Dr. Yohannis Tessema
Areas of Expertise
FocusAgricultural Economics, Development Economics, Political Economy
Short Curriculum Vitae
September-November 2023 Megatrends Afrika Fellow at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Bonn, Germany
Since 2020 Economist at the Water and Land Resource Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2018-2020 Transformation Fellow at the African Center for Economic Transformation, Accra, Ghana
2017: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Water and Land Resource Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Publications of the Megatrends Afrika project
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How Elections Can Shape Long-Term Political Views: Lessons from the 2005 Ethiopian National Election
Ethiopia has never had a national election as contested as the one in 2005. Afrobarometer data show the long-term effects of this event, such as the former youth's embrace of national rather than ethnic identities or a preference for geographically based federalism.
Megatrends Working Paper 2025 18, 25.02.2025, 17 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025MTA-WP18