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YOUTH, EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS (YES) Strengthening Education and Learning Systems to deliver a 4IR-ready Workforce – the case of Ethiopia

PSI Research Data Repository | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | Amare Matebu (PhD), Netsanet Jote (PhD), Dereje Rahmet (Msc), Sisay Sintayehu (Msc) | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | 11 May 2026

Fast growth of working age population with limited employment opportunity: The population is growing fast at 3.02% per year and estimated to exceed 144 million in 2030 (ILOSTAT, 2019). Moreover, the labor force is growing much more rapidly than the population...

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Building TVET Systems for Economic Transformation in Ethiopia

PSI Research Data Repository | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | Amare Matebu Kassa (Ph.D), Netsanet Jote Tollosa (Ph.D), Sisay Sintayehu Gebre (Msc), Zemene Yohannes (Msc) | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | 10 May 2026

In many countries including Ethiopia, one of the key elements of development strategies is to support young people to acquire professional skills through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs. TVET systems are essential for addressing...

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Development of Ethiopian Steel Industries: Challenges, Prospects, and Policy Options (2015 –2025)

PSI Research Data Repository | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | Tesfaye G/Michael (Msc), Moges Tufa (MA), Niguse Assefa (Msc), Teshome Abdo (PhD), Jeylan Aman (PhD), Lemi Guta (PhD) | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | 10 May 2026

As stipulated in the Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II), Ethiopia is committed to tuning its growth direction from agriculture-led to industry-led economy. In this plan, the role of industries in general and the manufacturing sector in particular i...

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Study of development of iron ore and metallurgy industries: challenges, prospects and policy/strategy options (2015 –2025)

PSI Research Data Repository | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | Idris Zeherudin (PhD), Alem Baraki (Msc), Hadush Berhe (Msc) | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | 10 May 2026

As stipulated in the Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II), Ethiopia is committed to tuning its growth direction from agriculture-led to industry-led economy. In this plan, the role of industries in general and the manufacturing sector in particular i...

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Study of Agro-Food Processing Industries in Ethiopia: Policy and Strategy Options for its Development (2015-2025)

PSI Research Data Repository | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | Solomon Workneh (PhD), Melkamu Mengistnew (Msc), Admasu Fanta (Asst Prof.), Fentahun Tesafa (Asst Prof) | 2026_Policy Studies Institute Policy Day | 10 May 2026

As stipulated in the Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II), Ethiopia is committed to tuning its growth direction from agriculture-led to industry-led economy. In this plan, the role of industries in general and the manufacturing sector in particular i...

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Conflicts of Interest Publication Disclosures (COIPonD) Dataset TEST

PSI Research Data Repository | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVENESS POLICY STUDY RESEARCH CENTER | S. Scott Graham, Joshua B. Barbour | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVENESS POLICY STUDY RESEARCH CENTER | 11 Feb 2025

COIPonD captures author-reported disclosure information (including lack of disclosure) for over 38,000 PubMed-indexed articles published between 1949 and 2022. The collected articles are indexed by discussed drug products with a focus on the 319 most commonly...

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Agri-Chain Analysis of Cotton Sub-Sector in Ethiopia

PSI Research Data Repository | Agriculture and Rural Development Department | Merima Abudullahi, Gezahegn Ayele | Agriculture and Rural Development Department

This report presents results of a study conducted by EDRI on “AgriChain Analysis of Cotton Sub-Sector in Ethiopia”. It focuses on an analysis of cotton value chain in Ethiopia. The study has generated useful information on value addition for the cotton sub- se...