw & Degol Hailu, 2015. “Job Creation and Trade in Manufactures: Industry Level Analysis Across Countries,” Working Papers 167, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary.

3. Admasu Shiferaw & Mans Soderbom & Eyerusalem Siba & Getnet Alemu, 2015. “Road Infrastructure and Enterprise Dynamics in Ethiopia,” Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(11), pages 1541-1558, November.
          1. Admasu Shiferaw & Måns Söderbom & Eyersusalem Siba & Getnet Alemu, 2013. “Road Infrastructure and Enterprise Dynamics in Ethiopia,” Working Papers 129, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary.

4. Admasu Shiferaw & Arjun S. Bedi, 2013. “The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction in an African Economy: Evidence from Ethiopia-super- †,” Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), vol. 22(5), pages 651-692, November.

5. Paul Dorosh & Emily Schimdt & Admasu Shiferaw, 2012. “Economic Growth without Structural Transformation The Case of Ethiopia,” Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA), vol. 14(2), pages 7-40.

6. Shiferaw, Admasu, 2009. “Survival of Private Sector Manufacturing Establishments in Africa: The Role of Productivity and Ownership,” World Development, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 572-584, March.

7. Shiferaw, Admasu, 2007. “Firm Heterogeneity and Market Selection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does It Spur Industrial Progress?,” Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 55(2), pages 393-423, January.
          1. Shiferaw, A., 2005. “Firm heterogeneity and market selection in Sub-Saharan Africa : does it spur industrial progress?,” ISS Working Papers – General Series 19171, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.

8. Admasu Shiferaw, 2007. “Competitive Selection and Technological Capabilities in Ethiopian Manufacturing,”The European Journal of Development Research, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 19(1), pages 118-135.