Eleni Yitbarek

I am a seasoned Development Economist with a strong proficiency in quantitative analysis and significant experience in examining household survey data for poverty and inequality analysis. I have collaborated with various international development organisations, including but not limited to the World Bank, SNV, European Investment Bank, Global Development Network, UNDP, PEP, UCTAD, and African Climate Policy Centre. My research interests lie in poverty and inequality dynamics, socio-economic dimensions of economic shocks, intergenerational mobility, impact evaluation, climate change and behavioural economics. My academic contributions include the publication of several research papers in highly reputable, peer-reviewed journals such as 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.

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Fields of specialization

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

Projects

	Title	Country	Themes
	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
Senior lecturer
University of Pretoria

Contact information:

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