Browsing CMI Open Research Archive by Author "Holden, Stein"
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Are Rural Youth in Ethiopia Abandoning Agriculture?
Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein (World Development vol. 64 no. 259-272, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-01)This study examines current land access and livelihood choices of rural youth in Southern Ethiopia. We found that youth in rural south have limited access to agricultural land because of land scarcity and land market ... -
Demand for second-stage land certification in Ethiopia: Evidence from household panel data
Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein (Land Use Policy vol. 41, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-01)Ethiopia has implemented one of the largest, fastest and least expensive land registration and certification reforms in Africa. While there is evidence that this ‘first-stage’ land registration has had positive effects in ... -
How Pro-poor are Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia?
Holden, Stein; Bezu, Sosina; Tilahun, Mesfin (Research report, 2016-01-01) -
Joint Land Certification and Intra-household Decision-making: Towards Empowerment of Wives?
Holden, Stein; Bezu, Sosina (Centre for Land Tenure Studies Working Paper, Research report, 2013-01-01)We have used gender-disaggregated household panel data from 2007 and 2012 in combination with dictator games and hawk-dove games to assess the effects of joint land certification of husbands and wives on wives’ involvement ... -
Rural-urban Youth Migration and Informal Self-Employment in Ethiopia
Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein (Research report, 2014-11-01)Empirical studies in the migration literature indicate that migration is often welfare improving for the migrant. But it is also possible that youth migrants become more susceptible and less competitive in urban areas ... -
Street based self-employment: A poverty trap or a stepping stone for migrant youth in Africa?
Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein (Conference object, 2015-06-01)Street vending is a common phenomenon in urban areas of Africa. Although such street based self-employment activities often lack legal recognition and are sometimes criminalized, significant share of the youth labor force ...