Tsegaye Ginbo Gatiso is an applied research economist who specializes in agricultural, environmental and development economics. He undertakes policy-oriented researches on climate-resilient and sustainable development strategies in agriculture and industry sectors. His research work encompasses field surveys and econometric analysis of cross-sectional or panel data.

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Curriculum Vitae
Tsegaye Ginbo Gatiso
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 7013, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden
Email: tsegaye.ginbo@slu.se Alternative email: tsegaye.ginbo@yahoo.com
Cellphone: +46720136799
SUMMARY
I am an applied research economist who specializes in agricultural, environmental and
development economics. I undertake policy-oriented researches on climate-resilient and
sustainable development strategies in agriculture and industry sectors. My research work
encompasses field surveys, econometric analysis of cross-sectional or panel data and
interviews-based qualitative research.
EDUCATION
PhD in Economics: June 2017 – May 2021
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) - Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Doctoral thesis title: Essays on heterogeneity and uncertainty in climate policy
and development
MSc in Applied Economics specialized in Resource and Environmental Economics:
August 2012 – July 2014
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Master thesis: Impacts of Climate Change, Variability and Adaptation
Strategies on Household Food Security in Southern Ethiopia
BA in Economics: September 2008 – July 2010
Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.

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SKILLS
 Ability to design, implement and coordinate field research
 Capability to analyze empirical data and evaluate climate change, gender and
development policies
 Ability to cooperate with practitioners and communicate technical issues in a way
understandable to policymakers
 Competence in data management and analysis using the statistical software STATA
PROSSESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Doctoral Researcher: 01 June 2017 – 03 June 2021
Department of Economics, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) - Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
 Conducted a doctoral research about climate change, gender and agricultural
development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa.
 Designed field research (survey) tools to gather field data for two research projects
namely ‘Sustainable Coffee Production in Ethiopia’, and ‘Gender, Community-
based Climate Adaptation and Water Resource Conservation’.
Research Officer: 20 April 2015 – 30 April 2017
Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) /recently rebranded as Policy Studies
Institute (PSI)/, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
 Contributed to the sustainable agriculture and green industrialization chapters of the
report Ethiopia Country Environmental Analysis: Realizing Green Transformation
– a World Bank Group Knowledge Product– that provides policy analysis focusing
on the country’s state of the environment, the trajectory and pathways to a sustainable
economic development.

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 Participated in the development of five-year research program 'Industrial Policy
Research and Impact Evaluation (IPRIE)' for Ethiopia, a collaborative research
program of Environment for Development Initiate of the Gothenburg University
and the Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC) at the EDRI.
 Involved in the design of tools for collection of field research data and
coordination of the research project ‘Interaction between Industrial Policies and
Green Economy Strategy in Ethiopia’, a collaborative research undertaken by
EDRI, University College London and University of the Reading, that emphasizes
on green innovation, governance, and industrial parks development.
 Supervised the field data collection for the project ‘Women Entrepreneurs
Development Program’, commissioned by the World Bank Group
Lecturer: 25 July 2014 – 19 April 2015
Department of Economics, Dilla University, Dilla, ETHIOPIA
 Teaching undergraduate courses, participating in research and community
services, advising graduating students for their senior essay projects
Graduate Assistant II: Sept. 2012 – August 2013
Department of Economics, Dilla University, Dilla, ETHIOPIA
 Assisting and advising undergraduate students and teaching courses
Graduate Assistant I: September 2011 – August 2012
Department of Economics, Dilla University, Dilla, ETHIOPIA
 Assisting and advising undergraduate students and teaching freshman courses
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:

