Urbanization and Economic Transformation: A CGE Analysis for Ethiopia
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..................................................................................................................................vi 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Overview of public investment scene ................................................................................. 2 3. Ethiopia’s rural and urban economies ................................................................................ 7 3.1. National economic structure ........................................................................................ 7 3.2. Distinguishing cities, towns, and rural areas ............................................................... 8 3.3. Rural–Urban characteristics ........................................................................................ 8 4. An economywide rural–urban model of Ethiopia .............................................................. 10 5. Modeling results ............................................................................................................... 12 5.1. Baseline scenario ...................................................................................................... 12 5.2. Urbanization scenarios .............................................................................................. 15 5.3. Public investment scenarios ...................................................................................... 19 6. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 21 References ............................................................................................................................ 23 Appendix ............................................................................................................................... 25
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