Abebe Shimeles is currently Honorary Professor at University of Cape Town and Senior Economic Advisor. Previously Mr Shimeles has worked for The African Development Bank, The World Bank, UNECA, ACTIONAID, and Addis Ababa University in different capacities. His recent research interest includes macroeconomic policy analysis, tax reforms, poverty , labor market integration, migration issues in Africa and impact evaluation of policy interventions. He holds a PhD in economics from University of Goteborg, MSC from Delhi School of Economics and undergraduate degree in economics from Addis Ababa University.
He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2011.
IZA Publications
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14878
Hanan Morsy, Abebe Shimeles, Tiguene Nabassaga
published in: Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32 (S2), ii228–ii245,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12495
Dambala Gelo, Edwin Muchapondwa, Abebe Shimeles, Johane Dikgang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11389
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11388
published in: World Development, 2019, 117 (C), 13 - 28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9922
Andinet Woldemichael, Daniel Zerfu Gurara, Abebe Shimeles
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8998
Abebe Shimeles, Daniel Zerfu Gurara, Dawit Birhanu Tessema
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8751
part of this paper published as 'Poverty: Shifting Fortunes and New Perspectives' in: The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 2015
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7352
published in : Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51 (2), 178 - 193
