Eleni Yitbarek

I am a Development Economist with strong expertise in quantitative analysis and extensive experience working with household survey data to study poverty and inequality. I have collaborated with a range of international development organisations, including the World Bank, SNV, the European Investment Bank, the Global Development Network, UNDP, PEP, UNCTAD, and the African Climate Policy Centre.

My research interests span poverty and inequality dynamics, the socio-economic impacts of economic shocks, intergenerational mobility, impact evaluation, climate change, and behavioural economics. My work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Economics Letters, Contemporary Economic Policy, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Food Policy, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Development Effectiveness, and African Development Review.

Fields of specialization

Gender & women’s empowerment, Poverty and inequality , Agriculture and food security, Climate change

Projects

Title	Country	Themes
Impact Evaluation of Project Improving Menstrual Health Education for Women & Girls in Mehé, Cameroon	Cameroon	Gender & women’s empowerment , Health and nutrition , Youth and children
Inclusive and sustainable procurement and cooking models to support HGSFP in Ethiopia	Ethiopia	Gender & women’s empowerment , Health and nutrition , Youth and children , Agriculture and food security
Crop diversity and welfare dynamics: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria	Ethiopia	Agriculture and food security , Climate change
Financial Inclusion and Gender Disparity in Risk Appetite for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Performance: Evidence from Ethiopia	Ethiopia	Gender & women’s empowerment , Education and training , Financial inclusion

Details

Dr Eleni Yitbarek
Associate Professor
University of Pretoria

Contact information:

Pretoria (Pretoria)
South Africa
0083
T: +27743499504
T: +27743499504
lulaab@gmail.com