• 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 ...
    • Can Smallholders benefit from the new market opportunities from the extractive industry in Tanzania? 

      Bezu, Sosina; Villanger, Espen; Kinyondo, Abel Alfred (CMI Report R 2018:8, Research report, 2018-05-01)
      The recent discovery of huge oil and gas reserves in Tanzania has created a new opportunity for economic growth and development of the country. Tanzania is expected to be one of the leading producers and exporters of natural ...
    • Crop market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania 

      Bezu, Sosina; Villanger, Espen (CMI Working Paper WP 2010:1, Working paper, 2019-06-01)
      This paper assesses determinants of crop market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, with a focus on transaction cost, asset endowment and cooperatives. The study is based on household survey data from ...
    • 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 ...
    • Does changing the narrative improve host community attitudes to climate migrants? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Bezu, Sosina; Lujala, Päivi; Mahmud, Minhaj; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2019:3, Working paper, 2019-01-01)
      A number of studies suggest that our narratives about the situation of the poor and vulnerable affect how we view them and treat them. Theoretically, a potentially powerful way to make host communities more welcoming of ...
    • How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants? 

      Lujala, Päivi; Bezu, Sosina; Kolstad, Ivar; Mahmud, Minhaj; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2020:2, Working paper, 2020-02-01)
      Countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa exposed to the environmental consequences of climate change are predicted to see voluntary and forced internal migration on an unprecedented scale in the coming decades. This ...
    • How Pro-poor are Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia? 

      Holden, Stein; Bezu, Sosina; Tilahun, Mesfin (Research report, 2016-01-01)
    • Inter-group interaction and attitudes to migrants 

      Bezabih, Mintewab; Bezu, Sosina; Getahun, Tigabu; Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2021:02, Working paper, 2021-02-01)
      Abstract We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which tests the impact of interaction with migrants on host community members’ attitudes towards migrants. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Life skills in non-formal contexts for adolescent girls in developing countries 

      Dupuy, Kendra; Bezu, Sosina; Knudsen, Are; Halvorsen, Sandra; Kwauk, Christina; Braga, Amanda; Kim, Helyn (CMI Report R 2018:6, Research report, 2018-04-01)
      Executive summary How can young women in developing countries best be prepared for success in their lives and livelihoods? Life preparation requires learning different types of knowledge and skills in formal, non-formal, ...
    • Non-formal girls’ life skills programming Implications for policy and practice 

      Kwauk, Christina; Braga, Amanda; Kim, Helyn; Dupuy, Kendra; Bezu, Sosina; Knudsen, Are (POLICY BRIEF, Research report, 2018-05-01)
      Research in developing countries demonstrates the importance of life skills for improving a range of outcomes for adolescent girls. These outcomes include improved psychosocial and mental health (e.g., emotional resilience, ...
    • Preparing to leave? Household mobility decisions in climate affected areas of coastal Bangladesh 

      Wiig, Arne; Mahmud, Minhaj; Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Bezu, Sosina (CMI Working Paper WP 2020:04, Working paper, 2020-06-01)
      Abstract We present unique survey data on the migration predictions of 400 households in two extremely climate exposed unions of coastal Bangladesh. We have four main findings. First, despite having prospects no better ...
    • 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 ...