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1. Investing in climate change adaptation and mitigation: A methodological review of
real-options studies (Co-authored with Luca Di Corato & Ruben Hoffmann). 2021.
Ambio 50(1), 229–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01342-8
2. CO2 emissions, agricultural productivity and welfare in Ethiopia (Co-authored
with Dawit Woubishet Mulatu & Zerayehu Sime Eshete). 2020. International Journal of
Climate Change Strategies and Management, 12(5).
3. Governing green industrialisation in Africa: Assessing key parameters for a
sustainable socio-technical transition in the context of Ethiopia (Co-authored with
Chukwumerije Okereke, Alexia Coke, Mulu Geebreyesus, Jeremy Wakeford & Yacob
Mulugetta). 2019. World Development, 115: 279-290.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.11.019
4. Innovation for green industrialisation: An empirical assessment of innovation in
Ethiopia's cement, leather and textile sectors (Co-authored with Jeremy Wakeford,
Mulu Gebreeyesus, Kassahun Yimer, Ornélie Manzambi & Chukwumerije Okereke).
2017. Journal of Cleaner Production, 166: 503-511.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.067
5. Effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies: Household-level evidence
from Ethiopia. 2015. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 6(19): 99-
109. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234647268.pdf
6. Residential Pricing in Addis Ababa: Do Urban Green Amenities Influence
Residents’ Preferences for a House? (Co-authored with Dawit Woubishet Mulatu).
2018. Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 27(2).
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eje/article/view/207576
Technical (synthesis) reports:

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1. Ethiopia Country Environmental Analysis: Realizing Green Transformation (with
core team from the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice at the World
Bank, The World Bank Group Ethiopia Country Office). 2017. World Bank.
Washington, DC: World Bank Group. https://doi.org/10.1596/33947
Working papers:
1. “Climate Change and Coffee Farm Relocation in Ethiopia: a Real-Options Approach”
(with Luca Di Corato). 2020. University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Department of
Economics Research Paper Series No. 02/WP/2020.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3568883
2. “The Impact of CO2 Emissions on Agricultural Productivity and Household Welfare in
Ethiopia: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis” (with Dawit Mulatu and
Zerayehu Sime). 2016. Environment for Development (EfD) Working Paper No. 16-08.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep15044?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
RESEARCH GRANTS
1. Tag-along Grant from Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
(SLU) for the project “Building Sustainable and Resilient Coffee Sector in Ethiopia”.
2. Small research grant from Ellen and Tage Westin's Foundation for Agricultural
Research (Uppsala University) for the project “Community-based Adaptation to
Climate Change and Water Resources Conservation”.
RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. Intra-household risk perceptions and climate adaptation strategies in sub-Saharan
Africa. Environment for Development Initiate (EfD) 2020 Annual Meeting (virtual),
November 16 – 20, 2020.

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2. Heterogeneous impacts of climate change on crop yields across altitudes in Ethiopia.
Paper presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the European Association of
Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), June 23 – July 3, 2020, Berlin,
Germany (virtual due to the COVID-19 situation).
3. Investing in climate change adaptation and mitigation under uncertainty: A review.
Paper presented at the 8th European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)
PhD students workshop, June 10 - 12, 2019, Uppsala, Sweden.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
 European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
 Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA)
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Applied economic research, development policy analysis and impact evaluations with a
particular focus on climate change, agricultural innovations, resilient livelihoods, gender
equality, children welfare and jobs in sustainable agriculture and green industrialization.
REFERENCES
1. Helena Hansson, Professor in Agricultural and Food Economics
Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala.
Contact Address: Email: Helena.Hansson@slu.se. Cellphone: +4618671714
2. Haileselassie Medhin
Africa Director of Strategy and Partnerships at the World Resources Institute (WRI).
Contact address: Email: Haileselassie.Medhin@wri.org. Cellphone(s): +251911531461 (Ethiopia),
+46700213944 (Sweden)
3. Luca Di Corato
Researcher at the Department of Economics of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
Contact Address: Email: luca.dicorato@unive.it
4. Yacob Mulugetta

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Professor of energy and development policy, University College London, UK
Contact Address: Email: yacob.mulugetta@ucl.ac.uk